Experience

Asmara Group

• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Merchandising Manager

  • Nov 2008 - Present

  1. Handling & heading one complete division of selling, buying & product development. 2. Directly reporting to Director & country head of the company. 3. Completely responsible for entire order procurement for the division, buyer communication costing and order placement. 4. Close follow-up with factory on order placements & its execution till the ex-country date. 5. Making a FIT analysis session with sampling team to ensure that the right pattern, right cut is used to make the perfect sample 6. Approving the markers/ fabric shade bands/ washes & trims on urgency to ensure a smooth flow of merchandising. 7. Conducting weekly recaps between merchandising / production/quality/ shipping & commercial depts. to execute smooth function of orders. 8. Approving authority for all the production/ quality issues to cut down the lead time in the process. 9. Frequently visiting factories to check on the quality & as well Merchandise. 10. Taking care of all the Merchandising approvals from shade to final packing. 11. Handling & guiding juniors on all L/C issues. 12. Guiding juniors on the mail procedures so that they can be efficient on the communication lines. 13. Taking all the Senior Buyers for factory visits to show the best production facilities & as well bridging a comprehend relationship between buyer & vendor selection. Strengths: 1. Shop floor technical knowledge, which boosts my confidence to grasp things faster & execute them well in shortest lead times. 2. Positive drive, which makes the things, happens. 3. Making a good comparing analysis on the styles/ orders/ clients, to ensure we do right thing in right time. 4. My tech / merchandising strength enable me to take quickest logical decisions. Show less



Alpha starts, hong kong

• Senior merchandiser - product development

  • Feb 2008 - Nov 2008

  Job Responsibilities: 1) Handling accounts – Wal-mart, 2) Working with new fabric and washes based on new trends with ideas gathering from US office. 3) Working on costing based target from customer and factory sam value. 4) Doing direct cost quotations for Wal-Mart 5) Technically trouble shooting the issues, to make the garments cost effective to buyer & as well vendor. 6) Frequently visiting factories to check on the quality & as well Merchandise. 7) Taking care of all the Merchandising approvals from shade to final packing. 8) Handling & guiding juniors on all L/C issues. 9) Guiding Juniors on the mail procedures so that they can be efficient on the communication lines. 10) Traveling extensively to factories located in china, bangladesh, . Achievements: 1) Have grabbed the order of 8 million pcs across 5 styles from submitted 7 styles development samples for Wal-Mart successfully within a season. 2) Rcvd appraisal within 6 months and got designated as Asst Manager, product development and reporting directly to the chairman Show less



Celebrity fashions limited

• Senior merchandiser

  • Dec 2005 - Feb 2008

  Job Responsibilities: 1) Handling 5 accounts – Levis, Dockers, Tom Taylor, Wissmach & Ann Taylor. 2) Complete in-charge of every aspect of buy from new developments to price negotiations with customer/suppliers and order exection to factories. 3) Direct communication with buyers & liason office on all aspects. 4) Following up 12 collections a year from product development to shipment delivery. 5) Traveling extensively to all the factories located in Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore & Tirupur. 6) Taking all the Senior Buyers for factory visits to show the best production facilities & as well bridging a comprehend relationship between buyer & vendor selection. Achievements: 1) Started fairly as a senior merchandiser handling 5 art. Per month of bottoms s in 2005 and have progressed as a Sr. Merchandiser handling 50 art. per month for sampling as well as production of high fashion ladies garments. 2) Appraised for performance within 6 months of joining office Show less



Rattha overseas

• Senior merchandiser

  • Mar 2004 - Dec 2005

  Job Responsibilities: 1) Handled tesco and Carrefour accounts 2) Handled all the marker consumptions to quotations to buyer. 3.) Following up with buying house on all order negotiations to shipments. 4) Co-coordinating with Industrial Engg Dept on all technical aspects of sampling. 5) Reporting directly to General Manager. 6) Achieved applause with in 6 months & was made from Merchandiser to Senior Merchandiser. Job Responsibilities: 1) Handled tesco and Carrefour accounts 2) Handled all the marker consumptions to quotations to buyer. 3.) Following up with buying house on all order negotiations to shipments. 4) Co-coordinating with Industrial Engg Dept on all technical aspects of sampling. 5) Reporting directly to General Manager. 6) Achieved applause with in 6 months & was made from Merchandiser to Senior Merchandiser.