Angel Investor

• Mar 2022 - Present

Angel Investor

• Oct 2020 - Present

Head - Retail

• Mar 2022 - Feb 2023

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Brand Manager (Business Head) - Swatch

• Nov 2014 - Feb 2022

Responsible for driving the sales performance and profitability objectives for the brand, and laying down short, medium and long-term roadmaps for growth in India. Representative of the brand within the Group’s business landscape and responsible for leveraging the expertise of cross-functional teams to achieve business objectives in addition to managing internal and external relationships including negotiations with key partners and stakeholders. Responsible for driving the sales performance and profitability objectives for the brand, and laying down short, medium and long-term roadmaps for growth in India. Representative of the brand within the Group’s business landscape and responsible for leveraging the expertise of cross-functional teams to achieve business objectives in addition to managing internal and external relationships including negotiations with key partners and stakeholders.

Business Head - Forever 21

• Apr 2013 - Nov 2014

Setup and launched the Forever 21 brand in India. Responsible for complete functioning of the Forever 21 business in India viz. top-line goals, profitability objectives, retail operations, PR and marketing, merchandise planning and supply chain management, visual merchandising and e-commerce. Delivered a top-line of INR 2 billion while heading a team over of 500 people across various functions – retail operations, planning and merchandising, marketing, VM, logistics, etc. Setup and launched the Forever 21 brand in India. Responsible for complete functioning of the Forever 21 business in India viz. top-line goals, profitability objectives, retail operations, PR and marketing, merchandise planning and supply chain management, visual merchandising and e-commerce. Delivered a top-line of INR 2 billion while heading a team over of 500 people across various functions – retail operations, planning and merchandising, marketing, VM, logistics, etc.

National Operations Manager

• Mar 2012 - Mar 2013

Headed retail operations for DLF Brands – Sunglass Hut, Mango, DKNY, Mothercare, Early Learning Centre, Boggi Milano, Alcott, Claire’s, Puma and Pure Home + Living – across exclusive stores and shop-in-shops – for over 100 points of sales. Headed retail operations for DLF Brands – Sunglass Hut, Mango, DKNY, Mothercare, Early Learning Centre, Boggi Milano, Alcott, Claire’s, Puma and Pure Home + Living – across exclusive stores and shop-in-shops – for over 100 points of sales.

Principal Consultant

• May 2011 - Feb 2012

Responsible for business development and revenue generation for the practice. Lead and manage project teams by co-ordination, service line development, client and team management. Evaluate the financial aspects of projects such as budgets, expenditures, research and development appropriations, return-on-investment and profit-loss projections. Responsible for business development and revenue generation for the practice. Lead and manage project teams by co-ordination, service line development, client and team management. Evaluate the financial aspects of projects such as budgets, expenditures, research and development appropriations, return-on-investment and profit-loss projections.

General Manager - Operations

• Oct 2010 - Apr 2011

Spearheaded the retail – exclusive brand stores, key accounts, shop-in-shops – and institutional sales businesses. Conceived and conceptualized the overall sales and operations strategy, implemented and drove the same across all zones. Responsible for driving revenues and profitability for the retail and institutional sales businesses. Spearheaded the retail – exclusive brand stores, key accounts, shop-in-shops – and institutional sales businesses. Conceived and conceptualized the overall sales and operations strategy, implemented and drove the same across all zones. Responsible for driving revenues and profitability for the retail and institutional sales businesses.

Profit Center Head

• Oct 2006 - Jun 2009

Headed a business of INR 400 million and a team of 200+ in NCR (led a cross-functional team with executives from finance, marketing, HR, administration, IT, logistics, etc.). Responsible for sales and merchandising across Pantaloons stores that included driving customer insights, formulating product strategy and managing product lines, creating consumption-boosting concepts through the year and driving space and product profitability. Headed a business of INR 400 million and a team of 200+ in NCR (led a cross-functional team with executives from finance, marketing, HR, administration, IT, logistics, etc.). Responsible for sales and merchandising across Pantaloons stores that included driving customer insights, formulating product strategy and managing product lines, creating consumption-boosting concepts through the year and driving space and product profitability.

Store Operations Manager

• Jun 2001 - Sep 2006

Headed retail operations for exclusive brand stores, shop-in-shops and key accounts worth INR 80 million in the NCR. Headed retail operations for exclusive brand stores, shop-in-shops and key accounts worth INR 80 million in the NCR.