Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
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Ctc Expected
Cooking / Carpentry /Long drive
Timeline
AccountManager
Syed Saleem

Syed Saleem

Seasoned Store Manger
Blr

Summary

A competent professional with over 23+years of rich cross functional experience in Project Management, Strategic Planning, Profit Centre Operations, Sales & Marketing, Administration as well as Retail Store Management. A keen strategist with expertise in managing entire business operations with key focus on top line & bottom-line profitability by ensuring optimal utilization of resources. Ability to formulate and implement tactical initiatives to achieve corporate strategic goals. Possess credibility & personal integrity that leaves lasting impressions with corporate decision makers, motivates the employees and generates loyalty. An enterprising leader with proven abilities in leading teams towards achievement of organizational goals. Effective communicator & negotiator with strong analytic, problem solving & organizational abilities. Experienced in managing retail operations, leading teams to achieve sales targets and ensuring customer satisfaction. Skilled in inventory control, staff training, and visual merchandising. Committed to creating positive shopping experience and fostering strong customer relationships. Retail professional with focus on managing store operations, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction, and leading teams to achieve sales targets. Experienced in inventory management, staff training, and maintaining visual merchandising standards to enhance shopping experience. Motivated Store Manager with knack for driving sales and enhancing customer satisfaction. Skilled in team leadership, inventory management, and strategic planning. Proven track record of improving store performance through innovative merchandising and employee development. Committed to fostering positive shopping environment and achieving organizational goals. Bringing strong foundation in customer service and team leadership, I excel in fostering positive workplace environments and motivating staff to achieve their best. My communication skills and problem-solving abilities ensure smooth operations and satisfied customers. Eager to apply hands-on approach to drive sales and enhance customer experiences. Successful management professional accomplished in running profitable operations through optimum stock, personnel and business management. Leverages industry knowledge to identify and capitalize on opportunities to drive growth. Knowledgeable about best practices and requirements for furniture industry specially. Customer-focused manager, successfully contributing to company profits by improving team efficiency and productivity. Skilled at effective negotiations and upselling techniques. Utilizes excellent organizational skill to enhance efficiency and lead teams to achieve outstanding sales. Detail-orientated store manager adept at making critical decisions, managing deadlines and conducting team reviews. With expertise in analysis and quantitative problem-solving skills, dedicated to company growth and improvements. Trustworthy Store Manager with 23+ years of practical experience and dedicated work ethic. Self-motivated to consistently provide first-class results in line with stringent targets and deadlines. Productive employee with proven track record of successful project management and producing quality outcomes through leadership and team motivation. Works with clients to determine requirements and provide excellent service.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
6
6
Languages

Work History

Free Lancer

Self Employed
Bangakore
01.2024 - Current
  • New Store Launches
  • Project Name - Vaasa
  • In Association of Mr. Saravanan Prasad Project Head
  • Design the layout, aesthetics, and product display to ensure the store is visually appealing and aligned with your brand
  • Develop logos, signage, packaging, and store graphics to create a cohesive brand identity
  • Graphic designers, brand strategists
  • Plan and execute marketing campaigns, including digital ads, social media, and print materials to generate buzz around the launch
  • Organize the store launch event, invite guests, manage logistics, and handle PR
  • Capture high-quality images and videos of the store, products, and launch event for promotional use
  • Develop an online presence by creating or updating a website and integrating an e-commerce platform if needed
  • Creating blog posts, and product descriptions to enhance your store's visibility
  • Train in-store staff on sales techniques and customer engagement to ensure smooth operations from day one
  • Developed customized solutions to address unique client needs, resulting in repeat business and referrals.

STORE MANAGER

Furniture Walla
Bangalore
07.2022 - 12.2023
  • Company Overview: A leading premium brand of LUXURY FURNITURE retailing from 4 signature stores in India FW offers a world of contemporary luxury in the LATEST WORLD HOME TRENDS Here, cutting edge, eclectic, high quality collectibles are available at VALUE PRICES, creating a world of ULTIMATE VALUE LUXURY very attainable to the design conscious
  • Ensured integration of cutting-edge designs in line with global home trends
  • Offered cutting-edge, eclectic collectibles at value prices to provide ultimate luxury
  • Oversaw daily management tasks within the store
  • Look and feel of the store and replenishment of the new collections
  • To enhance customer satisfaction pre and post sales
  • Meet sales and profitability goals and manage staff effectively
  • Developing store strategies to raise customers' pool expand store traffic and optimize profitability
  • Meeting sales goals by training, motivating, mentoring and providing feedback to store staff
  • Ensuring high levels of customers satisfaction through excellent service
  • Closely work with architects and builders in showcasing the products and new arrivals
  • A leading premium brand of LUXURY FURNITURE retailing from 4 signature stores in India FW offers a world of contemporary luxury in the LATEST WORLD HOME TRENDS Here, cutting edge, eclectic, high quality collectibles are available at VALUE PRICES, creating a world of ULTIMATE VALUE LUXURY very attainable to the design conscious

