Building the supply chain of 700 items, including men’s andwomen’s apparel, accessories, jewelry and home goods.Procurement worth US $ 15 million to support the sales numberof US $ 50 million.Worked on partnership models with manufacturers to ensurethey aren’t over or under producing and are following an ecological sound process.

Built & lead a procurement team for women / men’s apparel & fashion accessories for international brands. Identified partners who believed in the long term business relationship and steady growth with the brand. This was to ensure the certainty, quality and achieve the best cost, rather than low-cost working with very low volume orders. Encouraged participation from partners in terms of product development and closely worked with the design teams of the brands to ensure more SKU could be developed and converted . Managed a cost effective & timely movement of the product via the supply chain team

Worked closely with partner to bring competitive advantage of economies of scale, using the mantra volume is our best friend. My strategy was to optimize all parts of the value chain, from raw material to creating an outstanding affordability and better products at lower total cost.I achieved to undercut the overall retail prices by 40% in comparison to goliath discounter Wal-Mart on our core products. Managed procurement teams in Asia & Africa made a conscious effort of building partners closer to sales markets in countries like Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua. This helped in reduce transportation cost and CO2 impact in the value chain.

Developed products to design specifications received from the brands and shared the most competitive cost to ensure the business numbers grow. Create and manage paperwork for all stages from raw material order placement to finished merchandise shipping. Working in tandem with Production Manager to ensure the merchandise is produced within the time with the expected quality requirements of the brands.