Kunj Dand

Background

About Kunj Dand

Head Buyer & expert retail professional with over 15 years of Industry experience in Retail [Home Textile ] Future Group - Big Bazaar. Through my tenure as a senior team member I have handled various roles right from Merchandise Range Assortment, devices sale plan, ABP working & RGM delivery, bring supply chain efficiency & reduce product lead time, Consumer Profiling & build smart assortment, Category Management, Vendor management, Product sourcing - Import as well as local, & Brand Management.Sr Manager - sourcing Home Fashion@ work on Annual Buying Plan for the category- ensuring it is in line with business plan and it matches Top Line and Bottom Line target.@ Involved at the buying of core products with key focus on quality and value @ responsible for delivering numbers as per ABP. Help device Assortment Plan, Stock Intake scheduling, Stock Allocation, administer replenishment, devising the markdown management, Manage OTB & stock Cover.@ Managing Product Lifecycle & plan MD to have health inventory @ Brand Management for both National as well as Private label@Sourced products and built product assortment by attending various trade exhibitions worldwide- Canton Fair, Domotex China, Messe Frankfurt, Domotex Hannover and HGH India.@Managed and negotiated with over 50 domestic and international vendors on regular basis.@Manage business relation and agreements with National brands and ensure there is growth In business for both@New Brand Introduction and Brand build up – Brands like Disney, Daniel Hetcher, Cannon, Bombay Dyeing, Spaces, Trident, chota beem, Recron, Mafatlal, Raymonds.