Sanjith Thulaseedharan, Head - Buying, Merchandising, Own Brands & Supply Chain Management

Sanjith Thulaseedharan

Head - Buying, Merchandising, Own Brands & Supply Chain Management

Jaleel Holdings

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Higher diploma, Strategy Management
Experience
20 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 0 Months

Head - Buying, Merchandising, Own Brands & Supply Chain Management at Jaleel Holdings
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since February 2017

Managing AED 1 billion business across emirates with P&L responsibility by working closely with board members and business team to frequently formulate and deliver sustainable strategic objectives.

Business Manager - Category Management & Buying at Enhance - Towell Group
  • Oman - Muscat
  • January 2016 to January 2017

Leading Category Management, buying and merchandising for 81 Enhance managed convenience and supermarket formats for FMCG, Branded Grocery Categories which includes Homecare, Personal Care, Processed foods, Beverages, Confectionary and Branded Groceries.

Dy General Manager/Category Head - FMCG at Reliance Retail - Cash & Carry Division
  • India - Navi Mumbai
  • November 2010 to November 2015

Managing buying and category management for 55 cash & carry stores across India for Non Food FMCG business with a business volume of 1200 crores per annum

Senior Buyer - FMCG at Metro Cash & Carry
  • India - Bengaluru
  • July 2008 to October 2010

Responsible for Sales & Margin growth for the category region wise on a monthly and yearly basis by executing right assortment across target groups with collaborative activation plans across vendor partners. Also responsible for the category P&L and cash flow KPI's

Department Manager - FMCG at Metro Cash & Carry
  • India - Bengaluru
  • January 2008 to June 2008

Responsible for sales & operations for Non Food FMCG portfolio (Turnover of 60 Cr per annum), ensuring operational KPI's and through efficient manpower planning and merchandise execution.

Sales Officer at Hindustan Unilever
  • India - Bengaluru
  • July 2005 to December 2007

Responsible for primary as well as secondary sales for the assigned territory by ensuring effective coverage through strong distribution network,
driving targeted distribution width and depth for key sku’s to increase penetration, managing a team of 12 members, motivating them to drive secondary and key packs distribution width & depth for the MOC and also tracking and improving the FCS (Field Capability Score) of every team member.

Key Account Executive at Procter & Gamble (P&G)
  • India - Bengaluru
  • April 2004 to June 2005

Responsible for primary and secondary sales across categories for BIG BAZAAR and FABMALL stores in Bangalore by ensuring activation plans, availability across categories through proper forecasting, stock planning, ensuring high OTIF rates, implementing right PDP’s (Permanent dispatch plans)

Education

Higher diploma, Strategy Management
  • at Indian Institute of Management - Kozhikode
  • December 2014

Understanding various strategy planning frameworks, analytics, implementation and review mechanisms

Master's degree, lnternational Business
  • at Indian Institute of Modern Management
  • November 2007

Commerce graduate with specialisation in Marketing and Taxation

Specialties & Skills

Management
Category Management
Category Development
Procurement
Key Account Management
Category Management
Promotions Managenent
Vendor Management
Buying & Merchandising
Team Management
Sales & Distribution
Supply Chain Management
Efficiency Improvement
New Product Development

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Kannada
Intermediate
Malayalam
Expert

Training and Certifications

Efficient Assortment Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2016