Objective:
Seeking a challenging role in a premium apparel or consumer goods company that provides an open environment with many opportunities for continuous growth.
Professional Summary:
Extensive experience in Procurement, Quality, Inventory management, Shipping and Receiving
Fast Learner, highly organized, detail oriented and analytical
Excellent team player and very good in communication and collaboration
Dedicated Focus for high quality and customer satisfaction
Experienced in office management and administrative functions
Software and Tools: Square Up, Apparel 2000, Tally, MS Money, MS-Office Suite
Satrangi LLC. (Sep’13 – Jan’15)
Title: Manager, Purchasing, Quality and Retail Sales
Sourced hundreds of Eco-friendly Hand-made products for eg: Stone pottery, jute bags & backpacks, brain teasing puzzles, wooden home décor items, jewelry & toys from Rural India, up-keeping the western market-sensitive quality standards
Key role in the successful launch of a New Retail Brand, born out of passion to build a brand that represents the most socially responsible retail company
Responsible for product catalog management, inventory selection, purchasing and quality inspection, vendor management and payments processing, sales reporting and analytics
Execution and management of Product E-Catalog, GS1 Codes, online inventory, End-to-end Point-of-sale in Square Up and online-store
Maintained full distribution on new and existing SKU's
Defined and implemented stringent quality guidelines for Eco-friendly Hand-made products, packaging and shipping
Managed purchase orders and tracked for timely delivery
Regular visits to vendor locations to assess, inspect and oversee production of handmade products for exports in accordance with defined quality guidelines
Accurate forecasting of trends, pricing strategy and planning stock levels
Assisted with Marketing and Merchandising /Promotional activities
Miscellaneous bookkeeping and various office administration activities
Dinetab, Inc., (Nov ’12 – Aug’13)
Title: Retail Application Usability Assessor
Responsible for testing of android apps for Restaurant order placement and management and Bluetooth based order printing
Testing of POS website and reporting and analytics dashboards
Customer support for tablet device installations, and troubleshooting
Bug reporting using MS Excel and other testing tools
Joy Clothing, NJ (November’05 – Jan’06)
Title: Shipping and Receiving and Inventory Management Associate
Starlite Distribution Services, NJ (November’02 – July’03)
Title: Shipping and Receiving and Inventory Management Associate
Extensively Used Apparel 2000 ERP software for Warehouse Management
Handled shipping and receiving paperwork and managed inventory
Processed purchase orders, prepared packing slip, invoice and bill of lading
Ensure that the items delivered to the warehouse are in accordance with commercial terms and statutory compliance of import/export paperwork requirement and the associated bill of lading
Inspected the items received, recorded shortages and rejected damaged items
Supervised tagging, placing hangers and boxing apparel as per the PO
Prepare shipments with the correct mailing labels and ensure that all orders and withdrawal requests from the warehouse are correctly fulfilled
Determine shipping methods, routes, or rates for shipment
Negotiated and Coordinated transport with shipping/freight companies in accordance with the PO
Recorded shipment data, such as weight, charges, space availability, and damages, discrepancies, for reporting, accounting, and record-keeping
Updated the ERP to ensure system inventory matches actual physical inventory
Managed Quality inspection and report generation for auditing
Invoice generation, and other office administrative responsibilities
RnetSys Inc, NY (April’02 – November’02)
Title: Recruiter
Armada Inc, NJ (Oct’00 – May’01)
Title: Recruiter
Recruitment of people with software technical expertise and placing them into software projects. Working with several information technology recruiters of various clients, consulting firms and candidates from all over US and Canada.
Education:
Bachelor of Commerce, University of Madras, India – 1996 - 1999
Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications
Advanced Programming in Sun Java 1.2