DC MANAGER

Big Basket 5k (Innovative Retail Concept Pvt Ltd)
Bangalore
01.2022 - 07.2022
  • Company Overview: Big Basket is India's largest online grocery super market It operates in more than 30 cities in India Big basket offers variety of products ranging from fresh fruits, vegetables, Food grains, oil, masala, packaged snacks, beverages, household supplies, and healthcare products
  • Daily activities are to centralized distribution centre
  • Monitors inventory levels to manage orders, minimize loss, and maximize revenue
  • Fulfilling the customer orders, responsible for fill rates, keeping inventory holdings as per plan, managing relationships with chosen vendors
  • Ensure a high level of customer service
  • Day to day store operations management
  • Ensure proper presentation and display of the products as per the planograms
  • Promotional offer management and execution
  • Ensure that the visual merchandising in the store is as per guidelines
  • Ensure that store operations are carried out to comply with both company policy and all relevant legal requirements
  • To ensure cleanliness and hygiene are up to the mark and as per set standards of organization
  • To ensure effective control over the cash office operations and general administration
  • Shrinkage Management
  • Store Fill rates as well as customer fill rates benchmarked 99.50% all the times
  • Ensuring the high score in all the Audits
  • Big Basket is India's largest online grocery super market It operates in more than 30 cities in India Big basket offers variety of products ranging from fresh fruits, vegetables, Food grains, oil, masala, packaged snacks, beverages, household supplies, and healthcare products
  • Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
  • Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
  • Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.

ASST DC MANAGER

Big Basket - F&V Mother Warehouse (Innovative Retail Concept Pvt Ltd)
Bangalore
04.2021 - 01.2022
  • Company Overview: Big basket- Mother Warehouse in Bangalore source the Fresh fruits and vegetables from Karnataka / AP / Telangana / TN / Kerala / Maharashtra and other parts of the country are sourced from farmers
  • Daily activities are to centralized distribution center
  • Monitors inventory levels to manage expenses, minimize loss, and maximize revenue
  • I was responsible for evaluating freight services, negotiating contracts, and managing relationships with chosen vendors
  • To organize the storage and distribution of fresh fruits and vegetables
  • To ensure that the right products are delivered to the right location on time and at a good cost
  • Involved in transportation transactions, stock control, warehousing and monitoring the flow of goods
  • Managing the warehouse manpower and their skills, mainly the ability to lead and motivate employees
  • Strategically manage warehouse in compliance with company's policies and vision
  • Motivate the production and processing team to meet objectives by training and mentoring staff
  • Oversee receiving, warehousing, distribution and maintenance operations
  • Setup layout and ensure efficient space utilization
  • Initiate, coordinate and enforce optimal operational policies and procedures
  • Adhere to all warehousing, handling and shipping legislation requirements
  • Maintain standards of health and safety, hygiene and security
  • Manage stock control and reconcile with data storage system
  • Prepare annual budget (CP monthly, Quarterly , half yearly)
  • Plan work Roster , assign tasks appropriately and appraise results
  • Recruit, select, orient, coach and motivate employees
  • Produce reports and statistics regularly (IN/OUT status report, dead stock report etc.)
  • Receive feedback and monitor the quality of services provided
  • Planning all consumable and tracking the same daily, weekly, monthly
  • Keeping the warehouse following all SOPs and update for SOP Audits for both internal and external, Fire and safety audits, 5s Audits, Inventory audits for both internal and external, Pest control Audits, Assets Audits
  • Big basket- Mother Warehouse Bangalore source the Fresh fruits and vegetables from Karnataka/ AP / TN / Kerala / Maharashtra and other parts of the country are sourced from farmers

