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Sumit Somani is listed as AVP, Head - Digital Commerce at Godrej Enterprises Group, a with 19439 employees, based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Sumit Somani.
Sumit Somani previously worked as Head - Ecommerce & Omnichannel at Godrej Interio | Av Solutions and Business Head- Large/Small Appliances & TVs at Tata Cliq. Sumit Somani holds Pgd In Materials Management, Managment from Welingkar Institute Of Management.
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A Seasoned Business Leader with 17 years experience of managing business scale upto INR 1000 Cr. in the field of Ecommerce / Internet Industry, Retail Category Management, Merchandising, Omni-channel (O2O) implementation, Startups Projects (Setting up Processess & Continuous Improvements), Product Management, Cross functional team management, Strategic planning, Settingup the websites & its development, Performance & Growth Marketing, Business Development, Global Sourcing, Inventory Management / Forecasting, Sales Management and Techno-commercials Operations.Played Pivotal role in setting up new businesses from scratch (projects from concept to commissioning stage). Mostly functioned as founding team member at various Start-up environments optimizing limited resources & generating maximum efficiencies. Worked Directly or Indirectly with all major online retail companies since their inception around the most complicated & operations heavy category like Large Appliances.AV Consumer Electronics, Home Appliances & Mobiles are some of the categories where I carry In Depth retail expertise.Always believed in Direct Partnership (D2C) with all major electronics brands ensuring 100% brand aligned marketplace ecommerce business, first in the country to develop pure brand centric/focus e-retail portal. Innovated & implement digitization with thrust on Automation & systems integration. Worked as Integral part of Product development team for providing best in class consumer buying journey, UI/UX mapped against the various category behavior. Proven leadership at various levels, work cultures & geographies. Working experience with MDs, CEOs, board members & promotors.Highlights: ▪Founding member of flagship Ecommerce venture of the India’s largest conglomerate. ▪Headed Categories, Buying, Merchandizing and Sales team of online & offline retail.▪Headed strategic partnerships & accounts teams responsible for brands onboarding.▪Headed teams for Startups, Special Projects, B2B/B2C sales, PL/NP development.▪Successfully conceptualized & launched TV shopping business.▪Export Manager responsible for Product/Project Management, Planning & Sourcing.▪Multi-skills and multilingual team building capability, abilities in planning & managing cross-functional resources required for multinational projects.▪13+ years of working directly with MD, CEO, CFO, Promoters & department heads.
Listed skills include Supply Chain Management, Product Management, Product Development, E Commerce, and 16 others.
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Head - Ecommerce & Omnichannel
CurrentScaling up the online & Omnichannel business.
Sep 2022 - Present
Business Head- Large/Small Appliances & Tvs
1. Business Head for all home appliances categories such as large appliances (Air-conditioners, Refrigerators, Washing Machines, Dishwashers, Built-in-Appliances), TVs & Entertainment, Small , kitchen & healthcare appliances.2. Role is of a final P&L responsibilities.3. Reviwing & finalizing Sales Side/ Demand Side efforts via efficient performance/ growth marketing. Also involves deep level of Data & Competative Analysis.4. Communication & Cross functional teamwork across teams & support departments.5. Program managed various technology product initiatives to improve conversions & Cross/Up selling.6. Business development, planning, implementing strategies & promotions to increase market penetration, drive revenue & profitability by maximizing sales.
Apr 2020 - Oct 2022
Head - Appliances & Tv / Entertainment
1. Managed Business health for the category across parameters - Assortment, Sourcing & Pricing strategy, merchandising, Customer Experience, Strategic Brand Relationships, Business Analysis, Development, Market Research, etc.2. P&L, costing, sales admin, Meeting budgeted mix between top line & bottom line3. Tracked financial performance of various Sub-categories to achieve revenue objectives.4. Drove strategic projects for new consumer offers & ensured seamless customer experience. Also Drive segment-wise sales volumes, market shares & reach objectives. 5. Track key matrices of Digital Marketing such as conversions, RPV, CTRs, ROAS, etc., campaign management.6. Analytics using tools such as Adobe Omniture, Tableau etc.7. Strategic projects for new consumer/finance offers & seamless customer experience.8. Framed regional module & SCM systems at warehouses for timely delivery to customers, competed in space of Same/Next Day Delivery, 48/72 Hrs. Demo & Installation
Apr 2016 - Apr 2020
Category Manager - Electronics
1. Introduced innovative business model such as ‘D2C’, multiple value-added services to the online consumers.2. Multi-channel Retailing Business Development & Negotiations, technology trends.3. Omni-channel/O2O/Hyperlocal market Channel development, Online-Offline Integration4. Coordinate with trade partners/Marketplace sellers for pricing structures, customer service, material supply, logistics, accounting & product knowledge.5. SEO friendly Digital content development. A+ Digital content to maximize conversions.6. Calibrated Site Merchandizing & promotions configuration ensuring efficiencies across. 7. Product development customization functions including requirement analysis, finalize specifications, prototype development & testing. Online OL & Exclusive launches.8. Consulting to functional teams, business heads and partners for business success.9, Problem solving at Start-up levels.10. First in the country to develop brand centric/focused e-retail portal.
