(1) Complete responsibility of vendor development for the category includes market analysis, Competitive analysis, Merchant relationship, Category merchandizing, and Category issues management.(2) Maximize business profitability by driving category margins and targets(3) Responsible for category level fulfilments on JIT Marketplace model JIOMALL(4) Responsible for driving quality Catalogue size & growth, Overall Assortment Plan, Quality … Show more (1) Complete responsibility of vendor development for the category includes market analysis, Competitive analysis, Merchant relationship, Category merchandizing, and Category issues management.(2) Maximize business profitability by driving category margins and targets(3) Responsible for category level fulfilments on JIT Marketplace model JIOMALL(4) Responsible for driving quality Catalogue size & growth, Overall Assortment Plan, Quality Supplier base across PAN India Level (5) Responsible for Category product and Vendor Net Promoters Score (NPS)(6) Responsible to set up process and launch strategy for Toys category(7) Develop strong team to manage sub-categories and build the top class catalogue & process (8) End to end responsibility of vendor onboarding & development for the Toys Category (9) Responsible for building & driving "Relevant Catalogue" for the Toys Category (Brand & Product Portfolio)(10) Defining standard operating processes for JIT vendor management & Sourcing (11) Initiating and acquiring new relevant business partners including Brands, Labels etc for Marketplace Platform. Show less

(1) Responsible for sourcing high-quality products under Toys, Baby Gear, Gifts & Flowers, Stationery & Sports.(2) To achieve revenue and margin targets decided in the Annual Operating/business plan.(3) Catalogue development with best of PDPs, Images, Filters, Buying Guides etc.(4) Competition benchmarking to ensure product availability/correct pricing/better SLA.(5) Understanding Customer taste, preferences, behavior through Sales Reports & interaction.(6)… Show more (1) Responsible for sourcing high-quality products under Toys, Baby Gear, Gifts & Flowers, Stationery & Sports.(2) To achieve revenue and margin targets decided in the Annual Operating/business plan.(3) Catalogue development with best of PDPs, Images, Filters, Buying Guides etc.(4) Competition benchmarking to ensure product availability/correct pricing/better SLA.(5) Understanding Customer taste, preferences, behavior through Sales Reports & interaction.(6) Vendor evaluation & scoring - Assessing the performance of the vendors based on various criteria such as Percentage of rejections, quality improvement rate, timely delivery, credit terms, etc(7) Merchandising and managing promotions through different channels like Emailers & Social Media.(8) Extra Support from Brands/Vendors against the committed revenues. They help is with extra margins/ATL/BTL activities.(9) Introduced a niche micro Gifting site called "Gifting Ideas"‐ A platform for curated products based on lifestyles and events. Show less

(1) Product selection, Vendor selection, vendor negotiation and on boarding. (2) Responsible for the buying of Toys, Stationery & Gifts products across all stores in Karnataka Region(3) Allocating stocks for new stores and merchandising them as per the plan and MBQ defined.(4) Brand-wise, SKU-wise merchandise planning for all locations and stores across the region.(5) Forecasting sales and placing advanced purchase orders accordingly with all vendors for supply and timely… Show more (1) Product selection, Vendor selection, vendor negotiation and on boarding. (2) Responsible for the buying of Toys, Stationery & Gifts products across all stores in Karnataka Region(3) Allocating stocks for new stores and merchandising them as per the plan and MBQ defined.(4) Brand-wise, SKU-wise merchandise planning for all locations and stores across the region.(5) Forecasting sales and placing advanced purchase orders accordingly with all vendors for supply and timely replenishment.(6) Coordinating with the warehouses for timely delivery from regional warehouse to Stores.(7) Work closely with store teams on slow moving and plan offers to liquidate the same.(8) Call for dead and Seasonal stocks from all stores and take vendor approval for RTV.(9) Involved in determining the layout of merchandise, monitoring the stock levels, placing orders for new stocks, managing the supply chain and analysing records of all financial transactions.(10) To bring more focus on Private Label brands to earn better margins for the stores/region.(11) To bring up Sales growth for the existing & new stores; with a fix target and also to increase the profitability of the stores.(12) Deciding the SKUs’/Merchandise Categories/ Brand mix for the stores depending upon the movement/trend/seasonality/store concept/theme.(13)Stock audit and derivation of liquidation plan. Show less

(1) Ensured a proper stock/merchandise display with good visual grounds/effects to give customer a better feel & ambience.(2) Inventory management like stock audit and increasing the inventory turns.(3) Coordinating with the vendors for on time supply during the promotions & events at the store.(4) Physical Stock Take of Warehouse & Stores as well to keep a track an eye on the stock discrepancies & also on the shrinkage, if any.(5) Deciding the… Show more (1) Ensured a proper stock/merchandise display with good visual grounds/effects to give customer a better feel & ambience.(2) Inventory management like stock audit and increasing the inventory turns.(3) Coordinating with the vendors for on time supply during the promotions & events at the store.(4) Physical Stock Take of Warehouse & Stores as well to keep a track an eye on the stock discrepancies & also on the shrinkage, if any.(5) Deciding the SKUs’/Merchandise Categories/ Brand mix depending upon the movement/trend/Seasonality/Store Concept/Theme. Show less