Varun Marwah

Sales Head | JCB Salons | Bestseller | Puma | IBS | Built & Scaled Online & Offline Businesses | Retail, E-commerce & SIS Leader

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

About

With 15+ years in Retail, Footwear & E-commerce, I’ve built and scaled businesses from the ground up. My career spans roles at Videocon, Puma, Bestseller( Jack & Jones, Vero Moda & Only) & Jean Claude Biguine -driving SIS growth from INR 16 Cr to 600 Cr. I’m a strategic leader passionate about innovation and mentoring future talent.

Experience

  • National Sales Head - Jean Claude Biguine Salon & Spa at Jean Claude Biguine - Salon & Spa
    Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Bestseller India (Mumbai · On-site)
    • Head of New Business
      Nov 2022 - Jun 2025 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      Built 4 new verticals (Footwear, Accessories, Kids-wear, Innerwear); grew revenue ₹12 Cr → ₹25 Cr → ₹67 Cr with gross margins 63%+. Expanded marketplace presence (Myntra, Amazon) and grew Footwear to ₹30 Cr without discount-heavy sales. Reduced average discounting from 35% → 22%, shifted to outright buying, eliminating leftover inventory risk.

    • Regional Manager - SIS - Retail Ops - West
      Oct 2012 - Oct 2022 · 10 yrs 1 mo

      Managed 300+ SIS stores across 5 states, contributing to Bestseller growth ₹16 Cr → ₹600 Cr. Opened 60+ SIS annually, establishing brands as must-have in LFS partners. Built and retained highly stable retail teams (0% attrition, twice awarded), improved conversion, ABV/ATV, inventory & VM compliance.

  • Area Sales Executive - A.P. at Puma Sports India Pvt. Ltd
    Sep 2010 - Oct 2012 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    Opened 14 new franchise stores, onboarded 3 partners; delivered 15% L2L growth in Year 2. Improved profitability via inventory planning, reduced stock ageing, and enhanced VM execution.

  • Sales Officer at Videocon Industries Limited
    Jun 2009 - Sep 2010 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Managed Sansui & Kelvinator sales through 50+ dealer network, achieving consistent double-digit revenue growth. Increased outlet penetration, sell-through, and dealer engagement, improving market share.

  • SUMMER INTERN at Bharti Airtel Services Limited
    Feb 2008 - May 2008 · 4 mos

    • Project - “Opportunity Exploration for Airtel Tele-media Services in the SME Segment” .