Namit Bafna

MBA-qualified Operations professional with 3 years' experience driving commercial operations, procurement, and team leadership in multinational corporate environments. Delivered a 12% revenue uplift, executed a 50+ SKU retail transformation expanding category margins by 17.6 percentage points, and built custom financial tracking tools. Data-driven and commercially focused, with end-to-end operations and high-profile event delivery at Warner Bros. Discovery HQ.

Relocated to India - India

(2026-04)

Retail Operations Supervisor - Eversheds Sutherland (via BaxterStorey) - London, United Kingdom

(2025-09 - 2026-03)

• Drove 12% uplift in monthly revenue by designing and executing targeted promotional campaigns including loyalty schemes and bundled retail offers.
• Led retail transformation of a 50+ SKU premium indie brand range; built SKU-level margin models and optimised shelf pricing, delivering a 30% gross margin baseline.
• Engineered product-mix strategy by introducing high-margin beverage categories (30–37% margins); conducted price elasticity analysis to lift category average margin by 17.6 percentage points without impacting sales volume.
• Managed procurement and contract compliance with wholesale distributors (Bidfood, DDC Foods), overseeing cost variations, case allocations, and VAT-adjusted pricing.
• Developed and managed brand partnerships with speciality suppliers including Extract Coffee, coordinating in-unit popups, product sampling days, and coffee takeovers to drive footfall and commercial performance.
• Managed and developed a 5-person operational team; led staff inductions, coordinated return-to-work processes, and executed performance review cycles.
• Delivered weekly operational KPI reports across transaction volumes, sales trends, and stock turnover using POS and data analysis tools, enabling data-driven management decisions.

Operations & Events Supervisor - Warner Bros. Discovery (via Bartlett Mitchell) - London, United Kingdom

(2023-03 - 2025-08)

• Led, coached, and performance-managed a team of 5 across retail, hospitality, and events functions.
• Reduced operational waste by 15% by auditing procurement cycles and implementing inventory controls across site-wide catering and beverage functions.
• Directed end-to-end event logistics and vendor coordination for high-profile corporate screenings and executive C-suite meetings at Warner Bros. Discovery HQ.
• Oversaw daily catering and hospitality operations, maintaining 100% compliance with food safety, health, and allergen regulations.
• Built a proprietary digital spend-tracking tool, consolidating real-time visibility across budgets, vendor spend, and purchasing — eliminating manual reporting lag.
• Managed client and stakeholder communications including inquiries, quotations, and escalation resolution to strengthen relationships.

Sales & Marketing Intern - Weyu Coliving - Indore, India

(2020-08 - 2021-05)

• Increased lead conversion by 16% through competitor analysis and targeted campaign repositioning.
• Grew digital engagement by 25% by restructuring content calendars and social media workflow.

Master of Business Administration - International Business - University of Greenwich (2022-01 - 2024-02)

Bachelor of Business Administration - Prestige Institute of Management & Research (2017-09 - 2020-09)