Rajkumar Panikkath, Retail Consultant

Rajkumar Panikkath

Retail Consultant

Emirates Computers

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Diploma, DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER APPLICATION
Experience
13 years, 7 months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :13 years, 7 months

Retail Consultant at Emirates Computers
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • June 2007 to March 2011

Work Profile:
•Deployed Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management system for NOKIA BRAND
RETAIL (NBR)
•Integration of Microsoft Dynamics RMS with Microsoft Dynamics GP with all
related modules and standards.
•The responsibilities include the writing the Requirement Specifications for
the whole project and preparing detail Functional Specification documents &
supporting the Technical team with necessary functional inputs.
•Providing in house solution for several business objects that need certain
customizations for various business requirements based on the gaps
identified & testing the customized Application.
•Setting up of Item master - Item Classes - Inventory Posting profiles -
Inventory Control Setups- Inventory types and different Valuation methods -
Defining Cost and Pricing Groups -- Warehouse & Locations - Inventory
Journals.
•Reviewing the configuration and implementation documentation prepared by
the documentation team serving as part of the project deliverable to the
client.
•Collaborating with fellow team members to achieve divisional and corporate
goals.
•Designed training materials to bring users up to speed with the standard
system functionality.
•Evaluate and recommend new technologies and processes
•Managing New Show room Set up, Head Counting Systems, Exhibition Set
ups
•Monitoring the connectivity between Head office and retail outlets
•Supervise Daily Data Backups
•Draw up project plan and execute MIS and Dashboard reports as per
schedule

Manager EDP (Indian Operations) at Flemingo Duty Free
  • India - Mumbai
  • June 2003 to May 2007

•Headed in developing customized retail software bringing in all the Indian
Customs Rules and regulations for Duty Free Business
•Working closely with Software development team to strike a balance between
business needs and technical implementation.
•Project Management, New store roll-outs (Across India), User management - (Security setting and Privileges), Application User training.
•Managing scope and prioritizing project tasks to meet the changing business
environment
•Database Management, Remote Corporate Back-up maintenance.
•Handling Management report requirements and 24 X 7 support as outlets
run 24 X 7

Additional Responsibilities:
•In charge of Supply Chain Management of South India Operation.
•Implementation of system procedures for ISO 9001.

Process Executive at Deutsche Bank
  • India - Chennai
  • June 2002 to May 2003

•Designing the software as per banks requirement
•Implementation of software across the locations in TamilNadu and
Pondicherry
•In charge of Cash Management, based in Coimbatore servicing Telecom
companies.
•Collection services for clients, Coordinating with partner banks for services
•Reconciliation of funds transfer from the various locations to Deutsche bank
(Chennai & Mumbai)
•Maintaining continual relationship with clients.

Systems & Logistics Executive at Books Plus LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 1999 to February 2002

•Inventory Control which includes Whole Sale & Retail operations, controlling
the retail outlets and Warehouse.
•Systems support, MIS & Database maintenance at regular intervals.
•Assigning & capturing barcodes to the products in the outlets & Successfully
Implementing the same across the outlets to ensure 100% scanning.
•Manage cycle count program, defining parameters, running reports,
coordinating counts, performing counts, auditing counts, analyzing variances,
identifying root causes and corrective actions, posting results, obtaining
approvals for adjustments, processing adjustments, and reporting results to
management
•Headed a team of 12 for the functioning of Stock & Retail operations which
involved special promotions, discount sale.

Education

Diploma, DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER APPLICATION
  • at WINSOFT TECHNOLOGIES
  • January 1998
Diploma, DIPLOMA IN ORACLE
  • at SSI
  • October 1997
Master's degree, Master of Finance and Control
  • at Bharathiyar University
  • April 1997
Bachelor's degree, Commerce
  • at Bharathiyar University
  • May 1995

Specialties & Skills

Adjustments
User Management
Materials
Inventory Control
ERP: Microsoft Great Plains 8,9
Microsoft Retail Management
MS SQL SERVER 2005,2008
Windows 2000/2003/XP

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Tamil
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Hindi
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