Store Manager

Stories Global homes Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
05.2019 - 04.2021
  • Company Overview: Stories are a lifestyle destination that carefully serrated designer furniture and offer the best quality furnishings to enhance the look and feel of your home one of India's fastest growing networks of furniture and home decor stores
  • Deliver excellent service to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction
  • Motivate the sales team to meet sales objectives by training and mentoring staff
  • Create business strategies to attract new customers, expand store traffic, and enhance profitability
  • Hire, train, and oversee new staff
  • Respond to customer complaints and concerns in a professional manner
  • Ensure store compliance with health and safety regulations
  • Develop and arrange promotional material and in-store displays
  • Prepare detailed reports on buying trends, customer requirements, and profits
  • Undertake store administration duties such as managing store budgets and updating financial records
  • Monitor inventory levels and order new items
  • Build the builders and Architect base and keeping them updated on the new arrivals
  • Stories are a lifestyle destination that carefully serrated designer furniture and offer the best quality furnishings to enhance the look and feel of your home one of India's fastest growing networks of furniture and home decor stores

Studio Manager

Trendsutra Client Services Pvt Ltd (Pepperfry.com)
Bangalore
12.2017 - 04.2019
  • Company Overview: The largest online furniture store in India, Pepperfry was founded in the year 2011 Pepperfry is an Indian online marketplace for furniture and home décor with 40+ offline store with 1.20 lacks plus skus wide range of products
  • Maintain freshness in Studios through timely product replenishment and new launch displays
  • Maintain punctuality, discipline and cleanliness by strictly following the operating manual and Health and Safety instructions
  • Ensure closure of pending positions
  • Punctuality and Discipline
  • Build community of Influence to drive network effects - Conduct partner events/ outbound meetings to build network of Architects, Designers & Builders
  • Enhance customer engagement and drive footfalls in Studios through a differentiated experience
  • Tap into a new gifting segment through sale of gift cards in Studios
  • Build Hyper Local communities through strong social media presence
  • Provide regular local competition update to Regional Manager and ensure plan to stay ahead through specific local innovations/ activities
  • Maintaining healthy NPS
  • P&L of the studio by putting best practices in line
  • Actively doing outbound sales and getting more and more corporate tie ups
  • Actively conducting the events at studio
  • The largest online furniture store in India, Pepperfry was founded in the year 2011 Pepperfry is an Indian online marketplace for furniture and home décor with 40+ offline store with 1.20 lacks plus skus wide range of products

Assistant Store Manager

Furniture Walla
Bangalore
11.2015 - 12.2017
  • Company Overview: A leading premium brand of LUXURY FURNITURE retailing from 4 signature stores in India FW offers a world of contemporary luxury in the LATEST WORLD HOME TRENDS Here, cutting edge, eclectic, high quality collectibles are available at VALUE PRICES, creating a world of ULTIMATE VALUE LUXURY very attainable to the design conscious
  • I lead and develop my team to meet the goals and targets
  • I make decisions every day that supports my colleagues to do their job and puts a smile on their faces as they deliver a great Shopping Trip for customers
  • Achieve all Key Performance Indicators across my store
  • Deliver continuous improvement that is measured across
  • Consciously improve store operations to deliver on Customer Promises
  • Take ownership for financial delivery and have a P&L that shows positive earnings
  • Consistently deliver excellent store standards by having a well displayed store, having a well-maintained store, maintaining the store hygiene standards, adhering to all principles of the operating model
  • A leading premium brand of LUXURY FURNITURE retailing from 4 signature stores in India FW offers a world of contemporary luxury in the LATEST WORLD HOME TRENDS Here, cutting edge, eclectic, high quality collectibles are available at VALUE PRICES, creating a world of ULTIMATE VALUE LUXURY very attainable to the design conscious

KARTHA (Store-Manager - HOME TOWN EXPRESS)

Future Retail Ltd.
Bangalore
09.2012 - 09.2014
  • Company Overview: Future Retail is the flagship company of Future Group, India's retail pioneer catering to the entire Indian consumption space, Future Retail inspires trust through innovative offerings, quality products and affordable prices that help customers achieve a better quality of life every day
  • Store Top line & Bottom-line achievement
  • Managing store level cost control
  • Space productivity and controlling store level shrinkage
  • Future Retail is the flagship company of Future Group, India's retail pioneer catering to the entire Indian consumption space, Future Retail inspires trust through innovative offerings, quality products and affordable prices that help customers achieve a better quality of life every day

