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Hi, I'm Vineet Gautam. I am a retail professional with intrests in fashion, telecom and Food retailing. Welcome to my profile!

Vineet Gautam's Bio:

I am Vineet Gautam, I have over 25+ years of cross-functional experience in sectors of Fashion, Food and Telecom. My areas of experience include retail operations, sales & marketing, business development. I am currently heading Bestseller Retail India and have played a key role in rolling out the strategic plan for all three brands Jack & Jones, Vero Moda and Only. Prior to this I planned the retail rollout for stores, kiosks and shop on wheels for Etisalat. I also looked after industry benchmarking, competitor analysis and undertook market initiatives for the same. My current role at Bestseller includes developing channel strategy, overseeing operations, managing strategic partnerships and effectively managing resources. Specialties: Sales and Marketing, Brand Management, Retail Operations, Business Development, Merchandise Planning, Store setup, Market expansion.

Vineet Gautam's Experience:

  • National Head Retail ( Assosciate Vice President) at Etisalat Telecom Pvt. Ltd.

    October 2009 - January 2010

    oPlanned the retail rollout of own and franchisee stores, SIS, kiosks and shops on wheels oDeveloped the periodic retail sales plans based on subscriber forecast for the each Circle oProactively planned for increasing market penetration based on subscriber forecast and inputs from the marketing team

  • Business Head at United Colors of Benetton

    May 2007 - September 2009

    oLooked after the entire retail operations and business development functions for all the brands of Benetton (UCB, Sisley, Undercolors & Playlife). oManaged operations for 142 Exclusive Business Outlets, 58 LFR (key accounts) & retail area of around 4 lakhs square ft. and a business turnover of Rs.320 CR. oResponsible for the commercial negotiations of property, franchisee arrangements, distributor margins and all legal formalities as per the agreements.

  • Zonal Business Head at Benetton

    April 2007 - May 2007

    South & West

  • Senior Manager - Idea n U( Showrooms) at Idea Cellular Ltd

    May 2003 - March 2007

    oSupervised and managed contact centre across 11 Circles (580 showrooms). oDevised the sales & service delivery plan for all showrooms across 11 circles/ 14 states. oFormulated the retail strategy of showrooms across country, planning & designing the showroom/ retail model

  • Operations Manager at Wills Lifestyle

    2001 - 2003

  • Ops manager at Cafe Coffee Day

    2001 - 2001

  • Store Manager at Domino's Pizza

    1999 - 2000

  • Country Head at BESTSELLER

    January 2010

    oDevelop a strategic plan to achieve company's mission and vision.To promote revenue, profitability and growth. oPlan the retail strategy for all the Brands ( Jack n Jones, ONLY, VERO MODA, Pieces) oChampion the channel strategy of business in Retail, wholesale and Online. oManage the entire business including Operations, Marketing, Projects, Finance, IT , SCM and HR oOversee company operations to ensure production efficiency, quality, service, and cost-effective management of resources. oManage strategic relationship with our Key Business partners and Suppliers.

Vineet Gautam's Education:

  • Institute Of Hotel Management, Delhi

    1995 – 1998
    Diploma In Hotel Management

  • Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

    1981 – 1995

Vineet Gautam's Interests & Activities:

Brand Building, Start Ups, marketing, Retail, Fashion, Food Retailing, E Commerce, Big bang Ideas

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