Experience

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  Soch Apparels Pvt. Ltd.

  • Buying and sourcing Head

    • Feb 2019 - Dec 2019

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  Shoppers Stop

  • Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Head of Sourcing

    • Jan 2016 - Sep 2017
    • Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    1. Closely working with the designs team for all collection as per budget and store grades determining an optimum options/ range mix.2. To ensure that a consistent, appropriate and unique mix is maintained with a balance of variety, style and value. Monitoring market trends and competition.3. Range planning, quantitative & qualitative brief, pricing, cost negotiation and controlling the gross total margin.4. To source the product at the most competitive cost and at the desirable Standards of quality, within the best possible lead times. Development of efficient and sustainable vendor base to ensure timely deliveries.

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  House of Anita Dongre Limited

  • Mumbai Area, India

  • Sourcing Manager

    • Apr 2015 - Feb 2016
    • Mumbai Area, India

    Worked with House of Anita Dongre Limited Mumbai as a Sourcing Manager for below three high fashion brands.-ANITA DONGRE-WOMEN.-ANITA DONGRE-MEN-GRASSROOTClosely working with the design team for new products developments and fabrics sourcing for our brands Anita Dongre-Women( Bridal, Pret, Occasion) Anita Dongre-Men’s and Grassroot a The complete line of organic and handloom oriented fabrics collection.

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  BIBA Apparels Private Limited

  • New Delhi Area, India

  • Sourcing Manager

    • Sep 2010 - Mar 2015
    • New Delhi Area, India

    -Sourcing from all parts of India Ludhiana, Delhi (NCR), Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Kolkata, Mumbai and Bangalore.-Introduced and started a new line of woollen ethnic apparel with the help and guideline of our design head, developed unique yarn-dyed knits prints and woven fabric from Ludhiana and Amritsar.-Independently handled the knits category of BIBA, RANGRITI and INDIAN by MANISH ARORA from yarn purchase to finished products.-Daily, weekly and seasonal analysis of sales, stocks, best sellers etc. and monitoring performance targets.-Frequent market and store visits for customer response, competition mapping and Product gap analysis-To work with the merchandiser to ensure constant replenishment / reorders to avoid stock-outs.-Working out the Markdowns to phase out slow movers and devising offers /promos to boost sales.-To update operations teams with the new ranges, new products way ahead and get regular qualitative feedbacks from the Front-end team to the suppliers, which helps in improvisation of the product line.