Samiran Sarkar
Strategic Growth Leader, Brand Builder | Expert in Brand Expansion , Workplace Innovation & Business Development and Transformation | APAC Market Specialist in Corporate Real Estate and Development
- Role
- Head of Business Development & Corporate Real Estate at Purplle.com
- Location
- Mumbai, MH, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Samiran Sarkar
I lead brands with one belief: built to last!Over 19+ years, I’ve built and scaled offline retail networks across Indian high streets and malls by aligning consumer behavior, location judgment, and unit economics. My focus is profitable, repeatable growth-maintaining healthy p&l, minimizing capital risk through structured commercial models, and lasting when economics shake.I favor density over dispersion, downside-first decisions, and calm execution under pressure. Retail rewards discipline, not noise and long-term credibility over short-term scale.
Experience
Head of Business Development & Corporate Real Estate
Aug 2023 — Present · Mumbai, IN
Led brand-driven retail expansion for Purplle with a sharp focus on profitability, asset-light models, and superior ROCE, strengthening market presence while protecting capital efficiency.• Built and governed corporate real estate strategy across stores, warehousing, and dark-store networks, optimizing rent-to-revenue ratios, lowering break-even thresholds, and accelerating payback cycles.• Drove strategic business development and partnerships for Purplle.com, unlocking scalable growth vectors that compounded margins, improved return metrics, and enhanced long-term enterprise value
Education
Institute Of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Guwahati
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Hotel/hospitality Administration/Management
2005 — 2008
Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
Management development Programe, Strategic management and business Excellence
St.Xavier's College, Kolkata
Pgdm, Marketing & sales
2013 — 2014
Skills
- Problem Solving
- Business Planning
- Operations Management
- Crm
- Negotiation
- Market Analysis
- Retail
- Business Development
- Sales Management
- Adaptive
- Marketing
- Business Strategy
- Vendor Management
- Integrated Marketing
- Management
- Marketing Strategy
- Market Research
- Strategic Planning
- Out of Box Thinking
- Brand Development
- Customer Satisfaction
- Training
- New Business Development
- Team Management
- Excellence in Client Relationship
- Sales
- Competitive Analysis
- Hotels
- Market Planning
- Customer Service
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