Usha Rao Sharma Email & Phone Number

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Linen Club (Franchisee store owner & Entrepreneur):As the franchisee store owner and entrepreneur at Linen Club, I specialize in providing customized office wear and bespoke tailoring services. My expertise in the textile industry has enabled me to deliver high-quality linen and cotton office wear that is tailored to the unique preferences and styles of each client.Dezara Luxuries:As the founder and owner of Dezara, an upcoming online tailoring store, my focus is on creating custom-made clothes for men and women. Our mission is to provide high-quality clothes that are tailored to each customer's specific measurements and preferences, using the finest fabrics and craftsmanship.Key Responsibilities:* Consult with clients to understand their unique style and preferences.* Advise clients on the latest trends in office wear and how to incorporate them into their wardrobe.* Customize linen, cotton and other premium fabrics for office wear to meet the needs of each client.* Ensure that each piece of clothing meets the highest standards of quality and craftsmanship.* Develop and maintain relationships with clients to build a loyal customer base.* Oversee day-to-day operations of the franchise store.* Manage all aspects of the business, from design to production to sales.* Develop and implement marketing strategies to promote the brand and attract new customers.* Maintain relationships with suppliers to ensure a steady supply of high-quality fabrics and materials.

Bengaluru Area, India

Led a team of Buyers & Merchandisers in planning active merchandize management to achieve 60% growth sell-through, Industry best GMROI and 100% growth in inventory turnsSupervised a team of Visual Merchandisers to design & implement planogram and strategies that are a blend of art and science to drive footfalls with 90% sales conversions and customer experience resulting in a consistent increase in ABV and SSPDStudied, developed, facilitated training; established systems in place to implement Industry’s best practices in Retail Store Operations in the area of Safety & Compliance, Quality of Store Standards, Staff, Visual Merchandising and Customer Engagement, Supply Chain Management, Marketing & Customer Relation Management and Service Excellence in TailoringUpskilled Master Tailors by standardizing technical skills, process and materials for addressing the quality challenges in tailoring; enabled impeccable customer service in bespoke, custom tailoring and made-to-measure specialized for Men’s Wear

Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Conceptualized State-of-Art wellness center; focused on holistic lifestyle transformations and sustainable programs that reversed diseases related to obesity like diabetes, thyroid and hormonal imbalancesSteered Strategic Business Management with negative working capital; generated business through several happy customers and simple gorilla techniquesDeveloped staff through various leadership & entrepreneur mindset Pioneered and transformed the business model into digital solution providers in wellness and physiotherapy apps that are affordable, result-oriented, and customer friendly

Indore Madhya Pradesh, India

Designed research-based innovative teaching techniques & activities that made learning creative, energetic, experiential and joyful away from rote learningEstablished and maintained a learning climate that is conducive for optimum student performanceLeveraged diverse learnings out of the classrooms to playgrounds, farms, markets and business places to make collaborative, critical thinking while problem-solving, communication and practical applications of teachings beyond textbooksManaged the entire functions of teaching & administration, parents and students meetings, staff Designed research-based innovative teaching techniques & activities that made learning creative, energetic, experiential and joyful away from rote learningEstablished and maintained a learning climate that is conducive for optimum student performanceLeveraged diverse learnings out of the classrooms to playgrounds, farms, markets and business places to make collaborative, critical thinking while problem-solving, communication and practical applications of teachings beyond textbooksManaged the entire functions of teaching & administration, parents and students meetings, staff meetings, student counselling and guidance, performance monitoring and individual assessmentsEnsured the implementation of teaching and training program through continuous coordination with the department staff meetings, student counselling and guidance, performance monitoring and individual assessmentsEnsured the implementation of teaching and training program through continuous coordination with the department staff

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Designed and developed new products and applications of Birla Cellulose (now Liva), Modal and Excel (Lyocel) at textile hubs and development centresLaunched the 2nd gen cellulose fibre Birla Modal and managed key accounts for 100% utilization of production Created sales pull of fibre by conducting several workshops, trade shows, exhibitions and meet n greet events by interacting with the entire value chain partners through Visual merchandising and marketing of new product innovations Led project to design and build state of the art Textile Research and Application Development Centre (TRADC), Gujarat that is a pilot composite mill only for R&D from fibre to fashionWorked on Ingredient branding to communicate and create visibility of fibre on garments in brands on composition labels and hang tags (Now Liva) Conceptualized and opened experience centres/sales outlets in major textile hubs to facilitate B2B & B2C collaborations

Mumbai Maharashtra India

Developed and managed portfolios of top 20% key customers contributing to top 70% of businessAchieved seasonal sales targets by developing new customers and ensuring high customer satisfaction to maximize salesRe-designed and developed IT-enabled systems for OTIF, production planning of 3 manufacturing units and creating visibility of merchandise till shipmentManaged & developed Vendors for fabric sourcing from textile hubs, composite mills and imports

Postgraduate Degree, Apparel And Textile Marketing Management

Certification, Health And Physical Education/Fitness

Certificatio, Graphic & Website Designing

Bachelor Of Commerce - Bcom, Business/Commerce, General