krishna shankar, Division Manager

krishna shankar

Division Manager

Pure Gold

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Marketing
Experience
24 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :24 years, 7 Months

Division Manager at Pure Gold
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since February 2014

Pure Gold Jewellers are market leaders in the field of Jewelry with over 125 outlets within the Middle East and other Asian regions. Pure Gold has a portfolio of a wide range of International Brands. Pure Gold is the sole concessionaire for retail of gold and diamond jewelry at various duty frees across the globe. Pure Gold Jewellers employs more than 1000 retail staff across the globe and also owns two jewelry manufacturing factories in India and China, employing over 1, 500 workers.

KRA’s

 Managing the complete watches operation from sourcing brands up to retail management.
 Develop long-range forecasts and maintain long-range financial plan & budgeting
 Provide advice on changes required in terms of displays, product specifications, designs etc.
 Training sales staff on watches, brands and its attributes
 Ensure availability of fast moving models & prepare plan to clear slow moving stocks.
 Sourcing watch Brands which sync with the Jewelry Stores
 Undertake pricing activities for brands based on pre-defined markup
 Managing space within the stores for optimum visibility of all Brands
 Proper brand representation and Positioning.
 Accountable for selecting a commercial range appropriate in each brand

Brand Manager at Swiss Watch Group (ILG)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 2003 to January 2014

Swiss Watch Group currently International Luxury Group (ILG) is one of the world’s leading fashion & Accessories Company possessing a portfolio of internationally renowned licensed brands distributed worldwide. ILG is a recognized leader in the watch-making market, and a fast growing player in the branded eyewear, jewelry and leather goods markets.
KRA’s

 Handled Aigner, Givenchy, Cerruti 1881, GF Ferre and Police watches.
 Driving the performance of these brands within retail outlets across UAE & the Middle East
 Coordinate with Brand Principals in respect to ordering and market feedback
 Undertake pricing activities for brands based on pre-defined markup
 Carrying out effective research & intelligence into competitor products & other trends
 Analyzing and expediting ATL and BTL Marketing activities
 Sales/Stock/Ageing Analysis.
 Responsible for managing the Stocks in retail outlets.
 Ensure proper brand representation and Positioning at retail outlets

Business Development Executive at GETIT Infomediary
  • India - Bengaluru
  • September 1999 to November 2003

Meeting potential clients to fill space in the Telephone directory to achieve daily targets.
After a potential sale make arrangements for the legal formalities & completing the sale
Prepare proposals to clients based on their Industry level
Preparing Sales reports and databases pertaining to the assigned territory.
Collecting payments within the proposed due dates

Education

Master's degree, Marketing
  • at SJ College of Engineering
  • August 2001

Passed out with First class and a distinction in Marketing Subjects like Advertising and Sales Promotion, Services Marketing etc.

Bachelor's degree, Finance
  • at J.S.S College
  • April 1999

Passed out with a first class and excellent marks in major subjects

Specialties & Skills

Product Development
Analysis
Pricing
Brand Management
Microsoft Office software & the Internet- Expert.
Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Pricing

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Malayalam
Expert
Tamil
Intermediate

Memberships

TAPMI
  • Life Member
  • January 2003

Training and Certifications

Dubai Council of Education (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2006
Valid Until:
September 2006

Hobbies

  • Reading