Vikram Prasad

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About Vikram Prasad

A dynamic professional with more than 10 years of rich experience in Retail Operations. » Since Nov’11 with Home Centre International LLC, Dubai as Showroom Manager. » Comprehensive experience in planning & establishing plans, budgets & layouts for various stores, ensuring the proper coordination and effective functioning of the different departments involved in operations as well as conformance of personnel to quality policies and procedures in accordance with the international shop standards. » Proficiency in creating business development procedures, service standards, operational policies and guidelines with clear understanding & experience of operating each of the designated retail outlets as a separate profit centre. » Excellent in managing business operations, floor operations in various outlets with focus on top-line performance through marketing & sales strategies, business alliances as well as channel & distribution management. » Proficiency in managing all visual merchandising / business development activities, analysing market trends & establishing healthy & prolonged business relations with clients, thereby ensuring higher market share. » Skilled in monitoring security & safety services in the outlet / store involving trade and information secrets as well as checking the legal compliances. » Efficient in developing relationships with key decision-makers in target organizations for business development & interfacing with the clients for suggesting the most viable services and cultivating healthy relations with them for securing repeat business. » An effective communicator with excellent relationship building & strong analytical aptitude towards problem solving as well as organizational abilities. » Proficient in working in modern ERP environment like – SAP, ORACLE. Specialties- Sales Management - Retail Marketing - Training & Development - New store plans - Trade shows & Exhibitions - Visual Merchandising - Inventory control - Profit & Loss Mgmt - Large Team management - Legal Adherence in Retail - Franchisee Operations - Standard Procedures Management - Business Tie Ups