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Omnichannel Retail professional
Shikha Aggarwal
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Lancashire, United Kingdom
Experience
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Skills
I'm offering
• Merchandise/Assortment Planning for both offline and online channels across categories for B2C/B2B business
• Implementation of business processes of BI reports, Budgeting, Merchandise and Assortment Planning, Inventory management for retail clients
• Produce timely and accurate custom sales performance reports for the business
• Identification of gaps in the market and innovating new product lines/categories and strategize the launch and execution plan
• Implementation of business processes of BI reports, Budgeting, Merchandise and Assortment Planning, Inventory management for retail clients
• Produce timely and accurate custom sales performance reports for the business
• Identification of gaps in the market and innovating new product lines/categories and strategize the launch and execution plan
Markets
United Kingdom
Language
English
Fluently
Ready for
Larger project
Ongoing relation / part-time
Full time contractor
Available
My experience
2018 - 2019
job
Account Manager
Reliance E commerce.
• Managed brand operations across various sales Channels/Formats
• Plan and achieve budgeted sales and profitability targets for the brand
• Managed Merchandise/Assortment Planning and Buying for the brand for B2C/B2B business formats
• Develop new business with existing clients/formats and identify areas of improvement to meet sales target
• Negotiate contracts and close agreements to maximise profits
• Providing monthly production forecasts and liaising regularly with the manufacturers to ensure optimal stock position
• Maintain exceptional business relationships with clients/suppliers through faultless account management and communication
• Maximise brands' potential, ensuring the brand is competitive in the marketplace, in relation to the optimum communication strategies, trade promotions, advertising, packaging and pricing.
• To develop, recommend and execute marketing plans for the brand and manage the effective deployment of the marketing budget.
• Work with the Sales Team to maximise brands' potential, in relation to the optimum shelf presence, trade promotional activity, POS display and distribution
• Provide daily, weekly, monthly sales and inventory reports
• Promote internal operational synergies and alignment to improve the merchandise supply across formats
• Manage annual brand budget, challenge costs and aggressively pursue value optimisation opportunities
• Plan and achieve budgeted sales and profitability targets for the brand
• Managed Merchandise/Assortment Planning and Buying for the brand for B2C/B2B business formats
• Develop new business with existing clients/formats and identify areas of improvement to meet sales target
• Negotiate contracts and close agreements to maximise profits
• Providing monthly production forecasts and liaising regularly with the manufacturers to ensure optimal stock position
• Maintain exceptional business relationships with clients/suppliers through faultless account management and communication
• Maximise brands' potential, ensuring the brand is competitive in the marketplace, in relation to the optimum communication strategies, trade promotions, advertising, packaging and pricing.
• To develop, recommend and execute marketing plans for the brand and manage the effective deployment of the marketing budget.
• Work with the Sales Team to maximise brands' potential, in relation to the optimum shelf presence, trade promotional activity, POS display and distribution
• Provide daily, weekly, monthly sales and inventory reports
• Promote internal operational synergies and alignment to improve the merchandise supply across formats
• Manage annual brand budget, challenge costs and aggressively pursue value optimisation opportunities
Packaging, Manager, Contracts, Production, Pos, Sales, Optimization, Management, Deployment, Marketing, Account Manager, Contracts, B2C, Budget, B2B, Account management, Advertising
2015 - 2016
job
Lead Consultant-Retail Business
I4 Global Information technologies.
• Implemented Business processes/retail solutions for Analytic and BI reports, Budgeting and Merchandise Planning for retail clients
• Requirement Gathering and defining a scope for the project
• Business process modelling
• Defined and deployed new business processes and organisational changes
• Implemented the Reporting, AOP and OTB processes on BOARD for a retail client
• Requirement Gathering and defining a scope for the project
• Business process modelling
• Defined and deployed new business processes and organisational changes
• Implemented the Reporting, AOP and OTB processes on BOARD for a retail client
Retail, BEE, Planning, Processes
2014 - 2015
job
Senior Merchandiser
Apparel Group.
