Asst.Concept Manager
Lifestyle International Pvt.Ltd
Total years of experience :7 years, 7 Months
• Leading the team of 35 members for Apparel Ladies Department spread across 10121 sq.feet.
• Tracking the sales and profitability of the concept
• Closely tracking the stock & sales reports monitoring over and under stocks, implementing corrective action to be taken
• Steering the recruitment & training of staffs and identifying the team’s training & development needs, and developing the appropriate training program
• Managing the performance of retail staffs in coordination with HR & Business manager and establishing individual career plans in an effective manner
• Providing weekly feedback on product range, customer response & the operational hurdles faced on day to day activities
• Gathering information on customers’ reactions to products; managing the distribution of stock;identifying production and supply difficulties and dealing with any problems or delays as they arise.
• possessing a complete understanding of internal and external variables that impact the business (this entails owning forecasting, monitoring, understanding and reporting on the category, along with responsibility for driving strategic projects and promotions to achieve business objectives)
• Designing the processes and measures to enable building detailed consumer understanding and strong consumer insights
• Spearheaded the overall sales and marketing operations, ensuring accomplishment of set business targets, meeting the ever increasing competition from organized and unorganized structures
• Worked in close coordination with the Product Selection Committee Team
• Tracked the customer orders from the time they are placed till their final delivery as per time and quality standards committed to them
• Closely mapped the detailed store/warehouse inventories with the managers and take necessary action on the same
• Demonstrated excellence in demand segregation on the basis of size/colour/style analysis
• Catered to the possible price points for the slow movers & analysing stocks which needs to be written off
• Formulated the plans of merchandising and execution of marketing events for increasing sales drive
• Managed all category of Hardlines for small format, express & residential store formats in CZECH & SLOVAK for categories entailing DIY, Toys, Stationery, Gardening, Home And Electricals
• Formulated individual store sales performance & supplier performance to ensure demand is met through out
• Studied the past sale trend, price, de-growth/growth & sales through of category
• Managed the overall merchandise performance & supplier’s performance in order to provide control and maintain high performance results; liaised with suppliers for delivery date confirmation & product availability
• Followed-up with suppliers to check for timely & apt delivery of the right quantity of items
• Prepared the requisition for the new store openings & conducted a check to maintain the product availability before the store launch
• Pivotal in facilitating tech packs, outsourcing of fabrics, trims & accessories
• Worked in collaboration with the buyer, suppliers, production -purchase-fabric department and factory
• Filed material requisition of each style, purchase order and necessary approvals from management and buyers
• Collaborated with the suppliers for the on-time delivery of bulk orders and sample orders
• Instrumental in preparing Production File, T.N.A Chart & Packing List; developed sketches &
Watch latest trends, designs and collections & develop samples, embroidery mock off
Bsc.Fashion Designing a professional degree course in fashion designing which comprises of textile technology, illustrations, design elements, merchandising