Nidhi Puri

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Senior Director Technical Design @ Walmart
New York, NY, US
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New York, New York, United States, United States
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About Nidhi Puri

I am a visionary, adaptive & an empathetic global supply chain leader who takes pride in unlocking potential with people, products, and processes that make a significant impact. I am passionate about helping organizations succeed through pivotal transformation by leading sustainable supply chain, elevating product development/technical design, sourcing, quality teams and orchestrating raw material traceability approach. 👉Through creative problem solving, building relationships & effective communication, I continue to professionally grow and cultivate a path for my team to succeed within some of the largest retail brands such as Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger( PVH Corp.), J. Crew, Gap Inc., Macy's & currently at Target (net worth’s ranging from $700M - $70B). I have been fortunate to develop, empower & elevate the global quality, raw materials product development, sourcing & technical design teams driving multi-year value chain strategies to create a competitive advantage for corporations.I have a proven record in inspiring product/supply teams through change management that results in unlocking efficiencies across Manufacturing, Direct To Consumer, Specialty Retail, Omni channel & Wholesale Corporations. Creating consumer-centric strategies to expand brands globally & managing them from concept to completion to accelerate growth is what excites me.👉I help organizations set the vision & strategic direction for product supply chain elevation. I thrive off new ideas to creatively evolve to be a more efficient, traceable, sustainable, cost-engineered & commercially elevated product. If you are an organization looking to drive change through leadership and development, Let’s get Linked❗️

Nidhi Puri's Current Company Details
Walmart

Walmart

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Senior Director Technical Design
New York, NY, US
Nidhi Puri Work Experience Details
  • Walmart
    Senior Director Technical Design
    Walmart
    New York, Ny, Us
  • Target
    Director Apparel, Accessories & Footwear; Supply Chain-Product Quality,Safety&Regulatory Compliance
    Target May 2023 - Present
    Minneapolis, Mn, Us
    Inspiring, Leading & Elevating Product Quality, Safety & Regulatory Compliance Teams . Leading A&A Quality Ecosystem Across Supply Chain For Fortune 50 company with $66B revenue. Target teams in 18 offices, 10+ countries, 40+ COP’s across 1700+ factories!!
  • Pvh Corp.
    Vice President Supply Chain-Technical Services
    Pvh Corp. Nov 2020 - Apr 2023
    New York City, Ny, Us
    •Strategically led the digital product development, raw material supply chain, production, and fit process for the $740 million omni channel division for Fortune 500 company.•Inspired and developed high performing team of 27 technical designers, fabric, sourcing, and product experts, across the US, Africa, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, Indonesia, and India. •Orchestrated Digital Transformation through change management across Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein businesses to achieve KPI of 81% reduction in physical samples. •Develop in collaboration with brand president, first of its kind apparel concept to consumer sustainable supply chain pipeline in East Africa to accelerate business growth resulting in additional 20% LDP savings. Digitizing raw material management process to unlock procurement and speed. •Set strategic direction to right sizing and optimize teams across the globe to balance the right talent doing the right work in the right place. Reduced turnover, increased talent efficiency by 40% and achieved 87% in Employee engagement survey. •Launched Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning driven fit sizing strategy based on US consumer body data study, driving 40% higher SKU efficiency, and optimizing inventory. •Built a robust raw material and vendor sourcing strategy across division to meet and exceed brand’s digital goals, whilst optimizing supply & demand, procuring capacity, and driving sustainable/ traceable supply base transition.
  • Pvh Corp.
    Senior Director Supply -Technical Services
    Pvh Corp. Jul 2015 - Nov 2020
    New York City, Ny, Us
    •Engineered and implemented responsive digital supply chain model for speed and margin optimization. •Drove virtual approvals across Menswear and Boys woven and knits reducing sampling cost by $420,000. •Established a supplier fit certification process enabling the brands to digitize the process pipeline to achieve 90% certification of strategic suppliers. •Executed PLM/3D integration, Tech Pack accuracy KPI’s, Entify costing/ Microsoft Excel tool and Risk Assessment process, across the supply chain to drive operational excellence and cost efficiency.
  • Macy'S
    Director Technical Design
    Macy'S Apr 2013 - Jun 2015
    •Managed US & global team of technical designers, product developers and pattern-makers to drive growth for Womenswear brands worth $2.6 billion; INC, Alfani, Charter Club & Millennial brands.•Supervised teams on key fit projects to share consumer insights & data analysis to educate district stores and Macys.com business partners. Successfully launch e-comm product elevation training. •Ensured raw material developments were supporting seasonal and long-term strategic opportunities across all brands to maximize innovation, flexibility, and quality, drive over $90M in fabric savings. •Guided teams through the development and launch of new Millennial brand- ‘Maison Jules’ and Latina brand ‘Thalia.’
  • Macy'S
    Senior Manager Technical Design
    Macy'S Sep 2011 - Mar 2013
    •Implemented tech pack accuracy process across brands, increasing accuracy from 49% to 90%.•Established grade rules, developed block patterns & streamlined fits for brands resulting in 30% reduced sam-pling. •Implemented on-site factory training, increasing first fit approval to over 65%.
  • Gap Inc.
    Manager - Technical Design
    Gap Inc. Sep 2005 - Sep 2011
    San Francisco, California, Us
    •Oversee product and manage team handling underwear, active wear and swimwear categories.•Led the project of mannequin development for Gap Inc.; soft mannequins were rolled out across all brands.•Collaborated with Store leads to create an innovative solution reducing out of package returns by 15%
  • Gap Inc.
    Senior Technical Designer
    Gap Inc. Dec 2003 - Sep 2005
    San Francisco, California, Us
    •Developed fit blocks for underwear & underwired swim tops to drive fit consistency & shorter lead times.•Facilitated, organized & prioritized technical processes that resulted in 93% on-time delivery.

Nidhi Puri Skills

Apparel Technical Design Denim Fashion Sportswear Wovens Fashion Design Fit Trend Analysis Merchandising Styling Knitwear Digital Apparel Tech Packs Product Development Plm Draping Pattern Adobe Illustrator Fitting Management Intimates Swimwear Knits 3d Design 3d Prototyping 3d Visualization Supply Chain Management Fit/gap Analysis 3d Rendering

Nidhi Puri Education Details

  • Columbia Business School
    Columbia Business School
    Organizational Leadership
  • Fashion Institute Of Technology
    Fashion Institute Of Technology
    Fashion Buying And Merchandising
  • National Institute Of Fashion Technology
    National Institute Of Fashion Technology
    Draping
  • Delhi University
    Delhi University
    Business And Accounting

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Nidhi Puri attended Columbia Business School, Fashion Institute Of Technology, National Institute Of Fashion Technology, Delhi University.

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Nidhi Puri has skills like Apparel, Technical Design, Denim, Fashion, Sportswear, Wovens, Fashion Design, Fit, Trend Analysis, Merchandising, Styling, Knitwear.

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