PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSISTalented and award-winning management professional with strong background of over 6 years in Merchandising, Category Management, Supply Chain Management & Sales and Marketing.Presently associated with Aditya Birla Retail Ltd., Mumbai as Head Buying & Merchandising - Spices and Dry Fruits with additional charge of RPCs.Adept in managing overall profitability of operations and accountable for strategic utilization and deployment of available resources to achieve organizational objectives.Adept at developing and implementing effective policies, procedures and review mechanism. Consistent record of meeting goals for profitability, cost control, revenue and shrinkage. Conversant with Budget management, P&L, 3P management, Inventory control & management, Front line Sales and Product/Brand ManagementProven track record in Supplier relationship management, Negotiations and producing best business results in the areas handled.Worked out of functional domain as per organizational requirements at various points in time and delivered performance while learning on-the-jobSpecialties: Budgeting, Business development, Business plans, Consulting, Inventory management, marketing, merchandising, Pricing Management, Sales, vendor Management