19+ years Experience in Category management , vendor management and Retail Buying and MerchandisingKey strengths Buying | Merchandising | Assortment Planning | Category management | Pricing strategy | Markdown management | Franchisee EOSS Budget Planning | Inventory management | Vendor management(Lifestyle|Footmart|Bata) | Franchisee management( Levi Strauss & co)Strong retail Analytics |Data and Process driven approachClear understanding of Consumer buying behaviour in indiaGreat Cross Functional Team Player in a Matrix organisation structureAchievements: -Levi’s “X-appeal award-2014” for outstanding contribution in “Consumer Focus” domain -CEO’s “Quarterly recognition award” for “Exemplary Merchandising Execution” of Levi’s Brigade Road Stores demonstrating what it takes to “OWN THE RESULT” and “ BE PART OF SOLUTION” in 2015 -CEO’s “Quarterly recognition award” for “Exemplary Contribution in driving the “O&O” Pilot identified stores “To perfect productivity initiatives to Deliver Retail KPI’s” demonstrating what it takes to “OWN THE RESULT” and “ BE PART OF SOLUTION” in 2015