Srijan Tandon

Fashion Management postgraduate from NIFT - New Delhi with hands-on exposure to buying and merchandising through internships across apparel retail and export merchandising. Comfortable working with category, sales and inventory data. I combine analytical thinking with commercial viability to transform raw data into strategic buying decisions.

Have a strong understanding of fashion trends and the Indian retail ecosystem and eagerness to learn. Looking to build a career in buying, merchandising, or category management in a fast-paced retail environment.

Buying & Merchandising Intern - Bewakoof Brands

(2026-06)

• Support inventory allocation by identifying high performing and bestseller styles for EBO stores
• Analyse D2C sales and returns by category, isolating fit, quality and expectation-gap patterns to inform buying and product decisions
• Support catalogue team with PDP data and successful enabling of styles
• Develop order sheets and monitor in-transit styles, GRN status and photoshoot progress to ensure smooth day-to-day operations.

Buying Intern - Home Centre India

(2025-12 - 2026-04)

• Identified category white spaces with ₹18 to 20 Cr revenue potential for FY27 and developed GTM strategy using consumer research and analysing competitor assortments and societal predictors
• Led product display page optimisation for D2C channel improving content accuracy and SEO discoverability for the end tables category
• Supported inventory planning by synthesising category performance analytics, consumer demand signals, and market trend data to inform buy decisions and reduce stockout/overstock risk

Export Merchandising Intern - Pearl Apparels

(2025-06 - 2025-08)

• Coordinated end-to-end sample development for 150+ kidswear and swimwear styles across 3 buyers, owning progress from initial PP sample to Top of Production sample approvals
• Built production tracking systems to monitor sample status, approval stages and delivery timelines to minimise sample submission delays

Master of Fashion Management - Fashion Management - National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi (2024-07 - 2026-05)

B.A. - Psychology, Sociology, English - Christ (Deemed to be) University, Bangalore (2020-07 - 2023-06)