Ajay Bhartav started a company E-Disha infotech in Mumbai, India in 2010. He wanted to make education easier to use, Breaking Barriers to Quality Education in India through Digital TransformationAjay had a big dream - to give millions of students in India affordable access to education, no matter where they lived or how much money they had. He called his project "Freedom to Learn." E-Disha An Immersive study buddy platform with a large content library for for an innovative teaching experience Because of his hard work and dedication, E-Disha became a rapidly growing edtech company focused on digital education solutions for schools and students in India. It's like a one-stop-shop for students, schools, and educational institutions to change how teaching and learning happen..

Operations.Planning & Achievement of Sales Targets, % Growth Over Last Year for LTL Stores. Working on some crucial retail ratios (ROI,SPF,MPF,GMROI) and taking appropriate actions, especially the POA for the Bottom 20 stores at any point of time.Planning & Achievement Sales per Foot, Ticket Size per Cash Memo,Resolving franchisees issues from all over India spanning across right merchandise. Ensuring that the 4 major promotions across the year are conducted properly and the value loss is shared and settled peacefully from both sides.Ensure that the cash is always under proper custody and handed with proper accounting.Ensuring the very best of customer service is in practice at all times.Planning & Achievement Conversions, Customer Service Index, Service recovery, Operations Staff Scheduling, Maintaining and Monitoring Outstanding Collections Liaisoning with the marketing team and ensuring that the Newspapers ads are worked out in a perfect way and published at the right time.

Catapulted Gift voucher Sales from Rs 9 Crores (2005 - 2006) to Rs 30 Crores (2006 - 2007)Developed the concept of Best Practices for the Retail store.Presently overseeing Marketing and Brand Management activities and steering 20 executives towards achieving corporate objectives; reporting to Vice President - Marketing (Life Style & Group companies).Work Outline: Brand Development & Management, Sales Operations, Budget Management, Policy Formulation & Implementation, MIS, Store Management, Manpower Management Responsibilities:Reviewing quarterly business performance at regional & national level and recommending measures to correct any deviations. Monitoring stores performance against stipulated targets, also periodically reviewing performances of store managers and regional managers. Updating Group / Company on developments in the loyalty program, Gift card & Allied Products business.Involved in strategic planning, forecasting, capital budgeting, financial control and evaluating with present store performance.Formulating strategies to curtail overheads by streamlining operations, producing significant gains in net earnings and sales.Initiating new advertising strategies to reinforce brand image of store and increasing customer traffic.Motivating employees to achieve targets, encouraging team work and assessing training needs.Conducting thorough market analysis using optimum sales tools to determine new opportunities and tap them subsequently.Key AchievementsSuccessfully planned and executed business-driven strategic programs for revenue generation through Gift cards/vouchers & Allied products for group companies in India.Developing the product into brands to gain consumer mileage.Deployment of the new brand and increase visibility at the stores level.

Work Outline: Maximizing retail/institutional sales, recruiting and mentoring territory sales team, Business Development, Inventory Management, Stock and Sales Report Management, Brand Development & Management, Trading and Management.Responsible for the management of Crossword showrooms in Western region and ensured profitability; Headed a team of 12 executives and reported to the COO of the company.ResponsibilitiesMonitored over and under stocks and implemented the corrective actions. Reviewed and effectively dealt with fast / slow lines, new ranges and end of ranges.Handled pricing and pricing revisions of merchandise as per norms in matrix format.Gave monthly feedback on all aspects of sales performance, stock positions, special events & promotions, product feedback quality, style, quantities, price etc.Chalked out annual / seasonal operational objective for each store.Responsible for Stores internal and external signages, lighting, AMCs inclusive of all operational aspects in working order.Maintained commercial layouts in each store, flexing according to seasons and trade through initial planning and regular visits. Planned Trading Calendar & Seasonal Plans and executed annual event calendar Stock levels sufficient for major events.Replenished warehouse stocks periodically and reduced the stock loss to minimal level. Conducted effective store promotions to increase product visibility thereby enhancing sales.Ensured store profitability in Region through strictly SOP adherence in stores.Supervised store employees to facilitate streamlined operations.Ensured all staff members were adequately trained to be competent in their function and that they adhered to the stores disciplinary policies.Imparted training to staff on Product knowledge, Merchandising, Inventory management, Sales Planning and Sales Budgeting in coordination with the HR.

Work Outline: Business Development, Sales Promotions, Vendor Management, liaison with domestic & foreign rights agentsResponsibilitiesAs a part of the core team in Corporate Brand publishing, worked with following prestigious clients like Glaxo, Novartis, UCB, Nicholas Piramal, Lupin, New India Assurance, Alkem Pharma, Wockhardt, Unichem Laboratories, SBI, Novartis, and Kellogg's etc.Core member working on books published under the trade-publishing segment. Interfaced with domestic and foreign right agents by visiting several publishers, bought and sold publishing rights.Assessed various books like (General, School and Corporate).

Channel Sales Performance: Successfully Managed 20 Dealers & 02 C&F Agents throughout western Region for promotional products under Brand name &Touchstone & Achieved 200% of the revenue targets Successfully managed the top key accounts; BPCL, SBI and many more.. .Event management -organized Promotional campaign and venue marketing for Promotion & Sales.