Retail Customer Marketing Manager
Resume:
LEON GILLAN PEREIRA
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Wattala., Sri Lanka.
Highly motivated and results-driven marketing professional with over 26 years of experience in marketing and merchandising. Possessing a strong understanding of marketing and merchandising principles, I have successfully developed and executed marketing strategies that have resulted in increased brand awareness, revenue growth, and customer engagement. With excellent analytical, leadership, and communication skills, I am confident in my ability to manage and lead a team to achieve outstanding results.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Sales & Marketing Manager
Western Papers / Lanka Mount Castle / Sritrims 01.09.2018-todate.
Local & Overses Marketing.
Sales in –on Montly/weekly sales tagets
Sale Out
Payment follow ups & Collection
Daily Customer Visits / Handling Customer complains
Finding New Customer/Blind visits
Forecasting sales/collection
Promotion planning
Merchandising Manager (Operations & Planning)
RBN (Stafford Garments) 06.03.2017 - 31.06.2018
Building Retail Customer Relationship.
Heading Division of Design, Technical & Sample Room.
Sample Room Planning
Fabric Procurement & Follow Up
Raw Material Stock Handling
All Costing on Both Divisions
Factory Planning & Production Planning
Assistant Merchandising Manager
Brandix Casual Wear 02.02.2015 - 28.02.2017
Front End communication with Customer.
Conducting Weekly OTD meeting.
Attending & Reporting to weekly OPS call.
Order book management.
Weekly Critical Path Meetings with Customer.
Order Review Meetings.
Heading the Men’s Woven Division.
Fabric booking & follow up to meet TNA.
Sample TNA follow Ups.
Senior Merchandising
Nor Lanka 21.06.2010 - 31.01.2015
Costing
Sample Development & planning.
Direct Communication with Buyers
Presently working with 07 factories independently.
Weekly Critical Path Meetings with Buyers on VC.
Ordering & Follow up on Fabric & Trims with Suppliers.
Shipment Planning & bookings.
Working with SAP systems
EDUCATION
1994
G. C. E. Advanced Level Examination
St. Sebastian’s College, Kandana,
Sri Lanka.
1991
G. C. E. Ordinary Level Examination
St. Anthony’s College, Wattala,
Sri Lanka.
Diploma in Computer Studies
IDM, Negombo, Sri Lanka.
Certificate Course in Storekeeping
Institute of Supply & Material
Management
Certificate Course in Basic Textile
TTSC
Certificate Course in Time
Management
Certificate Course in ERP System
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth : 19.02.1974
Gender : Male
Civil Status : Married
Nationality : Sri Lankan Burgher
Passport No : N7845507
SKILLS
Strong leadership and team
management skills.
Excellent analytical and problem-
solving skills.
Ability to develop and execute
marketing and merchandising
strategies.
Experience in market research and
analysis.
Excellent written and verbal
communication skills.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
LANGUAGES
English - Fluent in reading, writing
& speaking
Sinhala - Native
REFERENCES
Mrs. Charini Ratnayake
Merchandising Manager
MAS Active (Pvt) Ltd
Mr. Anthony Mariampulle
Merchandising Manager
Brandix Co-operate
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Account Manager
Sintesi Limited 01.2008 - 05.2010
Marketing products for sales. International & local markets.
Making sales budgets on a 06 months period.
Heading a Team of Development Merchants.
Working on Bonded & sew Garments.
Working from initial stage to the finalizing of Costing.
Responsible for Critical Path Meetings.
Planning capacity for sample room & ensuring they meet there deadlines.
BOM Updating to customer & internal teams.
Organizing weekly meeting & Tech pack meetings.
Senior Account Executive (Marketing & Product Development) MAS Intimates (Pvt) Ltd (MAS Group)
Direct communication with customer & marketing for sales with Local & international customers Making sales budgets on 06 months period.
Working on New developments and procuring RM.
Working on New Innovation products.
Liaise with Suppliers & following up. (Negotiating with supplier on prices/ lead times & minimums & follow up deliveries.)
Working from initial stage to the finalizing of Costings
Coordination with the Technical team, to ensure they have all relevant information in making up samples
Planning capacity for sample room & ensuring they meet there deadlines.
BOM Updating to customer & internal teams.
Coordinating with Factory on Tech Packs, Orders & Shipments.
Organizing weekly meeting & Tech pack meetings
Senior Merchandiser
Comfort Wear (Pvt) Ltd 11.2001 - 12.2004
Direct contact with customer.
Planning & achieving Sales Budgets.
Planning capacity for bulk production.
Working on TNA to have sample & Bulk shipments sent on said target dates.
Coordination with the Technical Teams to achieve sample dead line.
Sample room capacity bookings & follow up.
Liaise with supplier to have RM in house on agreed dates.
Negotiate with suppliers on prices/lead times & minimums.
Heading Weekly Team Meetings.
Negotiate on costing from Initial to the final approval. Trainee Merchandiser/ Merchandiser
Hirdaramani Garments (Pvt) Ltd 09.1995 - 11.1999
Liaising with each Buying office
Purchasing & Following up on Raw Material in house.
Costing.
Coordinating meetings.
Following up on shipments.
Sample room co-ordinations.
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
School Prefect 1993 - 1994
Have gone on an Out Bound
Training program from Borderlands.
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