• Marketing Manager at Danube Home, Dubai since August 2017.• Asst. Marketing Manager at Hello Kitty by Pynkiss Milano, Dubai• Sr. Executive Marketing at Khimji Ramdas – Retail Division, Muscat• Sr. Executive Marketing at Future Group – South Zone, Bangalore• Software engineer at Keane India Ltd• Strong retail domain knowledge with sound technical skills has helped me find accurate and quick solutions to the problems.• Awarded 3 times best marketing south zone by Pantaloons Retail India Ltd.• Key role includes,o Marketing Manager to lead a team of 15 members covering over 20 stores across GCC.o Expert in media buying for Danube Home – Newspaper / Radio / Outdoor/ SMS.o Prepare marketing calendar, budgeting and planning for financial year.o Liase with Market Research agencies to understand the brand perception and build strategy towards filling the gaps in the industry.o Conceptualize, plan and develop product catalogues.o Sales data analysis and plan marketing activities region wise and store wise.o Perform catchment analysis of stores and new store launch plans.o Opened over 7 stores in a span of 1 year.o Liaising with ad agency / in-house designers for media brief and creative productions.o Liaising with digital marketing team to overlook campaigns meet business objectives.o Brand activations through BTL activities, Outdoor Branding & Mall branding, Radio & Printo Present business proposals to clients for tie-ups for co-branding, SOH and sell GVo Vendor Management – Strong negotiation skills to prepare annual contracts, rebate plans saving at least 5–10% from the budget.o Roll out Loyalty programme – Training staffs and driving loyalty programs, drive loyalty programme for entire south zone, handle customer issues and liaise with customer service executives.o Single point contact for all marketing collateral releases.o Launch e-commerce website, promoting & maintenance of the same.o Business development by associating with e-commerce sites and franchisees partners.o Develop social media and blogger activation to drive campaigns.
Listed skills include Team Management, Marketing, Retail, Sales, and 25 others.