Suresh Kumar Email & Phone Number

231, Negombo Road, Wattala, Sri Lanka

Colombo - Sri Lanka

Key Result Areas: Devising merchandise plans in annual, seasonal, monthly and weekly basisReconciling top-down and bottoms-up class plans to department plans and forecastsFormulating pre-season plans & recommending purchase/investment quantities and developing accurate receipt flow forecastsForecasting sales inventory & margins in order to drive & control open-to-buy on weekly basisAnalysing performance and planning strategies to identify areas of opportunity/riskGenerating reporting on business performanceCoordinating with suppliers to size & forecast product / brand sales and profit componentsDeveloping product strategies based on the financial targets, historical performance & market trendsMonitoring product performance in terms of sell through, margin, good-bad sellers and examining attributes like size, color, fabric, pattern, silhouettes on season level Assessing suppliers to identify best performing supplier for purchasing and also identifying opportunities for repeat ordering based on product performanceManaging purchasing to maintain newness in the stores and pricing of merchandise as per norms and competitive in the marketAdministering the critical path (season calendar) and managing terminal stockPerforming inventory and warehouse management which includes order management, stock consolidation, movement and transfer, optimum stock utilization, stock return and shrinkageSupervising allocations to implement consistent and profitable in-season replenishment strategies and practicesExamining stock & sales reports for monitoring over and under stocks and implementing corrective actions to be takenMonitoring OTD (On Time Delivery) progress and address issues (If any) proactively and inform buyers in time to avoid last moment surprisesReviewing & managing fast/slow lines, new ranges and end of ranges and implementing necessary actionImplementing measures to achieve in season, sell through and margin as defined

Growth Path:Senior Merchandiser 2010-2012Account Manager 2012-2014Manager Merchandising 2014-2017Highlights:Spearheaded Merchandising Department, Order Execution and Pricing / NegotiationsHeaded 8 – 10 vendors independently with a capacity of US$13-15 Million yearly turnoverEngaged with:Underwear / Night wears of Girls / Boys / Ladies / Men’s Kids Wear – Body Suits / Sleep Suits Ensured on time delivery planning with factories and no slides

Dhaka, Bangladesh Sep’03-Jul’10 Manager-Merchandising

Spearheaded Woven Shirts (pigments and reactive) and Pants of all varieties of Woven Heavy FabricEngaged with:oAll types of Denims (Stretch/Ring/Cross Hatch) with modern washing end embellishmentsoWoven Pants – Chinos / Denims / CargoAchieved yearly budget of 10M turnover

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Ajman)

Colombo - Sri Lanka

Key Account Management, Business Administration And Management, General

Diploma In Textile & Clothing Technology, Apparel And Textiles

Activities and Societies: A process tour sessions to observe Cotton Fiber to Fabric (Fabric Production), Garment Production, Merchandising.

External, English Language And Literature, General, Pass

Technical Engineering, The International Higher Diploma Certificate In Computer Programming, Pass

Advance Level

Activities and Societies: Cricket, Hockey, Scouting, Cadating