SHUBHAM GUPTA
Noida
Summary
- Performance driven professional with over 6+ years of versatile experience in Textile Industry who excels at coordinating with cross-functional teams; skilled in adopting a pragmatic approach in improvising on solutions and resolving complex business issues.
- To work in a firm with a professional work driven environment where I can utilize and apply my knowledge & skills which would enable me to enhance my experience while fulfilling organizational goals.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the capability to relate to people at any level of business.
- Skilled in determining a business unit’s mission & strategic direction, capability to formulate and implement tactical initiatives as well as strategic advises to partners for achieving corporate strategic goals.
- · Exposure in charting out merchandising strategies and contributing towards enhancing business volumes & growth and achieving revenue & profitability norms.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Home Textile Product Sourcing
WELSPUN GLOBAL BRAND LIMITED
MUMBAI
10.2023 - 04.2024
- Exploring new vendor for sourcing of existing category and new category of product.
- Regularly visit the vendor's location for business meeting and Planning the periodic business plans and strategies, in line with macro plans of organization.
- Negotiating Terms of Trade with Vendor and building relationships for common business objectives.
- Comprehend the product sourcing inquiry from the Product development team and communicate it to the vendor according to their area of expertise for quotation and delivery timeline.
- Negotiate product costs according to product parameters, and confirm the order post issuance of the purchase order with the vendor.
- Maintain the purchase order delivery and development program tracker, and take daily progress report from each vendor.
- Coordinate the final inspection in accordance with the Time and Action (TNA) plan, ensuring submission of the test report and approved sealed sample before FRI.
- Finalize the documentation process, including submitting the Advanced Shipping Notice (ASN) to the warehouse team to facilitate smooth unloading of goods, and clearing vendor payments in accordance with trade terms.
Category Product Development
WELSPUN GLOBAL BRAND LIMITED
MUMBAI
01.2023 - 10.2023
- Integration of the new product into the current portfolio, showcasing its distinct Unique Selling Proposition (USP) to captivate the market
- Analyze sales figures, product performance, customer reaction and market trend to anticipate product needs and plan product ranges
- Decision on mark-up & mark-down pricing strategies to counter competitor sales and capture price sensitive markets
- Constantly evaluate pricing and product inventory flow to achieve sales, inventory and margin targets
- Analyzing market sentiment to identify potential new customers and ascertain their specific product needs, aligning efforts towards launching the product accordingly
- Benchmarking competitor product and finding new opportunities to create business
- Regular Market visit of PAN india distributors and retailers to get the feedback for scope of improvement and explore new market trends
- Regularly attend the Distributor & Retailer meet in all zone once in year, to showcase the new developments and Gifting range and their feedback.
Supply Chain Merchandiser
WELSPUN GLOBAL BRAND LIMITED
MUMBAI
03.2022 - 12.2022
- Act as liaison between Sales, Logistics, Designing, Sourcing and Product development, ensuring recurring business in each campaign by planning business and profitability
- Analyze sales figures, product performance, customer reaction and market trend to anticipate product needs and plan product inward based on demand planning
- Collaborate closely with the demand planning and sales teams to determine the next quarter's inward requirements based on sales figures and product attributes
- Responsible for ensuring the timely receipt of seasonal, flow, and gifting product ranges in the warehouse according to monthly sales forecasts.
- Order handover to plant merchant or sourcing team with complete details including designs, CAD file, 4K File, Trims artwork, packing Trims detail along with cut plan, PDM (Production detail manual) sheet
- Maintain Purchase order tracker along with mapped TNA and follow rigorously to avoid delay in goods inward
- Conduct daily S&OP calls with plant and sourcing personnel to review the progress of each purchase order and address any outstanding issues faced by the team.
Plant Merchandiser (Welspun Retail Brand - Spaces & Welspun)
WELSPUN INDIA LTD. (FORMELY KNOWN AS WELSPUN LIVING LTD.)
