Nisha Dass

Accomplished senior retail leader with over twenty years' experience across the Fashion, Sportswear and Eyewear industries in blue-chip companies; Tommy Hilfiger, Nike Inc, Reliance Retail, both in India and internationally, offline and online. Experienced in heading the entire product function and leading large cross-functional teams in buying, merchandising, planning, allocation and warehousing; reporting to the CEO and board of directors.

Recognized for customer-focused mindset, a knack for picking up on consumer trends, an eye for detail, an ability to deliver under pressure, adaptability and a can-do attitude towards challenges. Proven expertise in buying and merchandising, procurement and vendor management. Have demonstrated strong commitment towards delivering sourcing and merchandising solutions, driving both operational efficiency and business growth

Was Director of Category Management and Supply chain at Vision express India for a period of twelve years. Headed up the entire product portfolio with special responsibility of the margins.

Prior to that, I spent 3 years in Nike Inc, in the European Headquarters in the Netherlands in the retail division, as part of the buying team handling apparel and footwear.

Also had eight years in Tommy Hilfiger India Pvt limited heading up the womens and juniors businesses being shipped out of India and Sri Lanka.

Completed my MBA at HEC, Paris in 2008

Master of Science in Textiles and Clothing from Mumbai University 1996