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United Arab Emirates-Dubai

- Procurement and Vendor Management - Identify and register suppliers and manage supplier events through RFI/RFQ- Worked on developing the processes to optimize local sourcing practices to minimize spend- Initiate sourcing projects for brands and departments.- Measure and track internal procurement performance.- Assist SAP implementation - Vendor data cleansing, creation, maintenance and testing the processes

Bengaluru Area, India

- Strategic Business Planning and Profitability Management for online reward shop (www.payback.in)- Sourcing, Procurement and Vendor Management for all products- Pan India- Campaign management - Create ,manage and analyze- Online Catalogue Management - Product placement and content development- Customer Management - Customer satisfaction and retention

Hyderabad Area, India

- Handled the entire portfolio of products under www.ecoRus.in (website for eco friendly products) - Closely worked with multiple design agencies for new product designs- Sourced for new products across various categories from pan India vendors- Website Content Management- Managed sales enquiries coming through the website - Actively involved in driving sales through the corporate sales team to generate and close new sales.

Bengaluru Area, India

- Managed the Hard-line & Tools category for the ‘Reliance Home Kitchens’ chain of specialty stores- Assortment planning and delivery of planned Gross Margin targets for the category- Coordinated with various stake holders like store operations, marketing, vendors and D&L to meet the expectation of the end customer- Responsible for the carpentry category across other Reliance store formats.- Worked on the Pilot project for Reliance Big Box Home Improvement Store with the Lowes of the US.

Bengaluru Area, India

- Planned and executed the Hardware and tools category at Home Town- Was involved in planning and conceptualizing the introduction of organized Home Improvement retail format in India for the launch of Home Town chain of stores.- Responsible for identification of the entire gamut of Vendor/ Supplier and management.- Managing inventory, sales and margin for the carpentry category in Big Bazaar and the “Got It Kiosks

Bangalore

- In-charge of maintaining and building customer relationship for the entire south region.- Liaison between the Clients, Reseller and the Head office- Account Management and Customer retention. - Analyzed & recommended the revenue potential of new business opportunities.