Pravin Prabhakar

● Responsible for the Business Management of 2 offices in Shanghai and Quanzhou (Fujian Province). Liaising with government officials, tax authorities, audit firms to ensure that statutory requirements are met and complied with. ● Responsible to set up alternative sourcing platforms in India and Bangladesh in line with business objectives. ● Instrumental in the development and review of Standard Operating Processes across functions namely Merchandizing, Quality and Supply Chain to ensure product development in done in a structured and timely manner. ● Selection & Appointment of vendors in Mainland China India and Bangladesh. Price Negotiation, Business Terms and Finalization and setting up a vendor base for the supply of raw materials for India centric production. ● Involved in developing Annual operating plans for achieving the growth target, execution, resources allocation & arrangement.

• Provided breakthrough leadership to achieve product/ business & key accounts objectives, build coalition to support business growth and implement and manage change to drive organizational performance. • Responsible for development of a portfolio strategy for a multi category business venture straddling across sectors such as Plastics, Stainless Steel, Glass Products and Luggage. • Handled profit centre operations, business development operations to enhance visibility, revenue and profits. Strategized and implemented long term organization goals to ensure maximum profitability in line with organizational objectives. • Responsible for Strategic and Operational Planning by defining, driving and reviewing business goals with other business heads. Instrumental in developing road maps for the implementation of the Business strategies and Operation Excellence Programs. • Maintained active interaction with existing key accounts to rebuild confidence ensuring prolonged retention. Explored new business opportunities through systematic prospecting to generate business enquiries. • Resourceful in developing and executing product strategy, processes and policies as well as innovative state-of-the-art solutions on time and under budget. • Establishing corporate strategies for top-and bottom-line growth to exceed targets. Formulating strategies and reaching out to unexplored global market for business expansion. • Successfully launched luggage, Melamine and Stainless-Steel brands addressing Premium and Mass markets under brand names PWI, Pronto, Grande and Princeware (category extensions).

• Entrusted with the responsibility of developing the portfolio strategy for the luggage business in India and selected Middle East Markets to launch:- o “Giordano” for the fashion-conscious premium consumer. o “Roncato” for the Frequent Business Traveler. o “Taurus” for the value conscious. • Mentored a team of Marketing, Merchandizing and Quality Control Personnel to establish the brands and product lines based on keen consumer understanding and quick response to market needs. • Successfully developed Brand Store and Shop in Shop Templates for Giordano and Roncato which were well appreciated by the principals and recommended to other international distributors. • Developed India specific advertising campaigns and marketing collaterals showcased across media platforms based on effective media planning and rate negotiations. • Conceptualized consumer offers and incentive programs to achieve sales and marketing objectives at brand, product and store levels.