ANJAR
09.2018 - 02.2022
- Key Responsibility to handle the timely execution of seasonal and flow product to launch in market ontime
- Get the complete order details from Supply merchant with all trims detail and artwork and quote the delivery date after putting the order in production planning sheet
- Raising the PR & PO of trims and follow up with purchase team to inward them before production start date
- Conduct the PP Meeting with all CFT (Cross functional team) from Weaving to dispatch concern and give them complete brief for that particular order and resolve their doubt if they have
- Analysis of all order in-hand and their stages of production along with weaving wip, process wip and C&S wip. Engage in discussions with relevant departments if orders encounter delays or appear in the aging report.
- Planning of inventory & raw material to kept the inventory level optimize
- Daily SNOP call with Supply merchant and update the daily progress report of each PO and take resolution on the hanging issue encountered.
TGT Merchandiser
SARA TEXTILE LIMITED
NOIDA
08.2017 - 09.2018
- Applying best engineering practices to maximize production and efficiency of Machines, Preparing shiftwise production report, Monitoring of process parameters to maximize production and improve quality during 2 month production shift in Weaving preparatory department
- Learn Product portfolio, production procedure, SOP for order placement through the ERP software
- Handled the International customers during this tenure and assured the timely delivery to client
- Regularly plan visit for production follow-up.
Summer Internship (Weaving department)
JCT LIMITED
PHAGWARA
06.2016 - 06.2016
- JCT was a composite textile unit where we gained practical exposure to apply our theoretical knowledge on the shop floor
- During a 45-day summer internship in the weaving department, I worked on a waste reduction project that successfully reduced textile weaving waste by 2.1%.
Education
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Textile Technology -
UTTAR PRADESH TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE (FORMELY KNOWN AS GCTI)
Kanpur06.2017
Senior Secondary (Class 12th) - CBSE Board -
S.M.P.K.D SENIOR SEC. SCHOOL
Firozabad06.2012
Secondary School (Class 10th) - CBSE Board -
S.M.P.K.D SENIOR SEC. SCHOOL
Firozabad06.2010
Skills
- Business Development
- Market Research Analysis
- Product Development Experience
- Task Prioritization
- Decision-Making
- Analytical Skills
- Process Improvement
- Problem-solving aptitude
Accomplishments
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- Recognized as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) at Welspun for the fiscal year 2022-2023, and awarded an international trip to Singapore and Malaysia.
- Recognized as a Shining Star in Q2 of FY 2022-2023 for outstanding efforts in facilitating the receipt of AW23 goods on-time.
- Recognized as the CEO's Most Customer-Centric Employee in Q2 of FY 2022-2023 and Q2 of FY 2023-2024.
- Recognized as a Shining Star in Q1 of FY 2022-2023 and Q3 of FY 2023-2024.
- Recognized as LITE (Learning, Innovation, Endurance, Trust) champion in Q3 FY 23-24.
- Recognized as Shining star June-2021 for reducing the Trims inventory with ageing >360 days of value 1.59 CR to 48.3 Lakh
- OTIF was >95% from August 2020 to Jan 2022 continuously which was never achieved before.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 18/09/1995
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Indian
Languages
- Hindi
- English
Hobbies and Interests
- Hiking
- Meditation
- Plan solo trip
- Exercise
- Reading
- Spend time with Family
Timeline
Home Textile Product Sourcing
WELSPUN GLOBAL BRAND LIMITED
10.2023 - 04.2024
Category Product Development
WELSPUN GLOBAL BRAND LIMITED
01.2023 - 10.2023
Supply Chain Merchandiser
WELSPUN GLOBAL BRAND LIMITED
03.2022 - 12.2022
Plant Merchandiser (Welspun Retail Brand - Spaces & Welspun)
WELSPUN INDIA LTD. (FORMELY KNOWN AS WELSPUN LIVING LTD.)
09.2018 - 02.2022
TGT Merchandiser
SARA TEXTILE LIMITED
08.2017 - 09.2018
Summer Internship (Weaving department)
JCT LIMITED
06.2016 - 06.2016
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Textile Technology -
UTTAR PRADESH TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE (FORMELY KNOWN AS GCTI)
Senior Secondary (Class 12th) - CBSE Board -
S.M.P.K.D SENIOR SEC. SCHOOL
Secondary School (Class 10th) - CBSE Board -
S.M.P.K.D SENIOR SEC. SCHOOL
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