Merchandiser at K.N. Enterprises (2026-03 – Present)
- End-to-End Merchandising: Command the complete product development lifecycle, managing sample coordination, tech pack evaluation, and styling approvals to seamlessly bridge communication between design teams and production units.
- Time & Action (TNA) Calendars: Design and monitor rigorous TNA schedules to ensure flawless coordination across fabric sourcing, cutting, and stitching departments, maintaining a 100% on-time shipment record.
- Costing & BOM Management: Calculate detailed garment costing, consumption metrics, and Bill of Materials (BOM), negotiating aggressively with raw material suppliers to maximize manufacturing margins.
- Supply Chain Control: Source fabric, trims, and accessories from global and local vendors, tracking material procurement timelines to eliminate factory floor production bottlenecks.
- Buyer Liaison: Act as the primary strategic contact for corporate retail buyers, delivering transparent updates on production tracking, order statuses, and final shipment logistics.
Production & Merchandising Manager – Garments at Kentex Textile Pvt. Ltd. (2024-06 – 2026-02)
Contract Manufacturing for Zudio, Shoppers Stop, Westside, and Pantaloons
- Account Merchandising Management: Served as the primary strategic lead for major corporate retail accounts (Zudio, Shoppers Stop, Westside, Pantaloons), managing the critical path from sample approval through final delivery.
- Factory Store Management: Oversaw daily operations, retail tracking, and inventory control for attached factory clearance outlets and factory stores, successfully maximizing recovery rates on surplus and clearance production.
- TNA Optimization: Developed and executed strict Time & Action (TNA) calendars for high-volume apparel runs, ensuring raw material sourcing and production aligned perfectly with seasonal launch deadlines.
- Scaled Team Leadership: Directed and mentored a massive manufacturing floor staff of 150+ personnel, enhancing daily line efficiency, scheduling accuracy, and workspace productivity.
- Cost & Quality Protection: Evaluated precise style sheet costings and implemented rigid multi-stage QA/QC inspection protocols, significantly lowering defect rates while protecting brand profit margins.
Purchase, Production & Merchandising Manager at Sliz Bags (2018-01 – 2024-05)
- Client Range Alignment: Identified evolving customer requirements by establishing direct feedback loops with buyers, translating market demand trends into profitable fashion accessory lines.
- Logistics & Vendor Strategy: Cultivated relationships with raw material vendors and freight forwarders, streamlining international cargo tracking and securing highly competitive material pricing.
- Crisis & Inventory Management: Navigated strict resource controls during pandemic-related supply chain disruptions, keeping raw components available to maintain smooth manufacturing pipelines.
Branch Manager – Supermarket at Universal Cold Store Trading Co. Ltd (2015-10 – 2017-10)
- Turnaround Strategy & Sales Growth: Selected by executive boards to rotate across retail branches to deploy risk management and sales turnaround plans, successfully driving higher footfalls and sales volumes.
- Financial Control & Merchandising: Commanded full operational budgeting and variance tracking while executing pricing frameworks and localized promotional displays to optimize store margins.
- Bilingual Negotiations: Mastered professional Arabic to negotiate displays, offers, and terms directly with regional suppliers and local buyers, increasing store commercial agility.
Retail Sales & Merchandising Manager at Kinkhab Fashion Pvt. Ltd. (2014-01 – 2015-09)
- Market Penetration: Formulated export expansion strategies and developed an extensive dealer network across West Bengal to increase apparel and fashion accessory brand revenue.
- Range Planning Collaboration: Partnered with the design team to plan new collections, ensuring design concepts were fully aligned with market demand and production costing metrics.
Garment Technologist – Resident Quality Control at Darz Design (2013-04 – 2013-12)
- Global Technical Transfer: Dispatched to Qatar headquarters to master complex design construction patterns for high-end embroidered apparel; successfully trained the domestic manufacturing team to hit strict global buyer standards.
