Key Account Manager

• Jan 2023 - Present

- Identify and select suppliers across Asia and Europe, negotiating pricing and terms to ensure cost-effective and high-quality sourcing for clients.- Coordinate product development with factories and suppliers to ensure timely and accurate delivery of products.- Maintain relationships with suppliers and factories to ensure continuity of high-quality sourcing.- Stay up-to-date on industry trends and innovations to provide clients with the most cutting-edge products.- Collaborate with clients to understand their specific needs and requirements, providing customized solutions and excellent customer service. Show less

Merchandiser Intern

• Jul 2022 - Jan 2023

Merchandiser

• Sep 2020 - Jul 2021

• Ordered & followed up fabric and trims for Brand Hanna Andersson & Chico’s to ensure seamless production without any delays. • Optimized profitability of operations by institutionalizing and proper implementation of raw material inventory control with in-house ERP system, reduced inventory levels by 20%. • Analyzed overall Product Safety and QMS of key production units in preparation for new client acquisition managed a team of 5 people for the project. • Ordered & followed up fabric and trims for Brand Hanna Andersson & Chico’s to ensure seamless production without any delays. • Optimized profitability of operations by institutionalizing and proper implementation of raw material inventory control with in-house ERP system, reduced inventory levels by 20%. • Analyzed overall Product Safety and QMS of key production units in preparation for new client acquisition managed a team of 5 people for the project.

Operations & PD Merchandising Executive

• Sep 2018 - Mar 2020

- Joined as a Management Trainee for the role of Junior Merchandiser. - Collaborated on sample development and follow up process of the pre-production stage, reduced prevalent lead time delays that existed in the sample approval stage. - Managed team of 3 executives and led projects for preparation of client audits of systems and quality processes, with 100% audit pass rate. - Fine-tuned factory production plans in real time to better reflect material availability and approval delays, conceiving a system that was implemented company wide, resulting in improved efficiency for production lines. - Collaborated in development of profit optimization plans that oversaw reduction of dead finished goods inventory by more than 60%. - Worked cross functionally during crisis mode for Factory plan optimization. - Created and maintained factory dashboard model for factory follow ups from scratch, part of which was adopted across the group as a management reporting dashboard. Show less

Sourcing Intern

• Jan 2018 - Apr 2018

Worked in the capacity of an Intern in the sourcing team of Arvind Lifestyle Brands Limited. Simultaneously, worked on a project to develop a therapy garment for kids suffering from sensory processing disorder. Worked in the capacity of an Intern in the sourcing team of Arvind Lifestyle Brands Limited. Simultaneously, worked on a project to develop a therapy garment for kids suffering from sensory processing disorder.

Digital Marketing Intern (CRM)

• Jun 2015 - Jul 2015

Trained on CRM software for android, apple and email marketing campaigns by Oracle ·Collaborated on a low cost customer engagement and loyalty campaign ·Devised filters for customer reach programs targeting the millennial customer base ·Conducted subject line A/B testing with final deliverable being a 20% improved open rate Trained on CRM software for android, apple and email marketing campaigns by Oracle ·Collaborated on a low cost customer engagement and loyalty campaign ·Devised filters for customer reach programs targeting the millennial customer base ·Conducted subject line A/B testing with final deliverable being a 20% improved open rate