Key Responsibilities:
Commercial Finance & Business Partnering
- Lead commercial negotiations with vendors, suppliers, and partners to secure favourable terms and improve profitability.
- Collaborate with Category, Operations, Supply Chain, and Marketing teams to align financial goals with business priorities.
- Deliver insights on revenue productivity, customer behaviour and pricing strategies.
Margin and Inventory Optimization
- Drive initiatives to enhance gross and net margins across product categories and channels.
- Conduct detailed analysis to optimize inventory, reduce holding costs, and improve working capital efficiency.
F&B Controllership
Cost Optimization
- Identify and implement strategies to optimize store operating costs including wastages.
- Evaluate the effectiveness and ROI of marketing spends and promotional campaigns.
- Ensure financial accountability in membership spends, logistics efficiency, and supply chain costs.
Process Improvement: Lead the store level processes implementation and continuous improvements to improve sales, reduce costs and increase productivity.
Controls & Risk Management
- Establish and monitor controls to prevent losses, leakages, and compliance issues.
- Work with internal audit and operations teams to develop SOPs and mitigation strategies.
Core Competencies:
- Strong Communication Skills - Able to influence and align teams across functions with data-backed insights.
- Execution Excellence - Proven ability to get things done through collaboration, follow-ups, and stakeholder management.
- Solution oriented
- People leadership
Qualifications:
- CA / MBA (Finance) from a reputed institution.
- 5-7 years of experience in Business Finance, FP&A, or Commercial Finance, preferably in a retail, FMCG, or consumer business.
- Prior experience in partnering with cross-functional teams and delivering measurable financial impact.
Success Metrics:
- Margin expansion (% improvement YoY)
- Cost savings across key buckets (store ops, logistics, inventory)
- ROI on campaigns and marketing initiatives
- Reduction in inventory days / working capital cycle
- % automation of recurring reporting/processes
- Reduction in controllable losses / leakages
- Improvement in fill rates & relationships with vendors
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