Gaurav Bajaj
Head of Buying & Merchandising @Club Central
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WORK HISTORY
Head of Buying & Merchandising @Club Central
New Delhi, IN
Club Central is an E-commerce company targeted at capturing the vacant space for an online marketplace for Fashion accessories (Bags belts, wallets, scarves, ties, watches, sunglasses etc), Home decor (Hard goods like lamp shades, candle holders, hurricane lamps, table lamps, furniture, mirrors, frames etc) and Sports goods, focusing at the Indian market in the current scenario and at the International market in future. Active part of the core Strategic decision-making team. Responsible for complete Sourcing & Vendor partner tie-ups, Vendor management and relationships, Range selection, Retail Pricing, Quality of Merchandise, Delivery schedules, Import buying, Seasonal goods, GM%, Inventory and OTB Management, Monitoring Sell through, Interacting with Marketing team for Marketing strategies, Promotions & Markdowns etc. Involved with recruitment of the team, hiring logistics partner, warehouse planning, inflow & outflow of merchandise, Mobile application building with tracker for delivery staff, Cash on delivery, payment gateway, planning for marketing and brand building exercise etc. Responsible for looking at complete CAPEX, OPEX, P&L & EBITDA, Top line & Bottom line.
EDUCATION
St. Francis De Sales School
High School, Science
SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Retail Management
Bharati Vidyapeeth
Engineer’s Degree, Electronics Engineering
SKILLS
ABOUT GAURAV BAJAJ
A dynamic professional with 19+ years of experience in Global sourcing, Buying & Merchandising. Wide experience in large-format retail chain operations. Good exposure to Buying House environments. Deft in handling overall functioning of processes and implementing these in line with the policies. Proficient in managing & leading teams at running successful businesses and starting new ones. Buyer / Brand Management in terms of timely communication, competitive price negotiations and closures. Effective communicator, pleasant client relationship skills, capable of presenting thoughts and ideas in a most convincing manner. Positive attitude and very optimistic with leadership qualities. Strong intuitive power, farsighted with clear vision and goals. Strong analytical, problem-solving mind, enjoy taking new challenges. Possess excellent interpersonal, communication & organizational skills with proven abilities in team management, customer relationship management & effective crisis management.
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