Trading :- Personal Safety Products :- Coveralls, Uniforms, Shoes, Gloves, Helmets and Eyewear. - Building Materials :- Tiles, Sanitary wares, Lightings.- Beauty Salon Equipment and Supplies.- Gift and Novelty Items.&Freelancing as Property Consultant for Real Estate

In addition to the responsibilities of Sourcing Specialist, I was also responsible for the following- Planning, coordinating and monitoring.- Establish strategic plans to develop core competent products from the region & grow the business.- Identify potential suppliers to fulfill product needs in OPP and higher price segments.- Monthly review with management team on progress, sharing reports, P&L, on-time analysis, etc.. - Forecasting needs in terms of categories, supplier base, shipment numbers, travel plans, etc..ACHIEVEMENTS AT WAL-MART- Grew the Apparel business volume in a strategic manner- Successfully achieved targets & objectives set by the management.- Was recognized by management as “Sustainability Champion” of the office in the year 2008 for successfully implementing energy saving lamps across all my production facilities.- Travelled to production countries i.e. Egypt and Jordan.

Sourcing from Middle-east & Africa for Wal-Mart US retail market was key focus. Sourced Men’s & Ladies wear categories from Jordan, Egypt, Kenya, Oman and Dubai for Athletic wear, Outerwear and woven shorts. Also sourced swim shorts & outerwear from China, Vietnam & Indonesia.- Support US retail PD/Design teams to build trend assortment for the season.- Sourcing/Merchandising strategies for US retail market to bring the best solutions to the table.- Submitting meaningful sales reports to buyer & accordingly forecasting business needs. Develop strategies to maximize sales/profit with inventory management techniques.- Involved in buy trip activities to support business growth.- Coordinate with inter-departments & satellite offices to support quality & timely delivery. - Tactful component costing & price negotiations with vendors, liaising on quality & cost savings for company to continue being a leader in price. Develop beneficial vendor relationship. - Traveled regularly to production Country’s Egypt & Jordan. Meet vendors for order placements, production planning, Quality & Timely deliveries. Gather market/competitor information.- To ensure timely sample approvals, order placements, generate formal orders, etc..- Constant upgrading & educating vendor’s in-terms of their products performance & WM systems.- Responsible for all relevant reports requested by management.- Sustainability Initiatives & Energy efficiency projects. Built an Ethically compliant supply chain.

Asia Couture Ltd. a subsidiary of Asia Apparel Ltd., Sri Lanka. A reputed apparel manufacturing vendor catering to UK retail market.- To maintain & expand business with existing clients Jones, M&S, Nike, Target and Tesco. - Monthly reviews with Sr. Management on progress, shipments, sharing reports, P&L, etc..- Focusing on being product versatile, cost effective & a compelling choice for the buyer.- Controlling procurement and flow of raw materials.- Responsible for leading & developing a Merchandising team of ten members.- Defined, designed & implemented merchandising tools & protocols for daily execution.- Regular visits to local buying agents to discuss future business growth & order placements- Weekly factory visits to discuss WIP, resolve issues, plan future orders, etc..

Joined as Merchandiser and grew to DMM. This factory was a renowned apparel manufacturer, catering to USA & UK retail markets.My responsibility was maintaining & developing the following major accounts:-* * * GAP, Old Navy and Radix were “Direct Buyers” accounts. GAP & Old Navy was introduced by me & my personal responsibility to maintain & develop these accounts.* * * Wal-Mart, JCP, Lands End, Mothers Work, Sag Harbor, Kohl’s and Wilsons were thru buying agents. It was my responsibility to maintain & develop these accounts.* * * Directly costed for Vanity Fair Corp., Sara Lee, Champion & Swat Fame Inc..- Periodic visits to overseas & local buyers/agents (Hong Kong, India, Nepal), to develop business.- Regular team meetings and updates with direct reports.- Responsible for sub-contracting and managing outsourced job orders.

- Handled four major accounts through buying agent. * * * (a) GAP (b) Banana Republic (c) Old Navy (d) Mother’s Work - I also costed for Van Heusen, Polo Ralph Lauren, GM Bass & Co., Izod, Mossimo, etc..- Independent correspondence with local buying agents for Costing, Price negotiation, Order finalization, WIP updates & Deliveries of finished goods.* * * Responsible for securing necessary approvals for smooth flow of production and shipments. * * * Direct interaction with overseas suppliers for Price negotiation, Quality, delivery, Issue PO’s, etc..- Monitoring In-house & sub-contract jobs to ensure smooth flow of production & shipments.- Direct interaction with inter-departments to ensure quality & on-time delivery of goods.

- Responsible for executing orders from production stage to final shipment of finished good.- Handled three major accounts. (a) C & A (b) River Island Clothing Co. (c) Penny’s Primark- Independent correspondence with Overseas Buyers for :-* * * Timely submission of fabric, trims, washes & necessary finished samples for approvals.* * * Securing approvals from buyer on time to ensure smooth flow of production & shipments.* * * Routine and timely feedback of WIP, Sample status and Bulk shipments.- Direct interaction with inter-departments.* * * Coordinate with the production team for production plan and liaising the plan with supporting departments (Purchase, Stores, Sampling, shipping, etc.) to ensure smooth flow of timely shipments.* * * Monitored WIP to ensure smooth flow of production.- Managed the supply chain from arranging raw materials up-to shipment of finished goods.- Responsible for all quality and on-time delivery of finished goods.

- Exporter of Ladies apparel to European retail market. - Joined as Asst. Merchandiser & promoted to Sr. Merchandiser.- Similar duties and responsibilities as in Hexagon Exports Ltd..