Kritika Arora Batra
Dehradun,UT
Summary
Driven by innovation and a commitment to sustainability, I spearheaded aesthetic visions at Wedding Bazaar India, optimizing resources and leading a team of 10 to new heights. My strategic planning and effective leadership, honed across roles from sustainable fashion to account management, consistently enhance project outcomes and client relationships.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Creative Head/Founder
Wedding Bazaar India
Delhi / Dehradun
07.2020 - Current
- Leading aesthetic vision and creation of new fashion products, displayed both in the online and offline stores located in New Delhi and Dehradun
- Making customized Wedding Trousseau and providing styling solutions for occasions and special events
- Managing a team of 10 tailoring professionals and craftsmen, including dyeing, printing, and hand and machine embroidery
- Extensive research work for next season's trends & forecasts
- Planning for silhouettes, cuts and pattern
Fashion Merchandiser
Global Partners
New Delhi
01.2018 - 06.2020
- End to end coordination and negotiation with vendors, including management and sourcing of new vendors and buyers
- Sourcing of fabric and trims at best negotiated rates from vendors
- Maintaining records of inventory and ensuring that all codes, color references, fabric descriptions are accurate
- Ensuring that accurate PP samples are received and meet the quality standards, before bulk production
- Keeping the team up to date with the delivery delays, shipping time and providing them with solutions
- Formulating action plan for the production
- Finalizing with customers final prices and delivery dates
- Handled all activities right from product development to shipping
Senior Accounts Executive
AON Hewitt
New Delhi
07.2013 - 12.2015
- Executed strategic planning initiatives to optimize company resources and strengthen client relationships.
- Identified customer needs by asking questions and advising on best solutions.
- Recognized security risks to properly handle situations.
Education
Fashion - Clothing and Technology
National Institute of Fashion Technology
New Delhi01.2014
Master's in Business Administration - MBA, Finance
New Delhi Institute of Management
New Delhi01.2012
Bachelor's - Commerce (Hons.)
Maitreyi College, Delhi University
Delhi01.2010
Skills
- Sustainability
- Sustainable Resource Optimization
- Strategic planning
- Collaborative Project Coordination
- Analytical Research Skills
- Innovation
- Effective Team Leadership
Professional Highlights
- Exclusively styled actors for a FANTA Advertisement campaign.
- Styled celebrities from the T-Series group, namely Divya Khosla Kumar and Bhushan Kumar.
- Assisted celebrity stylists, Nisha Kundnani and Neha Taneja.
- Worked with styling of Bollywood stars like Kareena Kapoor, Soha Ali Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandes, Hansika Motwani, Malaika Arora, Tamanna Bhatia and Pernia Qureshi.
- Exclusively assisted in wardrobe styling of Femina Miss India 2014, Koyal Rana, for the Miss World pageant held in London.
- Partnered with multiple departments to ensure sound resource management, proper volumes of on-hand inventory, and fast processing of customer orders for stores across the country.
- Analyzed customer buying trends to determine pricing strategies, schedule sales and clearance events, and design holiday/seasonal promotions.
Affiliations
- Enhancing Ethical fashion and resource optimization.
- Contributing Women Empowerment.
- Ethical business standards
Timeline
Creative Head/Founder
Wedding Bazaar India
07.2020 - Current
Fashion Merchandiser
Global Partners
01.2018 - 06.2020
Senior Accounts Executive
AON Hewitt
07.2013 - 12.2015
Fashion - Clothing and Technology
National Institute of Fashion Technology
Master's in Business Administration - MBA, Finance
New Delhi Institute of Management
Bachelor's - Commerce (Hons.)
Maitreyi College, Delhi University
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