13 years work experience in apparel/textile sector. have worked on Home textiles & fashion industry, denim, yard dyed fabrics, PFGD, printed, knittwear. workwear articals, eastern wears suiting, shirting for local & export as well. Worked with international brands such as pull & bear, Safera, El corte inglus, VF, Bimatex, Aldi UK, Next UK, as well as local brands like khaadi, gull Ahmad, charcoal, one apparel. Have bachelor degree (B.com) as well as have done certifications from ministry of textile in apparel merchandising, import export documentation, pattern making GGT (CAD CAM). good command in product development, costing, negotiating, written & oral communication with customers.
Source, develop and follow through all products placed from development to shipment according to seasonal calendars to meet customers requirement and needs.
Develop short and long term sourcing strategies for respective customer groups to support the brand strategy and the business needs.
Ensure contractors understand and comply with our standards, and their capabilities as well as competitiveness are able to meet with our sourcing needs.
Achieve strong customer services through quick response, effective problem solving and providing creative options as well as market intelligence.
Deliver products (samples and bulk) within specifications both aesthetic and physical standards.
Analyze your product category performance on daily, weekly, and monthly basis, and communicate results with team.
Coordinate merchandiser activities with Sales Management team on daily/weekly basis.
Establishing and managing relationships with freight carriers and other service providers to ensure smooth operations.
Preparing financial reports about sales activity, costs, and profit margins for international markets.
Managing the supply chain process from procurement to shipment to customer delivery.
Cooperating with other departments within the company to ensure that all international business operations run smoothly.
Monitoring and analysing market trends.
Studying competitors\' products and services.
Exploring ways of improving existing products and services, and increasing profitability.
Identifying target markets and developing strategies to communicate with them.
Preparing and managing marketing plans and budgets.
Communication with customers regarding pricing, sampling, approvals, shipping.
Planning and organising production schedules.
Selecting, ordering and purchasing materials.
Costing.
Developments.
Follow ups with Stitching dept and monitoring all operations.
Responsibility to deal with local & export customers regarding all merchandising aspects.
Looking after all local market accounts such as khaadi, gull ahmed. costing & negotiation.
Developments.
Sourcing.
Fabrication follow ups such as swatch analyses, lab dips, yard dying, weaving, processing an getting approvals from customers.
Co-ordination and follow up with production team.
Follow up to move shipments untill reach at destinations.
Responsibilty to final audit of all production ( knitting & woven) at different factories.
Audit of all imported production.
TNA making and follow up.
Sampling development.
Developing strike offs of printing and embriodery.
Arrengement of accessories and embelishments.
Sourcing. co-ordination with designers.
Pre-production samples report making.
Bulk cuting audit and checking cad cam patterns.
In-line quality controling.
Trims card making.