Skills Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ)
This Skills Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) is designed to capture your strengths and skills, and to help our writers get an insight into your
profile. We urge you to fill in any information that might not be present in your existing CV. Please do not cut and paste duplicate information
from your existing CV.
Name, contact details and other Name: MAHESH S
particulars.
Address to mention in resume: Mumbai
Personal E-mail ID: [email protected] Alternate E-mail ID (this is required):
[email protected] Mobile No (include country code): +919082212298 Alternate Mobile No:
Land Line (with country & STD code:
Date of birth: 21/5/1979 Nationality: Indian Languages known: English
Passport No: V8001620 valid till 2032 Visa status (if you are an expat):
Total professional work-experience: 16 years & months
Location Preference (skip if no particular preference) Singapore, Malaysia, Hongkong.
Your current industry & Your current Industry / Field: (Eg: Media, Healthcare, Finance, IT, ITes, Automobile, Hospitality,
designation. Telecom etc.) Retail
Your current Designation and / or Function: (Eg: Sales Executive, Business Development Manager,
Purchase Head, CFO, Project Manager etc.) Senior Manager Operations
Your objective. Your target Industry / Field: Retail Your target Designation / Role: Area head, Regional head,
Country head or Country Manager.
Tell us about your personality a) Entrepreneurship / Business Acumen have strong business and entrepreneurial skills to be
traits & soft skills that make you a able to manage the entire business
strong candidate. b) Leadership / Man Management skills possess leadership skills in order to be able to lead
the team, build relationships and manage the team below to deliver the result.
c) Excellent presentation, communication, and interpersonal abilities.
d) Ability to Multitask / Time Management be able to multi task, time manage and get
multiple jobs done at the same time
e) Team player with strong relationship-building skills.
f) Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
g) Decision Making be able to make important decisions and solve potential problems
which will positively impact the business
Which are your strongest areas of a) Sales and marketing knowledge (promotions, upselling, cross-selling)
hard skills / expertise / technical b) Inventory management (stock control, ordering, loss prevention)
knowledge / experience? (Please
mention your key technical / c) Data analysis (sales reports, KPIs, customer trends)
functional / professional skills d) Visual merchandising (store layout, displays, planograms)
only)
e) Budgeting and financial management (P&L understanding, cost control)
f) E-commerce management (if the store also has an online presence)
g) HR compliance (contracts, onboarding, payroll systems)
h) Supply chain coordination (working with vendors, shipping logistics)
i) Safety and security procedures (emergency protocols, theft prevention)
j)
k)
l)
m)
Significant trainings you have a) • Retail Stores SOP Training, Aditya Birla Retail Ltd.
undergone? (Please mention year b) • Fire & Safety Training, Aditya Birla Retail Ltd.
and location too. Also mention
Certifications, Professional c) • Retail Stores Standard Operating Procedures, Landmark Group
Affiliations & Memberships) d) • Merchandise Planning & Replenishment - ORACLE Launch Training, Landmark
Group
e) • Operational Module on Time Management, Delegation, Coaching & Mentoring,
Landmark Group
f) • Strategic Planning and Time Management, Landmark Group
g) • Senior Leadership Program, Landmark Group
h) • LEAD Leadership Development Program, Landmark Group
i) • HIRA –Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment Course, Tata Group
j)
k)
l)
Have you attended any significant a)
seminars or workshops? (Also b)
mention about papers published /
presented) c)
International Experience (answer How many years of international experience do you have? 7 years
Dubai, Abu Dhabi.
only if you have ONSITE work Please indicate the international offices you have worked in, and their locations (city/country).
experience)
Technical Skills (for IT, Software,
Hardware and Telecom
candidates) (Mention Hardware,
Operating Systems, Languages,
Databases, Tools etc.)
Other Information (answer only if Anything in your work experience that you do NOT want to emphasize? Please state the reason
applicable) Any gaps in your career? Please state the reason too.
Any additional information that you would like to provide.
Details of Work Experience (Start with the most recent company first. If you have worked in more than 4 companies, please continue in space provided in the last page. Particularly, please fill in information that you
have not covered in your existing CV. Giving the responsibilities in detail will help us project your abilities better):
Work Experience 1 Work Experience 2 Work Experience 3 Work Experience 4
Company Name TRENT LTD LANDMARK GROUP ADITYA BIRLA RETAIL LTD NICHOLAS PIRAMAL
Location MUMBAI UAE MUMBAI MUMBAI
Your Designation SR. MANAGER OPERATIONS OPERATIONS MANAGER AREA OPERATIONS MANAGER AREA MANAGER
Duration (MMM / YYYY to MMM / YYYY) FEB 2018 TO FEB 2023 JUNE 2010 TO JAN 2018 FEB 2008 TO JUNE 2010 JUNE 2004 TO JAN 2008
The designation you report to? BUSINESS HEAD GENERAL MANAGER DEPUTY GM REGIONAL HEAD
No. of employees reporting to you 10 15 8 8
Responsibilities a) Achievement of Sales Growth Achievement of Sales Growth
(In case you do not recall
the points easily, you can b) Invoice Growth Invoice Growth
refer to your year-end
appraisal forms, list of c) Average Bill Size Average Bill Size
responsibilities provided by
the company, etc.) d) Strategic Initiatives Average Bill Size
e) Shrinkage Shrinkage
f) Paid Enrollment
g) Team Assessment Scores - Product
Knowledge
Attrition
VM - Focus Guide and New
launch - Implementation
Process Audit Scores - Internal +
External Audit Scores
Safety Audits
Describe your greatest a) Achieving budget by 110% y-o-y Top position in company in ‘Back to
accomplishments / School Products’ category achieving
performance highlights in 140% y-o-y
the company.
b) UPT (Units Per Transaction) > 3.5 UPT (Units Per Transaction) > 4.0
(Please try to quantify the
results you produced in ATV (Average Transaction Value) Achieving budget by ATV (Average
numerical or other specific of approx. INR 2400 Transaction Value) of approx. AED
terms.) 210
c) Successfully surpassed the yearly Successfully surpassed the yearly
budget by 10% and corporate budget by 15% and corporate budget
budget by 7% by 10%
d) Store shrinkage < 0.01 % of store Increased conversion in new stores
top-line from 2%-5%
Sell Through in EOSS - 94%
e) Attained 94% accuracy through
mystery audits
f) Launched 25 new stores in a span of
48 months , increasing the total store
count to 50 plus
Educational Details (Please mention all the qualifications starting with the most recent one):
Qualification (Degree / Diploma) Specialization Name of the College, Duration and year of Class / CGPA / % Scored Achievements/ Special
University passing remarks
a) MASTER OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES MARKETING JBIMS 2022 75%
b) BACHELOR OF SCIENCE CHEMISTRY MUMBAI UNIV 2000 II
c)
Projects Handled (applicable for all professionals; and especially for IT / Software / Hardware / Telecom / Engineering / Construction professionals):
Project 1 Project 2 Project 3 Project 4
Project Title
Client & Location
Duration
Your Total Team Size (mention
no of subordinates separately)
Project Value (If applicable
then specify value & currency)
Technologies used (Platform /
OS, Language(s) / Tools /
Packages)
Description of project
(Mention details of project
only. Your responsibilities are
to be mentioned below)
Your Official Role (Eg: Team
Lead, Project Manager etc)
Your responsibilities and
contributions
Details of any other IT Projects …
Details of work experience in any other company (Please give the information in the format as in Work Experience Table) …
(Note: For any additional projects that you deem significant, please use a second blank Skills Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) form and fill only those fields in which your require to write the additional data)
