Headline

Product Development | Fashion Retail Strategist | Bridging Design, Business & Opportunity | Speed-to-Market Strategy

About

Product development specialist at Max Fashion India, transforming market gaps into high-performing fashion collections across menswear, womenswear and kidswear. With a menswear design background and strong retail insight, I blend creativity with commercial thinking. I see setbacks and failures not as roadblocks, but as chances to seed bold ideas early, often before the market or company is ready. I focus on driving innovation that aligns with long-term business growth.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude code

claude

gemini

openai

Work experience

General Manager- Product Development-Sourcing at Landmark Group, Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos, Bengaluru, Lead Product Development across Menswear, Womenswear, Kidswear and Indian Wear, shaping cohesive seasonal direction Spearhead co-creation to accelerate speed-to-market through agile range creation Translate consumer insight and trend direction into commercially strong, scalable collections Partner with Buying and Design to align product strategy with category growth priorities

General Manager- Design at Landmark Group, Apr 2023 - Apr 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Bengaluru, Led the design and development of Smart Casuals and Tailored Formals while overseeing textile innovation across the entire menswear portfolio. Key Highlights: Designed seasonal collections rooted in customer insights, strong trend direction, and business strategy. Upgraded core and fashion lines with improved fits, premium fabrications, and a sharper design aesthetic. Collaborated cross-functionally to ensure timely, cost-effective execution and retail success. Delivered double-digit growth in key bottomwear categories through silhouette innovation and compelling product stories. Achieved above-budget results in smart casuals, outperforming in a tough market environment. Led fit and fabric upgrades that boosted ASP and improved full-price sell-through. Leveraged insights from underperforming ranges to strengthen assortment depth and future-readiness. Consistently introduced bold ideas that seeded innovation ahead of organisational or market readiness.

Deputy General Manager- Design at Landmark Group, Apr 2021 - Mar 2023 · 2 yrs, Bengaluru, Responsible for men's Smart Casuals, Tailored Formals and Indian Wear range along with textiles for all the categories of menswear.

Designer at Texport Industries Pvt. Ltd., May 2011 - Jul 2011 · 3 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, Menswear & Womenswear- Casuals

Assistant Designer at Reliance Industries Ltd, Mar 2007 - May 2011 · 4 yrs 3 mos, Ahmedabad Area, India,, Menswear- Formals & Smart Casuals

Assisant Designer at Raymond Limited, May 2006 - Feb 2007 · 10 mos, Mumbai Area, India, Menswear- Formals

Education

Design Thinking And Process, Design and Visual Communications, General, National Institute of Design

PGDBM, Marketing, Welingkar Institute of Management