AVP - Operations [Head Operations band], for eCommerce Giant, Mumbai location

Designation: AVP - Operations [Ctc band 35 lacs - 1 Cr pa+]

Company Profile: A fledgling giant already in the eCommerce market, this company, today employs over 1500 employees & has operations spanning 12 cities PAN India. With plans for global expansion & huge target markets, altogether with an unprecedented growth rate, they are looking for the best of talent to partner with in their growth story.

Location: Powai, Mumbai, India.

Current Ctc of Applicant should be: Between 35 lacs p.a to 1 Cr p.a  

Role Outline:

• Around 15 years+ of experience in Operations of which atleast 3-5 years should be in an eCommerce company (driving logistical support -a must, sales operations, customer care, etc). 
• Responsible for building, developing and operating sophisticated operating procedures and manuals, training programmes, & ensuring smooth operations of the company & its 1500+ employees across 10 locations PAN India. Overseeing 700-1000 indirect reportees & 4-5 direct reportees. 
• Looking for a strong background in Logistics, CRM, Customer Service, Sales operations, Listing operations, delivery & expansion activities PAN India.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Full responsibility in ensuring company wide Operational Excellence, elimination of bottlenecks, compliance with SOPs (standard operating procedures), excellence in logistical support, the highest standards of service and the ability to provide top skills in customer care and the highest standards of service – in delivery in pre-determined timelines & achievement of that turnaround time and quality of delivery – within a high volume environment.
• Responsibility for setting up management systems to ensure consistent efficient comprehensive controls, reporting and analysis for existing and future growth.
• Full responsibility for developing impeccable and comprehensive operating manuals, standard operating procedures, training procedures.
• Driving the highest standards while the company expands.
• Responsibility for up to ten cities PAN India & counting. Possible addition of international locations in the foreseeable future.
• Achieving the agreed upon business plans and budgets.
• Responsibility for scaling up the business along with Senior Management vision.
• Management of all new openings.
• Management Training and development.
• General staff team building.
• General cost controls, meeting and beating targets and budgets.
• General compliance & maintenance across locations – security, Standard operating procedures, etc for all sites.

Target Industries: FMCG, Consumer Goods, Telecom, Internet Companies, eCommerce, Diversified Conglomerates, Food production & manufacture, Confectionery, etc. but experience in eCommerce for atleast 3-5 years is a must have (logistical support).

To Apply:Pls send your word format cv with a photograph mentioning the below details to neha.asthana@hr-interface.com 

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Neha Asthana  

HR Interface Corporate Services
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Chief Marketing Officer / Head - Marketing Opening, eCommerce Giant, Mumbai location

Designation: Marketing Head / CMO ( Chief Marketing Officer )

Company Profile: A fledgling giant already in the eCommerce market, this company, today employs over 1500 employees & has operations spanning 12 cities PAN India. With plans for global expansion & huge target markets, altogether with an unprecedented growth rate, they are looking for the best of talent to partner with in their growth story.

Location: Powai, Mumbai, India.

Current Ctc of Applicant should be: Between 75 lacs p.a to 1.5 Cr p.a 

Role Outline:

• Decision making Head & senior most professional in the company for Brand & Marketing functions & Communications for the Company.
• The senior most “Brand Custodian” for all Company Marketing activities & communications.
• Being the senior most leadership position, the incumbent is a key marketing resource for Company Communications & will have Heads of ATL/BTL/Digital/Design/Buying reporting into him/her, hence should have experience of atleast 5-6 years of having senior level marketing heads reporting into him/her.
• Since the hiring company is already a fledgling eCommerce business, the incumbent should possess/display attributes which border on an entrepreneurial approach that is internet generation savvy & should have a keen understanding of Internet businesses marketing in India.
• Brand identity compliance across the company & for all its products / service lines if present.
• Marketing strategy & communication brainstorming, creation & execution along with established teams.
• Managing marketing budgets for The Company & business units.
• Plan and conduct customer and market researches as & when required.
• Creating brand guidelines, framework and ensuring compliance.
• Brand Identity framework, adherence and custodianship.
• Management of Brand Properties, Alliances, Partnerships, Endorsements, etc.
• Advertising guidelines framework, adherence and creative ownership.
• Owner of Advertising budgets for The Company: Planning, implementation and monitoring. 
• Knowledge Management Framework: Indian/ Global best practices
• Web Management: Intranet/ Internet Portals of The Company corporate and all businesses.
• Other shared marketing services to support individual businesses/ functions.
• OOH assets (incl. Retail Signages).
• Events (B2B, B2C).
• Market Research.
• Brand templates for internal/ external communication
• Knowledge of communication tools, methods
• Media management [ATL/BTL].
• Understanding of company products, services and policies.
• Ability to strategise, conceptualize and execute marketing strategies.
• Ability to work with local/global teams to support development of company  brand in India & subsequently abroad.
• Sound understanding of Marketing techniques, media (all), creative and integration with Business.
• Detailed understanding of propositions, products and local market dynamics.
• The ability to pre-empt product challenges, customer likes and dislikes and building initiatives around the ‘experience’ the customer can have while choosing the company’s services.
• Understanding of the regulatory, business, social environment that the company operates in. Awareness of regulatory requirements related to brands, trademarks, general communications etc.
• Constantly working with Product teams. Keeping abreast with overall business and sharing responsibilities.
• Conducting Agency briefing sessions and evaluating their performance.

