Buyer/Merchandiser - Call It Spring (Aldo Group)
Apparel Group
Total years of experience :15 years, 3 Months
Apparel group as Buyer (Footwear & Accessories) - Buying & Retail Merchandising January ’14 - Present
• Buying as per sales trend and Range Planning and presentation..
• Projections as per sales mix and Category & product Mix %.
• Complete season pricing in season and end of season mark downs to maintain top lines and bottom lines..
• Monitoring and analyzing both best sellers and slow sellers and taking appropriate actions.
• Coordination with Visual merchandising team Marketing team Ops team and inputs from Store managers.
• Space Planning Sku wise planning month wise, price point wise planning with exact qty and timely delivery.
• Ensure effective in season management across territories (stock balancing, markdown management, stock analysis, and stock vs. sale performance).
• Multi Location Sourcing: Continuous explore key footwear & accessories markets across the country- India, China & Spain etc.- for the sourcing of the products as per the requirement of the season.
• Attending international fairs in China, India, Spain etc for trend analysis and sourcing.
• Plan merchandise mix for each store to maximize sales and profitability.
• Monitor the category targets, performance and take corrective actions.
• Product Management- Product range planning across geographies and different segments in footwear category- Men’s & Ladies Brands.
• Product Development: - Developed footwear based on different designs and sketches through meticulous hard work. Translated innovated designs into real products working in close contact with the production team. Managed product development in a timely manner according to the orders supplied through the staff in a consistent manner. Appropriated materials according to cost, physical characteristics and usefulness and developed fashionable footwear with these materials. Managed technically advanced innovative projects.
• Financial Management- Analyzing the Buying Schedule corresponding to the OTB for the season & ensure its alignment with the budget. Maintaining in-take margin without compromising on the quality.
• Product Launch- Co-ordinate with team for the product launch, Sales forecasting and planning supply schedule across all regions, maintaining the optimal inventory levels.
• Visit factories for final checking & for new developments as well as inspection.
• Follow up on production status at factory location; identify deviation and implement corrective action.
• Visit factories for final checking & for new developments as well as inspection.
Mirza international Ltd. ranks amongst India's largest and most respected footwear manufacturing companies. MIL entered into the footwear business with the introduction of Red Tap in 1986 catering to the men's footwear in market.
• Analysing latest trends with design team in accordance to various forecast
• Analysing concepts suitable for present market, Target customers in a specific price range and leather base.
• To coordinate between Designers, Vendors, SCM, Marketing team and Warehouse to manufacture the product.
• Costing finalizations open to buy & inventory turnover calculations, plan stock levels.
• Selecting 40% of range from Vendor Base.
• Responsible for maintaining stocks for NOS.