Shweta Uttam

.

Mailing address:

House no ****, sector 19-b,

Chandigarh160019

India.

Email:

abgq7l@r.postjobfree.com

Mobile: +91-987*******

098********

Landline:

+911*********

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Professional Profile: Business development & Sales oriented Design personal

with 10 years of specialized experince in the Fashion/ Clothing Industry

with experience in Domestic Retail segment & Exports. Dedicated to

achieving company's sales targets while providing excellent customer

service by virtue of Design, R +D & Product development. Superior records

of surpassing expectations on design front with Key fashion brands. Keep up

to date with new technology & Trends to cater to Fashion forward customers.

DOB: 25 June 1978

Job experience: 10 +yrs

Educational Qualification:

. 3 yrs Fashion Design Graduation with National Institute of Fashion

Technology, New Delhi (1998-2001).

. Bachelors in Commerce Punjab University, Chandigarh.Union Territory.

Work Experience: 10+yrs

Presently at Shoolin Designs as Creative Design Director . Presently

working on a Trend forecast & Style direction project for Bacardi India

Ltd.

Worked with Pearl as Head of Design, Men's + Kids Design:

Pearl Global Ltd . (2009-2010): India based global company with offices in

India, B'desh, Vietnam, Indonesia, Hong Kong ( for gmt production ) &

London, New York, Sydney ( as Indirect Suppliers, marketing & selling

offices )

Key Clients : JC Penney, Macy's, Lob laws, Next, Target, Inditex, Gap, Old Navy & In house brand called Protest .

Li & Fung Pvt Ltd(2008-2009): Hong Kong based Buying Agency with a global

presence with offices in 40 countries. (1yr)(untill June 2009)

Working as Senior Design Manager in the European Division, catering to

Retail brands & Dep't Stores in U.K., France, Spain, Holland, Germany,

Itlay.

Brands working for : Morgan, Galleries Lafayette John Lewis, Zara,

Xanaka, Kookai, Mackay's, Bizz Bee, DDP, Sainsbury's, System U, River

Island & Bershka.

Present Profile: Concept/Design development, line creation with vendors in

India & Marketing & Selling to the customers listed above in Europe & hence

builds constructive business for the company.

India Bulls Retail Pvt Ltd (2007-2008) ( Previously Ashok Piramyal

(Piramyd ) Group ), Mumbai, India, Head of Design for Private Labels

. Sr Design Manager with Triburg Sportswear(2003-2007), Sultanpur,New

Delhi .

Job Profile:

. Buying House catering to the US market, brands like Armani Exchange, Polo

Jeans Co., Calvin Klein Jeans, BCBG Max Axria, Gloria Vanderbilt (Jones

NY), Guess, DKNY and American eagle Outfitters.

. Handling Design /Product Development for Fashion forward Multi Product

Categories : Outerwear, Jackets, Men's Shirts Bottoms, Women's Top,

Dresses & Bottoms in both Woven & Fine Knit / Sweater .

. Strength lies in Research & Forecasting trends from Wgsn, Premiere

Vision, and Texworld & Market Research in fashion capitals like New York,

Itlay (Milan), Los Angeles, London & Paris.

. Concept development & working on Key market & customer focused directions

for spring/summer & fall /holiday.

. Developing Sellable Product based on Customer look & Design Brief for

each season.

. Working Nationally & Internationally with Vendors, Manufacturers & Fabric

Mills on New Lines for each customer.

. Culling out Right product from the Right Vendors to ensure Production

feasible Design Development resulting into meaningful Business

development.

. Involved in initial Bill of Material making on Sales man sampling.

. Overseeing the Visuals on Sales Sampling, before going to the buyer for

final approvals on Order Bookings & handing over the same to

Merchandising & Production team.

. Handled Independent Buyer Presentations with the Head of Design & Global

Sourcing Heads of Armani Exchange, Calvin Klein, and DKNY, Polo jeans

co., Guess & fetched business for the company.

. Worked as Designer in domestic retail with ITC Ltd Wills Sport (2002-

2003) & John Players Udhyog Vihar Gurgaon, India .

.

. Profile at ITC included Developing Season's Trend Boards,designing

Cad's, style sketches based on Active market research in key cities like

Bombay, Delhi, B'lore, Chennai & Hyderabad.

. Involved with Initial Costing Mrp & handing over to Merchandising Team.

. Worked with Indian & Chinese Mills for Fabric development.

. Making Season's Range Presentations to Marketing & Sales Team of North

/South/East/ West Zone of India for Order Bookings.

. Was a Vital part of the Development Process of launching John Players.

. Worked as Designer in Domestic Men's retail with Raymond Apparel Ltd,

Mumbai, India, on Relaunch of Park Avenue, Parx .

.

. Worked on building seasons range with London Based Head of Design on

relaunch of Parx.

. Designed Day, Club & Resort lines for Parx, worked with Key Indian Mills

on Fabric development, vendors & fabricators on garment developments.

. Presented lines to Sales teams, country wide & Marketing teams to

strategize Advertising & visual merchandising Plans.

. Worked as Guest Faculty with NIIFT, Mohali, Punjab on Fashion Art,

Costing / Brand Positioning & Portfolio Building.

. Industrial Training in Givo Marzotto s.p.a, Italy(1999-2000) specializing

in Men's formal wear, jaipur highway,gurgaon,haryana,New dehi,India

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