Deepak Kumar Panigrahi
@deepakkumarpanigrahi
Retail leader driving operations, sales growth, and high-performing teams.
What I'm looking for
I am a results-driven retail and banking professional with 8+ years of experience leading store operations, customer service teams, and multi-functional retail departments. I have a proven track record of meeting sales targets, optimizing stock availability, preparing detailed MIS reports, and implementing operational and visual merchandising standards to improve store performance.
I excel at team management, training and development, process improvement, and customer relationship management. My experience spans store management for national retail brands and supervising customer service teams in banking, where I implemented KPI-driven processes, reduced shrinkage, and maintained compliance with SOPs and safety procedures.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Retail Store Manager
Comfort Zone (Nike)
Jan 2025 - Present (9 months)
Manage day-to-day store operations, drive sales targets and customer service standards, and lead a store team to ensure operational excellence and 100% product availability.
Team Leader (Customer Care)
ICICI Bank Ltd
Jun 2019 - Dec 2024 (5 years 6 months)
Managed and coached a 15-member CSR team to meet KPIs and SLAs, handled complex escalations across loans, savings and cards, and implemented process improvements to raise service quality.
Retail Store Manager
SSIPL Retail Ltd
Oct 2020 - May 2023 (2 years 7 months)
Led store operations for NIKE franchise, drove operational, visual and customer service standards, managed budgets and prepared MIS reports to optimize stock movement and sales performance.
Supervisor HOD
Lifestyle International Pvt. Ltd.
Oct 2018 - Jun 2020 (1 year 8 months)
Managed a 35-person department across footwear and accessories, achieved monthly budgets, minimized shrinkage and implemented planogram-driven visual merchandising.
Assistant Store Manager
Mandhana Retail Ventures Ltd.
Mar 2016 - Feb 2018 (1 year 11 months)
Oversaw store operations in manager's absence, managed inventory and visual merchandising, prepared MIS and tracked staff performance to achieve sales targets.
Senior Fashion Consultant
Best Seller Retail India Pvt. Ltd.
Apr 2014 - Feb 2016 (1 year 10 months)
Maintained product availability and visual standards, tracked sales of fast/slow movers and built customer relationships to achieve daily sales targets.
Fashion Consultant
BMI Wholesale Trading Pvt. Ltd.
Apr 2014 - Jun 2015 (1 year 2 months)
Performed visual merchandising, managed invoicing and stock inward/outward processes, and produced weekly and monthly sales reports at Shopper Stop.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Global Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar
Master of Business Administration, Business Administration
2012 - 2014
Grade: CGPA 7.0
Completed Master in Business Administration with CGPA 7.0 from BPUT, Odisha between 2012 and 2014.
Aska Science College, Berhampur
Bachelor of Commerce, Commerce
2009 - 2012
Grade: 58%
Completed Bachelor of Commerce with 58% from Berhampur University board between 2009 and 2012.
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