Sundar Arjun

High profile, result oriented management professional with 17+ years of experience in Sales, Marketing and Leadership positions building record of success in developing marketing campaigns, strategies and solutions generating immense revenue growth seeks senior management position to head the sales and marketing division of any multinational company poised for growth and expansion.

 Gained immense Retail experience by working in major Companies like

Regional Manager at Jacks retail Ltd Fiji, Tata Westside – Trent

LTD,Big bazaar, SPLASH India, ITC Limited LRBD and Hyatt Regency

Mumbai.

 In my last assignment was with Area Manager Sales and Operations at

Tata Zudio Chennai.

 Dedicated executive offering an impressive leadership background in

Regional Marketing with an exceptional understanding of national sales strategies and marketing imitative in cross-cultural environments.

 A keen planner, strategist & implementer with demonstrated abilities in devising sales & marketing activities and accelerating the business growth.

 Sound understanding of administration with a global mindset and strong quantitative and conceptual abilities.

 Expertise in handling all marketing initiatives of companies in various product line offerings.

 Excellent planning, execution, monitoring and resource balancing skills,

attention to detail and the ability to build and lead effective teams.

KEY RESULT AREAS

Sales & Marketing: Devising strategies and policies effective in augmenting business in nascent markets. Executing and exceeding given monthly/annual retail sales targets in a given time frame thereby enhancing existing clientele.Devising & effectuating competitive selling programs/strategies to improve the product awareness and enhance business growth.

Store Operations Management: Responsible for managing day to day store activities such as visual merchandising,

space management and administrative activities like Security, Housekeeping and Sales Tax etc. Identifying a low performing product, and re-distributing product-patterning strategies to accommodate consumer buying trends,

maintaining a steady revenue gain. Also responsible for acting as a profit centre head of the store through effective management of cash, cost control, staff and sales management.

Merchandise Management: Responsible for keeping track of inventory position besides serving as a primary point of contact for all concerned in relation to inventory replenishments, pricing and display issues to ensure expedited problem resolutions and customer retention levels. Coordinating with the finance and other such departments to ensure smooth flow of merchandise. Also involved in tactical planning to oversee visual merchandise displays which are effective in sales generation.

New Store Development: Identifying new properties for opening new stores which include Market Analysis,

Targeted Market (Customer), and Brand visibility. Opening of new Satellites Stores (SIS).

Inventory management Operations: Inventory control, movement of stocks and maintaining SKU (Stock keeping units)

Retail Marketing: Effective tie-ups with the neighbourhood stores (brands), corporate sales which include selling Gift

Vouchers, which helps in bringing more footfalls to the stores.

B.Sc. Catering Science and Hotel Management

Bharathiar University Coimbatore