Sneha Desai

Experience

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  Paper Boat

  Nov 2016 - Apr 2017

  Sales Associate- internship
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  Pantaloons

  Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

  Assistant Store Manager- internship
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  Landmark Group

  Aug 2018 - Aug 2022

  *Pre-season activity- Analysis on past season sales trend/ ROS/ Sell Thru/Markdowns/Net Margins atconcept/country/class/brand/Pricing/SKU/UDA level to develop and manage weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly merchandise plans.*In season activity- Analyzed daily sales trend to manage stock positioning, adjust the stock inflows based on forecasted sales numbers, propose liquidation strategy in profitable way.*Enhanced freshness of new launch in store from 59% to 74% and improved on shelf availability of regular stocks from 64% to 96% instores across MENA/GCC country. *Planned Initial Allocation and Replenishment strategies to maximize retail business profitability. Developed collaboration with Buying, Logistics and finance teams by giving visibility of the forecast and sharing KPI (On Shelf availability, Forecast Accuracy, Stock Cover, OTB).*KPI’s: In-Stock, Days of Inventory, Supplier Fill Rate, RDC Fill rate, Forecast Accuracy, Closing stocks management, On self Availability, Sales growth, Training younger talent within the team. Weniger anzeigen • As part of category planning, worked on season planning which included past season performance analysis, growth pillar workings, new product line introduction working SWOT analysis.• Excelled at inventory management thru proactive monitoring and identification of marketplace trends and actioned on the opportunity to maximize sale, increase sell thru, maintain 98% availability on regular lines, reduce markdowns and achieve margins. Also did weekly analysis on stock position, covers and having close eyes on launches enabled the category to achieve 103% of budget.• Successfully worked on supply side of planning on Merchandise financial planning tool (MFP) and PARX which enables planners to plan for season at store- department-class level. Incorporated process improvement projects in supply and demand side of planning activities y working on store capacity analysis, Minimum display capacity ETC.• Worked extensively on maintaining stock uniformity by forecasting and ordering of stock across 8 Gulf territory for Fashion and continuity products in Kids Category by building communication bridge between retail, operations, planning, logistics and buying Team.• Maintained a seamless experience for retail and E-commerce customers by maintaining availability of stocks and ensuring timely launch of products.• Actively trained and coached peers on planning strategies and improve efficiency. Weniger anzeigen -Successfully represented Planning department of Babyshop in Mega Distribution Center(MDC) project for Landmark group which is an automation giant that caters to 4 GCC countries and 8 franchisee’s initial allocation and replenishment needs. Resolved teething issues and ensured smooth transition from traditional warehouse to automatic DC.-Space planning by analyzing territory/store performance based on store/product grading, location, climatic influence, Target customer, product positioning etc to minimize terminal stocks.-Store Exposure - Assisted Store manager in implementing daily activity and resolving customer issues and suggested new omni channel as a project to the management. Weniger anzeigen

  • Merchandise Planner

    Nov 2021 - Aug 2022

  • Assistant Merchandise Planner

    Jan 2020 - Jan 2021

  • Merchandise Allocator

    Aug 2018 - Jan 2020
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  Al-Futtaim

  Aug 2022 - Feb 2023

  Demand & Supply Planner

  *Budgeting- Forecasting yearly sales, margins and OTB plan for the category.*Managing ordering for the category monthly and weekly by analysing stock position and future event preparation.*Liaising with store team for stock gaps and new SKU/range launch.*Maintaining optimum inventory of pareto lines and decreasing the count and stock of ageing SKU's*Maintaining appropriate parameters for SKU's on SAP for replenishment and also manually replenishing the Stores via SAP.