WORK EXPERIENCE

Excellent overall knowledge in Merchandising aspects including excellent negotiation skills, leadership and strong customer service skills, time management, boosted by very good academic and professional foundation. Over 13 years of work experience in Merchandising in highly dynamic work environment. Excellent oral & written communication skills enable me to achieve any given task beyond the satisfaction of the people concerned.

Indochine Apparel PLC Ethiopia– Senior Merchandiser /Account Manager – Merchandising

(From March 2020 to till today)

A well-established, respected and fast-moving company manufacturing and supplying Woven /denim/Knit fabrics in Ethiopian apparel industry for a growing number of international brands, including TCP/Levi’s/H&M/PVH/Bornpix. There is having 5 production facility situated in Hawassa Industrial Park in Ethiopia

Sumithra Garment (Pte)Ltd– Merchandiser /Senior Merchandiser /Assistant Merchandising Manager (From Nov 2009 to Oct 2011 & Dec 2012 to 26th Feb 2020) A well-established, respected and fast-moving company manufacturing and supplying Woven fabrics to the Sri Lankan apparel industry for a growing number of international brands, including Dillard’s, Super Dry, Next, Marks and Spencer. Modern woven manufacturing facility situated at Weerakatiya, Polgahawela, Nittabuwa & Hasalaka in Sri Lanka

Trainee Merchandiser - Development (2009 Nov – 2010 Nov)

Merchandiser - Bulk Production (2010 Nov -2011 Nov)

Merchandiser - Bulk production (2012 Dec – 2014 Dec) JOB PROFILE

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Nadeesh M Mallawarachchi

Account Manager- Merchandising

(+ 251 ) 934739437 – Ethiopia

+94-763****** – Sri Lanka

(+ 94 ) 763220196 ( what’s u p)

adzd2z@r.postjobfree.com

Skype - Nadeesh Madushanka

Senior Merchandiser - Bulk production (2014 Dec – 2019 April)

Assistant merchandising Manager - Bulk productions (2019 April – 26th Feb 2020)

Nor Lanka Manufacturing (Pte)ltd-Merchandiser( From Nov 2011 to Nov 2012) Leading Garment Manufacturing Buying office in Sri Lanka CAREER PROGRESSION

As Merchandiser in Sumithra Garment (Pte) ltd – (Nov 2009 to Nov 2011) Handled Dillard’s /Bonton/Tema/A&F

• Order Handling confirmation stage to delivery

• Coordinate with Buying Office for Day today Works

• Fabric /trims developing

• Raise the Supplier PO’s

• Coordinate with Factory for Daily Issues

• Order placement with suppliers/payments follow up to get the goods on time

• Coordinate with Samples room for all samples

• Coordinate with Commercial team for Shipment clearing

As Merchandiser in Nor Lanka Manufacturing (Pte) ltd – (Nov 2011 to Oct 2012) - Handled TESCO

• Order Handing in confirmation stage to delivery

• Visit the factories to see the issue

• Develop the fabric/trims & get the approvals from customer

As Senior Merchandiser /Assistant Merchandising Manager in Sumithra Garment (Pte) ltd– (Dec 2012 to April 2019 )- Handling Dillard’s/Next/M & S/Walmart /Prana/Urban Outfitter/Mamas & Papas/ Jack & Wills

/Prana/Asos/Tog 24/John Lewis/Jolus

Being in the position of Senior Merchandiser, I was broadly responsible for the entire order management and timely accomplishment of orders taken, ensuring the timely receipt Raw Materials, conditioning the sampling process to satisfy the buyer’s needs, scheduling the execution of orders to meet on time delivery while rendering a service exceeding customer satisfaction

• Working closely with the customers to get new orders and follow up on them in an efficient and effective manner.

• Follow-up with orders and timely fulfillment.

• Responding to all complaints and offering the best after sales service to customers.

• Develop the Fabric/trims & get the approvals from Customer

• Overlooking the junior merchandisers to make sure all the production orders are created once received from customers and assist them to sort out day to day issues that arises from the customers end as well as production departments.

• Create the System Costing

• TNA Management

• Follow up the Clearance/Deliveries/Shipment booking with Commercial team

• Following up all payment with finance team.

• Coordinate With Factory /Visit the Factories to get smooth the production.

• Price Negotiation With supplier

• Involving for Company Strategic.

• Traveling to Fabric Mill /Meet with Overseas suppliers for Negotiations

As Account Manager / Senior Merchandiser in Indochine Apparel PLC – (1 St March 2020 to today)- Handling TCP/PVH/Levi’s

Being in the position of Senior Merchandiser, I was broadly responsible for the entire order management and timely accomplishment of orders taken, ensuring the timely receipt Raw Materials, conditioning the sampling process to satisfy the buyer’s needs, scheduling the execution of orders to meet on time delivery while rendering a service exceeding customer satisfaction

• Working closely with the customers to get new orders /New order development and follow up on them in an efficient and effective manner.

• Fulfill the factory capacity

• Follow-up with orders and timely fulfillment.

• Responding to all complaints and offering the best after sales service to customers.

• Overlooking the junior merchandisers to make sure all the production orders are created once received from customers and assist them to sort out day to day issues that arises from the customers end as well as production departments.

• Follow up the Clearance/Deliveries/Shipment booking with Commercial team

• Following up all payment with finance team.

• Coordinate With Factory /Visit the Factories to get smooth the production.

• Price Negotiation With supplier

Finished the Master of Business Administration (MBA) Programme of University of Wales trinity Saint David at Imperial Institute of higher Education (IIHE) – BG16/NOV 2020. Following subjects are including the Programme

• Strategic Management

• Entrepreneurship

• Marketing Management

• Corporate Finance

• Human Resources Management

• Financial Management

General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level) in August 2006

• Combined Math’s : C

• Chemistry : F

• Physics : S

General Certificate of Education (Ordinary Level) in December 2003

• Religion : A

• Sinhala : C

• Commerce : C

• English : C

• Match : A

• Development Studies : A

• Science : C

• Social Studies : A

• Development Studies :A

• Music :C

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION

• Successfully completed the Garment Industries Management Course @ GIMI & got the Merit Pass.

• Successfully Completed the 3 Month In plant Training @ Ceylon Knit Trend ltd Eheliyagoda

Name in Full : Nadeesh Madushanka Mallawarachchi

Date Of Birth : 02nd July, 1987

Gender : Male

Nationality : Sri Lankan

NIC No : 871840083V

Civil Status : Married

Schools Attended : Central College, Piliyandala

• Mr. Thakshila Godawatta – Director Marketing /Merchandising Everest Apparel -Ethiopia

Contact # +251*********

WhatsApp # +947********

• Mr. Ahmed Reza Younus – General Manager Marketing Sumithra Garment Pvt (ltd)

No.33, Thelagapatha road, Wattala

Contact # +947********

WhatsApp #+947********

I hereby, certify that the above-mentioned particulars furnished by me are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

N.M.Mallawarachchi Date

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