Retail Head (Head Of EBO)
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- Salary
- ₹2000k – ₹3600k
- Location
- Gurugram, India
- Department
- Retail
- Seniority
- Director
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Source
- Keka
Description
- A strategic and commercially driven approach to building and scaling a retail business.
- Strong business acumen with an understanding of retail economics and profitability.
- The ability to lead large, cross-functional teams and drive business outcomes.
- A customer-centric mindset with a focus on building a strong in-store experience.
- A hands-on approach to problem-solving, decision-making, and organisational growth.
- Have experience limited to managing individual stores rather than multi-location retail businesses.
- Prefer functional ownership over end-to-end business accountability.
- Are uncomfortable working with financial targets, budgets, and business performance metrics.
- Lack experience in leading teams and managing multiple business functions.
- Retail Business Strategy and P&L Management
- Revenue and Gross Margin Management
- Financial Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting
- Multi-store Operations and Expansion
- Merchandise and Inventory Planning
- Commercial Negotiations and Vendor Management
- Customer Experience and Retail Excellence
- Leadership and Team Development
- Business Analytics and Performance Management
- Cross-functional Stakeholder Management
- Own the EBO business plan and P&L, driving revenue, gross margin, operating cost, and store profitability against annual operating plans. Set regional, store-level, and category targets, review performance, and drive corrective actions.
- Drive store productivity through walk-in growth, conversion, customer retention, pricing, and promotional strategies in collaboration with Growth, Operations, and Finance.
- Establish consistent store governance, sales processes, manpower planning, and operating standards to improve operational efficiency and frontline productivity.
- Lead profitable network expansion through site evaluation, business case approvals, lease negotiations, capital expenditure, and timely store launches. Monitor new-store performance and take corrective actions for underperforming locations.
- Oversee assortment planning, category mix, pricing architecture, inventory allocation, and replenishment in collaboration with Buying and Merchandise & Planning teams. Improve full-price sell-through while managing inventory ageing, markdown exposure, and stock availability.
- Drive a consistent customer experience through service standards, NPS, mystery shopping, visual merchandising, and complaint resolution. Partner with Brand and Marketing teams to strengthen in-store engagement.
- Lead and develop functional heads across Operations, Growth, Buying, Merchandise & Planning, Expansion, and Training & L&D, establishing clear accountabilities, performance scorecards, and leadership succession plans.
- Partner with HR on talent acquisition, employee retention, incentive structures, and performance management.
- Track and review key business KPIs across revenue, gross margin, profitability, walk-ins, conversion, inventory productivity, expansion, and customer experience.
- 10–15 years of relevant experience in organised retail, D2C, consumer brands, or a similar retail business.
- Proven experience in managing multi-store retail operations with end-to-end P&L responsibility.
- Demonstrated success in scaling retail networks and driving business growth and profitability.
- Experience leading large teams and managing cross-functional business functions.
- Strong exposure to retail expansion, merchandising, inventory management, and commercial operations.
- Friendly atmosphere
- High learning & personal growth opportunity
- Flexible Timings
- Diverse work environment