CHANDAN KUMAR

• Accomplished Professional with extensive experience in Buying and Sourcing for Women's wear, currently leading a team at Baazar Retail Pvt Ltd. Proven track record in achieving significant L2L growth, managing vendor relationships, and ensuring timely stock deliver. Handling 75 cr annual COGS
• Former Manager at Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail Limited (ABFRL- Pantaloons), overseen garment sourcing for women's wear, handling ₹110 Cr buy annually, and excelling in costing and vendor management
• Early career as an Industrial Engineer at CTA Apparels Pvt. Ltd., enhancing production efficiency and implementing quality management systems. Core competencies include trend analysis, financial data optimization, and process improvement. Career goal: to drive category growth through strategic planning and innovative sourcing solutions.

Awards & Accolades:

• ABG Award 2019- Received Individual Award in "Emerging Leader" Category from Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla (Chairman)
• ABFRL Awards 2019- Received Emerging Leader Award from Mr. Ashish Dixit (MD)
• PACE Award 2019- Received from CEO
• PACE Award 2018- Received from CEO

• Baazar Retail Pvt Ltd., Deputy General Manager (Buying & Sourcing- Women's Western & Intimate Wear), 05/15/23, Present, Leading a team of 5 people in buying and Sourcing developing & executing the buying strategy resulting in highest L2L growth for the department setting new records, Option Plan closure with Planning and Design Team against OTB, ROP Closure and Range Development, Range Presentation and Management Sign Off, Costing and Order Closure with Vendors, Maintain Delivery OTIF and time Inward of Stock in DC then Stores, Co-Ordination with multiple functions (VM, Operations, Marketing) for right visibility, Shoot, Promotions & Display Guidelines in Store, Weekly Sales Review at Product Level and take Corrective action to improvise Sales, Like for Like Business Review Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly to Fix Category Business Growth
• Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail Limited (ABFRL- Pantaloons), Mumbai, Manager (Garment Sourcing- Women's Wear), 03/01/16, 05/07/24, Leading a team of 2 persons, Product cost/ quality benchmarking Vis a Vis competition, impact and analysis for product strategy, Costing strategies and maintaining required Gross Intake Margins (GMIs), Vendor Management - handling 15+ vendors with an annual buy of 5 million garments, Handling 110 Cr buy annually which includes 800-900 options with vendor base of 15+, Placing order with Vendors depending on their capacity and capability of execution, Maintaining the delivery considering launch time at floor with average of 250 options a season and 800-900 options annually with fortnight drops, Monitoring the vendor's base to reduce lead time and starting from average of 35 to 90 days, Sampling Management-handling 300 options a season and 1200 options annually with average lead time of 30 days a season, Sourcing of Imported Fabrics from China (Garmenting in India)
• CTA Apparels Pvt. Ltd., Noida, Industrial Engineer (Production), 07/01/14, 02/28/16, Planning & TNA Finalization, Style Risk Analysis & Operations Breakdown, Setting up of Quality Management System, Product Costing, Buyers Handled - H&M, Street One, Benetton

• Completed 4 months Graduation Project at Pantaloons Fashion Retail Ltd., 2014
• Completed 4 months Apparel internship at Gaurav International, 2013