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After IT, why you have chosen Planning and merchandising as your eld.

When I came here in Dubai ,I was still working with I!. "imultaneously I was looking for #ob o$$ortunity herin the same eld but fortunately%unfortunately #ob o$enings for the tools%s%w I was working on were not thereAs in Dubai there is a good growth in retail%distribution so I decided to get into it as I found it interesting toowhere you actually get to know the lifecycle of a $roduct and I feel as a consumer I could relate to it and founeasy.

&. Which are the ma#or de$artments in the end to end $urchase ' distribution system(ProductionstoragePackaing%trans$ort i.e logisticInventory control

)inancePurchase de$artmentData entry"ales de$tnance

*. What is meant by +P system(

+nter$rise esource Planning is a business management system which allows an organi-ation to use a systemof integrated a$$lications to manage the business.

. What is the di/erence between functional and $rocedural understanding(

0. !ulti1tasking, eliable and )le2ible. Please give an e2am$le of each of these.In my de$artment I am handelling $urchase, inventory management, claims, returns, shi$ment scheduling,barcode management3.basically everything so obviously for the smooth 4ow it needs not only reliability but4e2ibility as well.

5. What is meant by meticulous and 6uality oriented $erson(

oth are interrelated. If you are meticulous automatically u are concerned about 6uality.When I say I am handling claims,returns33

 7. Please breakdown the various activities to be carried in the Purchase Process.

"ee the history data%saleIts A!",8ommunication with Princi$les for new launches, marketing $lan,$romotions etc."ame time have to consider budget before $urchasing.

9. What is meant by forecasting and what the im$ortance of forecasting is()orecasting is an estimation of sale of the $roducts based on their history sale.

 :ou can $lay with your money smartly.

;. What are the key $oints considered during catalogue management and what is the im$ortance %im$acof each of them.

In catalogue management I see whether all the skus are there available to order in addition to the newlaunches."ee if the $rices are correct.

<. What is inventory control(It is movement of right stock at the right time and $rice.

&=. >ow do you control the e2$iry()isrt there is strict regulation that items to be $urchased should be more than & yr of e2$iry at the time ofrecei$t in the W>.

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And then in the +P system we have di/erent buckets under which items fall. ased on that de$letion is don&&. Why service level is im$ortant and how do you measure it. What are the key considerations to im$rov

the service rate(It is do decide how we are serving to our customers as well as su$$liers service rate to us.If we are not able to $rovide%serve the re6uired stock on time then denitely we are losing on business andwhich also means we went wrong in forecasting and buying.

&*. Please list all the !I" e$orts that you are handling."tock valuation by de$artment?!,+?!Purchase

&. What Tools and techni6ues you are using.!"+"?I++

&0. What are the check $oints you have before you $resent % release the re$ort(

&5. >ow do you ensure the com$leteness and correctness of the data%information%analysis in the re$ort(

&7. What are the challenges that you have faced in shi$ment scheduling. What solutions you would like to$ro$ose to minimi-e the im$act of im$ro$er scheduling.

&9. What are the activities to be undertaken while doing sta/ sale and outlet sale(

&;. What is $roduct registration(@o

&<. 8laim management( What are the key considerations( What ha$$ens in case of any dis$ute(

*=. Please mention some instances % functionalities that you have tested. Please mention if you havegured out any inaccuracies in the +P system.

*&. Please mention some usiness ules that you are following.

@o**.Please e2$lain the conce$t of +stimated and Actual landed cost. What is the advantage of following

+stimated landed cost and how do you align the estimated landed cost with estimated landed cost.