KANIKA KAPOOR

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• Leading a team of 10 professionals across Buying & Sourcing, overseeing day-to-day operations, strategy development, and team performance to ensure seamless execution and business growth.
• Accountable for driving 30% of the brand’s overall business volume
• Achieved the highest margins across all categories, consistently surpassing set targets by optimizing product mix, negotiating favorable supplier terms, and ensuring cost-effective sourcing strategies.
• Fostered cross-functional collaboration with design, marketing, and production teams to deliver well-curated product offerings, enhancing brand value and customer satisfaction

• Spearheaded sourcing, design, and procurement strategies for the category.
• Managed buying and merchandising for both online (Jewelry DV, Bags & Footwear DV & PL) and offline retail (Bags & Footwear, Jewelry).
• Consistently exceeded quarterly sales targets through FY22.
• Led and mentored a high-performing team of 5 members to drive results.
• Liaised with team members, stakeholders and vendors to coordinate activities, provisioning, environment setup, risk mitigation and follow-up.

• Designer & Brand manager for brands, PAINT and ABAGO
• Communicating with customers for customization of individual orders
• Analyze seasonal trends and forecast for upcoming seasons and Developing sample ranges
• Product range includes Bags, belts, wallets, and small leather goods
• Production of Leather accessories - bags, wristlets, belts and chokers for Riddhi Mehra (February 2017)
• Participating in exhibitions

• Designing leather accessories for men and women
• Outsourcing and execution of collections of leather bags and accessories
• Participating in Exhibitions ( Pink Champagne and fashion capsule - New Delhi)

• Part of the accessory sourcing team
• Travel to various cities to On Board brands and entrepreneurs to the Limeroad portal
• On board various accessory brands and uploading and updating backend data

• Designing of leather clutches and wristlets for Amazon Fashion Week 2014
• Designing an exclusive range of leather Men's bags
• Designing motifs for embroidery and laser cut in leather