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Ankit Vatsyayan

Business Manager/Category Manager
United Arab Emirates

Summary

A Fashion Graduate with 12 years of extensive experience in Category Management,Retail Planning, Analytics ,Buying and Merchandising, Range-Selection, Assortment Planning & Brand Management. Have proactively managed Risk and driven team/business towards sustainable growth. Known for great efficiency and detail-oriented work.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages

Work History

Category Manager - Beverly Hills Polo Club

Apparel Group
01.2023 - Current
  • Reduced inventory costs through effective vendor negotiations and optimizing product assortments - Core Lines
  • Increased overall category sales by developing and executing strategic merchandising plans - Introduction of Outlet Line
  • Conducted competitor analysis to stay informed about market dynamics and adjust strategic plans accordingly.
  • Led cross-functional project teams in launch of new product lines, resulting in successful category expansion efforts
  • Managed complete Brand for India Business - 23 Stores
  • Managed Ecommerce business for Brand across different channels - 6th Street , Namshi , Centerpoint , Noon , Brand.com

Planning Manager

Apparel Group
1 2020 - 12.2022
  • Key Brands : Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein , Rituals, Levis, BHPC, Aeropostale, Birkenstock , Aldo , Skechers , Athlete's co, Nine-West , Inglot, TCP, SMYK
  • Brand Strategy-Business Review- Re-forecasting-OTB Management
  • Annual Budgeting and review
  • Category Promotions/ Markdown Control – Inventory Optimization
  • Oracle MFP – Inception, Set-up and implementation
  • Analytics - Development and rollout of in-house analytics solutions across the organization ( Size heath Analysis , Assortment Analysis , Reorder Solution , Lost opportunity analysis)
  • Analytics - Development , review and Implementation of Data science driven analytics solutions (Invent Analytics , Board) e.g. Inventory optimization , Markdown Optimization & assortment optimization.

Senior Merchandise Planner

Lifestyle International, Landmark Group
07.2016 - 01.2020
  • Central Planning Control of All 5 groups – Beauty, Home , Fashion , Youth & Home Fragrance
  • Merchandise Financial, Strategic and Assortment Planning
  • PARX Implementation & Mega DC Alignment
  • Annual Budgeting: Finance & Retail Alignment
  • Markdown Management: Category Promotions
  • People Management

Merchandise Planner

Lifestyle, Landmark Group
03.2014 - 06.2016
  • MFP
  • Budgeting
  • Pre-Season : Business Strategy ( Sales , Supplier and Pricepoint), OTB management , Assortment Planning
  • In Season : Markdown Planning , Stock consolidations , Business review and analytics




Buying & Merchandising Executive

Dhananjai Lifestyle Ltd.
07.2012 - 02.2014
  • Handled Buying and Planning function for 60+ EBOs across the country for Kidswear brand "Eteenz"
  • Key responsibility areas included Franchisee relationship management , inventory exposure management , Assortment balancing , OTB management , inventory planning , Seasonal Buys.
  • Achieved YOY revenue growth of 30%

Education

General Management Program (Executive) - General Management

Indian Institute of Management
Ahmedabad
01.2018 - 2018.12

Bachelor of Fashion Technology - Apparel Production & Merchandising

National Institute of Fashion Technology
Gandhinagar
08.2008 - 2012.06

Skills

  • Category Management

  • Analytics

  • Business Strategy

  • Financial Budgeting

  • OTB management

  • MFP, PARX, SAP , MicroStrategy, power BI , Tableau

  • Data Modelling

Accomplishments

  • Best Employee Award (Praise) for Q3 -2019 , at Lifestyle , Landmark Group
  • Part of Future Leader pool & Training program at Lifestyle, Landmark group
  • Key role in planning and achievement of 25% LFL Growth in Back to School '15 – Lifestyle , Landmark Group
  • Student Head- Placement Cell - Department of Fashion Technology in 2011-12.
  • Represented NIFT Gandhinagar in various Quiz Competitions and Debates, across the country

Software

Oracle - MFP , PARX, BI

Microstrategy

Power BI , Tableau

C, Python

Interests

Travel

Literature

Poetry

Music

Timeline

Category Manager - Beverly Hills Polo Club

Apparel Group
01.2023 - Current

General Management Program (Executive) - General Management

Indian Institute of Management
01.2018 - 2018.12

Senior Merchandise Planner

Lifestyle International, Landmark Group
07.2016 - 01.2020

Merchandise Planner

Lifestyle, Landmark Group
03.2014 - 06.2016

Buying & Merchandising Executive

Dhananjai Lifestyle Ltd.
07.2012 - 02.2014

Bachelor of Fashion Technology - Apparel Production & Merchandising

National Institute of Fashion Technology
08.2008 - 2012.06

Planning Manager

Apparel Group
1 2020 - 12.2022

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