Jayesh Desai Email & Phone Number

Mumbai, Mh, In

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

India

India

• Founded E-Commerce Online Marketing Company with focus to help retailers and branded manufacturers market their products on Global platforms• GO-TO MARKET STRATEGIST• Private Label expertise across Fashion Segment including Accessories & Home Fashion• Consultancy service for launching new products, brands and revamping the same• Advisory for Product Designs, Branding and Packaging• Global Sourcing advisory • Discovering International market place• Market Place Management ,Catalogue creation including curative content management, Inventory Analysis• eBenefits International order fulfillment, International fulfillment partners and warehousing Google trusted stores/badges• Multi-Lingual Social Media management and analytics• SEO, SEM, Google Analytics, AB Testing, Customer Behavior Analytics, Enhancing customer’s shopping experience,Digital Marketing• Owners of Private Labels; Women’s wear, Women’s Bags,Scarves,Jewelry and other Accessories• Consultants to Men’s and Women’s Fashion Garment manufacturers• Building strategic partnership with vendor customers and Host websites• Brick and Mortar project concept being planned for select Indian retailers in Dubai as a 2020 vision>>B2B wholesale,Franchise and Startup advisory

Mumbai/New Delhi

An experienced player championing the rules of the Entrepreneurial game...Guiding inspired young Entrepreneurs as a Business Mentor or Business Coach for Startups>Focused on advising & consulting Businesses, to achieve excellence in their set goals>Creating Enterprise value thru sustainable development and Enterprise growth>Startup Mentoring, Incubation and monitoring acceleration, with specialisation on Fashion startups>Consulting/Coaching Entrepreneurs in various aspects of Business Management>Coaching and mentoring future entrepreneurs

Mumbai, India

Summary:•Brought in to set-up E Commerce Startup, to sell premium fashion accessories for women•Lead and managed with profit center responsibility,building high brand image and value •Brought about focus on brand awareness by enhancing customer shopping experience•Lead and mentored cross functional young team of 100+ Profit Center Operations•Formulated 5 year vision working closely with investors on business plan, budgeting•Supervised finance for various accounting•EBITA @19%, Gross Margins in excess of 75%•Project started with an initial capital of INR 5 Crore (USD 800,000),was valued and transferred to Future Group at INR 12 Crore (USD 2Mil) in 2014National/Global Online Expansion•Developed e-commerce website with front end and back end capabilities focusing on ease of user interface towards maximizing customer traffic and conversions•Tapped into Indian portals such as Amazon,Jabong,Myntra,Flipkart,Snapdeal amongst others•Envisaged and retained US and UK business associate for ensuring merchandise mix presence on several e-commerce websites including Amazon, EBay,SearsProduct Development•Provided direction to design team of 8 for innovative accessories design across categories •Coordinated with Indian Leather Bags,Leather Tanneries•Coordinated with vendors in China•Coordinated with China for Ladies Bags developments and procurement•Commissioned and managed in-house production facility for manufacturing Ladies hand bags, fashion jewelry,scarvesOffline-Retail Plan•Envisaged Brick and Mortar brand expansion, strategized retail roll out plan, executed roll-out of 5 outlets and further 2 year plan to reach 15 A+, A and B cities •Strategized 100+SIS presence at premium retail chains Central,Big Bazaar,Pantaloons,Ethnicity

Mumbai, India

• Conceptualized and strategized launch of Juskool a fashion garments, accessories and gift items brand reaching 60 shop-in-shop stores.• Designed layout plan and visual merchandising for the 150 sq feet SIS Pan India, at Pantaloon, Central, Big Bazaar, Shoppers Stop and Pyramid stores • Participated regularly at Global Village Fair, Dubai to acquire clients to export merchandise to Middle East distribution and retail partners • Managed in-house production facility for manufacturing Ladies hand bags, fashion jewelry, scarves and stoles, hair accessories and belts• International exports to US, Europe and Hong Kong• Operated the Business with an EBITA of 20 % , Gross Margins in excess of 75%Other Future Group Initiatives and Associations • Conceptualized group luxury foray; formulated business plan and India entry strategy, concluded franchise agreement into India, for luxury gift brand Royal Selangor, a leading pewterware Brand from Malaysia building revenue pipeline• Concluded a 15 years of franchise agreement with Selangor Royal , a pewter, Silverware and Jewelry company since 1885 • Set up Royal Selangor Flagship store in Mumbai at 2 locations, SIS locations in other Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad• Finalised Range plan for the Royal Selangor products, Staff training to communicate the Brand RS to customers.• Scouted and negotiated with leading Italian brands in silver/silver plated, luxury and lifestyle giftware; involved in design and development for Indian market, Brands included were Egizia Srl, Ottaviani SPA, Linea Argenti Srl, Solido Srl, Pampaloni, amongst others

Mumbai, India

•Envisaged and set up 100% export oriented unit exporting fashion garments, accessories, including Jewelry, Scarves (The Scarf Company), Soft Accessories and Ladies Bags, handicrafts, Home Décor and artifacts growing annual turnover to INR 35 Cr (USD 10 Million) •Managed profit center operations directing team of 150 for product design, merchandising, manufacturing, sourcing, supply chain and finance•Ensured right merchandise mix and pricing architecture with focus on sustainable value engineering to consistently deliver 27% EBITA •Scouted and retained designers from UK for cutting edge product design based on international trends with focus on customer requirement•Established Far East sourcing partners for design and development; replicated with cost effective measures in India ensuring 40% savings•Installed and commissioned in-house production capacity of 10,000 units per month for fashion accessories and hand crafted artifacts•Strategize and managed to roll-out of 7 retail stores ‘The Hand Crafters’ pan-US specializing in exotic world handicrafts from Kenya, Indonesia, Brazil as well as Fashion Accessories from across globe.•Acted as buying agent and dealt with US clients such as Claire’s, Express, Macy and JCPenney on product trends, and negotiated on pricing, quality and quantity•Participated at Prêt-à-Porter, Bijorhca Paris, Javits Centre NY and Hong Kong Fashion Week and exhibited products with top designer Jean Paul Gaultier and appreciated by celebrity Omar Sharif

Abu Dhabi, Uae, Baghdad, Iraq.

• Deputed to Abu Dhabi manage revenue budget of INR 500 Cr(Appx USD 40 Mill), responsible for liaising with banks like Arab African Bank, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, ANZ Grindlays, for fund raising , SIDEM France.• Deputed to Baghdad to manage finances for Baiji Lube Oil Plant Civil construction Division under Technip S.A., France.

Mumbai Area, India

C A Articleship under the guidelines of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Statutory Audits of Public Sector Companies, Banks and Insurance CompaniesFinalization of Balance Sheet, P&L A/c audits, compiling statutory audit reports

Master’S Degree, Accounting And Finance, Audit, Taxation, Qualified

Activities and Societies: Institute of Chartered Accountants of India The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is.

Master’S Degree, Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, Management And Internal Audits, Qualified

Activities and Societies: The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI) The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI) [previously.

Bachelor’S Degree, Sydenham College Of Commerce And Economics, Ist