Amit Khandelwal

Current

Category Manager at Pantaloon Retail India Ltd

Past

Manager Operations at Pantaloon Retail India Ltd

Education

K J Somaiya Mumbai
SK Porwal College
BKCP SCHOOL

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Connections

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Industry

Retail

Amit Khandelwal’s Summary

Amit Khandelwal’s Specialties:

New Store Operations,
Team Management,
Inventory Management,
Vendor Management,

Amit Khandelwal’s Experience

Category Manager

Pantaloon Retail India Ltd

(Public Company; Retail industry)

July 2003 — Present (6 years 6 months)

Key Responsibilities Area
• Regional Net Sales & Margin Achievement against set targets
• Other Income Achievement by SOH, Secondary Display
• Introduction of New Brand Launch & promotion of the same.
• Enhance Availability of Stocks
 Through better estimation, forecast and timely sharing and discussing with brand manager
 Improvement of Fill Rates
• Monthly and Quarterly review with brands: Sharing next 3 months rolling plan and sharing information with the upcoming merchandising themes
• Proper execution of MBQ and Maintenance
• Enhance information flows with stores : sharing promo efficiency, standardized template for new launches
• Building Regional Sku.
Manager Operations

Pantaloon Retail India Ltd

(Public Company; Retail industry)

April 2006 — December 2008 (2 years 9 months)

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Annual Business of Rs.20 Cr with a growth of minimum of 20% per year.
• Understanding the Consumer Behavior
• Responsible for Sales, Profitability of stores, competitions tracking & benchmarking.
• Responsible for proper execution and Implementation of Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) of the Company.
• Plan and ensure implementation of Visual Merchandising strategies to communicate the desired image and product story and facilitate sales of merchandise
• Responsible for Team management of 55 people.
• Responsible for analyzing the sales trend and projects the targets.
• Facilitate the Training & Developmental of the Team to ensure enhancement in performance.
• Procure and provide support to fulfill statutory requirements pertaining to sales.
• Negotiate with the FMCG companies for Promotional offers and discounts ensuring profitability for company.
• Analysing Introduction of new brands and categories with exclusive offers from time to time.
• Maintain a smooth co-ordination between the various areas of Retail Operations as in the form of Negotiations, MBQ, Procurement, Receiving, and Merchandising and special promotions for hike in Sales.
• Responsible for Inventory Management (MBQ).