Qualifications Required:

Graduate with an MBA, with specialization in marketing, preferably from a Tier-I B-School. Qualifications above & beyond that are welcome.

Experience Required:

A minimum of 15 years of relevant work experience with proven track record of creating mega-brands in Indian and Global markets. The incumbent should be a savvy marketer and a sales experience in FMCG/Consumer Goods & Services/Internet & or Telecom. The best of networks & expertise in ATL channels, BTL being secondary but still important, is a must. Television ad spots, Broadcast Marketing, Publications, Radio, etc marketing experience is a must for atleast 4-5 years in overall experience. 5-6 years of this experience should be in Handling big teams for go-to-market activities.  

Experience in overseeing:

• Advertising Agencies
• Creative development work. 
• Agency retainer framework, budgets and monitoring
  Marketing Collateral Vendors Brand related designs, specs and procurement.
• Event Management Companies, Event deliverables & Brand Integration.
• Celebrity Management Outfits Celebrity endorsements & legal agreements.
• Design houses: National/ Global Brand design & identity development work.
• Media channels Media deal negotiations, program innovations.
• ROI analysis & effectiveness measurement of marketing budgets & activities.
• Out of the box thinking for engaging with customers & Target markets through multiple channels.
• Internet business savvy & digital marketing mastery among other things.
  

KNOWLEDGE
1. Brand Management with special skills on brand architecture, brand designs, brand design and brand compliance frameworks
2. Marketing Management with special skills on product propositions, creative development, advertising agency management, marketing budgets planning & monitoring, event management and 360 degree market activation
3. Sales Management with thorough understanding of trade channel environment and sales organisation structures
4. Good orientation of commercial system.

5. Excellent vendor/supplier networks for various Marketing related services that might be needed.

SKILLS
1. Brand Equity Management models.
2. Market research techniques.
3. Creative skills.

ATTRIBUTES / CAPABILITIES:
1. Clarity: Clear understanding of Business marketing requirements & deployment accordingly.
2. Creativity: Flexibility of thinking, and using consumer insights & competitor activities to develop innovative & extensive marketing agendas & plans for execution.
3. Objectivity: Developing objective to attain the maximum mileage in visibility at least cost.
4. Entrepreneurial Drive: Takes ownership for the task & acts decisively to achieve results
5. Leadership: Leading from the front. Inspiring & motivating others to perform.
6. Developing people: Developing skills & capabilities of subordinates. Creating opportunities for them to grow professionally.
5. Integrity: Standing up for convictions and values.
6. Team Player: Seamless working in a matrix organisation structure with dual & ambiguous reporting structures

7. Excellent rapport with Top management & company co-founders.

Target Industries: FMCG, Consumer Goods, Telecom, Internet Companies, Diversified Conglomerates, Food production & manufacture, Confectionery, etc. with large ATL/BTL footprints. 

To Apply:Pls send your word format cv with a photograph mentioning the below details to neha.asthana@hr-interface.com 

 

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Neha Asthana  

HR Interface Corporate Services
Recruitment Par Excellence  

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Head - BTL Marketing, ECommerce Giant, Mumbai location

Designation: Head - BTL (Marketing)

Company Profile: A fledgling giant already in the eCommerce market, this company, today employs over 1500 employees & has operations spanning 12 cities PAN India. With an unprecedented growth rate & a large target market, they are looking at the best of talent to partner with their growth story.

Location: Powai, Mumbai, India.

Ctc on offer: Upto 40 lacs p.a

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for demand/lead generation for all categories, stakeholders & geographies.
• Conceptualize different BTL activities at a locality level based on business requirements.
• Planning and executing responsive lead solutions to categories on a timely basis.
• Manage and measure effectiveness of all kind of BTL campaigns.
• Handle a team of 100 people across geographies and categories.
• Head Operations for business growth & profitability and implement the project pipe line and transitioning from start-up phase to Business.
• Implement strategies for augmenting business, identifying and penetrating new market segments.
  Designing & implementing marketing plans for augmenting the business volume by enhancing brand visibility & recall. 
• Driving sales initiatives to achieve business goals & managing the front line sales team. 
• Establish short / long term budgets in tune with the marketing strategies for achieving business targets 
• Developing marketing calendar for special projects; maintaining the budgets & costs to the project.
• Responsible for the business development and clients and explore business potential & opportunities to secure profitable business volumes.
• Identify and develop new markets (Domestic & International) for expanding the reach of the organization. 
• Handling appropriate media selection for advertising new product launch campaigns. 
• Executing all in-house advertising activities which include developing campaign strategy, roll out plans and evaluation.
• Increase market share.
• Prepare Annual budget. 

