Daanish Chaudhri

• Returned business from AED 120, 000 annual deficit to break-even within 12 months through cost restructuring, service
repricing, and supplier renegotiation
• Lead and develop 9-person technical team — Painters, Detailers, PPF Technicians, Body Mechanics — improving
workshop throughput by 30%
• Delivered full financial oversight across P&L, payroll, CAPEX, and vendor contracts — reducing operational costs and
maintaining direct investor-level reporting accountability
• Revived a dormant 31, 000-follower social media presence — personally fronting video content across Instagram and
TikTok that increased workshop sales 8-fold

• Founded, scaled, and exited a multi-channel e-commerce business at $260, 000 valuation (Q4 2024)
• Automated 90% of supply chain using Linnworks — scaled to 150 orders/day across 30 SKUs without headcount
growth
• Maintained 99%+ positive feedback across Amazon UK, Amazon EU, and eBay across five years of operation
• Personally negotiated and closed the acquisition directly with the purchasing director — conducting multiple rounds of
due diligence, structuring a 6-month operational handover, and providing full documentation to ensure a clean and
successful transition

• Promoted from dispatcher to Business Manager within 12 months after implementing Linnworks from scratch —
replacing a paper-based inventory operation across the full business
• Linnworks integration contributed directly to a 6x increase in company sales output
• Delivered 3 commercial website launches and multi-platform marketplace expansion within a 25-person
cross-functional team, extending the companys market reach and contributing to sustained commercial growth

Founded a self-funded womens plus size fashion brand specializing in palazzo trousers,
selling primarily on eBay with parallel listings on Amazon and a Magento-built website.
Identified an underserved niche, designed a proprietary product, and scaled to 20 units per
day at £20 per unit within the first trading period — demonstrating rapid product-market
fit in a competitive fashion category.
• Product & Sales: Identified palazzo trousers as an underserved eBay niche;
designed and manufactured a proprietary style that reached 20 units per day at a
£20 price point — generating approximately £400 in daily revenue at peak trading
and establishing the brand as a credible fashion retailer within months of launch
• Multi-Platform Operations: Managed inventory, customer service, order
fulfilment, and listings simultaneously across eBay (primary channel), Amazon, and
a Magento website — applying marketplace skills developed at Casky to a faster
moving, higher-volume fashion environment
• Lessons Applied: When a product quality issue (zip defect across a batch) forced
the business to wind down, the experience established a rigorous approach to
supplier quality control and product validation that was applied directly at Alpha
Traders — where a 99%+ positive feedback rating was maintained across five years
and 150 daily orders

• Built a motorcycle clothing business from scratch — store fitout, 80-SKU proprietary product range, and parallel launch
across Amazon and eBay, reaching £5, 000/month revenue
• Identified that Amazon consistently outperformed the physical store; self-taught bulk feed management and pivoted to
make online the primary revenue driver — the insight that launched a decade of e-commerce entrepreneurship

Managed convenience retail operations embedded within the corporate offices of Deloitte,
AON, RBS, and BDO in London EC2 — high-footfall, corporate-standard environments
demanding consistent operational discipline, high presentation standards, and strong
service delivery.
• Managed a 6-person team with full responsibility for staff rota, recruitment,
training, performance management, and daily till reconciliation
• Owned all stock ordering, supplier coordination, in-store promotions, and
merchandising standards across the site
• Delivered ongoing staff training covering sales techniques, health and safety
legislation, and customer service standards in line with the corporate environments
served

• Self-funded womens fashion brand on eBay, Amazon, and Magento website — scaled to 20 units/day at £20 per unit
within first trading period

Hands-on retail management in a high-volume, fast-paced buying and selling environment.
Personally generated £250, 000+ in sales revenue as a hands-on, target-driven store
manager.
• Led a team of 5; managed store KPIs, stock audits, merchandising, and daily
operations
• Delivered regular performance reports and presentations to Regional and District
Managers
• Consistently achieved and exceeded personal sales targets in a commission-driven
environment through strong commercial instinct and customer relationship
management

Career began in two of Londons most demanding retail environments. At Harrods
Knightsbridge — as an authorised Apple retailer within one of the worlds most prestigious
department stores — the benchmark for luxury service, operational presentation, and
high-net-worth customer management was established. These foundational years set a
standard of professionalism that has carried through every subsequent role.