Divisional Marketing and merchandising manager - Sakthi Infra tex pvt ltd - Perundurai - Erode
(2021-08)
- Sourcing of new buyers/ buying houses & Handling existing orders
- Working as a team to achieve the sales target
- Manage budget allocation and ensure cost-effective marketing initiatives across divisions
- Build strong relationships with vendors, partners, and internal stakeholders for seamless execution
- Ensure compliance with brand standards and corporate policies in all marketing activities
- Lead cross-functional teams to implement merchandising plans aligned with company objective
- Proposing new collections to buyers and attending meetings to confirm orders Costing negotiations and problem solving skills
- Buyers handling are KOHL'S, Apparel group, Quince, Sainsbury's, Tamnoon, Topitop
Business development manager - B. D designs pvt ltd - Chittagong - Bangladesh
(2020-12 - 2021-07)
- Identify and pursue new business opportunities to expand client base and increase revenue
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with key clients
- Create and deliver compelling sales presentations and proposals to potential clients
- Setting goal of turnover
- Team player to achieve the goals
- Buyers handled are Ware house group, Boardriders, QVC
Divisional merchandising manager - Poppys knitwear pvt ltd - Tirupur - Tamil Nadu - INDIA
(2017-11 - 2020-11)
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on brand and category goals
- Manage vendor relationships to negotiate pricing, terms, and promotional support
- Lead and mentor merchandising team to achieve performance targets and professional growth
- planning of production, raw materials, trims & accessories to achieve target
- Working as an team to achieve the set target, costings & negotiations
- Buyers handled are Mothercare - kids, Carrefour - Kids & Toddlers, Johnlewis - kids underwear
Senior Marketing and merchandising manager - Beximco textiles division - Dhaka - Bangladesh
(2011-11 - 2017-07)
- Setting sales target brand wise according to the meeting had with buyer
- Communicating with buyer for orders and its production
- proper planning of production, raw materials, trims & accessories
- Analyze market trends and consumer insights to identify growth opportunities
- Manage budgets and allocate resources effectively across marketing campaigns
- Booking the orders, follow up with fabric, trims and accessories and getting approvals
- Planning the production with the allotted factories
- Buyers handled are Zara, Bershka, Primark, Elcorte ingles, Stormtech
Senior Merchandiser - Eastman exports pvt ltd - Tirupur - INDIA
(2009-08 - 2011-11)
- Communication with buyer & buying houses
- Followup with buyers for the approvals
- Organizing & follow up with yarn, fabric, trims and accessories
- Handover the production file to production merchant with all the approvals
- Buyers handled are old navy
Production Merchandiser - Meridian apparels pvt ltd - Tirupur - INDIA
(2007-07 - 2009-07)
- Communicating & connecting head office with the factory
- Following the Bulk fabric, trims & accessories and costing
- Communicating with planning department and planning the orders in the factory
- Production followup and reporting to the concerned merchandising heads
- Communicating with the commercial dept& forwarder and handover the goods to forwarder
- Buyers handled are Bonmarche, Carrefour, Tomtaylor, T.C.P, C7P, River island, Kiabi
Assistant Merchandiser - Shahi Exports pvt lts - Bangalore - INDIA
(2005-06 - 2007-06)
- Developing the fabric, trims and accessories
- Followup with the development samples
- Followup with the order samples
- Organizing the fabric, trims and accessories for samples
- Buyers handled are Pacific sunwear, walmart, Old nav
