Govind Venugopal

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About Govind Venugopal

I am a management professional with 10 years of impressive experience in retail store operations and management for organization of repute, possessing holistic exposure in strategic sales, P&L management, Inventory Management, Visual merchandising, Recruitment, Coaching, Training and Development, Business development & Store opening initiatives as well as propelling marketing initiatives to accelerate revenue growth.My extensive experience as Senior Manager, Retail Operations & Business Development at Gate (Al Kabayel Oasis Trading LLC) in UAE and Store Manager at Decathlon Sport India Pvt.Ltd has enabled me to effect highly strategic inputs to enhance the brand perception of my organization. I have developed sales & marketing strategies that have contributed handsomely to the gross turnover of all my employers. What I bring to the position is a combination of team leadership, strategic planning, sales, customer satisfaction and business development skills that I have leveraged to meet and exceed expectations. I have projected a highly professional and customer friendly facade to clients and forged long term business relationships as a key impetus to business expansion and growth. What needs a special mention is that I have successfully implemented new initiatives with stock and store layout that have enhanced the customer service experience. I also possess extensive experience in market penetration by researching market trends and formulating sales concepts to enhance product diffusion into virgin markets and augmenting the client base.Furthermost, I have continually strived to enhance my skill sets in the process of pursuing Master’s degree from a renowned institute in Retail Management & Marketing. I have also worked as Customer Relations, Department Manager & Sales Manager in my previous roles. I also possess an outstanding customer focused mindset combined with excellent leadership & negotiation skills that give me a unique edge from which to add value to your business. Moreover, my attention to detail, ability to work under pressure, result orientation and creativity backed by strong analytical, communication and interpersonal skills has further enabled me to achieve great results.As a senior retail leader with commercial acumen, I'm highly competent in contributing to retail organisational structure to boost overall business performance utilizing best business practices to advance efficiency, productivity, sales and profit growth.