Vice President Business Operations

RAIN is seeking an experienced Vice President to lead and oversee the Retail and Hypermarket Operations- Hyderabad of Arunachala Logistics Pvt Ltd. The Vice President-Business Operations is responsible for managing overall Retail Stores and Hypermarket operations, P&L, Category Management, meeting annual sales targets, monitoring stock levels, increasing sales to maximize profitability while reducing costs through well managed operational controls and synchronizing the operations of all the different verticals responsible for the store. Roles & Responsibilities : 1. Strategy Development and Execution: - To elevate the performance of the retail business by new strategies and evolve key priorities in line with performance. - Develop strategies to enhance the business and optimize profitability while identifying opportunities for growth and new business investments. - Collaborate with vendors and manufacturers to create effective marketing displays for the sales floor and E Commerce windows. - Oversee selection the best vendors to supply products and services based on criteria such as price, quality, and delivery time. 2. Category Management: - Develop, implement and monitor pricing strategies that optimize revenue, margin, and market share for the product categories. - Manage and involvement in assortment planning to ensure products are aligned with customer needs and preferences and meet the organization's quality and pricing standards. - Analyse pricing data, consumer behaviour, and market trends to make recommendations for product assortment and pricing through market benchmarks. 3. Profitability and P&L Management: - Increase sales to maximize profitability while reducing costs through well managed operational controls through accurate analysis and support. - Propose measures to improve operational performance and analyse trends and sales figures to facilitate planning and forecast future sales. - Meet financial objectives by preparing an annual budget, managing expenditures, and analysing discrepancies. 4. Retail Store Operations: - Prepare and control the store’s budget aiming for minimum expenditure and efficiency. - Monitor stock levels and updates on daily basis Store Staff and regular visit stores to understand ground realities. - Ensure the store fulfils all legal and safety guidelines. - Maintain inventory levels and coordinate with category teams for replenishment of stocks. - Visual merchandising standards. - Identifying new locations and store launches. - Customer Loyalty programmes to promote customer retention strategies. 5. Digital Marketing and E Commerce Operations: - Provide insights on customer shopping trends to support assortment selection and identify assortment gaps. - Work closely with demand forecasting and warehousing teams to ensure smooth order fulfilment and delivery. - Ensure to work with developers, marketing team and digital marketers to improve quality, speed of website, website uptime and traffic acquisition. 6. Inventory Management: - Ensure maintenance of adequate stock levels & to facilitate easy access to products and efficient order picking: standardized storage methods, labelling systems, and automated picking systems. - Leverage data analysis and market research to forecast demand for their products accurately. - Ensure prompt stock replenishment by monitoring safety stock levels regularly and adjust basis on sales data and market conditions. - Monitor inventory performance to identify areas for improvement. - Analysing inventory turnover, identifying slow-moving products, and developing strategies to reduce inventory holding costs. 7 People Management: - Manpower planning and hiring strategies. - Motivate and train the staff for better performance inventive pays and programmes. Required Technical and Professional Expertise - MBA/PGDM in Marketing/Strategic Management/Business Operations - 20 -25 years of experience in large FMCG Food and General Merchandising in Hyper markets. - Age between 45 -50 years - Willingness and ability to travel occasionally - Should be a team player - Excellent Communication and negotiation Skills - Ability to think out of the box, innovate ideas - Fluency in English, Hindi, Telegu (desirable) Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India. If you would like to explore the opportunity, please drop an email to hrd.ho@priyacement.com mentioning the below details - Updated Resume. - Current CTC - Expecting CTC - Notice Period/Joining Time - Relevant Experience About the Company Headquartered in India, RAIN Industries is a multinational, Fortune India 150 manufacturing company, and we are among the top 10 publicly listed companies in Hyderabad. We are a leading vertically integrated producer of carbon, cement, and advanced materials with manufacturing facilities in eight countries across three continents. RAIN’s subsidiary companies Rain Carbon Inc. and Rain Cements Limited, are industry leaders in their respective sectors. We are always looking for talented people to join our global organization who bring both a deep passion for their work and a constant commitment to professional excellence. Rain Cements Limited (RCL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rain Industries Limited, a multinational, Fortune India 150 company, and a leading conglomerate in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Priya Cement is the brand owned by RCL, known for its trusted quality of cement since 1986. Rain Industries originally began as a cement manufacturing company, and was formerly known as Priyadarshini Cement, Ltd. Today, Priya Cement is one of the most popular brands in South India, having serviced thousands of dealers, and supplied millions of tons of quality cement over the past few decades. The total cement manufacturing capacity of the Company is 4 million metric tons (MT) per annum. Rain Cements Limited manufactures both 53 Grade Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) & Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC) and markets its product under the brand name "PRIYA CEMENT". The Company has strengthened its product and introduced various quality measures and services in line with market competition and is one of the premium brands. Rain Cements Limited has a wide marketing network with more than 2000 Dealers in the States of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Goa and Odisha. Rain Cements Limited is certified under ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 & ISO 45001:2018 by independent, third-party accreditation. Website: https://www.priyacement.com RAIN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.