Prasad Vaidya
Personal Details
Marital Status: Single, Male
D.O.B: 25.07.79
Permanent Address: Flat 102, Falak Naz Building, Burjuman Contact Tel: 056*-***-***
Email: ******.*********@*****.***
Professional Experience
January 2015 – July 2018
Salvatore Ferragamo: level Shoe District The Dubai Mall. Boutique Manager
Principle Activities
Overseeing day to day Boutique operations with an annual turnover of AED 12 Million
Increased sales by 15% in first year compared to the previous year by focusing on CRM Elite Client development and product enhancement with suggestions to the Buying Dept.
Responsible for the Recruiting, coaching, management and development of 6 Sales Personnel and 1 Supervisor and 1 Assistant Boutique Manager.
Maintaining individual appraisals- monthly 1 to 1, mid-year PMP, yearly PMP conjunction with the HRD Coordination and Motivation.
Ensuring the quality of clients’ service meets Maison standards and requirements and Mystery Shopping Report set up standards are achieved. Offering the clients a unique shopping experience, private and sophisticated atmosphere, and drive sales of exceptional merchandise.
Working with Planners and Merchandisers to make sure product assortment was appropriate at all times by conducting daily category analysis
Conduct bi-monthly competitor analysis and submit reports to the Brand and Retail Management offering a ‘compare and contrast’ viewpoint
Selected to go on an internal Management Development Programme which involved a 12 month series of Seminars on: Finance and Accounts, Inventory, Marketing, Coaching, Motivating and Training
August 2011 – December 2014
Christian Dior Couture (Mumbai, India)
Boutique Supervisor / Administrator
Principle Activities
Created a new record by achieving 91% in the Mystery Shopping
Managed to achieve a Target of $204,000 in June 2013
Organised stock movements with a better process, which resulted 0.3% of Shrinkage
Optimized sales of merchandise through ‘Impeccable Service ‘ by providing product knowledge, applying selling skills and customer service training
Work closely with the Boutique Manager in the training and development of Sales Associates
CRM Data Base maintenance and development
Organized and follow up all stock movements: Deliveries/ Transfers/ Private Sales
Overall stock security and stock control
Ensure proper Visual Merchandising by maintaining the window and in-store displays October 2010 - July 2011
The Collective (Aditya Birla Group, Mumbai, India) Floor Manager
Principle Activities
Managed a floor with a monthly turnover of $217,000 with the team of 6 staff.
Monthly Average Sale: $289,000
Monthly Average Conversion: 12%
Monthly Average walk-ins: 9000
Making sure our clients always received ‘Luxury Experience’ and ‘Exceptional Service’ at any given time
Managed to achieve a Target of $346,000 in December 2010
As a MADE TO MEASURE Specialist managed to acquire the biggest order of Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla of $33,906
Education and Training
September 2004 – June 2005
J D School Of Fashion Design
Fashion Designing
July 1996 – April 1997
Wilson College Of Arts and Science
First Year Arts
Languages Spoken
English
Hindi
Marathi