Aug 2015 - Aug 2016
Ecommerce Business Head
Head Buying & Merchandizing team of offline & online multi-brand retail market.Business head for B2C sales verticals (Shopdirect TV Channel & Ecommerce).Lead teams such as E-commerce category, B2B/B2C sales, Private Label development.Gunning for logical mix between top line & bottom line.Highlights:Founded the 15-member team in capacity as Head of Business development- B2C wing.o Launched 3 E-commerce sites, 4 B2C establishment generating ₹450+ Cr Revenue.o Imporvised D2C sales with ‘Shopdirect’ TV Home shopping channel.o Omni-channel Sales spread across 175 cities, 800 stores & 70 warehouses.▪ Positioned as Sales administrator for Multiband Modern Trade Retail chains, Online sites (next.co.in/ edigiworld.com) & B2B/ Marketplace sales to Flipkart, Amazon & Snapdeal.o Pioneered Self-Ship Business model for Appliances in India via Exclusive launch campaign of Kenstar ACs on Amazon & Sansui appliances on Flipkart.o Developed Next Retail’s first Private Label brand ‘Hyundai’. o Launched online brand through UAE retailers like Souq.com, E-max, Saraf DG etco Innovated Cross Border E-commerce in UAE for gifting products in India.
Jan 2011 - Jul 2015
Product Manager/ Head-Techno Commercial Operations
1. Liaison European Sales/Marketing with India/China design team for requirements. Created & effectuated the Product Road Map for FPD/CE & HA Category. 2. Costing of products by observing RMC of all newly developed imported & local materials. Managed SP to defend price position, profitability & contribution margins.3. Played a pivotal role in launching Nordmende & Videocon Brands in Europe.4. Product Manager for IFA-Berlin exhibition on 2 successive occasions.5. Developed an exclusive range from China.6. Rolled out two successful SAP-SD modules as an end user consultant. Highlights:▪ Launched Nordmende & KENSTAR Brand in Europe as Head of Techno-commercial operations& New Product Development.o Cracked Major Organized Retailers: Walmart, ASDA, Tesco, Carrefour, METRO, Auchan & Argos; Managed overall business of 100 million Euro.o Product Manager for IFA-Berlin (Germany) exhibition which added 105 new customers.▪ Liaison European teams with China team over Costing, Pricing & Value Chain contributions.o Liquidated inventory (FG/RAW material) worth 21 million Euros as Project Managero Reduced Cost from 1.5 Euro/inch/TV to 0.9 Euro/inch/TV, saved 18 Mn Euro/Year
Jan 2008 - Dec 2010
Sr. Engineer
Videocon Industries Limited
Highlights: Chosen as FAST TRACKER Y-2007, China Operations.o Developed 5 OEM suppliers; Master Scheduling, finalization & purchasing of products. This ensured 1st LCD TV launched in India back in 2005o Handled CBU project of Exporting 1 million FPDs, 14 designs from China to Europe.At China for various Global Sourcing, CBU & Supply Chain Projects.CBU business for various foreign markets including Europe, Middle East, African and SAARCImprovement of existing products with thrust on reducing product cost.Master Scheduling Operations at Fareast locations such as China/India.Managing the entire gamut of manufacturing operational activities starting from basic design to final delivery of the product to the end customer.Team Leader for Product Innovation Team handling various Kanban, Kaizen & 5-S projects.Support from China to Established LCD TV Manufacturing Line at UK & Italy.Successfully applied 8-D methodologies to the failures during daily Production, PQC, and OQC.Imparted training on LCD TV Manufacturing to all operators & colleagues.Technical expertise for all quality aspects of whole CTV, LCD & Plasma range.Ensured strict adherence to ISO 9001: 2000 standards. Acquired CE/WEEE/RoHS certifications from the TUV & other standard testing labs.Implemented CQA activities through SAP-PLM; Used PLM to get the update about Product Life Cycle.
Oct 2005 - Dec 2007
May 2005 - Oct 2005
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Sumit Somani education
Pgd In Materials Management, Managment
Welingkar Institute Of Management
Be, Electronics & Telecommunications
Amravati University
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Sumit Somani works for Godrej Enterprises Group.
What is Sumit Somani's role at Godrej Enterprises Group?
Sumit Somani is listed as AVP, Head - Digital Commerce at Godrej Enterprises Group.
Where is Sumit Somani based?
Sumit Somani is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India while working with Godrej Enterprises Group.
What companies has Sumit Somani worked for?
Sumit Somani has worked for Godrej Enterprises Group, Godrej Interio | Av Solutions, Tata Cliq, Videocon Consumer Durables, and Vdc Technologies Spa.
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Sumit Somani holds Pgd In Materials Management, Managment from Welingkar Institute Of Management.
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Sumit Somani is listed with skills including Supply Chain Management, Product Management, Product Development, E Commerce, Project Planning, Crm, Business Development, and Market Research.
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