Anusha Pai

Experience

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  Target

  Aug 2008 - Jan 2016

  • Proactively planned receipt flow by directing inventory adjustments based on the demand and deliver on sales, turnover, and profits metrics• Responsible for account management, prioritization and forecasting by developing project plans with complete responsibility for project profit and loss• Strengthened relationships through proactive communication & collaboration with vendors, guests, clients, distribution centers, buying and support teams to maintain efficient delivery of merchandise across supply chain• Resolved freight shipment issues through fill rate troubleshooting and collaboratively prepares item forecasts for inventory production• Successfully collaborated with teams across the company on maintaining in stocks, replenishment, using sales history to allocate products across different stores and special events planning Show less • Analyzed seasonal trends, Markdowns, revenue, contribution numbers, bestsellers and slow sellers and developing strategies to procure inventory• Troubleshoot to maintain the stock goals for these departments to check the inventory position in the supply chain along with the shelf life.• Planned effective timing and action plans to deliver in stock goals on new item sales initiatives such as transitions, sales plans, seasonal promotions and assortment planning• Financial Analysis in terms of sales, inventory, markdowns and turnover for superior inventory management• Analyzed products based on the Sales history and designed a model to allocated• Handled Temporary price cuts and sales driving for unproductive inventory• Piloted the Company space in event maintenance and also forecast validation on sales Show less

  • Sr.Business Analyst Merchandise Planning

    Aug 2012 - Jan 2016

  • Business Analyst

    Feb 2011 - Aug 2012

  • Sr.Executive Merch ops

    Apr 2010 - Feb 2011

  • Executive Merch ops

    Aug 2008 - Apr 2010
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  Zivame

  Feb 2016 - May 2017

  Asst. Manager

  • Managing portfolios of 5 big brands and to develop strategy for the portfolio of brands in line with business objectives• Delivering commodity, category and sub category-wise traffic, conversions, customer base & revenue• Developing category promotion strategies partner with digital marketing and deliver within allocated budgets• Increasing the company's growth by securing new partners, consulting engagements, and by delivering new projects• Managing and performing the process of statement of Work and contract creation to secure new and follow-on work• Negotiating and building strong relationship with the supplier by leveraging experience in dealing with vendor• Working on Merchandising, sales strategy, new product introduction and expansion of product portfolio• Detailed research on existing market, customer behavior, develop customer insights to build and fortify the business model• Building retaining and grooming a strong team by setting up goals, KPI’s and effectively tracking them Show less

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  Hudson's Bay Company

  Aug 2017 - Sept 2020

  Team Lead

  Saks Fifth Avenue•Transitioned the entire operations process from the head quarters in North America and establish a set operating process and procedures•Set up the large team here in India and trained them to go live on the processes within 4weeks• Managed associates to ensure the right level of talent management Including ongoing feedback, career development and coaching•Collaborated with the team in its work in order to provide the highest quality standards• Reviewed the work of the team members for accuracy, completion and quality performance•Held regular team meetings and created an environment of good communication with effective two-way feedback of information and ideas•Ensured the team operates efficiently, adheres to procedures and best practices •Established and maintained excellent working relationships with all stakeholders at all levels•Supporting the associates to identify process gaps and document and coach them to improve them accordingly Show less

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  Saks India

  Sept 2020 - Feb 2024

  Content Set-Up:-Create and merchandise onsite product listing pages, landing pages, and other site content e.g. product listing page banners, top navigation tout images-Send preview links to the E-Commerce team for review-Update creative briefs with information, links & imagesSite QA:-Execute site and search results from QA to ensure the product is on-site and effectively merchandised-Identify issues and work with E-commerce Team, Distribution Center, Merch Ops, and Studio to resolve-QA live promotions to ensure that they are working correctlyReporting & Analysis:-Pull and manage the weekly Item Sell report, check data with the E-commerce team & distribute on a weekly, monthly, quarterly & ad hoc basis-Prepare weekly competitor email recap-Partner with the E-commerce team to track and analyze sales and inventory performance-Pull reporting and analysis to optimize navigation, refinements, linking, and onsite searchTeam Collaboration:-Collaborate with NewYork-based E-commerce team to execute business strategies Show less • Optimize operations and bring synergies across teams in Merchandising operations• Own monthly monitoring and evaluation process for the business recap andassessment of performance• Subject matter expert for all Merchandising Processes• Ensure engagement, follow-ups, stakeholder management at DMM and Buyer level andbelow• Drive partnership across peer groups in Merchandising• Learn, operate, and own Fresh desk as a process – Know everything about fresh deskplatform• Lead with our values: maintain high standards, be fearless, seek diverse perspectives, andtrust and respect one another• Ensure Merchandising India teams are a welcoming environment for all, fostering aninclusive and equitable environment Show less

  • Senior Manager, Digital Operations

    Apr 2023 - Feb 2024

  • Manager, Digital Operations

    Nov 2022 - Apr 2023

  • Manager, Merch Ops

    Sept 2020 - Oct 2022
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  Target

  Jun 2024 - now

  Senior Manager