VIPIN VELAYUDHAN PULAKKAL, Retail Buyer

VIPIN VELAYUDHAN PULAKKAL

Retail Buyer

united electronics LLC eXtra

Location
Oman - Muscat
Education
Master's degree, MBA marketing
Experience
14 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :14 years, 4 Months

Retail Buyer at united electronics LLC eXtra
  • Oman - Muscat
  • My current job since May 2016

I own and manages the processes to achieve sales, margin and inventory turnover for SDA merchandise areas. Responsible for assortment planning, product selection, vendor negotiation, and marketing of SDA merchandise categories. Develop strong vendor partnerships and negotiate effectively with vendors on product costs, terms and returns issues.
Provide strong leadership to execute merchandise strategy, develop pricing and marketing strategies, and manage financial plans. Overall is an entrepreneurial role, i drive extra SDA business to bring great products to our stores

Buyer at E-City Gen Trading LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 2013 to April 2016

Buyer Digital Imaging-& Telecom
• Responsible for supplier business agreement, margin, rebate, progressive rebate, branding and promotion agreement
• Preparation of the Purchases Budget and closely involved in the planning process for the each MC. ensure that products appear in the right store in the right time.
• Merchandising range development & planning, inventory control and allocations. Build product range for the business unit. Manage, analyze and review store grading based on sales trends of each events.
• Identified products to maximize promotional and marketing strategies to meet sales and margin goals based on internal business and external market factors

Buyer at LuLu Hypermarket Trading
  • Qatar - Doha
  • August 2009 to August 2012

My job description contains: daily communication with suppliers, making plans of sales and promotion, making contracts, fixing purchase and selling prices, ensuring equipment of shops, purchase and sale control.

Education

Master's degree, MBA marketing
  • at Calicut University
  • January 2008

Passed Full time MBA from calicut university, specialized in Marketing-Retail Management and HRM

Specialties & Skills

Purchase Contracts
Microsoft Office

Languages

English
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