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Dubai, Ae

United Arab Emirates

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Pro-actively contribute to the formulation and direction of the retail strategy and implement projects and trials for the area.Support the management of customer service activities and staff competence so as to optimise and sustain sales performance and customer satisfaction.Effectively manage the P&L within allocated budget in order to affect a profitable performance for the area.Ensure that all stores adhere to compliance requirements in all areas of operational activity, company policies and procedures.Clearly and concisely communicate business and area objectives to managers so that they remain well informed of business activity and of their required contribution to targets.Achieve stock control targets in line with company guidelines to prevent financial loss.Liaise with the Buying and Merchandising teams regarding the supply of stock in the Area to maximise stock potential.Identify underperforming stores and develop a business plan to address and manage issues effectively.Achieve successful Mystery Shop results through the development and training of managers.Achieve area sales targets as directed by the Retail Operations/Brand Manager.Plan for succession in the area through the identification of individuals with potential for development and growth.Create a positive environment that results in stable retention and a reduction of staff turnover.Ensure that the visual presentation of all stores represents the brand image.Support the delivery of all marketing campaigns.

Mumbai Area, India

• Responsible for starting up the brand. The first employee of the company hired as ROM• Buying the right product for the brand so as to match the store interiors and the brand aesthetic.• Responsible for hiring, training and developing sales employee for the brand.• Opened 3 stores, Palladium (Mumbai), Ambience Mall (Delhi), Ambience Mall (Gurgaon) for the brand from the scratch including 4 SIS with different players.• Helped in developing the in-house brand (Heel & Buckle) and learning to develop the shoes and sourcing of the product.• Helping the team of 3 people to open a new brand in the market and be able to sustain.• Buying of international brands like Magnanni, Church's, Alessandro, Rad Russel, Pazzion.• Negotiation for space availability with the mall, agents, and MOU with the malls.• VM for the stores in absence of the Visual Merchandiser.• Responsible for stock movement from store to store and store to WH and vice versa.• Responsible for overall operations for the brand.

Mumbai

Successfully opened 13 stores for Charles & Keith in India and helped them set up operations as per the guidelines by the principles from Singapore. Understood customer behavior through field study conducted in 2 stores (Atria, Worli, India & Inorbit, Goregaon, India). Assisted in planning End of Season SALE during June − July 2005 − 2006. Also handled Nine-west as Area Manager for 1 Year. Strategic & Business Planning Inventory Control Systems Customer Relationship Management  Visual Merchandising / Floor-Sets Contract Negotiation  Start-up Operations  Pricing and Packaging Decision Making Product Management  Customer Behavior  Retail Store Operations Brand Positioning Financial & Budgetary Affairs Warehousing / Stocking / Receiving Policy and Procedure Development

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Marketing/Marketing Management, General, B

Bachelor'S Degree, Marketing, A

High School