Experience

sourcing excellence 9.4

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

• Founder

  • May 2018 - Present

  Sourcing Excellence is a sourcing company with remarkable experience and proficiency in sourcing products across India, We provide sourcing solutions for apparel, shoes, bags, as well as hand-crafted artisanal products tailored to fit your brands' specific needs.Our Services :Research, design and product developmentMerchandising, control and risk managementQuality assurance and checkDeliveries and logisticswhy us :Strong vendor baseSourcing responsiblyMarket knowledgeDelivery excellenceTransparent



Pact

• United States
• Law Practice

• Manager Merchandiser

  • Dec 2016 - Apr 2018

  planning and developing merchandising / production strategiesworking closely with vendors for smooth order executionrange development vendor sourcing quality assurance planning and developing merchandising / production strategiesworking closely with vendors for smooth order executionrange development vendor sourcing quality assurance



Nikolai Sourcing

• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sourcing Manager Garment / Shoes / Bags

  • May 2013 - Apr 2015

  Title : Sourcing Manager Garment & Accessories (Shoe , Bags , Wallets etc)Buyers: - Kesko , Antilla ,Alexi 13 (Finland)Nikolai Sourcing offers sourcing and logistics solutions and services to Industry and Consumer Goods Companies in Northern Europe.Activities • Maintain relationships and communication with overseas buyers • Source and develop new products or business opportunities• Negotiate with vendors seasonally ensuring competitive pricing and meet financial expectations• Build and maintain a strong relationship with vendors• Support management team to achieve revenue and profit objective• Anticipating potential issues that could affect product, quality, and deliveries• Manage and facilitate timely approvals to support on time deliveries• Traveling major sourcing location to achieve sourcing and development needs.



Mayyana Textiles

• Türkiye
• Apparel & Fashion

• Merchandising and Sourcing Manager

  • Nov 2008 - Mar 2013

  Title :Merchandising and Sourcing Exporter and Wholesaler of men’s and ladies wear, country exporting to England, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Greece Activities • Selecting and sourcing new products• Negotiating prices• Getting feedback from buyers• To place accurate purchase orders• Ensuring the products are delivered on time Title :Merchandising and Sourcing Exporter and Wholesaler of men’s and ladies wear, country exporting to England, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Greece Activities • Selecting and sourcing new products• Negotiating prices• Getting feedback from buyers• To place accurate purchase orders• Ensuring the products are delivered on time



Redcats

• France
• Apparel & Fashion
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Sr. Merchandiser

  • Feb 2003 - Nov 2008

  Title: Senior Merchandiser (Knits)Buyer : Ellos (Sweden) Redcats (French MNC) Gurgaon, India (Sourcing Office for Redcats Group, World’s third largest Home Shopping Company, part of prestigious PPR Group, France)Activities • Detailed & Timely Pre-production Meetings to ensure early risk assessment & resolutions.• Diligent samples follow up (Timely Submission of First Sample, Photo Sample, Fit Samples and Pre-production Sample)• Weekly Team Status Meetings with the aim of Providing Visibility with regard to business and company, to ensure adequate planning, To ensure win-win solutions, to analyze all KPI’s and take appropriate action for Improvements• Consistent Shop floor visits to monitor progress as per T & A and early detection / resolution of issues • Responsible for achieving sales budget provided by department. • Improve product availability (this will include activities such as capacity planning, flexibility from suppliers for additional capacity +/- 25%, forecasting, booking of fabric)



Karstadt Quelle AG

• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Quality Co-ordintor

  • Aug 1997 - Jan 2003

  Title: Quality Co-ordinatorKarstadt-Quelle-Neckermann ,(German MNC) New Delhi, India ( Sourcing Office, World’s Second Largest Home Shopping Company and Retail specialist) Activities • Providing administrative and operational support to QC Manager in Inspection Scheduling, file Management, Inspector mobility, Communication with Suppliers. • Liaise between Inspection team and Merchandising department for execution of inspections based on delivery dates.• Report Inspection findings / non-conformities / observations to clients based on inspectors inspection report. • Updating Quality Manual based on Brand instructions and ensuring implementation of the SOP’s