Dhanush Gopi

Textile Technology graduate with core expertise across apparel merchandising, global sourcing, product development, and garment costing. Experienced in managing end-to-end critical path execution, buyer-vendor communication, and raw material procurement across international apparel programs. Combines technical fabric knowledge with practical experience in market trends analysis, SAP ERP, pricing models, and T&A calendar management.

Merchandiser at EVOLV CLOTHING PVT. LTD. (2025-01 – Present)

Direct end-to-end apparel order execution from product development through shipment, coordinating with buyers, sourcing, production, and quality teams to ensure on-time delivery.

• Interpret buyer requirements, product specifications, pricing expectations, and timelines while coordinating fabric, trim, and sample approvals.
• Engineer garment costing sheets and fabric consumption breakdowns; source fabric and trims while negotiating with suppliers to protect targeted gross margins.
• Execute and maintain core operational data in SAP ERP (MM/SD), managing POs, BOMs, style masters, and material allocations to prevent inventory bottlenecks.
• Track production line milestones against Time & Action (T&A) schedules to proactively resolve technical construction queries and mitigate production bottleneck risks.

Global Product Developer at AVERY DENNISON – APPAREL SOLUTIONS (2025-01 – 2025-07)

• Led technical product development across 12+ global programs for premier brands including Nike, Gant, Tesco, Express, J.Jill and Desigual across APAC, EMEA, and Americas regions, aligning product requirements with customer expectations, cost targets, and seasonal timelines.
• Coordinated buyer communications for product approvals, pricing discussions, product presentations, and development updates.
• Collaborated with R&D, costing, and manufacturing units to engineer commercially viable, high-performance branding solutions aligned with customer technical specifications, cost targets and timelines.
• Conducted market and trend analysis to support product recommendations and identify opportunities aligned with customer and seasonal requirements.
• Managed buyer commercial discussions, aligning unit pricing, volume breaks, and value metrics with customer target budgets and application parameters.
• Managed product timelines against T&A requirements throughout the development cycle.

Merchandising Trainee at SHAHI EXPORTS PVT. LTD. (2024-06 – 2024-07)

• Monitored sample execution, order tracking, and buyer follow-ups while ensuring timely communication across production and QA teams.
• Audited incoming fabrics and trims against approved tech packs and BOM specifications to eliminate component discrepancies prior to cutting.
• Maintained internal trackers, production-status reports and sample-dispatch records.
• Gained hands-on exposure to garment production, product execution, and cross-functional coordination between merchandising, sourcing, and production teams.

B.TECH in TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY – Anna University, ACT Campus, Chennai (2021-01 – 2025-01)