Mar 2019 – Jan 2020 · 10 mos · Gurgaon, India

Jul 2015 – Feb 2019 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Gurgaon, India

• Driving demand & revenue in Self Operated Business of OYO Rooms

Jan 2014 – Jun 2015 · 1 yr 5 mos

• Managing key client relationships and providing strategic operational advisory services.
• Generating repeat business from clients and preparing proposals/pitches for prospective clients, leading pilot implementations.
• Implementation Lead – Responsible for the overall management and delivery of client projects and ensuring buy-in of proposed solutions from top management levels at the client.
• Key Projects Undertaken
• Improving Profitability and Developing and Implementing a Management Information System for Strategy Formulation and Decision Making for a Logistics Company.
• Domain: Logistics and Transportation
• Improving Bottom Line through multiple interventions for an Infrastructure / Warehousing Company.
• Domain: Infrastructure and Logistics
• Developing strategy in cold chain logistics with added objective of farmer improvement.
• Domain: Agriculture and Cold Chain Logistics

Sep 2010 – Dec 2013 · 3 yrs 3 mos

• Providing consultancy services to clients on business operations inclusive of feasibility studies, entry strategies & executing targets in a given time frame
• Strategizing long term business direction for clients and executing strategies for achieving organizational objectives
• Identifying areas of concern and taking corrective and preventive actions and suggesting viable solutions; carrying out analysis functions including identification of key trends and challenges of an industry
• Key Projects Undertaken:
• Developing a Branding Strategy for a Client in Building Material Industry
• Domain: EPC
• Market Feasibility Study and Go-to-Market Strategy for a Client in Building Material Industry
• Domain: EPC
• Strengthening the efficiency and functioning of Supply Chain Department, Department of Health, Free State, South Africa.
• Domain: Healthcare

Feb 2010 – Sep 2010 · 7 mos

• Managing a team of 45 people, spread over operations of 16 stores in 4 states.
• Coordinating with Merchandising & Distribution team to ensure smooth supplies to the stores, managing inter-store transfers of inventory to ensure proper product mix availability at stores.
• Coordinating with Marketing team to ensure proper visibility and customer awareness about the store.
• Standardizing Visual Merchandising in all stores in conformance with Hush Puppies’ brand guidelines.
• Ensuring that sales of both Footwear and Non-footwear grows according to targets Responsible for recruiting adequate and trained store staff and their performance management.
• Liaison with Vendors, Third Parties like Mall Authorities etc. and functions within Bata to smoothen store openings and on-going operations

May 2009 – Jan 2010 · 8 mos · Nigeria

• Responsible for conceptualizing, designing and setting up a 300+ store convenience chain on a ‘Model Shop’ retail channel format across Nigeria –first of its kind in W. Africa
• Preparing and delivering the Pitch to the Management of top FMCG firms Nestle and Coca Cola and negotiating terms of partnership

Jan 2008 – Jan 2008 · 0 mo · Hyderabad Area, India

Jan 2005 – Jan 2006 · 1 yr