Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
PROJECT-2 TERRACOTTA CRAFT | West Delhi
PROJECT-1 Quilting Craft, Dehradun
PROJECT-3 TANNERY TRAINING | Jalandhar
INTERNSHIP | Noida
GRADUATION PROJECT | Noida
Languages
Timeline
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Yashika Kushwaha

Yashika Kushwaha

Gurugram

Summary

Dynamic professional with extensive experience in product development and design collaboration at Tangerine Skies Pvt. Ltd. Proven track record in fabric sourcing and sampling coordination, coupled with strong client relationship management and effective communication skills. Successfully led teams to deliver innovative solutions, enhancing product quality and market appeal.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Designer/PD

Tangerine Skies Pvt. Ltd.
Manesar, Gurugram
12.2023 - Current

Managed relationships with Randa Accessory and Apparels, overseeing multiple brands in all distribution channels.
Focused on leather belts for Sam Edelman, Cole Haan Women’s, Levis Women’s, Calvin Klein Women’s, and Tommy Hilfiger Women’s in US market.
Identified unique design and styling requirements to effectively target niche markets.
Established SOPs to streamline operations and enhance brand consistency across diverse customers.

Merchandiser

BAZAAR KONNECTIONS
Gurugram
12.2022 - 11.2023
  • Delivered comprehensive merchandising solutions for women's leather handbags and various fabrics such as cotton, jacquard, macramé, crochet in collaboration with Coldwater Creek, Atmanam, s.Oliver, Hensler, and Aimee Kestenberg, overseeing sampling and production.

Designer/PD & Assistant Merchandiser

BAZAAR KONNECTIONS
Gurugram
01.2022 - 12.2022
  • Executed role as Designer PD and Assistant Merchandiser pertaining to Women's Leather Handbags line and Fabrics (Cotton, Jacquard, Macramés, Crochet, etc.), directed Sampling department for accounts such as River Island, Coldwater Creek, Feed, Atmanam, Polo RI., s.Oliver, Hensler, Aimee Kestenberg.

Print Designer and Merchandiser

STEELE COLLECTION
Lajpat Nagar
07.2021 - 01.2022
  • Oversaw operations in Sampling and Production within Fabric Women's Garments sector.

Education

Bachelor in Design - Leather Product and Accessory

National Institute of Fashion Technology
New Delhi
01.2021

Senior Secondary School - Physics, Chemistry, Maths

Maharashtra English Medium School
Jabalpur
04-2016

High School -

Maharashtra English Medium School
Jabalpur
04-2014

Skills

  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Product development and design collaboration
  • Fabric sourcing and sampling coordination
  • Trend analysis and quality assurance
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills
  • Team leadership and problem solving
  • Attention to detail and task prioritization
  • Client relationship management

PROJECT-2 TERRACOTTA CRAFT | West Delhi

Research and documentation on terracotta pottery at Vikasnagar, Uttamnagar, West Delhi, Delhi, duration - 2 weeks

PROJECT-1 Quilting Craft, Dehradun

Research, documentation, and 3D model on quilting craft from Purkal Stree Shakti Samitee, Purkal Gaon, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Duration – 3 days

   

PROJECT-3 TANNERY TRAINING | Jalandhar

Documentation on the leather-making process from the raw stage to the final stage at JayDee Leathers in Jalandhar 

Duration: 2 weeks

INTERNSHIP | Noida

Worked as a merchandising intern in leather goods and accessories at Savi Leathers, Noida, UP, for a duration of 6 weeks

November 2020, mid-December 2020

GRADUATION PROJECT | Noida

Worked as designer and assistant merchandiser in leather goods and accessories in Texstyles, Noida, UP, duration fourteen weeks, January 2021-April 2021

Languages

English
First Language
English
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2

Timeline

Senior Designer/PD

Tangerine Skies Pvt. Ltd.
12.2023 - Current

Merchandiser

BAZAAR KONNECTIONS
12.2022 - 11.2023

Designer/PD & Assistant Merchandiser

BAZAAR KONNECTIONS
01.2022 - 12.2022

Print Designer and Merchandiser

STEELE COLLECTION
07.2021 - 01.2022

Bachelor in Design - Leather Product and Accessory

National Institute of Fashion Technology

Senior Secondary School - Physics, Chemistry, Maths

Maharashtra English Medium School

High School -

Maharashtra English Medium School
Yashika Kushwaha