Aditya Ram
Greater Noida
Summary
Dynamic professional with extensive merchandising and sourcing experience, excelling in order management and team leadership. Proven track record of enhancing operational efficiency, achieving a 30% cost reduction, and ensuring on-time deliveries. Skilled in fabrics sourcing and passionate about driving team success through effective communication and strategic planning. Goal-oriented team manager commended for first-rate leadership, communication and multitasking abilities. Well-versed in implementing team objectives and goals and mediating interpersonal issues. Offering several years of hands-on experience overseeing daily operations and guiding team members toward achieving goals.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Team Manager
ZXY International
Dhaka
02.2024 - 03.2025
- Manage overall operations and is responsible for the effective and successful management of Teams
- Enhance the operational procedure, systems and principles in the areas of information flow and management, business processes, enhanced management reporting.
- Responsible & preparation for smooth customer visits with adequate details on current, past orders
- Conduct weekly meetings with vendors and customers.
- Work directly with vendors to validate production plans and delivery dates.
- Ensure teams are following order tracker sheets and updates are maintained.
- Report to senior team with MIS reports about order status and shipments
Merchandising Manager
Redland Import - Export (HK) Company Ltd
Dhaka
02.2021 - 12.2023
- Manage overall operations and is responsible for the effective and successful management of Teams
- Enhance the operational procedure, systems and principles in the areas of information flow and management, business processes, enhanced management reporting.
- Responsible & preparation for smooth customer visits with adequate details on current, past orders.
- Conduct weekly meetings with vendors and customers.
- Work directly with vendors to validate production plans and delivery dates.
- Ensure teams are following order tracker sheets and updates are maintained.
- Report to senior team with MIS reports about order status and shipments.
- Update customer for any missing or wrong order sheets received.
- Ensure correct submissions are sent for approval to the customer.
- Responsible for conducting PPM's along with Tech & Merch Team.
- Liaise with the vendor shipping team and the forwarder to ensure smooth shipments.
Merchandising Manager
Pepkor Global Sourcing
Tirupur
01.2018 - 05.2019
- Responsible for budget sales and plan to achieve the budgeted sales
- Provide business analysis in support of product development management.
- Responsible for On-time deliveries.
- Developed systems to expedite production and cut costs by 30%.
- Train new employees in various departments and ensure SOP and safety standards are followed.
- Review weekly progress with merchandisers and resolve with immediate actions if any exceptions.
- Review production plans to identify and report potential risks.
- Oversee & Manage factory capacity allocations of Factory with team and reviewing the past styles with Production Merchandiser.
- Regular meetings with the planning department of the factory for smooth production and no delayed shipments.
- Weekly reviews with Sr. Merchandiser, Get input from the Production Merchandisers and Factories.
- Compare the data with the CP. Alert with necessary steps or request for the reason in deviation if found.
- Ensure timely delivery or update the buyer with valid reason for delivery extension.
- Recruit, Train Merchandisers for the most effective use of internal software.
Merchandise Controller
Next Sourcing
Tirupur
12.2013 - 10.2017
- Manage everyday merchandising activities, intervene and correct if anything is needed.
- Review weekly progress with merchandisers and resolve with immediate actions if any exceptions.
- Manage fabric backing and its utilization with the production merchandiser.
- Balance the fabric backing for QR orders and get ideas from UK team for new fabric backings.
- Regular Meetings with the Product Manager and fabric development team for new developments and fabrics.
- Manage allocations of Factory / Styles after checking carefully with the development team and reviewing the past styles with Production Merchandiser.
- Regular meetings with the planning department of the factory for smooth production and no delayed shipments.
- Get input from the Production Merchandisers and Factories.
- Compare the data with the CP.
- Alert with necessary steps or request for the reason in deviation if found.
- To ensure on-time delivery or update the buyer with valid reason for delivery extension.
- Compare margins with the target.
- Plan to improve margins wherever possible and approve order sheets.
- Recruit, Train Merchandisers for the most effective use of internal software.
- Handled various depts., like Baby Boys Jersey, Boys Jersey, Baby Girls Jersey, Girls Jersey, Womenswear and new born.
Merchandising Manager
Impulse
Tirupur
01.2010 - 10.2013
Sourcing Manager
Skywise Dragon (Hong Kong) Limited
Hong Kong
01.2005 - 12.2009
Merchandiser
AKR Textile
04.2000 - 06.2004
Education
B.Sc - Computer Science
VLB Janakiammal College for Arts & Science
CoimbatoreSkills
- Merchandising
- Fabrics Sourcing
- Trims Sourcing
- Order Management
- Volume Handling
- Direct Buyer Management
- Import Management
- Knitted Fabrics
- Woven Fabrics
- Garment Washing
- Garment Dye
- Team management
- Order tracking
Affiliations
• Fabrics: Sound knowledge in Knitted & Woven fabrics.
• Washing: Various Garments washes & Garment dye.
• Completed Franklin Covey 4 Essential Leadership workshop.
• Awarded Best Performer of the year. (2015-16) NEXT SOURCING
• Best Margin Award NEXT SOURCING
• Best Lead time Award NEXT SOURCING
• Washing: Various Garments washes & Garment dye.
• Completed Franklin Covey 4 Essential Leadership workshop.
• Awarded Best Performer of the year. (2015-16) NEXT SOURCING
• Best Margin Award NEXT SOURCING
• Best Lead time Award NEXT SOURCING
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 03/23/78
Languages
- Tamil
- English
- Tamil
Additional Information
Completed Franklin Covey 4 Essential Leadership workshop., Awarded Best Performer of the year. (2015-16) NEXT SOURCING., Best Margin Award NEXT SOURCING., Best Lead time Award NEXT SOURCING.
Disclaimer
I do hereby declare that all the above mentioned information is true to my knowledge and belief.
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Timeline
Team Manager
ZXY International
02.2024 - 03.2025
Merchandising Manager
Redland Import - Export (HK) Company Ltd
02.2021 - 12.2023
Merchandising Manager
Pepkor Global Sourcing
01.2018 - 05.2019
Merchandise Controller
Next Sourcing
12.2013 - 10.2017
Merchandising Manager
Impulse
01.2010 - 10.2013
Sourcing Manager
Skywise Dragon (Hong Kong) Limited
01.2005 - 12.2009
Merchandiser
AKR Textile
04.2000 - 06.2004
B.Sc - Computer Science
VLB Janakiammal College for Arts & Science