SABA AAFREEN
Gurgaon
Summary
Working in the industry for +13 years, i am an enterprising professional with substantial experience in overseeing budgets and negotiating with suppliers. With strengths in projecting and executing merchandising plans and objectives and am able to demonstrate attention to detail in buying ideal products to set trends. Motivated to enhance skills and knowledge to help develop merchandising vision of organization. Dedicated with experience in achieving tangible results and cross-team collaboration. Proactive and excited to partner with like-minded individuals to achieve goals.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
BUYING & MERCHANDISING MANAGER – Accessories, Footwear & Home
Reliance Ritu Kumar Pvt. Ltd
01.2022 - Current
- Setting yearly Sales Target & Buying Budget, OTB & Assortment planning, Range plan for private labels and Other brands, Product Development, Costing, negotiations, order closure, sourcing, Identify gaps in the product mix and categories, Critical Path Management, Relationship Management with Vendors & Suppliers, Brands – 4, Options – 350 per season, Value – 20cr GSV
CATEGORY MANAGER – B&M, Sourcing, Retail
Floors & Furnishing Pvt. Ltd
Gurgaon
02.2021 - 01.2022
- Setting yearly Sales Target & Buying Budget, OTB & Assortment planning, Range plan for private labels and Other brands, Product Development, Costing, negotiations for achieving optimum price & deliveries options.
- Order Finalisation, & identify gaps in product mix and categories for maximum Sell through Achievement
- Critical Path Management, Relationship Management with Vendors & Suppliers.
- Assessing target markets, purchasing data and trends to understand consumer preferences for informed buying decisions.
- Analyzing existing market conditions, product acquisition costs and expected profit margins to determine goods' suitability for business needs.
- Determined and evaluated new supply options for existing and emerging purchasing needs to cut costs.
- Managed product prices and profit margins to keep products affordable, guaranteeing purchases by customers.
- Brands – 4, Options – 350 per season, Value – 20cr GSV across 100+ stores
MANAGER – B&M, Sourcing, Retail
Impulse International Pvt. Ltd
Gurgaon
10.2010 - 09.2020
- Buyers handled e.g: Debenhams, House of Fraser, Superdry, ASOS, Oasis, Viceroy, Complete Business Management from Sourcing, Product Development, Costing to Production & Quality, Collaborated and followed-up on deliverables with vendors and key partners, Managed and grew Businesses with existing accounts, Built & Maintained relations with key customers, Handled leather Garments Business for e.g: Debenhams, ASOS and European accounts, Handled Apparel Business for Meijers & Domestic customer Cloudtail and Qua, Managed i/h Retail brand for accessories “Aquatan”,.
- Lead teh Accessories Division team including design/ product development/Costing/order booking /merchandising/production/quality& technical, Day to Day issue handling, problem solving, meeting with teams, overview of Businesses, conceptualization
- Brands – 5+, Options – 350+ per season, Value – 35cr COGS
Product Development
Lloyd & Baker India
Kolkata
06.2009 - 10.2010
- Managed accounts like – Osprey & TK Maxx, Product Development, costing closure, order booking & completion, Pre-production confirmation, Buyer communications and documentation
Internship – Summer Internship
Punihani International
Delhi
05.2008 - 06.2009
- Brainstormed ideas and innovations with fashion teams
- Used samples and sketches to communicate ideas to stakeholders to obtain support for production efforts.
Internship – Graduation Project
Vogue n Hyde
Kolkata
01.2009 - 04.2009
Education
Bachelors in Design (LADT) -
National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)
01.2009
I.S.C & I.C.S.E -
Pratt Memorial School
Skills
- MS Office
- SAP
- MIS Reports
- T&A Management
- Decision making
- Commercial awareness
- Problem Solving
- Strategic Planning
- Budgeting
- Business development
- Negotiations
- Diligent & Responsible Team Player
- Confident Problem Solving
- Creative Thinking
- Quick learner
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Bengali
- Urdu
Hobbies and Interests
- Reading
- Cooking
- Organising
- Puzzles
Timeline
BUYING & MERCHANDISING MANAGER – Accessories, Footwear & Home
Reliance Ritu Kumar Pvt. Ltd
01.2022 - Current
CATEGORY MANAGER – B&M, Sourcing, Retail
Floors & Furnishing Pvt. Ltd
02.2021 - 01.2022
MANAGER – B&M, Sourcing, Retail
Impulse International Pvt. Ltd
10.2010 - 09.2020
Product Development
Lloyd & Baker India
06.2009 - 10.2010
Internship – Graduation Project
Vogue n Hyde
01.2009 - 04.2009
Internship – Summer Internship
Punihani International
05.2008 - 06.2009
Bachelors in Design (LADT) -
National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)
I.S.C & I.C.S.E -
Pratt Memorial School
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