Client Servicing•Ensure that client’s inspirations and briefs are well carried out and converted into sampling keeping client updated and advise them on the options based on vendor base and allocate program order placement based on vendors’ strengths•Manage everything from sample development till shipment and keep them informed of all important situations•Plan itineraries for clients' trip and vendor meetings and make all necessary arrangementsVendor Relations•Guide vendors on Clients’ procedures and protocols and ensure they are well adhered to•Educate vendors on compliance requirements•Maintain strong relations with vendors and ensure their accountability for business execution maintaining client standardsCommunication and Negotiation•Negotiating Lead Time, MOQ and costing with vendors to best match client’s targets, check open costings wherever required to offer best costs to clients•Keep a strong and detailed level of communication with vendors, packaging suppliers, quality department and clientsProgram Management•Follow through with vendors on a defined T&A to ensure well planned and timely shipments•Plan and conduct PP meetings to ensure a befitting resolution and plan for execution of processes required for products following best methods•Ensure all approval processes are followed and take decisions in client’s interest where necessary keeping clients’ updated regularly•Tracking all orders and developments with a systematic approach using detailed WIP charts to identify issues ahead of time and proactively offer best alternate options for resolving issues to client in partnership with vendors•Tracking packaging development and ensure packaging is received by vendors timely•Monitoring product testing and labeling and plan inspections timeline•Monitor shipment forwarding, and vessel planning for flawless execution and on-time delivery•Ensure marketing/photo-shoot samples are sent to clients based on their month of launch

•Responsible for coordination of daily merchandising activities with vendor and client •Order management •Product Development- Design, construction, colors, print to Final •Negotiating Lead Time, MOQ and costing •Pre-production review, Testing review & Production Follow-up •Handling MIS, ESF ( systems data evaluation and entry ) •Monitoring Labeling & Packaging •Product Inspection coordination •System and Process Integration for new business

•Responsible for coordination of daily merchandising activities with vendor and client•Solely responsible for order management for my area•Product Development- Design, construction, colors, print to Final•Negotiating Lead Time, MOQ and costing•Pre-production review, Testing review & Production Follow-up•Handling MIS, ESF ( systems data evaluation and entry )•Monitoring Labeling & Packaging•Product Inspection coordination

•Ensure that the Business Partner base is serviced with regard to customer queries and new business•Constantly identify potential new Business Partners and maintain strong business relationships with them •Liaise with internal departments to ensure transparent & efficient business processes•To constantly be aware of changing market conditions and competitors’ abilities and potential new sales opportunities•Heading and overlooking buying across all categories•Overlooking product themes and designing the web graphics

•To execute garment and print designs as per specific buyers’ requirement and by studying fashion and trend forecasts•Exploring and providing new fabric and trim qualities for buyers’ seasonal orders•Developing copyright prints, color ways of existing and new prints and new artworks for women’s wear, boy’s wear and kids’ wear•Developing CADs for buyer’s approval for styles of upcoming seasons•Executing paper designs into design proto samples to be reviewed and selected by buyer for concept meetings•Regular follow ups via e-mail / telecom with vendors and factory visits at initial design proto development stage•To provide initial price quote of design proto sample from factory to team merchant for sampling reference•Developing design sheet with detailed garment sketch, fabric and trim detail which is forwarded for buyers’ reference and sent to vendors for sampling development

•Business Development and Key-account management•Daily merchandising activities •Product Development for rooms in commercial properties•New Business Development, Management and styling

Worked in the industry for six months under the guidance of an industry mentor and developed three design collections based on a profound design process and documented the entire project.