Ankit Agarwal Email & Phone Number

Moradabad Area, India

Gurgaon

Complete sourcing responsibilities for all categories for West Elm and Williams-Sonoma.

Complete sourcing responsibilities for all categories for West Elm and Williams-Sonoma.

Key Accounts ManagementManaging relationships with the buyers for the growth of existing business and to get business from new buyers.Liaising with the buyers for requirement analysis and for any updates on their orders.Ensuring compliance with the product order specifications laid down by buyers throughout the manufacturing process and till in the final delivery of the product/shipment.Negotiating the price and involvement in technical discussions with the buyers.Conducting in depth pre-production meetings to ensure a smooth production of goods.INDUSTRY EXPOSURE C

C.L Gupta Exports, MoradabadA Government recognized Export House having a vast life style product range of table tops, home decor, gifts & Lighting accessories in metal (brass, aluminium, iron & stainless steel), Wood and Glass. Total turnover is US$ 40 million in the year 2011-2012.The RoleSuccessfully handling the buyers from USA, Canada and UK.Updating buyers about the progress of their samples/orders from time to time.Coordination and follow up with the Production Team, to ensure timely execution of orders.Responsible for making new designs with designers and execution of the same with the sampling team.Inspecting the quality of incoming semi finished and finished goods from the vendors as and when required.Effectively dealt with their major accounts - West Elm, Williams Sonoma, Indigo, Marks and Spencer.Executing new developments as per the briefs/requirements of the customers, besides looking after regular product development with designers and sampling team.

Joined as an Assistant- MR in 2008, promoted to Associate MR in November 2009, later promoted to MR in June 2010) Connor is a world-wide merchandise sourcing Organisation and managing the global sourcing requirements of over 60 Retailers.The RoleWorking on their clients account independently.Attending meeting with the buyer(s) & vendors.Introducing and marketing new product categories to the clients as a part of business promotion.Ensuring smooth execution of orders from the time they are placed by the clients till final delivery. Coordination and follow up with the factories for production, approvals, sampling, offers, etc.Locating right and genuine suppliers depending upon the requirement of the clients.Coordinating with the QA to get timely inspection done and to sort out any quality issues as and when required.Clients handing: West Elm, Williams Sonoma.Successfully and independently increased business with West Elm from 1.6 Million USD in 2009 to 3.8 Million USD in 2010. The SKU count increased from 150 in 2009 to over 500 SKU in 2010.

C.L Gupta Exports, MoradabadA Government recognized Export House having a vast life style product range of table tops, home decor, gifts & Lighting accessories in metal (brass, aluminium, iron & stainless steel), Wood and Glass. The RoleWork included an in depth involvement in receiving client's enquiries and product development and ensuring their sampling, costing, receiving orders and ensuring a smooth production of the goods.Organised production review meeting with factory officials at regular intervals or frequently.Coordinated with internal QA team for the inspection on semi/finish goods - quality checking from the process stage till the packaging.Handled major accounts like Crate and Barrel, Sainsbury, Pier1.

Education record

Degree/Certificate

B.Com(Hons)

Pgdm, International Business