Amit kumar Nanda

• Led pan India business for Laderach Switzerland, overseeing new store launches, team development, and managing relationships with brand principals and malls. • Managed buying and business operations for DS Group, ensuring smooth functioning and profitability. • Achieved significant revenue growth through strategic decision-making and effective leadership.

• Managed national business operations for Royce' chocolate in India, overseeing top and bottom-line profitability, budget planning, cost control, OTB planning, and stock ordering. • Developed and executed growth strategies, including new store launches and expansion into new business channels. • Achieved a significant increase in revenue through strategic planning and implementation.

• Developed and implemented marketing strategies to increase brand awareness and grow the network. • Collaborated with doctors and hospitals to provide tailored nutrition guidance to clients with specific medical conditions. • Successfully increased company's online presence through digital marketing efforts.

• Managed brand P&L, revenue generation, OTB planning, and stock ordering for Molton Brown and Creed at national level. • Developed strong relationships with brand principals in London and Paris to drive brand success.

• Managed existing EBO and LFR business, implemented brand strategy to maximize topline/bottomline. • Took complete responsibility for brand development, controlled operational expenses, and shrinkage. • Prepared OTB, ensured stores had adequate inventory levels, motivated team to align with company goals.

• Managed retail KPIs including SSPD, staff productivity, EBITDA, and sell through to drive profitability. • Negotiated commercials with mall leasing teams and franchisee partners to sustain business feasibility. • Partnered with merchandisers to plan seasonal inventory and evaluate promotional calendars for optimal sell-through.

• Analyzed historical & current season performance to plan further opportunities to optimize sales. • Partnered with Spain office prior to buy with hindsight on seasonal product results and financial metrics to inform future buys and business opportunities. • Gave direction to Visual Manager to plan store space by category based on selling patterns to optimize store sales. • Planned and maintained a view of recommended newness of merchandise by store classification to achieve budgeted margins. • Partnered with merchandiser and visual to align budget recommendation with store visual impression. • Directed Visual Merchandiser for execution of all the themes/stories were well told and represented the brand identity with consistency in all stores. • Assessed competitive environment; proactively seeked information on competitors’ product, pricing, and business results. • Managed a team of Area Managers, Visual Merchandisers, Merchandiser & MIS. • Planned annual budgets at brand level further bifurcated to store level. • Planned & executed achievements of store operational KPIs.

• Managed business operations for Van Heusen in the West region, overseeing top-line and operational profit for stores in Mumbai, Gujarat, and Goa. • Led recruitment, training, SOP adherence, product mix optimization, location scouting, business forecasting, and budgeting for store operations.

• Managed flagship stores in Delhi, ensuring SOP adherence, meeting topline numbers, and overseeing people management. • Planned and executed store-wise BTL marketing strategies, trained staff, and facilitated store openings.