Manish Jaiswal

Senior Buyer - (Vendor & Category Management ) at 123Stores, Inc (Unit of 123Greeting.com)

Role
Sr Buyer - Category & Vendor Development at 123stores, Inc
Location
Kolkata, IN
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Manish Jaiswal

Experienced Senior Buyer with a demonstrated history of working in the internet industry.…

Experience

  1. Sr Buyer - Category & Vendor Development

    123stores, Inc

    Sep 2015 — Present · Kolkata, IN

    Managing 50% of Toys and Baby category including top vendors Mattel, LEGO, Hasbro, Crayola, Hape Toys and Summer Infant. Manage team of 3 associate buyers. Conduct performance review for my team. Sourcing 50new brands, orders planning and forecasting. Negotiate competitive pricing and maximizing sales. Provided vendor partners with monthly, quarterly, and yearly updates on the performance on their business along with insight on areas of incremental growth. Investigate, monitor and improve Inventory performance – including key drivers and poor performers – by analyzing sales, profit and loss. Tracked sales patterns to understand market trends and areas of growth for the category. Maintaining productive and professional relationship with Key Vendor to plan promotion and marketing activities to support product sales. Key Accomplishments: Awarded as a Q4 Best Performer and Selected by Management to train and mentor new associate Buyer. Improved cost of goods sold by 3% through problem-solving and negotiation. Sourced Lightning Deals for Amazon’s Prime Day, growing deal revenue by 120% YOY Increased profitability 9% YOY for highest revenue categories within Toys department, by increasing higher margin import purchases, negotiating vendor funding, and establishing relationships with key new vendors Contributed to the company growth from $35Million to $98Million in 1 year.

Education

  • University of Calcutta

    Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.)

    2007 — 2010

  • St Thomas Church School

    ISC

    2006 — 2006

Skills

  • Microsoft Office
  • Business Analysis
  • P&L Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Business Development
  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership
  • Operations Management
  • Leadership
  • Inventory Management
  • Analytics
  • Sourcing
  • Vendor Management
  • Supplier Sourcing
  • Market Research
  • Strategic Sourcing
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Business
  • Team Management
  • Management
  • Negotiation
  • Business Strategy
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Sales Management
  • Microsoft Word
  • Online Advertising
  • Marketing
  • Benefits Negotiation
  • Retail
  • Mis
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Research and Trend Analysis
  • New Business Development
  • E-Commerce
  • Performance Management

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