Business Director
Current• Ideated and set up business of premium home furnishing at affordable pricing, 90 Shop in Shop's at Spencer's, Hypercity, Home Stop, Shoppers Stop, Spar, Metro, Walmart. Present in 35 cities in India
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Amit Gupta is listed as "Always setting Benchmarks" at Ariana, based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Amit Gupta.
Amit Gupta previously worked as Business Director at Ariana and Chief Operating Officer at Planet M Retail Ltd. Amit Gupta holds Sustainable Marketing Leadership from Harvard Business School.
I am a dynamic, innovative go-getter Harvard/IIT/IIM management leader with 25+ years of varied experience in Retail, Home, FMCG, Telecom and Auto.Proven expertise in profit center responsibility, business development, sales leadership, retail strategy, real estate expansion, operational excellence, comprehensive marketing, product development, pricing, innovative promotions, setting up businesses with an aim to drive incremental business growth. I am currently the Founder & Director of Ariana Deziner Kreations Pvt. Ltd which is into premium home furnishing.Prior to this Amit led PLANET M as Chief Operating Officer leading and expanding their business and transforming from a music retail to integrated entertainment & Mobile retail.Prior to this Amit was Director and Chief Executive of Viswas Business Synergies managing and enhancing business of the agri-retail chain, The Mobile Store, of the Essar Group as the Head of East and West Region managing their profit center.Amit also worked with Chellarms PLC as their Strategic Business Head managing P&L responsibility of the business , Chief Product Manager CEAT Limited (RPG Group) driving the marketing operations and Area Sales Manager at Blow Plast Ltd. Amit began his career as a Graduate Trainee in Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO)Strengths:Multitasking, Ownership, Analytical Skills, Business Focus, Negotiation Skills, Creative & Practical, Self Starter, Decisive, Strong willed, Team worker, Assertive & Confident, Demanding, Restless, Harness people to help attain goals, Enjoy being challenged by difficult assignments.
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Mumbai Area, India
• Ideated and set up business of premium home furnishing at affordable pricing, 90 Shop in Shop's at Spencer's, Hypercity, Home Stop, Shoppers Stop, Spar, Metro, Walmart. Present in 35 cities in India
Mumbai Area, India
• Brought in to lead the entertainment retail chain and its expansion in new age segments of mobiles, imaging, IT and gaming registering 7% top-line growth with 1 year
Managed the 250 outlet rural agri-retail chain enhancing annual revenue to INR 120 Crores
• Managed East and West regions as profit center with a cross-functional team of 2000, handled 409 exclusive stores and 164 store-in-store at large format retail; streamlined operations for the telecom retailer contributing to organizational top-line of INR 600 Crore
Lagos, Nigeria
• Managed with P&L responsibility entire manufacturing, assembly, sourcing and new business development for auto-division with an annual turnover of USD 20 million in FY 06
Ahmedabad, Mumbai, India
• Managed ATL/BTL marketing of corporate brand and entire non-truck business segment for the premier tyre company with an annual budget of INR 12 Crore
Kolkata, Delhi, India
• Bagged placement at IIM-L, inducted to new commercial furniture division ‘Element’ (Canadian collaboration), ensuring East region was highest top-line contributor at 30% within 1 year, an unmatched feat for 10 years
Jamshedpur Area, India
• Recruited on-campus for India’s No 1 steel organization, suggested efficient storage methods resulting in incremental INR 54 lac energy and cost savings
Activities and Societies: Advertising n Promotion Games First time in my Life did I slog. Loved Marketing n OB.
Activities and Societies: General Secretary, Hobbies Club Photography.
Activities and Societies: President
Activities and Societies: School captain
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Amit Gupta works for Ariana.
Amit Gupta is listed as "Always setting Benchmarks" at Ariana.
Amit Gupta is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India while working with Ariana.
Amit Gupta has worked for Ariana, Planet M Retail Ltd, Viswas Business Synergies Pvt Ltd (Vbsl), The Mobilestore Limited, and Chellarams Plc.
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Amit Gupta holds Sustainable Marketing Leadership from Harvard Business School.
Amit Gupta is listed with skills including Business Development, Retail, Management, Team Management, Crm, Business Strategy, Negotiation, and P&L Management.
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