amit kumar, Retail Merchandiser

amit kumar

Retail Merchandiser

Apparel Group

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Master's degree, Fashion and Retail strategy
Experience
11 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :11 years, 4 Months

Retail Merchandiser at Apparel Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since August 2020

• Analyse business performances with respect to different key parameters
• Keep track of stock inflow and ensure rite merchandise is available at rite time & place
• Share projections to buying team, and ensure new launches are done on time
• Keep track of performance of new launched merchandise and evaluate existing merchandise

Planner & Inventory Controller at LANDMARK GROUP
  • United Arab Emirates
  • November 2014 to November 2019

Brands : Lifestyle & Babyshop

Designation: Retail

Retail Merchandiser at INMARK RETAIL
  • December 2013 to November 2014

Buying & Planning- Women`s/Kid's wear


Job Responsibilities:

•Preparing OTB based on annual business plan for new season launch.
•Projecting sales for coming months and maintaining base stock store.
•Preparing range plan, merchandise mix and option plan for season launch.
•Allocating merchandise to store and following up with planning team for maintaining optimum stock level and availability.
•Reports analysis for target V/S achievement/Growth analysis of week-month-year/Brand contribution/Retail Parameter -SPF/ATV/Sell thru.
•Marking down for implementing offers during EOSS/promotional activities.
•Implementing planogram as per storyline/ collection during new store opening/new season launches.
•Follow ups with vendors for sample development and final delivery of orders.
•Study of competitor by visiting their stores for price point analysis, merchandise mix and option count

Retail Merchandiser at PRATEEK LIFESTYLE
  • May 2012 to December 2013

Buying & Planning- Women’s Ethnic Wear


Job Responsibilities:

•Planning merchandise mix and placing stock requirements to brand partners.
•Releasing PO, following up with brands for deliveries, then with supply chain team for GRN and stock dispatches to stores.
•Identifying dead stock and suggesting liquidation plan to brands or returning back to then by doing RTV.
•Following up with commercial team for vendor /brand payments, C forms, road permit, accounts reconciliation, full and final settlements

Education

Master's degree, Fashion and Retail strategy
  • at NIFTSVITS
  • May 2019

Ministry of textile, Gov. of India

High school or equivalent, Fashion and Retail strategy
  • at NIFTSVITS
  • May 2019

Ministry of textile, Gov. of India

Master's degree, Fashion and Retail strategy
  • at National Institute of Fashion TechnologyNIFT
  • January 2012

Ministry of Textile, Gov. of India

Bachelor's degree, Textile Technology
  • at SVITS
  • January 2010

making of garments , from fiber to spinning of yarn/thread to weaving of fabric to printing, dying and making of ready to wear garments

Specialties & Skills

Microsoft Excel
Annual Budgets
Fashion Retail
Merchandising
Retail Buying
BUDGETING
BUSINESS ANALYSIS
FINANCIAL
NEGOTIATION
PRICING
SETTLEMENTS
SUPPLY CHAIN

Languages

English
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

merchandising and planing (Training)
Training Institute:
Arvinds Lifestyle
Date Attended:
October 2011
Duration:
120 hours

Hobbies

  • doing yoga and gardening
    awarded with 98% in yog gyan pariksha by Bihar School of Yoga,