Desired Candidate Profile:

• 10 to 15 years experience (at least 5 years in a Senior Managerial/GM role) in Customer Insights, needs & wants.
• 5-6 years of this experience should be in Handling big teams for go-to-market activities.
• From top FMCGs/Telecom Companies, etc with major focus of customer acquisition.
• Preferably few years in sales/go-to-market
• Few years in marketing activations/BTL activities
• From Top 10 B-schools only
• Working experience with large companies would be considered a plus.
• Should include a strong competence in BTL advertising marketing as well as deep knowledge of BTL advertising suppliers. (All BTL mediums are considered: Events, Promotions, Road Shows, direct customer engagement, mailers, brochures, pamphlets, etc) 
• Strong capabilities in coordinating the supplier’s chain (i.e.: execution of creative, media, PR, events & BTL programs for existing clients and pitch new clients) IS A MUST.
• Should possess a dynamic and professional approach with extensive operational experience.
• Good knowledge of suppliers in advertising areas.
• Ability to think and manage strategically as a key member of a small and dynamic team
  Ability to select, organize and coordinate suppliers.
• Ability to build a team.
• Energetic, versatile and a creative problem-solver.
• Talented, Flexible individual with ability to multitask, to exercise initiative, and work effectively under pressure, paying strong attention to detail.
• Effective communications, presentation, interpersonal supervisory customer relations skills.
• Comprehensible organizational, analytical, problem solving and negotiating skills.
• Ability to exercise diplomacy and discretion, work independently and in a team of an international level.
• Ability to prioritize work.
• Exercise total confidentiality, discretion and integrity regarding information acquired through the Company. 

Target Industries: FMCG, Consumer Goods, Telecom, Internet Companies, Diversified Conglomerates, Food production & manufacture, Confectionery, etc. with large BTL footprints. 

To Apply:Pls send your word format cv with a photograph mentioning the below details to neha.asthana@hr-interface.com 

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On a scale of 1 to 10, pls state your expertise in BTL:

Highest Academic qualification & Institute:

Current annual ctc:

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Age:

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Regards,
Neha Asthana  

HR Interface Corporate Services
Recruitment Par Excellence  

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Current Finance Openings - April 2014

Current Finance Openings [As of April, 2014] - Mumbai Location

1> Manager - Finance & Accounts, International Luxury Retail Brand, Mumbai office. C.A degree not compulsory. 8-10 YEARS OF HARDCORE ACCOUNTING EXP. 
Ctc on offer: Upto 15 lacs p.a

2> Finance Controller - International Luxury Retail brand, Mumbai. Should handle accountability for the overall functioning of the Accounts, Finance, Secretarial, Compliance & Legal functions. Develop financial and tax strategies, Manage the capital request and budgeting processes, Understand and mitigate key elements of the company risk profile, Some level of Retail Operation knowledge like Weights & Measures, Customs, Logistics, etc will be appreciated. Prefer a C.A+CS.
Ctc: 20 - 30 lacs p.a

3> Consultant / Asst Manager / Deputy Manager - Internal Audit Chartered Accountants & MBA Finance passouts with 1 to 10 years of INTERNAL AUDIT expertise/experience These openings are for a BIG 4 Consulting Firm, Mumbai.  Pls apply in the format requested here: http://hrinterface-job-updates.blogspot.in/2013/11/internal-audit-different-levels-of.html  
Ctc on offer 6 to 14 lacs p.a

4> CFO - For Ecommerce Giant (Startup) Someone with extensive networks among Investors, Private Equity Funds, well linked with the Indian & International Investor community, should have successfully raised over 200-300 Million atleast. Able to take on large responsibilities, understands the E-Commerce market well, Mergers & Acquisitions, etc. Open to Partners from P.E Funds looking for a Corporate Stint.
Ctc on offer: 35 lacs - 1 Cr p.a

5> Head - Finance opening, Mumbai. Looking for 10-15 yrs of post Chartered Accountant qualification work exp in Finance & Accounts but also STRONGLY in Raising of funds, Debt (FD, MF), Equity, Private equity, to Oversee efficient deployment of funds, Evaluate new projects for financial feasibility, Ensure appropriate insurance covers for projects/other assets, Perform the role of a people manager for the finance team, etc. for REAL ESTATE.
Ctc on offer Upto 40 lacs p.a 

To Apply: Pls send a word format copy of your resume to financejobs.hrinterface@gmail.com & mark a copy to neha.asthana@hr-interface.com 

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