Krishnan V Email & Phone Number

United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai

• A focused professional with nearly 6 years of quantifiable experience in Retail Buying &Merchandising, Planning, Business Development and Team Management in the Retail Industry.Financial Management• Building Annual Financial Business Plan yearly and quarterly for the Division/ Dept./ Class/ Sub Class at Store-level to ensure achievement through deliverable growths.• Establishing Seasonal Buy Plans, in alignment with the Sales Plans/ strategy plans.• Understanding Size Analysis… Show more • A focused professional with nearly 6 years of quantifiable experience in Retail Buying &Merchandising, Planning, Business Development and Team Management in the Retail Industry.Financial Management• Building Annual Financial Business Plan yearly and quarterly for the Division/ Dept./ Class/ Sub Class at Store-level to ensure achievement through deliverable growths.• Establishing Seasonal Buy Plans, in alignment with the Sales Plans/ strategy plans.• Understanding Size Analysis within KIDS, which age group is more profitable across Class• Markdown Management –In season and EOSS.• Tracking the Achievement and Sell-thru numbers on periodic intervals and working on solutions to cover-up on the deficits.Demand Planning• Range Planning and selection to reflect the brand strategy while understanding the requirements of the target markets and fulfilling the Area/store specific needs.• Ensuring proper range mix of the division in-terms of Top-Bottom ratio, Core Range vs. Fashion, Knit vs. woven and multiple price-points.• Identifying gaps in the range and finding ways through additional Product lines to plug-in the same.• OTB working• Pricing keeping in mind competition price bench marking and company strategy.Merchandising Operations• Monitoring and Controlling inventory levels through sell thru analysis / stock cover report –current and forward/Periodic Replenishment's check/Stock turn/ Inter Country and intra Country transfers• Managing markdowns on old stocks based on targeted margins/ PLC management.• Co-ordinate with the regional teams on a regular basis to ensure weekly and monthly product and merchandising objectives are achieved. Show less

United Arab Emirates

• A focused professional with nearly 5 years of quantifiable experience in Retail Buying &Merchandising, Planning, Business Development and Team Management in the Retail Industry.Financial Management• Building Annual Financial Business Plan yearly and quarterly for the Division/ Dept./ Class/ Sub Class at Store-level to ensure achievement through deliverable growths.• Establishing Seasonal Buy Plans, in alignment with the Sales Plans/ strategy plans.• Markdown Management –In… Show more • A focused professional with nearly 5 years of quantifiable experience in Retail Buying &Merchandising, Planning, Business Development and Team Management in the Retail Industry.Financial Management• Building Annual Financial Business Plan yearly and quarterly for the Division/ Dept./ Class/ Sub Class at Store-level to ensure achievement through deliverable growths.• Establishing Seasonal Buy Plans, in alignment with the Sales Plans/ strategy plans.• Markdown Management –In season and EOSS.• Tracking the Achievement and Sell-thru numbers on periodic intervals and working on solutions to cover-up on the deficits. Demand Planning• Range Planning and selection to reflect the brand strategy while understanding the requirements of the target markets and fulfilling the Area/store specific needs.• Ensuring proper range mix of the division in-terms of Top-Bottom ratio, Core Range vs. Fashion, Knit vs. woven and multiple price-points.• Identifying gaps in the range and finding ways through additional Product lines to plug-in the same.• OTB working• Pricing keeping in mind competition price benchmarking and company strategy.Merchandising Operations• Monitoring and Controlling inventory levels through sell thru analysis / stock cover report –current and forward/Periodic Replenishments check/Stock turn/ Inter Country and intra Country transfers• Managing markdowns on old stocks based on targeted margins/ PLC management.• Co-ordinate with the regional teams on a regular basis to ensure weekly and monthly product and merchandising objectives are achieved. Show less

Key achievements in job: • Was instrumental in increasing the sales of category from 40 crorers ( July 2009 to June 2010) to 50 crores ( July 2010 to June 2011) • Reducing the level of inventory for the products by 10 lakhs within a week by providing attractive offers, better display of products • Successfully Implemented an Internal process (Automatic Replenishment System) through which stocks gets automatically replenished through the system which lead to increase in sales by… Show more Key achievements in job: • Was instrumental in increasing the sales of category from 40 crorers ( July 2009 to June 2010) to 50 crores ( July 2010 to June 2011) • Reducing the level of inventory for the products by 10 lakhs within a week by providing attractive offers, better display of products • Successfully Implemented an Internal process (Automatic Replenishment System) through which stocks gets automatically replenished through the system which lead to increase in sales by more than 50 lakhs in a Month’s time • Successfully implemented an distribution system through which the Inventory cycle time was reduced from 3 weeks to 1 week • Was able to increase the Margin by 4 % by reducing the inventory holding cost , Transit cost Key responsibilities Data Analyst: • Compiling and analyzing the sales report • Identifying the Target Markets and exploring the opportunities present • Analysis of the product lifecycle for better control on product development • Understanding the growth pattern in both Micro as well as Macro level • Calculation of Returns per sqft for effective assortment of stock at all the locations • Maintaining the Inventory level by co-relating the current stock status and sales Marketing Orientation: • Pricing – Ensure proper pricing of the products considering the margins as well as Competitor pricing • Place – Deciding the point of sales for various products, Point of sales could be either through Retail, Institutional and Online etc • Promotion – Responsible for promoting the products through Catalogues ,Online Promotion and In- Store promotion Online promotion of products through Future Bazaar,Times of India Sales Orientation: • To achieve Top-Line and Bottom-Line of the Business • Responsible for stock availability at all stores across India • Training Store staff about the features of products • Ensure display is merchandised according to the plan-o-gram all the stores across India • Show less

.Successfully Implemented an Internal process (Automatic Replenishment System) through which Stocks reaches the store hassle free.; The project was implemented to remove eliminate stock discrepancy across all Stores. The area mapped for each store was taken, on the basis of which specific assortments were created for the store. The base quantity and the minimum ordering quantity for each store was defined in the system, by which the system automatically raises an requirement for the stock… Show more .Successfully Implemented an Internal process (Automatic Replenishment System) through which Stocks reaches the store hassle free.; The project was implemented to remove eliminate stock discrepancy across all Stores. The area mapped for each store was taken, on the basis of which specific assortments were created for the store. The base quantity and the minimum ordering quantity for each store was defined in the system, by which the system automatically raises an requirement for the stock for the store as soon the stocks hit the minimum order level. Show less

Pgdm, Marketing, 6.7 Gpa

Activities and Societies: College Culturals

B.Tech Computer Science, Computer Science

FIRST CLASS PGDM MARKETING & IT ( 2008-2010) BALAJI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (BIMHRD) Average percentage

B.Tech, Computer Science, 7.8 Gpa

High School, 65%

Education record

All India Secondary School Examination(std X

Education record