• Charted the brand roadmap for P&L management and achieving product pricing and procurement margin targets for a brand
• Introduced new price points and product lines to the existing product range
• Worked with the Sales and Visual Merchandising team to maximise brands' potential, in relation to the optimum shelf presence, trade promotional activity and POS display
• Provide daily, weekly, monthly sales reports and inventory reports
• Introduced new price points and product lines to the existing product range
• Worked with the Sales and Visual Merchandising team to maximise brands' potential, in relation to the optimum shelf presence, trade promotional activity and POS display
• Provide daily, weekly, monthly sales reports and inventory reports
Procurement, Management, Sales, Visual Merchandising, Pos
2013 - 2014
job
Brand Planner
Landmark Group.
• Retail budgeting, sales planning & merchandise planning for women's wear plus size brand
• Responsible for Assortment Planning, Inventory management and Promotion Planning for the brand
• Responsible for Assortment Planning, Inventory management and Promotion Planning for the brand
Retail, Management, Sales, Inventory management
2011 - 2013
job
Deputy Manager-Planning
Reliance Retail Ltd.
• Handled sales planning & merchandise planning for women's wear subcategory
• Demand forecasting and inventory planning
• Played a key role in adding new revenue streams by adding new categories and new products in the existing categories
• Developed strategies like differential assortments based on customised products, pricing, colour preference and differential pricing & promotion strategies across regions/stores for expanding the business
• Demand forecasting and inventory planning
• Played a key role in adding new revenue streams by adding new categories and new products in the existing categories
• Developed strategies like differential assortments based on customised products, pricing, colour preference and differential pricing & promotion strategies across regions/stores for expanding the business
Forecasting, Sales, Manager
2010 - 2011
job
Consultant
Jubilant Retail.
• Handled retail budgeting & planning for women's wear categories
• Played a key role in adding new revenue streams by adding new categories and new products in the existing categories
• Played a key role in adding new revenue streams by adding new categories and new products in the existing categories
Retail, Planning
2008 - 2008
job
Quality Analyst
United Health Group.
• Worked for US Healthcare giant for implementation of new functionalities to their existing portfolio
• Meeting with the Design team for the requirements & Preparing Business Requirement/Code Change/Testing Documents
• Knowledge base of Health Insurance domain
• Expertise in Mainframes and manual testing
• Meeting with the Design team for the requirements & Preparing Business Requirement/Code Change/Testing Documents
• Knowledge base of Health Insurance domain
• Expertise in Mainframes and manual testing
Design, Manual testing, Analyst, Implementation, Testing, Health, Insurance
2006 - 2008
job
Software Engineer
Accenture.
• Deal with UK/Japanese Clients for Banking/Insurance applications for implementation of new functionalities to their existing portfolio
• Preparation of Code Change/Testing Documents as per the requirements
• Knowledge base of Banking and Insurance domain
• Expertise in Mainframes and manual testing
• Exposure to Database management Tools
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACHIEVEMENTS
• Participated in district/state level sport tournaments for various sports like Badminton and TT
• Have won prizes in carom, drawing and other creative art, debates, dance, drama at school and college level
• Active member of Lancaster University Enactus team
• Preparation of Code Change/Testing Documents as per the requirements
• Knowledge base of Banking and Insurance domain
• Expertise in Mainframes and manual testing
• Exposure to Database management Tools
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACHIEVEMENTS
• Participated in district/state level sport tournaments for various sports like Badminton and TT
• Have won prizes in carom, drawing and other creative art, debates, dance, drama at school and college level
• Active member of Lancaster University Enactus team
Database, Manual testing, Management, Sport, Banking, Implementation, Testing, Software, Insurance
My education
2019
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2020
Lancaster University Management School
MSc, Strategy
MSc, Strategy
2008
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2010
National Institute of Fashion Technology
Masters, Fashion Technology
Masters, Fashion Technology
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