Richa Agarwal

• Building brand presence and potential supplier matrix across Asia.
• Onboarding a new supplier as per standard social and technical requirements.
• Visiting sourcing fairs and new suppliers to source new products and categories, as per the current market.
• Cost negotiation with suppliers to effectively achieve the set margins.
• Managing product development in coordination as per feedback from the Australia PD and design team.
• Review buying feedback reports and provide recommendations to the General Manager regarding the buying strategy for a respective brand.
• Allocate business to suppliers based on their strength, experience, expertise, and production capacity.
• To work on an organizationally generated system to fetch reports.
• Maintain and update product information for both suppliers and Australian teams.
• Perform regular competitor surveys to identify new products, gaps, influence lessons learned, and range plans.
• Keep abreast of market trends and awareness of competitor activities.
• Developing and sourcing the right product at the right time to meet business requirements.
• Ensure timely deliveries of shipments to have planned merchandise in stores.
• Effective communicator in both writing and oral channels.

Product Category - Stationery, BTS, Office Supplies ( Safety Mats ), Promotional Products.

• Consistently work with the existing vendor base on new product offers, and also search for new vendors based on our buyer requirements.
• Always check the new market trends, and guide vendors in innovations as per clients’ needs and the latest trends.
• Identify business opportunities by finding new vendors or product ideas for clients.
• Manage client/vendor relationships, inclusive of disputes and claim issues.
• Negotiate with vendors on price, discount, delivery, and working terms.
• Monitor the production process to meet quantity, quality, order specifications, and delivery dates.
• Diagnose production problems, and work with vendors to present alternatives to clients.
• Work with vendors to improve on-time delivery and vendor scorecard.
• Coordinate with internal departments such as MIS, Shipping, Technical, QA, Finance, and Administration to ensure a smooth workflow for order follow-up.

Product Category - Home Accessories (Statues, Candle Holders, Frames, Mirrors), and Lighting (Table Lamp, Floor Lamp, Wall, and Ceiling Lamps).

• Sourcing of all kinds of home décor, DIY, garden products, storage items, kitchen utensils, laundry, stationery, and stainless steel items from pan India.

Product Category - Home Textiles, DIY, Kitchen, and Home Decoration.

• Daily basis correspondence with relevant clients for sampling and production updates.
• Business report: Set goals to achieve targets, and follow that.
• Meeting with management for future business growth.
• Overseas travels.
• Cost management.
• Sourcing new vendors for new categories.

Product Category – Furniture (Accent/Coffee Table, Console Table), Home Décor (Indoor & Outdoor), Lighting (Table & Floor Lamps), Houseware (Bar Accessories).

• Sourcing the best product at the best price according to the buyer's requirements.
• Price negotiation with vendors and buyers.
• Costing of samples and working on ways to reduce the cost of the product to meet the buyer's target.
• Preparing outstanding reports of orders for the buyer on a weekly basis, with all shipping details.
• Development of new products according to international trends and requirements.
• Negotiating prices, setting up profit margins, and suggesting retail prices for the international and domestic markets.

Product Category - Home Décor, DIY, Garden Products, Storage Items, Kitchen Utensils, Laundry, Stationery, Stainless Steel Items.

• Reporting on a daily basis to the merchant.
• Checking the quality of samples prior to sharing them with the buyer internally.
• Regular follow-up with vendors for timely execution of orders.
• Visiting vendors to check various stages of production, and to verify T&A.
• Sourcing new vendors as per the product range.
• Negotiation with the vendor for order finalization.
• Taking care of the packaging process to be followed as per buyer norms.

Product Category - candles, candle holders, metal products, decor items.

• Development Process Management.
• Sample review, assessment, and dispatch; maintain, and update the sample tracker.
• Review callouts, and suggest a corrective action plan.
• Production process coordination.
• Time and Action Planning and Maintenance Plan, and Conduct Pre-Production Meeting.
• Post-shipment follow-up.

Product Category: Ladies' Footwear.