Retail Merchandiser

Career Objective

To obtain a position in the field of fashion industry as a fashion analyzer, buyer and merchandiser that will be challenging and will help in enhancing my creative potential both as an individual and as a professional. Key Skills

Team player and problem solver who persistently follows up until the issue is resolved.

Ability to communicate proficiently with individuals irrespective of their backgrounds.

Ambitious and hardworking, with commitment to excellence. Professional Experience

Jaypore India Pvt. Ltd.

Profile- Assistant Planning Manager

Sept 2022 – April 2023

Roles & Responsibilities

• Handling Home & Jewelry planning and collection launch allocation for 14 EBO stores.

• Sales analysis and future projections.

• Category wise budgeting and updating buymaster.

• Keeping a track of inward qty from production/vendors against projected qty. Maspar Industries Pvt. Ltd.

Profile- Merchandiser

March 2021 – August 2022

Roles & Responsibilities

• Working on all the Home category products like Bedding, Bath, Accessories, Kitchen, Décor, Table etc. For Bed sheets fabric used were of different thread counts starting from 144 TC to 400 TC. For towels terry cloth is used with a GSM ranging between 450 gsm to 550 gsm. Also working on the monogramming of towels.

• Product review meetings with store staff and other office employees, taking their feedback at the sampling stage for any changes related to color, print, ensemble or any add on.

• Prepares production file with details documents, approvals, samples and swatches and comments on sample.

• Sourcing for Packaging trims, fabric ordering for customization and fulfilling client orders.

• Preparing Photo shoot sheet of samples for web market, making ensembles and simultaneously processing for inserts, banners, social media posts and other marketing material with the help of marketing team.

• Preparing BOM sheets for the ensemble sets and forwarding it to production and warehouse.

• Preparing Item Master with all the necessary details like name, color, size, Mrp, purchase cost, vendor, units, codes, product features, ensemble details, etc and sending it for upload to IT team which is further used by other departments for any kind of detail required. MANSI RASTOGI

• Creating Webmaster for Maspar.com with all the generic details needs to be displayed on web, defining web linkages and coding of images as per the format of brand, minimum 4 angles are used and sending it for upload to web team.

• Production follow ups and processing it for MRN and informing planning tem for launches and allocation.

• Making Partners PPT (OMBO Channels like Lifestyle, home shop, etc.) for any new launches with Images and product details.

• Participated in the HGH for range planning, display and cataloging for B2B website for taking bulk orders.

• Handled buying and merchandising for 6 EBO stores, replenishing and allocating the stock. Analyzing previous season sales and current sales.

• Analyzing every aspect of best sellers and slow movers. Maintaining awareness of Competitors Performance and launches.

Cherry Crumble – White Shrub Pvt. Ltd.

Profile- Retail Merchandiser

May2019 – March 2020

Roles & Responsibilities

• To select the right merchandise according to store location and customer preferences and allocating it across 15 stores in SIS format.

• Market surveys and competitors analysis in terms of price, trends and quality.

• Collaboration and conducting meetings with owners of MBO for store space, negotiate over margins.

• Sales analysis and replenishment.

• VM Planning and packaging.

• Working on the marketing material with graphic team. Benetton Delhi Franchise – GB Fashions

Profile- Assistant Buyer

September 2017 – August 2018

Roles & Responsibilities

• Attending trade and fashion shows and thereon needed to select the right merchandise according to store location and customer preferences.

• Keeping in mind the budget, usually have to dwindle with quantity while buying and planning.

• Preparing Stock interchange between the stores for replenishment.

• Market surveys and competitors analysis in terms of price, trends and quality.

• Making Option Plan at the end of the season mentioning all the negatives and the positives according to sales report and store analysis and simultaneously making strategies to boost sales in the next season. GAP International Sourcing

Profile- Associate Merchandiser

December 2015 – August 2017

Roles & Responsibilities

• Handling OLD NAVY men’s woven shirts, developing the product keeping in track the right fabric, color, prints, count-construction, finishes and wash applied.

• Worked on stretch and stain resistant shirts project in yarn-dyed and prints for 40’s and 50’s Poplin.

• Worked on other fashion products like scotty twill, dobby weave, Hawaiian collar, etc.

• Factory visits for the review of Line Adoption Sample and chasing vendors for the readiness of samples and tracking details.

• Registering late delivery Logs due to delay in shipment. Also helps in splitting the purchase order and doing the sizing all over again according to the sizes.

• Constant Maintenance of Purchase order regarding Final-cost, Retail-Price, Ticket-type, Colors, Ship-cancel Date, INDC, terms of sale, duty and transmitting it to Vendor after they are size-packed. Internships

Marks & Spencer

Graduation Project- Buying & Merchandising

January 12th, 2015 – April 17th, 2015.

Fashion&You.com

Summer Internship –Buying & Sourcing

June 4, 2014 – July 15, 2014.

Educational Credentials

Year Examination University/Board Division

2013-15 Masters in Fashion Management NIFT CGPA- 7.71 2008-2012 Bachelors in Fashion & Apparel Design VIFT 70% 2008 Class XII-PCM CBSE 77%

2006 Class X CBSE 83%

Awards & Achievements

“Exceed Award 2016” winner at GAP INC on timely completion of bulk request.

Won the “Best Commercial Designer” Award in Fashion Show INFINITY 2012. Computer Proficiency

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point).

Corel Draw and Photoshop for design projects.

Personal Details

Date of Birth: 24th October 1990

Permanent Address: Shivlok, Meerut

Languages Known: English & Hindi.

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