SAURABH MISHRA

Core strengths

• Operations Management
• Strategy planning
• Brand Acquisition
• Budgeting, Forecasting & Projection Planning
• New Project setup, Planning & Executions,
• People Management, Team building and Leading the team to achieve Target and Goals
• P&L management
• Buying strategy, brand architecture, strategy, positioning and Marketing
• Expansion Planning and business growth

Achievements:

• Successfully acquired Tous, Cerruti 1881, Cerruti Leather, Jadise and Missoni brand for the group.
• In communication with Dolce & Gabbana W&J, APM Monaco, Elle Saab, La Martina etc.
• During my tenure, interacted with 100+ international luxury brands.
• Attended world’s best Exhibition like Baselworld, Mipel, Micam, Vicenzaoro, IDM etc.
• Revamp the entire Abriez concept which turned to better revenue.
• Upsurge stores profit by changing product & aging mix and obtaining rent reduction by 30%.
• New store openings in A Grade Malls (Al Kout, Gate, Avenues, 360 and Tous Boutique).
• Successfully launched many brands on 3rd party E-commerce platforms.
• Conducted Luxury Exhibitions which has proven record and reduced residual pressure.
• Introduced better workforce.

Worked as a Concept Manager for 5 years and handled the successful establishment journey for Iconic brand. To look at developing the business from a strategic perspective, keeping into account the macro & micro economic & external trading conditions. Championed driving top line sales, margin management, stocks - budgeting/ planning/ liquidation, buying, people management & recruitment, business turnaround, expansion thereby net profit. Built brand persona and strengthened brand equity. Emerged as steward who steer organizations forward. Articulated and implemented strategic business plans to advance the business' mission and objectives and promote aggressive revenue, profitability and growth of the Fashion Brand.

Achievements:
• Piloted Iconic Brand in Kuwait and driven the business to achieve positive result although it was new Brand in the market.
• Got the visibility for the Brand in a way that that it saw upward trend despite having very saturated and stiff market conditions across the territory.
• Met all the parameters like shrinkage, Audit, attrition, budgets, stock aging and cost that has given positive push to the P&L.
• Successfully conducted Store management training programs along with training team.
• Selected for Business trip to Tokyo and Hongkong to take the comprehensive retail knowledge from successful international retailers along with 40 business heads from different regions.
• During the tenure, was regularly a part of Seasonal Buying meetings in Dubai.
• Conducted several Garage sales to reduce the residual pressure.