Niti Madaan Budki

• US-based garment liaison office with a turnover of $10 million in the year 2025. Deals in high fashion for bridesmaids, mothers of the bride, and daywear.

Business Handled -

• Evening Dresses - Occasion Wear
• Day dresses.
• Managing a team of merchandisers, ensuring they are well-trained, motivated, and aligned with merchandising objectives for retailers like Macy's, Neiman Marcus, BHLDN, and Liverpool, etc.
• Involved in closing orders every season by working on all possible options in order to get the most competitive price, including cross costing among suppliers.
• Strong follow-up with the team and suppliers on production, to ensure absolutely no delay in deliveries.
• Work closely with the technical and quality departments to troubleshoot any risks or issues well on time.
• Work with the logistics team to consolidate and send shipments on or before time.

• Garment buying office with a turnover of $8 million in the year. 2017. Deals in woven and knit women's apparel and accessories for the Europe and Australia market.

Business handled:

Europe Market -

• Calzedonia Beach Wear.

Australian Market -

• Specialty Fashion Group – Multiple Brand (Women's)
• Involved in closing big deals (volume orders) every season by working on all possible options in order to get the most competitive price (cross-costing among suppliers).
• Strong follow-up with vendors on production to ensure absolutely no delay in deliveries.
• Handling Quotations - actively involved in discussing open costings with suppliers (open dialogue while negotiating the prices), and book the orders accordingly.

• Garment buying office with a turnover of $50 million in the year 2016. Deals in woven women's and kids' apparel for the UK and Australia market.

Business handled:

• UK Market and Ireland Market – Women and Kids' Wear.
• Arcadia Group.
• Primark
• Heatons
• Australian Market – Women's
• Target, Australia.
• Specialty Fashion Group - Multiple Brands
• Managing a team of merchandisers, ensuring they are well-trained, motivated, and aligned with merchandising objectives.
• Strong follow-up with suppliers on production to ensure absolutely no delay in deliveries.
• Work closely with the Product and Development department to get ideas on new fabrics and update the buyer on the same. Monitor the trends, and keep offering the buyers our market products at competitive prices, which helps in growing the business.
• Handling Quotations - actively involved in discussing open costings with suppliers (open dialogue while negotiating the prices), and book the orders accordingly. Identify suppliers with different product capabilities.
• Traveled overseas.

• Garment Liaison office with a turnover of $47 million in the year. 2012. Deals in woven and knit plus-size women's apparel for the U.S. market.
• Business Handled
• Plus-size women's tops, dresses, and bottoms.
• Involved in closing orders every season by working on all possible options in order to get the most competitive price, including cross costing among suppliers.
• Strong follow-up with vendors on production to ensure absolutely no delay in deliveries.
• Work closely with the U.S. product development team by sending them a range from India and getting them converted into TPs and further into orders every season. I always ensure to send new fabrics along with their current prices to the buyer so they can pick the suitable fabrics.
• Worked on the line review and line close development to convert developments into order.
• Handled quotations—actively involved in discussing open costings with suppliers (open dialogue while negotiating the prices), and book the orders accordingly.

• Home furnishings and garments with a turnover of INR 50 crore. in the year 2007. Producing woven and knit apparel for the U.S. market.

Business Handled

• C& A Mexico(Women)
• Ferrioni (Kids)
• Worked independently with customers.
• Worked closely on production status to ensure timely delivery.

• 100% garment export-oriented unit (EOU) with a turnover of 50 Cr. In the year 2007, producing woven apparel for the UK market.
• Successfully handled buyers independently, such as Peruna, Arsenal, and Liverpool football club.
• Product categories handled – Kids, Men’s, and Women’s.
• Handled huge volumes of shipments, and executed orders from the sampling to production stage.
• Developed new product packages.
• Costings and price negotiations with buyers.
• I was involved with the R&D department to work on production-friendly and efficient ways for production.

• 100% garment export-oriented unit (EOU) with a turnover of 150 crores in the year 2004. Producing woven apparel for the U.S. market.

Business Handled

• Gap Inc. - Kids and Baby Gap
• Developed new product packages for Buyer Gap, Inc.