Diploma in Computer Programming & Applications

Fashion

General Manager (South India)

* 25 Years in the Apparel Industry as a Merchandiser    to GM
* Understanding of Textile - Garment manufacturing processes and Home textiles - through product knowledge.
* Strategic Sourcing of vendors - through planning, coordination and follow up leading to Strategic partnership.
* Team management - excellent trainer and mentor for Merchandising and Quality Control and Compliance teams based on the Buyer Requirements.
* Office Management - accounts monitoring and administration
* Costing, Cost analysis. Value engineering.
* Very good negotiation skills. Able to work on extremely sharp pricing for discounters.
Participate in costing exercises depending on the categories.
* Ability to work under tight deadlines and pressures. Self-motivated.
* Excellent communication skills and problem solving abilities.
* Knowledge of Computerized Systems and proficient in MS office.

Responsibilities:
Sourcing for Germany - Apparels and Home Textiles
With managing from development, order placement to shipment.
Also managing the office in absence of the office manager.
I was the also the authorized signatory for all official purposes.

Communication and Coordination:
? sourcing right partners
? Developments ,  Sampling coordinating with vendors
? Order monitoring, Delivery updates and Costing analysis tools
? Technical support on the product and source
? Costing / Negotiations, Placing orders, Production and Deliveries control
? Ensuring right quality merchandise.

a) Co-ordination with the HKG team by providing information
? Quality Management
? Manage the web based operations such as TradeStone contracts and other system related online updates viz. Time & Action Calendars, Cost sheet - understanding of the consumptions and the right costs, Order monitoring reports, Lab test reports, Delivery updates.

Products:
a) Products such men's polo's, tees,, nightwear, Underwear, Babywear, home textiles- bed sets, Towels, carpets etc.

Shipping and Logistics:
a) Planning with close co-ordination of the FRI with the ETD with the HK Logistic team  ensuring the Right Vessel Planning for all timely delivery at the warehouse and final stores
b) Coordinating with the forwarders on the vessel for FCL and LCL cargos

Sourcing of right vendors

a) Analyzing through tools like profile review for the right vendor for the right category in India, Bangladesh and Srilanka.
b) Offering after thorough analysis these vendors to the Germany colleagues for them to final decide the source.
c) Traveling for product development and order monitoring frequent visits to the suppliers to ensure adherence to the T&A, sort out any technical issues.
d) Vender base developed:
India: Shahi Export, Mandhana, Goldenseam(bangalore),
Eastman, Maxwell, Armstrong, Renaissance (Tirupur).
Padma, Mondol, Libas, Saiham - Bangladesh
Welspun, Trident,  Madhu, Raguvir, Crown, Panoverseas, Global Impex.

Internal Co-ordination with the Team and office

? Daily follow up on the product development, TNAs, Monitoring the approvals, System monitoring.
? Managing accounts, taxations and reporting e same to HK office
? Administrative responsibilities

Sr. Manager - Merchandising

Responsibilities: Presenting new developments, extensive travelling for new business Monitoring entire sampling/ development of H & G for all buyers, directly managing major and critical accounts and coordinating the management of other.


Communication and Coordination: As agent we communicate with

A. Buyers: Currently working with buyers like Tommy Hilfiger (USA) Buckle(US), DKNY (USA),  Rocawear (USA),  Jones NY (USA), Hilfiger Denim (Europe),  Pepe (Europe), Ms. Etams(Europe), Sting(Europe), Penguin(Perry Ellis UK), River island(UK), Collins (Turkey), etc.

Responsibilities involve:
? Product development, sourcing and presentation after market research and trend analysis with the team. Proactively hunting and establishing communication with potential business partners- new factories/ buyers.
? Traveling and meeting with the buyer and coordinating their visit to various factories for Developments, Sampling, Costing and Deliveries
? Establish and maintain current client and potential client relationship
? Manage account services through proper system as TNAs, order monitoring, Delivery updates and Costing analysis with the team leaders reporting in.
? Materializing buyer's inquiries into orders by competitive pricing combined with value engineering of product if needed.
? Analyzing and monitoring sales, product performance, for the flow of future developments and business opportunities.
? Identifying and resolving customer concerns.
? Promote positive relations with the partners- vendors and clients.
? Development of team and regular review of potential within the organization


I travel to Spain, Amsterdam, USA, Hongkong to attend price meeting, presentations, business developments, seminars. The main area of work and interaction with the buyers is to tap more business areas from competitive countries.

B. Factories: Develop new factories by training and educating on day to day basis so the best can be offered to the buyers. Working with suppliers like Orient Crafts, Mira Exim, RR trends, Fashion Accessories, Gartex Insta, RBR Knit , RK industries, PS Apparels (Chennai), Shirt Company, Choudary Garments, Erik apparels, Arvind, Rubinshah,  etc

Responsibilities involve:
? Monitoring sampling commitments, delivery performances & achieving the right costs.
? Monitoring Placement of orders, Production and sales shipment follow ups
? Ensuring right quality merchandise by controlling the preproduction activities

C. Internal Co-ordination with the Team and Peers
? Monitoring the day to day correspondence of the team with the buyer and factories, follow up as per the TNAs.
? Monitoring the movement on Fit/ Lab test report/technical comments with the team.
? Discussion on Product packages in terms of execution.
? Coordination and implementation of right system aiming at achieving timely deliveries and quality merchandise.
? System development for aggressive and accurate pricing.
? Facilitation to the team and Manpower management.

General Manger - Marketing & Merchandising

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Rachana Patil: General Manager (South India) in Mumbai, MH

Rachana Patil

Techno Design GmbH

Kaufland India Liaison Office (Germany)

H& G Textiles limited

APTECH

NIIT

R.A. Podar College