Faizur Rehman Faruqui, Managing Director

Faizur Rehman Faruqui

Managing Director

Dazzle

Location
India - Bengaluru
Education
Diploma, Computer Science
Experience
27 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :27 years, 7 Months

Managing Director at Dazzle
  • India - Bengaluru
  • My current job since August 2012

o Started Dazzle Bag Store back in 2012 with an aim to establish as a high-quality and affordable fashion bag brand.
o Built this handbags store brand from scratch. Started with a small store in the by lanes to becoming one of the favourites & biggest store for Handbag in prime Commercial Hub commercial street in Bangalore.
o Today we have 3 stores in Bangalore including a whole-sale store and a small factory setup to provide a unique experience of customization of bags. Its well on its way to more success and growth.

General Manager at Zeeba Trading
  • Bahrain - Manama
  • October 2009 to August 2012

An Importer and Wholesaler of Garments, Accessories and Home Textile.

JOB PROFILE: Business Development with Hyper Markets in Bahrain.

Manager at Target Corporation
  • India - Delhi
  • July 2007 to August 2009

o Efficiently managed vendors & team with key performance metrics alway above 98%.
o Managed production in factories across different countries including India, Pakistan, Egypt, Turkey and China.
o Was being awarded with Target stock option because of my high performance.
o Managed a total business of over $ 150 Million across countries incl. India, Pakistan, Egypt and Turkey with a diverse team.

Senior Market Representative at Target Corporation
  • India - Bengaluru
  • May 2005 to June 2007

o Worked closely with buyer and vendor on PD&D Calendar, T&A and contingency planning.
o Worked closely with vendor on their pricing and achieving required target prices and working on all possible contingencies for a long year round program ahead of time.
o Lead a team to manage over $ 70 Million Home Textile Business (Towels, Sheeting, Home and Kitchen Textile) in Target with flawless execution.
o Awarded the maximum number of excellence awards in Target for managing Team, Execution and Excellence.

Market Representative at Target Corporation
  • India - Delhi
  • August 2003 to April 2005

o Managed a business of over $ 30 Million for hard goods including metal decorative from Moradabad and Jaipur and towels from Welspun, Modern Terry Towels and Trident.
o Moved on an independent charge to NEW Target Bangalore office in May 2004.
o Increased business of Bangalore office from $20 Million to almost about $ 70 Million thru large programs of Terry Towels and Sheeting.
o Achieved number of awards on team management, execution and communication.

Senior Merchandiser at First August Pvt. Ltd.
  • India - Delhi
  • June 2002 to July 2003

Worked closely with buyers and vendor partners on product development, costing, negotiation, t&a.
Products Handled : Home Furnishings & Ladies / Children Wear Garments in Knits & Woven.

Assistant Marketing Manager at The Home Store India Ltd.
  • India - Delhi
  • September 1996 to August 2002

Hard Goods and Home Interior products Exporter and Retailer- Promoted by highly qualified and accomplished personnel with more than 50 years of collective experience in the field of Marketing and Exports.
PRODUCTS HANDLED: Hard Goods, Home Furnishings and Interior products

Education

Diploma, Computer Science
  • at International School of Computer Technology
  • March 1991
High school or equivalent, Actuarial Science
  • at Ludlow Castle No. 1
  • May 1989

Specialties & Skills

Product Development
Sourcing
Negotiation
Merchandising
procurement
Leadership
Trend Analysis
Team Management
Contingency Planning
Merchandising
operation
negotiation
team leadership
planning
purchasing
marketing

Social Profiles

Personal Website
Personal Website
dazzlebag.in

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Arabic
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Google Certified Digital Marketing Professional (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2020
6 Sigma certification (Training)
Training Institute:
Target Corporation
Date Attended:
January 2008

Hobbies

  • Learning
    Interest in learning new things helped me recently during lockdown, made my own E commerce site for Dazzle Bag. Learned and got a certification from Google for Digital Marketing & SEO expert. Always open to new learning.