THANESH KUMAR KRISHNA
Summary
To seek and maintain a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Reliable employee seeking EXCUTIVE PROCUREMNET position. Offering excellent communication and good judgment.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Retail Executive
PAN PACIFIC RETAIL
08.2019 - Current
- Communicated with suppliers to negotiate best pricing on merchandise and promotion.
- Placed orders for merchandise consistent with quality, quantity and other specification requirements.
- Oversaw procurement of products and merchandise.
- Retail chain store, monitoring annual budget.
- Sourced new vendors in effort to boost range of products offered in store locations while reducing costs through strategic contract negotiations.
- Interacted with vendors, store managers and other stakeholders to maintain on-time deliveries.
- Created hands-on training program for newly hired employees to acclimate each person to company policies and procedures and individual job duties.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Onboarded new temps by entering into infotech and setting up in time clock.
- Monitored and analyzed sales records, trends or economic conditions to anticipate consumer buying patterns and determine suitable type and quantity of company inventory.
- Proactive buying choices
- Oversaw procurement of products and stocks for Don Don Donki supermarket chain store, monitoring annual budget of $ 3Million
RETAIL SUPERVISOR
FAIRPRICE
08.2013 - 08.2019
- Oversaw continuous floor maintenance and recovery efforts, keeping displays and shelves customer-ready and professionally presented.
- Followed HACCP safety guidelines for correctly receiving and distributing foods.
- Kept merchandise fresh by monitoring use of proper stock rotation procedures and setting up promotions to move out aging products.
- Engaged associates in daily operations through open communication and upbeat team meetings.
- Coordinated merchandising displays, signage and sales enablement.
- Monitored cashiers' work and balanced registers to maintain strong financial controls.
- Trained and oriented associates to maximize team performance.
- Entered and priced inventory to assist with efficient restocking.
- Scheduled workers and delegated assignments to effectively meet expected customer and business demands.
- Processed exchanges, refunds and team member purchases to keep cashiers focused on efficiently checking out regular customers.
Entrepreneur
18STEPS PRIVATE LIMITED
03.2006 - 07.2013
- Devised processes to boost long-term business success and increase profit levels.
- Sourced initial funding to get business up and running while planning initial structure and making strategic first hires.
- Mapped income generating strategies to grow revenue.
- Brought in consistent revenue with sharp marketing tactics, promoting business expansion and diversification of offerings.
- Determined business plan, mission statement and vision.
- Determined areas in need of improvement and devised targeted corrective actions for each concern to maintain optimal business operations.
- Generated $50,000 in seed money through strategic partnership development and investment sourcing.
- Offered knowledge to team members and customers to deliver expert advice for Water treatment and clean water needs.
- Established and administered annual budget with controls to prevent overages, minimize burn rate and support sustainability objectives.
- Built business to engage customers by implementing effective marketing and customer engagement plans.
- Applied performance data to evaluate and improve operations, target current business conditions and forecast needs.
- Monitored daily cash discrepancies, inventory shrinkage and drive-off.
- Set, enforced and optimized internal policies to maintain responsiveness to demands.
- Created and updated company digital presence to enhance marketing through professional website and optimized social media profiles.
- Assessed supplier quality to maintain tight cost controls and maximize business operational performance.
- Directed management meetings to enhance collaboration and maintain culture based on trust and group problem-solving.
- Interacted well with vendors and customers to build connections and nurture relationships.
- Organized productions and oversaw corporate meetings, fundraising events, performances and festivals.
- Upheld great standards of leadership for employees, consistently leading by example for best-in-class work.
- Directed strategic workforce planning, performance management, and benefits administration.
- Scheduled employees for shifts, taking into account customer traffic and employee strengths.
- Assisted with marketing strategy creation and advertising initiatives to better promote facility to public.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of a balanced workspace, working closely with employees to systemize tasks.
- Supervised creation of exciting merchandise displays to catch attention of store customers.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
UNIVERSITY oF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND
AUSTRALIA11.2008
Skills
- Complex Problem Solving
- Ordering and Purchasing
- Merchandise Inspection
- Markup Rate Recommendations
- New Merchandise Presentation
- Product Development Collaboration
- Wholesale Merchandise Buying
- Merchandise Return Authorization
- Trends Monitoring
- Retail Merchandise Buying
- Resale Merchandise Buying
- Invoice Payment Authorization
- Customer Service
- Markdown Rate Recommendations
Timeline
Retail Executive
PAN PACIFIC RETAIL
08.2019 - Current
RETAIL SUPERVISOR
FAIRPRICE
08.2013 - 08.2019
Entrepreneur
18STEPS PRIVATE LIMITED
03.2006 - 07.2013
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
UNIVERSITY oF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND