Smita Jain

About Smita Jain

Dynamic Professional with more than 20 years work experience having 360 degree exposure of Home Interior Business including Product development, Display set-up, Training, Pricelist, Logistic & supply chain, Sales Plan, VM, Consultant.Product training, Appropriate transfer of process & Product knowledge to new team members for business growth.Achieved a highest turnover in single month thru retail touch point.Dealt with almost all renowned Indian and International vendors in kitchen industry like Blum, Grass, Hettich, FGV, Kessebohmer, Vauth-sagel, Spacewood, ABM and others.Awarded Kitchen Professional of the year by IKC in 2012.

Experience

1. Head of Design

   Pidilite Ventures

   Feb 2024 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Freelancer Network Expansion – Scaled freelance talent pool; led end-to-end onboarding including campaigns, screening, interviews, and fee finalization.Design Execution & Delivery – Managed project allocation, timeline tracking, and quality control to ensure smooth, on-time design delivery. Inter Department coordination and cross selling from Design to Procurement. Demand Support & Pricing – Collaborated with Sales teams on pricing, scoping, and setting client expectations for non-standard projects, Engagind with Design Studio, Desigers etc to generate Demand.Product & Platform Contribution – Ensured accurate designer data, pricing, and content across app and website.Process Development – Contributed to BRDs/PRDs; partnered with Product, UI/UX, and Ops to streamline workflows (e.g, DAAS (Design As A Service) integration, freelancer drive).

Education

• Indian Institute of Management, Indore

  Advance Management Programs for Corporate Leaders

• Shri Cloth Market Instt. Of Prof. Studies, Bada Ganpati, Indore

  Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), computers and commerce

  2000 — 2003

• Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya

  PGDIDHM- Interior Design & Furniture Design (DAVV University affiliated), Modular furniture-Product

Skills

• Trend Analysis
• Profit
• Department Stores
• Competitive Analysis
• Business Operations
• Retail Design
• Key Account Management
• Furniture
• Supply Chain Management
• Recruiting
• Market Planning
• Sales Management
• Brand Management
• Window Displays
• Cpfr
• Visual Merchandising
• Marketing Strategy
• Pricing
• Inventory Management
• Inventory Control
• Crm
• Product Development
• Retail
• Retail Category Management
• Marketing
• Retail Buying
• Assortment
• Retail Sales
• Market Research
• Store Management
• Team Building
• Management
• Sales Operations
• Store Operations
• Negotiation
• Marketing Management
• Team Management
• Merchandise Planning
• Project Management
• Training