Samrah Khan Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

• Reported to Director of Merchandising• Managed Womenswear portfolio of 73 brands performing all pre-season, in-season and post-season planning activities• Assisted with training, creating seasonal calendars and timelines for all activities• Generated ideas to improve current methods of evaluating performance and partner with planners on new initiatives until completion • Delivered and communicated results to planning & buying teams on a consistent basis• Collaborated with Merchandising Director, Planning Manager, Analytics & Planning team on projects to to improve data analysis and forecasting for coming seasons

• Reported to Director of Merchandising• Reviewed Womenswear orders and provide feedback to buyers on optimal investments in categories, products and brands • Developed streamlined logic to train planners on order reviews• Evaluated buys against historical performance and made recommendations for optimization in investment distribution

Montreal, Canada Area

• Manage the planning cycle of a 90+ brands from budget creation to order approval• Plan and forecast growth of individual brands • Track and ensure buyers adhere to set merchandising strategy for each season• Propose and develop assortment plans in line with the global strategy• Review orders and make recommendations to the buying team on optimizing investment in buys• Analyze performance at the brand, category and product level• Track sales at brand, product & category level and identify opportunities for business expansion• Collaborate with the buying team to ensure that buys will help achieve sales plan• Manage open to buy (OTB) on a weekly basis, tracking progress to sales plan and communicate progress to buying team• Conduct relevant pre-season & in-season analysis related to driving business goals using performance indicators such as GM%, ST% and revenue/investment growth• Create reports in-season to analyze sales, margin and inventory with the goal of communicating actionable results• Generate ideas for business improvement and work in cross functional teams to track and assist with on-going projects

Montreal, Canada Area

• Assist with all pre-season financial planning based on current and previous seasons results• Build assortment plans and create seasonal budgets for multiple brands • Review and approve orders on an on-going basis and evaluate them against set budgets• Revise and adjust budgets based on final results between buying cycles • Track and adjust assortment plan and other documents gauging conformity to global financial plan, budgets and strategy throughout the buying cycle• Track in-season performance through OTB and Sales KPIs and send routine reports to team• Execute detailed post-season analysis on numerous brands, communicate findings to buyers and use findings for continuous improvement

Montreal, Canada Area

• Assist with all pre-season financial planning • Help develop assortment plans in line with the global strategy• Update the open to buy (OTB) on a weekly basis and communicate the outcome to the buyers• Assist with the preparation of the seasonal budgets for all vendors• Analyze historical data and current trends to identify category and style opportunities• Conduct relevant business analysis, both pre-season and in-season, related to driving business goals

• Assist with entering, altering and verifying purchase orders• Confirm Vendors’ order confirmations against seasonal purchase orders• Generate Trend Reports as instructed by buyers• Perform benchmarking activities and various market research for Planning and Buying teams• Undertake any other tasks and projects assigned by Merchandising

Montreal, Canada Area

• Initial point of contact for clients and distributors concerning order cycle • Liaised with internal and external sources for order follow up (distribution, shipping, transport) • Managed client accounts from order to credit management (quantity validation, pricing, date required, demand vs. forecasting, check application, returns follow-up, etc)• Constantly generated performance reports, analysed and reported on results• Created strategies and tools to optimize partnerships and improve performance

Montreal, Canada Area

• Monitor estimates and budgets for contracts, monthly invoices and miscellaneous order.• Coordinate and ensure all documentation is forwarded to appropriate parties with required approvals and signatures (invoices, requisitions, service contracts, purchase orders etc).• Liaise with Accounts Payable team to ensure timely payment of invoices, and with vendors to resolve open invoices.• Communicate and collaborate with team on any issues or improvements to be made to processes.• Maintain, track and update in detail records of all departmental revenues and spending on a regular basis.• Undertake additional tasks/activities for Director, Administration and Training (IITS)

Montreal, Canada Area

• As a Grader for MBA 614, Financial Management, graded coursework and exams according to answer key provided while using critical thinking and judgment skills for written answers• Presented statistical results for analysis of grades, including averages, while reporting on areas of poor performance• As Research Assistant to Dr. Arshad Ahmad, researched materials for the new edition of the book Ahmad, Dlabay, Kapoor keeping in mind prescribed topics • Verified accuracy and reliability of sources• Wrote and created tables, charts and content for additions to the new book• Collaborated with the professor on said additions to send to McGraw-Hill Canada

Bachelor’S Degree, Finance, Gpa 3.9

Activities and Societies: Member of AIESEC; Member Beta Gamma Sigma Honour Society; Concordia/McGill Dance Troupe (SAA Competition); Study.

Certificate, Retail Management, Gpa 3.9

- Introduction to Retail Management - Buying Process I - Advanced Buying II - Visual Merchandising - Consumer Behaviour -Visualizing Data.

Certificate, Francais Langue Seconde

High School

Activities and Societies: Culture Show - Lebanese Folk Dance, Indian Dance; Choir; Piano