Manoj Kumar

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Profile

Overall, 11+ years of experience includes Buying & Merchandising, Logistics Operations, Packaging Development, Planning and Business Development, Vendor development and management, Stores and warehouse management, Goals driven, Execution centered, Performance focused Manager with keen interest in Retailing, E Commerce and Innovative Aggressive Marketing campaigns.

Skill sets

Tactical : Logistics Operations, Store Operations, Warehousing, Purchase &Distribution Planning for Stores, Vendor management, Assortment planning, Supplier Co-ordination & Negotiation, SAP MM Module, Promotion Planning and Cost Optimization.

Behavioral:Analytical Thinker, Self-Driven, Peoples Manager (managed 50+), “Go-to-Guy” in crisis situations

Career Contour:

Nysaa Retail Pvt Ltd (1Indiafamilymart) Aug 2019 - till date

Nysaa Retail pvt ltd is the fashion company which was established in 2013 is today a fastest growing value retail chain with strong presence across tier 2, 3 and 4 cities with 104 offline stores providing affordable fashion and general merchandise to its customers.

Buyer

Key Deliverables:

Plan and supervise the buying of products at right time, in right quantity, at right price which serves the profit objective of our company.

Minimum margins to be set and met

Sale through responsibilities and making sure that 80% new items are procured in a month.

Places Purchase orders and manages changes to existing order if any.

Vendor Management and Vendor Payments

Participate actively in making long range merchandising plans covering sale, stocks, purchases, margins, stock levels.

Daily control of operations by checking results weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly specially sale vs stock.

Merchandise assortment and Range Planning. Sampling and Packing.

Liaising with Finance manager for Payment schedule.

Analysis reports on Sales/Stock/Margin/breakages/Slow movers/Fast movers/Q.C/Vendor Performances/Product performances/Competitor Performances.

Analyzing Gap and buying the stocks as per the approved benchmarks on buying matrix.

Checking deliveries from vendors and taking appropriate actions on delays.

Daily coordination with Warehouse team for store dispatch.

Analyze at least one department/product category performance sale/ Stock at Warehouse/Store, margin and make action report.

Analyze at least one vendor performance daily.

Call at least 3 stores daily and checking on the performance of new stock as well as checking it via ERP.

Reduce materials costs to the lowest levels consistent with quality objectives.

Regular store visit to have fair knowledge of merchandise display and its sales at store level.

Uniworld Co. Feb 19 – Aug 19

Packaging and Business Development – Business Head

Key Deliverables:

Design, Develop and implement packaging materials based on client requirements

New product development and launches with different shape and packing formats

Manage stability and compatibility of packaging materials

Develop specifications of packaging materials, drawings, test methods and quality protocols.

Vendor development to implement new products along with cost reduction.

Defining scope of work and capturing client’s expectations

Analysis of all packaging materials rigid, flexible, paper-based packaging and their manufacturing processes

Current turnover was of 1.5 Cr and was expected to cross 2 Cr in next 6 months.

JABONG.com March’12 – Jan 19

Manager (Forward Logistics–Last Mile Operations)

Jabong.com is a young and vibrant company that aims to provide good quality branded products. Jabong.com caters to the fashion needs of men, women and kids across footwear, apparel, jewelry and accessories.

Key Deliverables:

Handling team of 15 members along with 6 outsourced Vendors and one in-house vendor

Project Management ofE-commerce platform of Order Fulfillmentincludes WH Dispatch, Marketplace Dispatch and Last Mile Delivery(LMD) Management process.

Work closely with courier partners and set Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for executing first-time deliveries by city, zone, region or country.

Planning, Organizing, Controlling of Logistics operations of all 7 DSP’sin line with organization guidelines.

Maintain vendor relationships, monitoring the turnaround time of our local vendors and courier partners

Monitoring Average Dispatch of 18 -22 Kshipments per day

Designed a systematic process to track each consignment until it’s delivered finally.

Indirect control over 600 Delivery centers All India and Franchise partners for Final Delivery.

Had an Escalation team of 5 members handling2000 fresh Escalation per day for issues like- order status / address change / Cancellations/ Risk -Fraud Delivery/Refund issues and Complaints against Courier Partners.

Ensuring effective warehouse management for E-commerce customers in order to bring higher efficiency and cost reduction measures in coordination with management.

Adherence in maintaining operational effectiveness along with customer satisfaction.

Working with teams and customer for creation and implementation of SOP as per quality standards.

Rate Negotiation with vendors &Reconciliation of Freight Invoices & COD bills. Once the freight bills are reconciled,freight bills are submitted to the finance team two days prior to the payment cycle.

Scrutinizing the whole Operational Process to remove the flaws by having discussions with our reporting manager alongwith respective DSP's SPOC.

