Resin Artist (Business Founder/Entrepreneur - Fashion Jewellary brand) at M/S Glean Wonder (2023-08 – Present)
Business Founder/Entrepreneur at M/S Bias Cut (2019-11 – 2020-05)
Brand - IntiMode
- Product designing developments
- Techpack Making
- Vendor development
- Production planning & execution
Sr Merchandiser (Knits) at M/S Strawberry Lenceria Pvt Ltd. (2016-09 – 2018-07)
Brands handled – Strawberry Lenceria (women's Lingerie) Bra/Panty/Camisole/Lounge wear, Little Strawberry (Kids Inner wear) Panty/Camisol
- Heading a sourcing team, market survey to understand the trends & driving thru revenue growth, assoating with designing team on product development. Working on Colors/styles to meet fabric minimum
- Doing Costing to set the prices to maximize profits & preparing Tech Pack
- Sourcing & developing vendors for product & accessories
- Product Presentation & making understand team about product requirement for market & competitors
- Utilization of the budget allocated, executing 2 new launches in each category for every 3 months
- Arranging & lead bi-quarter yearly sales meeting, focusing on method for presenting new merchandise
Merchandiser /Q.A (Woven & Knit) at M/s Saanvi FashionS (2012-04 – 2014-03)
Brands handled – Bruzer (Canada), Point Zero (Canada), Cambridge Clothing (New Zealand), Clio, Riki's, Dragster etc,. Domestic - Cisco (India), Moto 101, IBT, Baby Oye.
- Coordinating with vendors on product development, follow up on orders from both customer & vendor to get all approvals on time
- Resolving all technical product related issues
- Conducting inline & final inspecting goods on levels (AQL) range from 1.0 to 4.0 using US Military Standard 105 D/E
- Follow up on the goods & clearing financial matters
Merchandiser (Woven & Knit) at M/s Yashram Lifestyle (2010-06 – 2011-07)
Brands handled – MORPH, ADIRA, NUMOM.
- Operated as a team leader responsible for communicating financial strategies to vendor & department head
- Coordinating with Designers on the sample development & preparing a costing sheet and Techpacks
- Fit checking, Sample approvals, Fabric development, lab dip and accessories developments and approvals
- Follow up on fabric till inhouse, Inwarding all accessories befor bulk production starts, Production planning, Inspection planning, Inverding Goods, Ensuring the right collections were placed in the store at the optimal time
Retail store Manager (Family business) at M/s Devi Collections (2007 – 2010)
Freelancing - Costume Designer, Marketing Manager, Visual Merchandiser at M/s SAHA Collections (2009 – 2010)
- Designing Silk Kurtis & Cotton Tops for all season, working on costing
- Sourcing fabric, developing print & embroidery & making pattern, samples, size sets
- Planning for photoshoots of new collections
Sampling Co-ordinator Woven & Knit at M/s Pradhan Merchantial pvt, ltd (2004-11 – 2007-06)
Brands handled –D.P.A.M, Banana Moon, Dakar, Armand Theire, Kiabi kids, Kids graffiti (Galleries Laffette), Cache Cache Etc.
- Coordinating with Merchandisers on the sample, fabric, accessories
- Cooperating with Pattern master in developing the pattern according to the buyer requirement
- Guiding the tailors in stitching as/buyer required
- Finishing the garment in washing, buttoning, Ironing, tagging, packing, Inspecting finished garment before sending for approval to buyer
- Sample developing from proto, size set, sales man, pre production, shipment samples
Finishing Quality Controller Woven at M/s Wear wel Gokaldas Exports (2001-11 – 2004-11)
Brands handled – Gap, Tom Tailor, Old navy, Camel
- Checking the garment before packing with measurement
- Making the reports & get approval on all quality issues with Factory Manager
- Ensuring and guiding acking the goods as per P.O. requirement
- Coordinating with Buyer QA with all documents for final inspection
- Coordinating with pattern master in sample developing. Sending sample to buying office/ Head office for approval, In case any changes amending all the points & resending the sample for approval
Factory Merchandiser & Cutting Coordinator (Woven) at M/s Anisha Apparels (2000-08 – 2001-11)
Brands handled – Live in, Marco Polo.
- Working with the production team to executive the order on time
- Inhouse all the raw materials, sample & tech pack from the buying house merchandiser. Discussing the style & other requirements with Quality & IE during the course of pre production
- Represent from factory in P.P meetings with buying house for fixing time schedule date for activities such as size set sample, pre production sample making & approval from the concerned buying house, bulk cutting start & end dates, sewing start & end dates
- Collecting the fabric details & issuing to the layering, guiding lay marking on lay paper as per mini marker, Processing for the cutting in the given ratio, Planning on issuing to the batch as/packing ratio
