Nikhilesh P. Singh
SR.BUYER
Bengaluru
Summary
Dynamic and professional with over 14 years of experience in buying, retail planning, business development, and team management. Enterprising individual with effective communication and organizational skills. Possesses a flexible and detail-oriented attitude. Currently Sr. Buyer in the Women's Wear category at Reliance. Proactive buyer with abilities in implementing strategies to grow business, enter new market segments, and maximize profitability and revenue generation aligned with the company's mission and vision.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr.Buyer
Reliance Retail
08.2019 - Current
- Involve in buying and developing retail business of Women's wear.
- Working with planning team for preparing business plan.
- Giving optional plan and category mix to the designing team for range creation.
- Working with designing team for the seasonal launch.
- Selecting designs from the designer range.
- Involve in complete product development process(From selecting designs till it reach to store).
- Giving approvals of lab dips, trims,fabric,fits ,pp counters and shipment samples.
- Coordinating with manufacturers for the orders.
- Generating the Buy Plan for booked merchandise.
- Working on costing of merchandise.
- Coordinating with Online team for the styles to be live on portal before reaching to store.
- Coordinating with the operation team for the performance of the category.
- Analyzing SPSF report on monthly basis and taking desired action on stores having low SPSF.
- Analyzing sales report, forecasting sales and identifying fast movers and slow movers.
- Taking desired action for the slow movers and replenishing the fast movers.
- Analyzing performance of category thru sales report (sell thru, like to like, target vs achievement).
- Deciding discount schemes on the merchandise and coordinating with Planning team for the execution.
Category Manager
Tashee Group
10.2016 - 07.2019
- Company Overview: Fashion& Style
- Developing retail business of wear of Fashion& Style
- Involve in buying as well as retail planning of wear
- Preparing business plan for the season
- Preparing OTB for the season
- Sourcing merchandise from different Brands & vendors as per plan
- Booking orders with Brands & vendors for the respective season
- Bringing new Brands & vendors on board
- Coordinating with Brands & vendors for the merchandise
- Generating the Purchase order for booked merchandise
- Working on costing of merchandise
- Analyzing sales report through ERS, forecasting sales and identifying fast movers and slow movers
- Taking desire action for the slow movers and replenishing the fast movers
- Analysing performance of brands and category
- Preparing sales report (sell thru, like to like, target vs achievement)
- Deciding discount schemes on the merchandise and coordinating with MIS team and IT team for floating the discount in the stores
- Coordinating with the warehouse team for the timely movement of stock from warehouse to stores
- Fashion& Style
Buyer - Western Wear
Ritu Wears
11.2013 - 09.2016
Retail Merchandiser
Biba Apparels
10.2012 - 10.2013
Retail Merchandiser
Pashma (SAS International)
01.2011 - 09.2012
Education
3 YEAR DIPLOMA - FASHION MERCHANDISING & RETAIL MANAGEMENT
F.D.D.I.
B.COM -
Delhi University
New Delhi, India 04.2001 -
Skills
- Analytical Skills
- Math Skills
- Negotiating Skills
- Interpersonal Skills
- Challenge Acceptance
- Responsibility
- Deadline Management
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 07/18/89
- Gender: Male
- Marital Status: Single
- Religion: Hindu
Timeline
Sr.Buyer
Reliance Retail
08.2019 - Current
Category Manager
Tashee Group
10.2016 - 07.2019
Buyer - Western Wear
Ritu Wears
11.2013 - 09.2016
Retail Merchandiser
Biba Apparels
10.2012 - 10.2013
Retail Merchandiser
Pashma (SAS International)
01.2011 - 09.2012
B.COM -
Delhi University
04.2001 -
3 YEAR DIPLOMA - FASHION MERCHANDISING & RETAIL MANAGEMENT
F.D.D.I.
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