Rakhi Aacharya

Experienced Garment Merchandiser and Production Planner with a proven track record in fabric development, production scheduling, and supply chain optimization within the textile and apparel industry. Adept at coordinating with cross-functional teams, managing vendor relationships, and ensuring on-time, quality-driven delivery. Skilled in inventory control, cost management, and workflow efficiency, contributing to overall organizational growth.

Currently pursuing an MBA in Supply Chain Management (Second Year) to strengthen strategic planning, operational leadership, and project execution skills for future managerial roles.

Sr. Merchandising Specialist - Trends Apparel Private Limited

(2018-12 - 2023-05)

Responsible for managing the entire merchandising cycle, from fabric sourcing and sampling to order execution and buyer communication.

• Managed sampling range development based on seasonal color forecasts for knitted and woven fabrics, ensuring alignment with market trends.
• Oversaw product costing and price negotiation strategies, optimizing profitability and competitiveness.
• Prepared garment samples (roadshow, fit, size set), facilitating effective buyer presentations and approvals.
• Secured confirmed orders through proactive communication and relationship-building with buyers.
• Coordinated fabric and trim requirements with sourcing departments, ensuring timely material availability.
• Monitored production stages for adherence to quality standards and specifications.
• Scheduled and facilitated inspections with buyer teams to ensure product compliance.
• Cultivated and maintained strong relationships with buyers through consistent communication and follow-up.
• Planned capacity allocation on a buyer and month-wise basis, optimizing resource utilization.
• Developed and maintained season-wise fabric collections for buyers, aligning with their specific needs and preferences.
• Negotiated fabric pricing with suppliers, ensuring cost-effectiveness and quality standards.
• Placed orders with vendors for sampling yardage and bulk fabric, coordinating delivery schedules.
• Coordinated with fabric audit teams for quality and quantity checks, resolving discrepancies and maintaining standards.
• Streamlined sampling processes to align with buyer requirements and market trends, ensuring product compliance.
• Successfully managed product costing and price negotiations, optimizing profitability and competitiveness.
• Contributed towards effective buyer presentations and approvals through efficient preparation of garment samples
• Effectively coordinated with fabric audit teams for quality and quantity checks, resolving discrepancies and maintaining standards.

Sr. Executive of Denim PPC - Ashima Texcellence Pvt Ltd

(2016-05 - 2018-06)

Oversaw capacity planning and raw material procurement to optimize workflow and ensure timely delivery of Denim Production.

• Planned factory capacity buyer-wise and month-wise to effectively allocate production resources and meet demand.
• Coordinated the procurement of raw materials for confirmed orders, with a focus on maintaining quality standards.
• Scheduled ex-mill dates for confirmed orders, optimizing the production timeline and meeting delivery deadlines.
• Analyzed workflow and planned/scheduled customer orders based on material availability and production capacity, maximizing efficiency.
• Prepared monthly dyeing and loom plans to streamline production processes.
• Monitored productivity to identify areas for improvement and enhance overall operational performance.
• Managed material shortage reports to proactively address supply chain issues and minimize disruptions.
• Analyzed backlogs and identified operational challenges, raising alerts to the organization for timely resolution.
• Prepared monthly reports to track key performance indicators and provide insights for decision-making.
• Analyzed monthly production against targeted volume to assess performance and identify areas for improvement.
• Cultivated relationships with the sales team through consistent communication and support.
• Provided prompt responses to daily queries from the sales team, facilitating effective order processing and customer service.
• Improved factory production planning buyer-wise and month-wise
• Optimized production timeline and met delivery deadlines through scheduling ex-mill dates
• Prepared monthly reports to track and measure against key performance indicators.

Sr. Executive of Yarn Dyed Shirting Department - Ashima Texcellence Pvt Ltd

(2012-06 - 2016-04)

Responsible for raw material oversight, maintenance, reporting and documentation.

• Estimated and procured raw material for development and confirmed orders, assuring material availability for all stages of production.
• Prepared plans for beam dyeing, optimizing the dyeing process for efficiency and quality.
• Maintained daily reports that tracked the progress of pending weaving.
• Generated Weekly VAPP (Vendor Approval Process Program) reports.
• Analyzed finish fabric and maintained data on each quality, ensuring compliance with established standards.
• Provided unique identifiers for each development, facilitating accurate tracking and documentation.
• Created grey input plans for process house, coordinating the flow of materials to the process house efficiently.
• Designed detailed order formats with comprehensive product details for the production team, facilitating clarity in order processing.
• Streamlined material procurement processes resulting in improved production timelines with efficiency.
• Enhanced quality control measures by providing detailed analysis on fabric maintenance.
• Created detailed order tracking that was used by team.
• Streamlined coordination by documenting processes.

Jr. Fabric Designer - Ashima Texcellence Pvt Ltd

(2011-07 - 2012-05)

Responsible for facilitating creation of fabric designs, and design execution.

• Created season-wise fabric collections for buyers, aligning designs with current trends and market demands.
• Analyzed fabric swatches received from marketing to identify key design elements and potential applications.
• Conducted feasibility checks for new fabric developments in collaboration with the production team, ensuring practicality and efficiency.
• Performed cost analysis for new fabric developments, ensuring designs were both innovative and economically viable.
• Prepared technical sheets for fabric developments, providing detailed specifications for production.
• Supplied samples (hand-loom, yardages) to the sales team, facilitating client presentations.
• Collected feedback on samples from the sales team and created a library of sample developments with all related details, promoting design knowledge retention.
• Supported seasonal design cycles contributing to the design and implementation of new fabric developments.
• Helped facilitate effective knowledge transfer between sales and design team by creating library.
• Helped promote innovative and economically viable fabric designs assisting in cost analysis.

Bachelor of Technology - Textile Engineering - M.L.V Textile And Engineering College Bhilwara (2007-08 - 2011-10)

MBA - Supply Chain Management - Manipal University (2024-09)