Goutham Naik
Category Manager
Bangalore
Summary
Accomplished Fashion Buyer, Sourcing & Product Manager with a proven ability to drive results through expertise in product management, sourcing strategy, and vendor development. Demonstrated success in optimizing product portfolios and cultivating strategic vendor relationships. Strong background in analyzing market trends and executing data-driven decisions to fuel business growth.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Sr. Category & Sales Manager-Apparels
Boldfit Brand
05.2025 - Current
- Category Strategy & Planning
- Driving Sales ,Growth & Revenue
- Buying & Merchandising
- Shaping & Scaling Boldfit's Activewear portfolio
- Building Consumer first Apparel & Accessories category
- Inventory & Financial Management
- Product Development
Manager- Apparel Buying & Sales, HRX Brand
Myntra Fashion Brands
01.2022 - 04.2025
- Sales , Revenue & Growth
- OTB Planning & Assortment
- Inventory Management
- Range Planning
- Market Place & Omni Channel's performance
- Improvement in Catalog & Inventory health through optimization of resources
- Financial analysis - Sales, Margin, Discount and Inventory related analysis
- Managed cross-functional projects, ensuring timely completion and alignment with company objectives.
- Led team meetings regularly to discuss progress updates, identify challenges or roadblocks, and provide guidance towards successful project completion
- Collaborated closely with senior management on strategic planning efforts, aligning departmental goals with overarching company objectives
Assistant Manager- Sourcing & Supply Chain
Aditya Birla Fashion And Retail
12.2019 - 01.2022
- Brands Handled - Louis Philippe, Van Heusen & Simon Carter
- Handled a chain of 45+ vendors of India and China.
- An outstanding history of meeting client needs and completing projects on schedule
- Managing around 3,000 seasonal developments each season
- Negotiating prices, placing Bulk orders, and monitoring deliveries
- New Product Development, Cost Effectiveness, Market Research and survey, Fashion and Trend Forecasting.
- Keeping an eye on future fashion trends and developments in the textile and design industry
- Handled Letters of Credit (LC) for every large order with Chinese vendors, guaranteeing commercial approval and smooth international vendor connections.
- Supervised day-to-day operations to meet performance, quality and service expectations
- Improved customer satisfaction by addressing and resolving complaints promptly.
- Developed strong working relationships with staff, fostering a positive work environment
- Promoted teamwork within the workplace by encouraging collaboration among staff members on various project tasks.
Sales & Marketing Manager
Grasim Industries Pulp & Fiber- Aditya Birla Group
11.2018 - 12.2019
- Liva Fabric sales of Monthly 10Lakh mts .
- Driving Sales Targets Acheivements.
- Viscose Fibre Brand Marketing " LIVA " by Aditya Birla's Group.
- Companies Handled- Aditya Birla Group, Landmark, Myntra, Reliance
- Excellent connections and interpersonal relations with domestic brands.
- Driving Liva Fabric sales and its consumption in Domestic brands
- Co-Marketing activiites with Apparel brands
- Supporting Brands in sourcing Liva fabric and introducing new vendors who are acclaimed in Viscose production .
- Analyzed market trends and consumer behavior to inform data-driven marketing decisions.
- Conducted competitor analysis for better positioning in the market and identifying growth opportunities
Industrial Engineer
Sonal Apparels
06.2018 - 11.2018
- Conducted time studies for various manufacturing processes, optimizing workstations and reducing cycle times.
- Implemented continuous improvement initiatives, identifying inefficiencies in existing systems and processes.
- Provided technical support and troubleshooting expertise for equipment malfunctions, reducing downtime and maintaining production targets.
- Optimized production processes by implementing lean manufacturing techniques.
- Line Balancing & costing productivity.
- Supervised production workers to determine problematic areas and implement solutions for optimized production.
- Generated detailed reports covering analysis of key data and outlining potential solutions.
Education
B.Tech - Textile Technology
Osmania University
06.2014 - 05.2018
Skills
- Retail Operations management
- Project management
- Strategic planning
- Business development
- Public speaking
- Cost reduction
- Sales growth
- Team Management
Accomplishments
- GATE,2018- ALL INIDA 553 Rank
- Received Best Employee Award during ABFRL tenure.
- Elected as Director for Student Committee cell-”YOUVA”, Osmania University.
- State Basketball Champion U-17 (SGF
Timeline
Sr. Category & Sales Manager-Apparels
Boldfit Brand
05.2025 - Current
Manager- Apparel Buying & Sales, HRX Brand
Myntra Fashion Brands
01.2022 - 04.2025
Assistant Manager- Sourcing & Supply Chain
Aditya Birla Fashion And Retail
12.2019 - 01.2022
Sales & Marketing Manager
Grasim Industries Pulp & Fiber- Aditya Birla Group
11.2018 - 12.2019
Industrial Engineer
Sonal Apparels
06.2018 - 11.2018
B.Tech - Textile Technology
Osmania University
06.2014 - 05.2018
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