Branch Operations Manager

W R BOANSAL & O CONNORS, India
Bangalore
01.2008 - 11.2009
  • Company Overview: W R Boansal and O' Connor India Limited is an associate company of S A O' Connors Inc., USA One of the largest producers of specialty chemicals for the building industry in the state of Florida, USA Presence in more than thirteen countries across the world
  • Handling large scale projects in Bangalore, and organizing the needs for the smooth inception to completion of the projects
  • Daily inspections of the site, meeting with site engineers, attending meetings of behalf of company for tenders and other works
  • Getting the referrals and mock-up projects for future business
  • Interacting with stockiest and middle mans to promote and sale the products manufactured by the company
  • Calling the leading and reputed contractors to be part of the company to work hand in hand by giving special value benefit products at the best prices in the market
  • Major landmark Projects Godrej woods man Estate/ Prestige Shanti Neketan /Bearys Lake side habitats
  • W R Boansal and O' Connor India Limited is an associate company of S A O' Connors Inc., USA One of the largest producers of specialty chemicals for the building industry in the state of Florida, USA Presence in more than thirteen countries across the world

Team Leader

Asian Paints Home Solutions
Bangalore
07.2001 - 02.2008
  • Company Overview: Asian Paints - India's largest paint manufacturing company with a wide range of paints for decorative and industrial use and also offers Wall Coverings, waterproofing, adhesives and services under its portfolio
  • Managing sales for Asian Paints Home Solutions, Bangalore through a team of 14 Sales & Relationship Associates
  • Handling Business Partners i.e., Asian Paints Color World dealers and Premium Applicators
  • To ensure customer satisfaction and brand loyalty
  • To ensure healthy conversion ratio of leads so as to enhance the productivity of Sales Associates
  • To sustainability develop an optimal contractor panel, so as to ensure quality of painted surface
  • Innovation in the field of marketing for local lead generation and awareness building
  • Efficiently effective utilization of resources
  • To ensure motivation of the team
  • Constant interactions with external agencies such as Local Media Houses, Architects, Builders, Interior Designers, and Outlets related with construction support, for tie-ups, lead generation and building brand awareness
  • Complaint management
  • Asian Paints - India's largest paint manufacturing company with a wide range of paints for decorative and industrial use and also offers Wall Coverings, waterproofing, adhesives and services under its portfolio

Education

BBA -

Asian Institute of Engineering And Management
New Delhi
01.2011 - 01.2014

BBA - GECA

R T M College
Bangalore
04.2025 - 05.1998

HIGHER SECONDERY -

Quwatul Islam High School
Bangalore
01.1993 - 01.1996

Skills

Accomplishments

  • Awarded as the Best Student during College Academics. 1998 (RTM College)
  • Awarded as Best Relationship Associate For 3 Consecutive Years (2001-04) (Asian Paints)
  • Rok Sako To Rok Lo - Best Relationship Associate 2001-02
  • Certificate of merit - Best Relationship Associate 2002-03
  • Kisme Kitna Hai Dum - Dumdaar Relationship Associate 2003-04

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 07/20/80

Ctc Expected

As per market standards

Cooking / Carpentry /Long drive

I Love Cooking 

I love to do small repair's and make small pcs of furniture 

Love to go on a long drive

Timeline

BBA - GECA

R T M College
04.2025 - 05.1998

Free Lancer

Self Employed
01.2024 - Current

STORE MANAGER

Furniture Walla
07.2022 - 12.2023

DC MANAGER

Big Basket 5k (Innovative Retail Concept Pvt Ltd)
01.2022 - 07.2022

ASST DC MANAGER

Big Basket - F&V Mother Warehouse (Innovative Retail Concept Pvt Ltd)
04.2021 - 01.2022

Store Manager

Stories Global homes Pvt Ltd
05.2019 - 04.2021

Studio Manager

Trendsutra Client Services Pvt Ltd (Pepperfry.com)
12.2017 - 04.2019

Assistant Store Manager

Furniture Walla
11.2015 - 12.2017

KARTHA (Store-Manager - HOME TOWN EXPRESS)

Future Retail Ltd.
09.2012 - 09.2014

BBA -

Asian Institute of Engineering And Management
01.2011 - 01.2014

Branch Operations Manager

W R BOANSAL & O CONNORS, India
01.2008 - 11.2009

Team Leader

Asian Paints Home Solutions
07.2001 - 02.2008

HIGHER SECONDERY -

Quwatul Islam High School
01.1993 - 01.1996
Syed SaleemSeasoned Store Manger