Experience

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  Tentree

  • Canada
  • Retail Apparel and Fashion
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Sourcing & Production Associate

    • Mar 2021 - Present
    • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    • Populate and maintain Tentree margin roll-up tool with all key product details, seasonal factory costs (FOB), correct duty rates and projected quantities. • Ensure that product detailed cost sheets are submitted, reviewed, negotiated and filed as per GTM calendar milestones. • Work with technical developers, designers and sourcing leads in reviewing product costs and in ensuring category margin targets are met. • Conduct seasonal analysis across cost centres, product categories and suppliers to identify cost saving opportunities. • Work closely with supply partners to ensure costing accuracy and efficiency and ensure to upload and maintain cost data in all systems (PLM, EPM, etc). • Assist in generating margin reports as requested by department leads. • Support the material and production leads in compiling and consolidating material requirements (fabric greige and trim usage) and creating seasonal forecast and capacity planning. • Actively participate in supplier performance review and seasonal product allocation. • Continuously look for ways to improve processes, systems and tools within own areas of responsibility and within cross-departmental activities.

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  Li & Fung Limited

  • Hong Kong
  • Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Digital Product Development Consultant

    • Aug 2020 - Dec 2020

    • Was part of the team who supported the company's new initiative of digitizing the product development process to reduce development cost and timelines. • Worked as a bridge between vendors, mills, product management teams and customer to manage the digitization process smoothly. • Worked with mills to explain the process and get all the fabrics digitized in advance before the season starts so that the manual developments can be reduces as much as possible when season begins. • Helped product management team in understanding the whole process and troubleshooting wherever required. • Was one point of contact for digitization of all the apparel styles from India office for Kohl's brand across all divisions & categories.

  • Product Manager

    • Oct 2018 - Jul 2020

    • Handled approx. USD 20 Million worth of business per year (6 Million units) while planning & execution of complete product lifecycle, from development till production. • Worked on cost negotiations and presented cost saving options by working creatively with fabric qualities and trims. Was responsible for meeting Average Unit Cost (AUC) targets with an improvement of 3% - 5% YOY. • Supported initiative towards SUSTAINABILITY by converting all cotton products to BCI cotton and polyesters to recycled polyester without impacting the cost. • Followed up with vendors on daily basis to keep track of complete development and production processes. Tracked movement of all raw materials and finished goods with all vendors & suppliers. • Built & maintained strong relationships and partnership with vendors and sourced new suppliers & vendor as per requirements. Tracked & managed vendor performance to achieve company’s financial goals and maximize profitability. • Implemented capacity management plans with vendors; conducted T&A planning and executions. • Analyzed business to accurately articulate best and worst sellers and transforms business hindsight into strategy for seasonal line plan building. • Evaluated historical customer characteristics by analyzing retail and direct sales results to identify opportunities for category expansion . Product & Brand Handled - Kohl’s – Men’s Woven Shirts - Kohl's - Young Girls Tops & Dresses (Different labels – APT9, Marc Anthony, SO, Sonoma & Croft & Barrow) Worked with vendors from India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Indonesia, China.

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  Self-employed

  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  • Freelance Design Consultant / Market Researcher & Trend Analyst

    • Jul 2016 - Sep 2018
    • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    • Provided design, color & silhouette inputs based on global forecast analysis. • Conducted market research to study trend and support based on recommendations & vendor requirements. • Analyzed brands like Zara, H&M, Superdry, Forever 21, Aeropostale etc & presented costing to identify right product target. • Presented new fabric qualities and finishes that are in trend and sourced suitable suppliers for them.

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  Gap Inc.

  • United States
  • Retail
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Associate Sourcing Merchandiser

    • Jul 2013 - Jan 2016
    • India

    • Managed approx. USD 30 Million worth of apparel business (4-5 Million units) in a year with planning & execution of complete product lifecycle, from development till production. • Conducted cost negotiation, comp analysis reporting, AUC management. • Handled development/sampling process with accuracy and attention to details. Presented market intel to help brand designer building new range. Also presented cost saving and production feasible options while creating new range. • Occasionally visited stores to review product mix, observe customer feedbacks and identify new opportunities. • Created Purchase Orders in Order Management system each season with accurate style details and followed up on order tracking. Achieved 95% - 98% on-time delivery to in-store through strict adherence to time & action plan. • Conducted product line reviews & risk assessment with technical team to ensure all critical areas are dealt with in advance and proactive solutions and processes are implemented. • Tracked production status on weekly basis & reported any potential delays to resolve issues in advance. Held weekly calls with vendors to discuss the status of all styles to resolve bottlenecks. • Was responsible for regular e-mail communications, approvals, production follow ups, production planning & ensuring fulfilment of testing requirements etc. Product & Brand Handled • OLD NAVY – Men's & Boy's Woven Shirts • OLD NAVY – Men’s Lounge & Swim Shorts Worked with vendors from India, Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia.

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  Sunlord Apparels Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

  • Noida Area, India

  • Production Coordinator

    • Jun 2010 - Jun 2013
    • Noida Area, India

    • Managed complete product lifecycle from sampling to production. Managed costings, TNA Planning, development & fitting procedures while ensuring production feasibility. • Ordered raw materials like fabric, garment trims, labels etc and ensured on time delivery by regular follow ups. • Inspected and approved trims and fabrics once in-house before sending lots to the buyer for final approval. • Managed fabric & garment testing as per customer's requirements. • Handed over complete style file with all minute details to production team to ensure smooth production. • Held weekly meetings with production manager, QA manager and line manager to keep track of all on going production. Worked closely with them to resolve issues (if any) proactively to avoid any delays reported status to management & buyer. Product & Brand Handled • Marks & Spencer – Women’s • Next – Women’s & Kids • ASDA – Women’s • Laura Ashley – Women’s • Okaidi & Obaibi – Kids • Prenatal – Maternity

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  Resource International

  • Noida Area, India

  • Assistant Production Coordinator

    • Jan 2008 - May 2010
    • Noida Area, India

    • Costing & TNA Planning. Gave weekly updates to customers. • Co-ordinated with mills & vendors for order follow ups. • Assisted QA team in fitting procedures. • Managed regular submissions to customer and follow up for approval. Product & Brand Handled • Bonmarche – Women’s • 3-Suisses – Women’s • Etam – Women’s • La-Redoute – Women’s • Mamas & Papas – Maternity & kids • Red or Dead & Haven Sent (brands of J D Sports) – Women’s