Ramnik Oberoi

Experience

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  Kingsmen Middle East LLC

  Jun 2011 - Jul 2011

  Internship

  -Worked under the sales department as Tele-Sales Executive in communications design & production group in the Asia Pacific and Middle East. Secured appointments from groups like Lu&Lu Hyper Market and JW Marriott.

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  Cluttons

  Feb 2013 - Aug 2013

  Internship

  -Worked under the valuation as well as property management department.

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  M. H. Alshaya Co.

  Jan 2014 - Feb 2019

  -Carefully managed the detailed merchandising aspect of textiles, accessories and lighting department of the brand.-Placed orders with the brand team by analysing customer reactions and market trends.-Built tools to monitor and maintain stock movement and consider different strategies like price changes, markdowns, promotions.-Diligently controlled compliance items.-Worked on seasonal sale files and took necessary actions based on the products sales hindsight, seasonal trends, continuity.-Forecast sales, margin profit and plan budget.-Orchestrated inter and intra country stock transfer to drive sales and stock clearance. Show less -Analysed daily store performance to set up daily sale targets for the stores in order to elevate the performance of sale. Built reports to tackle products at provision and took necessary steps.-Lead competitive shopping activity to analyse competitors price mechanisms.-Formalised weekly trade pack which significantly minimised the time effectively.-Spearheaded allocation and distribution of new styles based on store grading and performance and ensured that store receives newness regularly. Replenished product to optimise sales.-Regularised critical scrutiny of product pricing at the time of pricing and subsequent allocation.-Built and monitored critical path to sell the products based on its lifecycle, current and future trends and seasonally relevant.-Made cost and time effective decisions of getting the stock from the host brand.-Range selection and product development specific to market for various seasons throughout the year.-Weekly operational store walks to determine merchandising and promotional priorities  In depth knowledge of current competition-Launch of the brand on Noon.com; an e-commerce platform for UAE and KSA. Responsible for the range selection, supply chain management and system operations.-Provided reports and analysis as required by the management which included weekly trade pack, best seller reports, markdown sell thru, sale tracker, promotional analysis, margin drop analysis, stock age analysis, size analysis by department. Show less -Tracked shipments by coordinating with the host brand, country warehouse and Logistics (Central Distribution Centre). -Drafted shipping documents for marketing shipments for dispatching it to (LDC) Local Distribution Centre. -Assisted in setting up store grade table for nuanced IAQ requirement for different tiers.-Spearheaded Allocation and Distribution of new styles weekly based on store grading and performance and ensured that store receives newness regularly.-Compiled store lists for executing and updating promotional materials. -Carrying out price and flag changes (product status) in the system and maintaining the master pricing file for maintaining data sanctity. -Information processing.-Created ASNs (Advanced Shipping Note)- right from uploading the catalogue to posting the shipments.-Performed shipment pricing and resolved data insufficiency.-Handled all I.T. related queries from the brand team, warehouse and stores. Show less

  • Merchandiser - Pottery Barn Kids

    Sept 2018 - Feb 2019

  • Merchandiser - Jack Wills and El Ganso

    Mar 2016 - Aug 2018

  • Assistant Merchandiser - Express

    Jan 2014 - Feb 2016
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  H&M

  May 2023 - now

  Merchandise Manager