Rupak Saha Email & Phone Number

New Delhi Area, India

* Sourcing from South Asia.* Vendor Development.* Product Development.* Negotiations.* Do Best Buy for the company.* Implementation of Business Plan and Strategy.* Budget and Cost ControlEtc....

New Delhi- Ncr Gurgoan.

New Delhi Ncr- Gurgoan

Sourcing from India ,Pakistan and Bangladesh for US, Canada and Brazil market in Home Furnishings and Hard Goods.Our Clients are Walmart, Bed Bath & Beyond ,Target, Lowes Khols ,T J max, House & Homes, Zellers ,Bay ,HBC group .Urban Bran, JC Penny, Sears (Kmart) Bloomings, Water Works, Mmartan etc.• Working with the design and Merchandising Team.• Vendor Developments in India and Exploring Bangladesh and Pakistan• Range developments for different Categories.• Strategy for south Asia.• Ensuring Best buy Parameter.• Business Plan and implementation.• SOP for effective and efficient working.• Etc…. Achievements: Started the blanket, Basic Bedding and sourcing out of Pakistan and Bangladesh other than India.As a General Manager worked very aggressive to develop the business with 86% growth from 2009 to 2010 ($ 18 M to $34M) and 80% growth in 2011 (from $34 M to $61) and also reduce drastically the operation cost.Mapped the hard goods sourcing from India and in 2012, India will be a focus to source the hard goods also. Started sourcing for Mmartan and Artex (Springs Retail in Brazil)Brands handled:Wal-Mart Private Label :Mainstays , Your Zone ,BH&G and Home Trends)Target: Room Essential, SpringmaidBloomingdales: DVF Collection & DVF Studio, Court Of Versailles.Beth Bath &Beyond: Wamsutta,Self Expression.JC Penney :Cindy Crawford.Joss Stone, Espacio, Marshall Quentin ,Genevieve Gorder, Waterworks,Paula Deen, NateBerkus.etcCanadian Brand: HBC-Zellers, The Bay, Home Outfitters.Registry by Wamsutta (Sears), Roots (Sears)Whole Home(Sears), Spring Home, Steven & Chris, Fieldcrest, Springmaid for Wal-Mart, Urban Bann.

New Delhi Ncr

RESPONSIBILITY/ ASSIGNMENT* Supplier Evaluation.* Supplier Development.* Product Development* Sourcing* Ensuring Compliance with the suppliers.* Lead the team’s business development.* Leading the Business Team as a team Leader.* Competence development of the team members.* Identifies business development opportunities.* Make supplier Strategy as per the Business Plan and action Plan.* Responsible of turnover and market share development with in the material area.*Uses strategic thinking in the process of develop the business (business Plan) using tactics that enhances IKEA competitiveness.* Responsible for supplier development and relations.COMPETENCE/ KNOWLEDGE* Very good Knowledge of purchaser processes* Have a good knowledge of the market, including players and their abilities with in the given areas.* Understand buyer demands and needs.*A good understanding of local and international legislation in the product area with regard to environmental , health and safety ,and material and articles laws.* Good knowledge of different cost structures and calculation..*Good knowledge about the cost drivers and finance.*Knowledge of range, goods –flow-chain, material and production.*Posses negotiation skills.CAPABILITIES/MOTIVATION* Ability to make wise decisions- common sense * A reflective mind. Decisions are based on a relevant amount of information and institution is used wisely.* Ability to do many things simultaneously.* A constant desire to improve and look for better solutions.*Open to ideas, feedback and learning from others.*A strong ability to communicate in abroad sense, i.e. active listening, negotiation, selling, and persuasion, and questioning.*Set out strategies, convert these into action plans and be able to implement them.*The ability to set goals, implement them and follow up.*Look for new possibilities and find new solutions.

New Delhi Area, India

Cont- from Purchaser......Achievements: In IKEA  First to convert US$ business to INR. First to start Palletisation and factory stuffing in Textiles. First to start with Upholstery business in India. First to start Roman Blind Business in South Asia First to start the knitted business from South Asia First to start wool business from South Asia First to start synthetic material from South Asia First to start reducing lead time to from 12 wks to 4 wks Handled approx. 41 Million UD$ with 30 % annual growth track record. Explored the Textile business in North India for IKEA. Given Lots of material and technique for the IKEA Range development .Rewards: From IKEA Letter of Appreciation for converting the business from US$ to INR . THE BEST PERFORMING TEAM in South Asia in FY04 . Letter of Appreciation for the best Price Development FY 03PROJECTS AT IKEA :*Improvement of dyeing fastness in cotton and matka silk.*Processing of an export order, payment terms and arranging pre and post shipment credits.*On packaging which leads to -33% saving on volume and freight cost.*Increase production efficiency on polar fleece which leads a cost saving of -32%.*SML..Self managed learning on synthetic which leads new business possibilities to South Asia.*To develop the loose sofa cover which can be washable and easy to put back by the end user?*Packaging: Material, Packaging solution, Ready to sell solution, Palletisation* Worked on cotton yarn consolidation and buying.

Pānīpat Area, India

1991- 1994 Working with Mahajan Overseas, Panipat as an Assistant Production Manager and Product Development Manager.As an asst. production manager I was handling the total production planning from raw material to dispatch for some US accounts.As a product development manager I was handling all the new developments with my team.Working with our designer and design studio in US.Work on the technical requirement for the product.Cost analysis for the product.Capacity and capability analysisProduct and production risk analysis.Prepare product description and spec sheets.

Textile Sciences And Engineering

Export Management.

Import and Export Procedure and Documentation. International Marketing etc

Textile Technology

Textile Technologist

Textile