Responsible for initiating steps resulting in improvement in contact center bringing out higher efficiency and initiating cost reduction accordingly.

Monitoring resource productivity periodically to ensure high team efficiency and better TAT for task completion.

V2 Retail ltd(Previously known asVishal Retail Limited) June’ 11 – Feb’12

Merchandiser (Household, Sports & Stationary Division)

Key Deliverables:

To prepare shortfall of the current season & ensure its fulfillment on urgent basis as per the current sale trend analysis and on the basis of present stock.

liaising with buyers, analysts, stores, suppliers and distributors

To collect PIR (Purchase indent requisition) of subsequent six terms from planning department & make procurement calendar.

To locate & meet new vendor to assess its potential for a long term business.

Tracking of purchase order till delivery of goods as per purchase order and also tracking for dispatch of the merchandise with SCM team.

Responsible for the receipt of goods at the DC level as specifications in purchase order.

Responsible for schedule and execution of stock transfer orders.

Forecasting profits and sales, and optimizing the sales volume and profitability of designated product areas.

Controlling stock levels based on forecasts for the season.

Using specialist computer software i.e. SAP to handle sales statistics, produce sales projections and present spreadsheets and graphs.

Analyzing every aspect of bestsellers (for example, the bestselling price points, colors or styles) and ensuring that bestsellers reach their full potential.

Analyzing previous season's sales and reporting on the current season's lines.

Meeting with suppliers and managing the distribution of stock, by negotiating cost prices, ordering stock, agreeing timescales and delivery dates, and completing the necessary paperwork.

Authorize Purchase Order for finalized products in SAP

Registering and dealing the genuine vendors after proper evaluation.

Making proper plans for assortment & allocation.

Vishal Mega Mart Oct’09 – April’11

Store Manager (Jamshedpur store)

Key Deliverables:

Prepare sales &expenditure budget Plan to achieve bottom line/EBDITA.

Implementing measures of cost control & developing new avenues for promoting the business.

Implementation of retail strategies and action plans to achieve the store’s sales and profit budgets

Ensure SOP adherence, regular audits & reviews to meet desired standards.

oEnsure all administrative responsibilities are completed promptly and accurately.

oIdentify and resolve operational issues in coordination with Head Office and Store Staff.

Implementation of proper marketing strategies for maintaining Brand Image of Store & Company.

Implementing sales promotion plans to generate sales to achieve given Targets.

Ensuring the optimum stock levels through efficient ordering system.

Development and implementation of systems to control shrinkage/shoplifting.

Identification, Measurement and control of critical shrinkage area.

Visual Presentation of Store and its merchandise

Ensuring clear cut communication through signage.

Appointment of Shop in shops, Space selling for advertisements, display and promotions.

Monitoring the performance of Shop In Shop through various reports.

Vishal Retail Limited Feb’08 – Sep’09

Merchandiser (Household division)

Handling Procurement & Sourcing process of General Merchandising category (Household & Home ware division) and bears the ownership of day to day responsibilities of the same.

Formulating buying plan OTB planning and option planning

Co-ordination with WH Team for arranging vehicles to meet 100% dispatch plan.

Coordinating with Front end Category / WH & Stores, for ensuring No Stock-Out Situation at any given point.

Negotiation with current vendor for old and new articles and proper fulfillment of WH Req.

Maintaining relationships with existing suppliers and sourcing new suppliers for future products.

Collecting samples of required product from vendor by quoting best possible price.

Managing the vendors in terms of coordination on day to day basis for orders Placed /dispatched.

Management Internship

Café coffee Day, New Delhi April’07 to June’07

Tile of Project : Customer Profiling & Brand audit

Methodology : A proper questionnaire was prepared to evaluate the result through computer software by asking questions to different customers throughout New Delhi to different café outlets.

Deliverables:

1.Customer profiling:

Meaning, need & its types.

Classification as per CAFÉ COFFEE DAY need.

2.Brand audit:

Customer preference of brand

Comparison between CAFÉ COFFEE DAY & its competitor

Extra-curricular Activity :

Participated in Inter School Volley Ball Tournament.

Represented School in Cross country running.

Professional:

Represented MSM in Management Games organized by (AIMA).

Two times presented paper in Conference on Management in MSM.

Member of the committee of the MSM’s own Magazine ‘Parivartan’.

Handling the responsibility of Hostel Representative during PGDM

Education :

2008

PGDM (Marketing)

MSM, Meerut

AICTE Approved

2004

B.Com. (Accountancy Hons.)

P.N.College, Bhubaneswar

Utkal University

2001

XII (+2 Commerce)

ChinmayaVidyalaya, Jamshedpur

CBSE

2000

X (10th)

ChinmayaVidyalaya, Jamshedpur

CBSE

Education Others:

Diploma in SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT from CII (Confederation of Indian Industry)

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