Pradeep Kumar.P Email & Phone Number

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Bangaon Area, India

- A highly motivated apparel professional with Fourteen years of experience in Merchandising/Sourcing, Costing, Vendor Management, Product Development for Apparel Export/Apparel Buying House/Apparel Retail.- Strong knowledge for Woven, Knits & technical of garment. - Expert in product costing, product development skill and communication skills. - Able to lead a team, and work very independently for sourcing, product development and production. - Good team work and managing the team operations. • Heading Knits Sourcing team for Brands – Arrow, Aeropostale, Aero Jeans, Ruf&Tuf, Newport in India.• Lead a team to activity in the entire order process to ensure to meet Brands requirements and on-time delivery.• Develop Samples for Road show based on the Brands requirement.• Closely Monitor with Designers & Brands to reach their ideas & to develop the products accordingly.• Strong follow up on Sample Development & on-time delivery to meet the deadlines/Tna.• Cost negotiation which should be fusibility for both Vendor & Brand.• Monitor internal teams & Vendors regularly to ensure meeting requirements & for the smooth flow of work.• Costing the products in all the stages and giving options with new techniques, fabrics, styles, and options etc to the Brand by seeing the present trend.• Introducing new vendors based on the products.• Closely monitor with Supply Chain for the on-time product launching.• Sourcing new vendors & Allocate the options to the right vendor based on the products.• Production planning & Vendor Allocation based on the Road show selection range, Quantity, Launching time & Vendor Capacity.• Taking Quick/Immediate decisions to save time, which should be fusibility for all on any priority cases.• Keep a very good track on T&A.• Frequent travel to Vendors to Monitor & ensure samples, deliveries on-time for on-time products launch.

Bangalore, India

• Understand the customer requirement to meet their ideas on product development with correct product.• Strong follow up on Sample/Development & Bulk to meet the dead line/Tna.• Arrange meeting and communicate with clients to get orders for each season.• Develop new business opportunities with clients• Travel for Buyer Meeting & Vendor Meeting & for ontime deliveries.• Closely monitor with Buyers to reach their Ideas & Designs.• Closely monitor with designers on present fashion trends, developing samples for buyer meeting.• Price negotiation which should be fusibility to buyer & vendor• Meeting clients for the business discussion with new collections.• Weekly twice / thrice meeting with internal team to check on all order status & to resolve the issues if any for the smooth flow of work.• Costing the product and giving options to the buyer in alternative fabric/ trims to reduce the garment cost. (If applicable)• Introducing new suppliers for fabrics & trims to the vendors to have the best prices to the customer. • Sending tech packs to many suitable vendors to get the good price with good quality.• Sourcing new Vendors/Suppliers.• Place orders/PO to the vendors based on the Pricing & Quality.• Getting short approval on all submission for sampling, lab dips, fabric qualities etc from the buyer.• Work closely with internal teams and Vendors to ensure products meet specification and quality standard.• Week twice/thrice meeting with vendors on placed orders.• Taking Quick/Immediate decisions to save vendors/clients time, which should be fusibility for both on any priority cases.• Keep a very good track on T&A.• Communicating with vendors on daily follow ups, production, plan & quality issues.• Monitor with vendors to ensure deliveries on time.• Work closely with the Vendor’s Exim/Shipping /Documents department/forwarders for smooth flow of shipments.

Bangalore Area, India

• lead a team to activity in the entire order process to ensure customer satisfaction and on-time delivery• Develop new business opportunities with clients• Train and develop the merchandisers to ensure enquiries are answers on time• Weekly thrice meeting with all merchandisers to discuss new and old outstanding issues, and find the solution to settle.• Getting short approval on all submission for sampling, lab dips Etc from the buyer.• Manage all details of sourcing, price negotiation for fabrics, trims, product development and production• Closely monitor with Buyers to reach their Ideas & Designs.• Understanding buyer expectations/designs & having discussion with designers to reach buyer expectations.• Closely monitor with designers on present fashion trends, developing samples for buyer meeting. • Playing crucial role to understand sampling department on buyer requirements/techpaks to get one time approval on samples.• Work closely with internal teams and suppliers to ensure products meet specification and quality standard.• Follow up with fabric & trims to get in-house& to meet the PCD’S• Costing product which should be fusibility to buyer & industry• Arrange buying meeting, and communicate with buyers to get orders for each season.• Having discussion with planning & Shifting styles to factories to meet on-time deliveries • Communicating with Factory General managers for production & Quality issues• Monitor with productions to ensure deliveries on time.• Work closely with the Exim/Shipping /Documents department/forwarders for smooth flow of shipments.

Bangalore Area, India

• Receiving enquiry from buyers.• Costing the product and giving options to the buyer in alternative fabric/ trims to reduce the cost.• Converting the potential enquiry into orders through competitive costing and lead-time• Receive the PO from the buyer and blocking production space with the factory• Closely monitor with buyer & third party testing labs to meet the buyer testing standard• Entering the details in the ERP system.• lead a team to achieve business objectives, Directs the activities of the merchandisers• Ordering & follow up for Trims & Fabrics to get in house on time to meet the PCD.• Identifying the cost efficient suppliers and purchasing the raw materials.• Ensure all the approval process of fit sample, Pre-production and TOP sample are completed with the buyer at the appropriate stage in order to maintain smooth flow of production• According to buyer’s design and requirement, instruct suppliers to make quotation, samples, and train suppliers to match the standard of production, quality control and testing. • Conducting the PPM and giving approval to commence the production.• Follow up with the factories for on time delivery with the correct quality and quantity and updating the buyer on the same.• Work very independently for sourcing product development and production, aggressive and willing to invest time and energy to grow business• Coordinating with Logistics for giving the booking on time and ensure the goods are handed over to the forwarder on time.• Updating the buyer on the shipment.• Support divisional manager & build up good relationship with counterpart & supporting teams.• Good customer services through quick response, effective and proactive problem solving

Bangalore Area, India

• Manage orders/queries from buyers/buying offices• Development of Sampling as per specifications given by the buyer.• Costing for the product with the help of the Manager.• Entering orders in ERP• Follow for samples from beginning development sample to till shipment sample • Developing and procurement of raw materials• Interacting with the respective unit head to ensure timely delivery.• Organizing the PPM meeting for commencement of the production.• Giving updates to logistics department for giving the booking as well as shipment co-ordination.• Arranging for Inspections by the QA for the respective buyers/ buying agent.• Coordinating with the entire production of the factory with raw materials in-house to shipment.• Coordinating with the production process, to ensure smooth process of production.• Ensuring on time delivery with respect to quality and quantity

B.Com, Commerce

B.COM

Diploma In Garment Manufacturing & Merchandising, Fashion Merchandising

Garment Manufacturing & Merchandising