Dec 2019 – Feb 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Responsible for having established leadership for Cloudtail in Handbags by growing selection, building long term brand partnerships, influencing allied stakeholders, driving participation in automation and other strategic programs while establishing operational excellence for long term scalability. The role oversees all aspects of vendor management, annual business plans and negotiations and product strategy.

Mar 2016 – Nov 2019 · 3 yrs 8 mos

• Important Roles/Responsibilities:
• Lead the Handbags Portfolio at Cloudtail[April'18 to Nov'19]:
• 1. Brand launches, Business Planning and Forecast.- Transformed the category within 6 months to a leadership position across Ecommerce platforms.
• 2. Selection/Inventory Planning- Expanded catalog to become the single largest Handbags destination while delivering 5 inventory turns.
• 3. P&L Management - Commercial Vendor Negotiations & Vendor Management (Key Brands)
• Lead the Sports Shoes Business at Cloudtail [Nov'17 to Mar'18]
• Lead the Value Apparel portfolio at Cloudtail[March'16 to Oct'17].
• 1. Brand launches, Business Planning and Forecast.- Built key relationships with Arvind /Madura group.
• 2. Selection/Inventory Planning- Built the Sell-or-Return Business at Cloudtail.
• 3. P&L Management - Commercial Vendor Negotiations & Vendor Management (Key Brands)
• Other Responsibilities Include:
• 1. Contra COGS Tool SME: A fully integrated Financial tool
• 2. Direct Fulfillment SME: An Alternate Fulfillment channel
• 3. Recruitment
• 4. Management reporting
• 5. Process/pricing automation

Aug 2014 – Mar 2016 · 1 yr 7 mos

• Handling a business of about 40 Cr spread over 35 retail stores for brand PEOPLE across Karnataka.
• Key Responsibilities included:
• 1. Team Management[150+ strong team]- incentive planning/career planning.
• 2. Store Profitability Management - managing the Sell-Ex P&L with inputs on category P&L.
• 3. Franchisee and New Store evaluation with store lifecycle management.
• 4. Process Improvement & Automation - managing and auditing 80,000+ sq.ft. of retail area.

Jul 2013 – Aug 2014 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Retail Planning and Merchandising, PEOPLE

Jun 2012 – Jul 2013 · 1 yr 1 mo

• 1 Year program which involves various Functional Stints which included a 2 month Buying stint wiith Louis Philippe, a 2 month retail operations stint with THE COLLECTIVE, a 2 month Department Store operations with Allen Solly and a 6 month Planner stint with PEOPLE.

Apr 2011 – Jun 2011 · 2 mos

• Interned with the Men's Category Management team, did the following projects:
• a) Checks Fest analysis
• b) Sales Forecasting using SPSS
• c) Complete sales analysis for Indus League Clothing

Jun 2010 – Jun 2011 · 1 yr

• Complete Corporate Interface