Gautham E. Email & Phone Number

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Highlights ✪ Directing F&V category in Hyderabad and new city expansion (Chennai) ✪ Managing about 30-45MT of F&V in volume on an average per day✪ Cut down on losses from GC, provided high acceptance and high In stock for customer✪ Increased PSPD (per store per day) sales by 25%My current responsibilities include:★ Steering the introduction of new assortment list and ensuring enhancement in seasonal as well as imported fruits. ★ Leveraging Displayed resourcefulness in optimizing the inventory units through cost optimization along with specific offers to customers on application★ Imparted continuous on-job trainings to new executives at floor operations and vendor DC Responsible to make sure Delivery adhere are as per Slot timingWithin in the scope of my current role I am working in conjunction with Product Development Team for drafting category plans and driving quality improvements in the existing products. I am conducting Vendor forecast daily, weekly & monthly basis thereby, enhancing the quality and managing customer demands.Additionally, I am involved in planning team in capacity increase city-wise as well as developing new vendors; RSM Team for administering In-stock and FR%. I am actively managing assortment list for 3 new cities while governing Fruits and vegetables industry trends, rules, performance; retail channel market conditions; collection of market/retail trend and information analysis to determine strategies and plansMoreover, I have established a highly efficacious business development team city wise from ground zero; performed recruitment also selection, strategy planning. Besides, I am engaged in Vendor relations/management: ensuring vendor registration, vendor audits and cost-effective price negotiations.

Melbourne, Sydney, Australia

Ø Drive team of 25 -35 people and holding of 25 Retail Store Operations and design of Retail model.Ø Planned, organized, and directed optimum day-to-day operations to deliver the business expectations.Ø Engaged in diverse tasks including reducing the downtime through the preparation of comprehensive procedures and documentation steering to timely completion of projectsØ Cultivated seamless coordination for logistics planning for transportation of repaired merchandise across 4 states utilizing company assets and third-party companies marketplaceØ Governed the delivery of volume, assets capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining quality standardsØ Ensured plant efficiencies and negotiations, Process improvements, Yields of all sources and training of the executivesØ Oversaw event preparation, new offer/plan design & compliance in the operation and maintained the compliance of Internal control policiesØ Performed assessment of product and ensure meeting the customer demands, supervised purchases from suppliersØ Conducted standard health checks, space management, and few activities for healthy workplace get more productivity R U Ok, Work-Life Balance, Be Positive and Mind Your HealthØ Implement strategies in alignment with strategic initiatives and provide a clear sense of direction and focus to achieve the plan.Ø Increased sales through effective merchandising strategies and targeted promotions. Manage open and Closed location to hold successful operations and maximize business success.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

While working as Business development executive, I fostered long term relations with the prevailing clients’ worked towards scaling up the client base; gained rich exposure across Food processing industry ‘Newly Weds Foods Asia Pacific. I offered inputs in devising ingenious business expansion strategies; drafting and reviewing the contracts.Additionally, I leveraged know how of all the business products offered by the company and drafted value proposition to capitalize the opportunity of working on JSBC and ASBC for intensifying the product range to every part of food industry across Australia and NZ region.

Masters, International Business

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering