• Setting Brand, Operations & Sales Targets, responsible for delivering Top line & Bottom line goals• Spearheading end-to-end Buying and Retail activities inclusive of the Buy, Plan, Merchandising, pricing & margin management• Leading in setting up E-Commerce operations for marketplace & Brand website • Ensure each category delivers brand objectives with respect to volumes, share & end margins• Oversee that the highest levels of VM standards are maintained in… Show more • Setting Brand, Operations & Sales Targets, responsible for delivering Top line & Bottom line goals• Spearheading end-to-end Buying and Retail activities inclusive of the Buy, Plan, Merchandising, pricing & margin management• Leading in setting up E-Commerce operations for marketplace & Brand website • Ensure each category delivers brand objectives with respect to volumes, share & end margins• Oversee that the highest levels of VM standards are maintained in stores & in line with the Brand standards• Develop liquidation plans for terminal stocks in line with margins and brand representation• Working closely with overseas SCM teams, ensuring timely shipment pick-up, clearance & dispatches to the stores• Establish and maintain robust working relationships with brand Principals, ensuring that the brand operates within specified brand requirements and standards• Conducting Brand/Product /Operations training across Stores• Travelling across India to study markets, benchmark competition & buy better products to develop competitive assortments• Ensure seasonal marketing activations are in line with Brand requirement• New store opening, preparing the Store Feasibility plans in new markets Show less

• Developing the category to contain the width of assortments to compete with the Local markets• Business analysis, Maintaining the Margins and Category development• Sourcing at competitive prices, developing new vendors, vendor management• Executing marketing plans , promotions, events ATL, BTL Activities to boost sales• Cross functional management with other categories, Store operations, Supply Chain, Sourcing, Commercial and other functions

Buying & Merchandising - (Brand - Nine West, Charles & Keith) - Reading market trends, allocation, pricing , inventory control , forecasting & OTB planning.(1st June 2008 - 18th July 2011)Managing key accounts for SSL Locations(Brand - Charles & Keith)Store Manager (Brand - Nine West) - Handling store operations, products & distribution aspects of the Nine West brand.(15th Feb 2008 - 30th May 2008)

Assistant Manager (MIPS & HEMM DEPT - Maintenance, Inspection, Planning & Scheduling) – Looking after troubleshooting, maintenance, planning, spare parts procurement and administrative control of the department.