Salim Surti

Senior Manager Pharmacy and Optical Operations @Walmart

CA

Enabled strategic initiatives, provided working environment that support and nurture selling culture, efficiency, and minimize non-value added tasks.• In partnership with different department, enhanced pharmacy image with open concept pharmacy design, improved product assortment with space allocation, supported prescription growth with expanded scope of practice.• Improved regulatory compliance and patient safety by introducing pharmacy operating procedures for every possible role and activity in Health & Wellness.• Optimize Cost to Sell and maintain accuracy, service and operating standards by analyzing payroll cost, Unit Sold Per Labor Hour(UPLH), Sales Per Labor Hour (SPLH), Wage Cost.• Train management and associates to understand their daily jobs and impact of their action on Income Statement and empower them to align their actions for improvement.• Developed and implemented patient care process and Standard Operating Procedures that significantly improved compliance, efficiency, effectiveness and productivity• Improved the bottom line by driving the consistency and eliminating the redundancy in operating procedure• Provided Strategic and Operations direction and empowered Directors and other associate to discover and implement methods of controlling expenses • Leveraged available market opportunity and maximized revenue and profit by correcting professional fees and markup according to market. • Determine budget plans and the execution of those plans with respect to sales, operating cost, margin and profit.• Partnered category managers, insight research team and SPACE allocation to improve product assortment, on the shelf availability.• Partnered with replenishment team to manage the product selection for new stores • In collaboration with Directors of operations, introduced “Relentless Execution- Always” and empowered every manager to discover and promote the company’s vision, mission, and executed the corporate strategies.

Lallubhai Motilal college of Pharmacy

Bachelor’s Degree, Pharmacy

University of Ottawa

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), International Marketing

L.M. College Of Pharmacy

Master’s Degree, Pharmacy

Gujarat University

Master's degree, Pharmacy