A retail domain expert having good analytical and technical skills, with an experience over 8 years, aligned to drive data-backed decision making, to ensure operational discipline and process-oriented approach.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Program Manager
V Mart Retail Limited
Gurgaon
07.2023 - Current
Assistant Manager Strategy & Planning
Fabindia Overseas Limited
06.2021 - 06.2023
Reporting to the Chief of Strategy and Planning and supporting in Data analytics, Planning & Monitoring including periodic MIS and quarterly board presentations along with publishing of monthly dashboard to formulate strategies aiding business growth
Data Analytics: Analyzing the various metrics that impact the revenue and profitability of Fabindia channels
Collecting data from various stakeholders and ERP and maintaining a depository of the same for ready reference
Planning: Framing the Annual Operating Plan for the firm, setting benchmarks for the core functionalities
Setting up the KRA’s for HODs in line with the annual operating plan, planning the budgets on sales, gross profit and Ebitda
Monitoring: Monitoring the new store rollout project, flagging the derails that may hamper the timely launch of the new stores and aligning the RACI for the project in weekly reviews, monitor stock levels and evaluating discount and promotion campaigns Data Management: Responsible for reporting the performance of key verticals: Stores (KPI’s and Sales, Store expansion), Finance (P&L, EBITDA, Inventory metrics), B2C (revenues, cancellations etc), Marketing (CLP, discounts, customer accusations, Mail us), of the organization in a monthly management dashboard to the CXO’s and Chairman, Managing the IR vertical by keeping the backup of the DRHP, and providing info and updates to the investors about the business progress.
Manager BI and Analytics
Nysaa Retail Pvt Ltd
02.2015 - 09.2015
Working in sync with the CFO and CEO, taking care of the investor’s relationship verticals, MIS reporting and ad-hoc analysis, preparing board packs every quarter for board presentations and organizing executive committee meetings every month for the organization
Responsible for making the annual operating plan for the firm post the budget release from the management council, setting benchmarks for the core functionalities ensuring revenue growth and financial prudence
A bridge between the buying and merchandising, retail operations and planning, marketing and finance verticals to aid key decision making and target settings
Planning and evaluating every marketing campaign, identifying the impact and aligning the objectives in terms of inventory liquidation or customer accusation
Developments of dashboards and complex data set to provide visibility of the set KPI’s and their performance to the organization
Aligning visualizations on BI platforms as interactive dashboards for stakeholders to refer for daily decision making
Work closely with digital enterprise in development and launch of analytics tools by providing business inputs to technology vendors/ digital enterprise team and Owning UAT and pre-launch modifications from business perspective.
Key Accounts Manager
Snapdeal
06.2014 - 02.2015
Maintaining the assortments, transactions and net margin targets for men’s clothing category, strategically planning the merchandising calendar to yield maximum tractions, co- coordinating with the sellers for exclusive merchandise and business development
Create a pipeline of new innovative and exclusive products for continuous growth
Identify product trends using a mixture of qualitative and quantitative analysis
Negotiate product launches, pricing, timing, and exclusivity with vendors.
Retail Merchandiser
Raymond’s Made to Measure
06.2010 - 06.2014
JD included Maintenance and stock allocations across all MTM stores (80) to maintain the sell through target at 75% GM for Made to Fit Suiting’s
Planning the launch of MTM denims and monitor the retail sales
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