Zainab Aslam
Sr. Merchandiser
Gurugram
Summary
A strong marketing professional skilled in research of textile and efficient working Senior Merchandiser with more than a Decade in textile industry providing excellent customer service, handling buying accounts and creating business possibilities with UK, US, Europe, and Switzerland and within Indian market. Also responsible for concept building to identify the new products and style recommendations. Efficient in all departments related to merchandising activities and looking some good opportunity to utilize my skills further.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages
Work History
Senior Merchandiser @ Liaison Office
F al ab el l a In di a
07.2024 - 03.2025
- Collaborate with design, product development, and suppliers to develop and select products that align with the brand's vision and target market.
- Benchmark the costing trend from fabric, trims, and garment suppliers.
- Check details, negotiating terms, prices, lead times, and quality standards to meet with final buying requirements.
- Conduct market research to identify trends, customer preferences, and competitor products to guide factory to prepare stuff accordingly.
- Work within budget constraints, managing the financial aspects of purchasing to meet the targets and product profitability goals of Buyers.
- Work closely with vendors to execute orders placed by the Buyers, ensuring correct to specifications, timelines, and quality standards.
- Communicate detailed product specifications, tech packs, and other requirements to vendors, ensuring they fully understand design expectations.
- Maintain daily communication with vendors to monitor order progress, troubleshoot issues, and provide guidance on any adjustments required during production.
- Track production schedules and update Buyers regularly on the status of each order VIA T&A, flagging potential delays and working to resolve any issues found during order processing.
- Coordinate with quality control teams to inspect samples and bulk production at various stages including initial samples, Fits, Preproduction, Bulk samples etc. and ensuring products compliance with the required quality standards.
- Manage sample approvals, including proto, fit, pre-production, and shipment samples, ensuring they meet design specifications and standards set by the Buyers.
- Foster strong relationships with vendors to promote smooth operations and mutual understanding, supporting long-term partnerships.
- Ensure efficient execution, quality standards, and timely delivery, aligning closely with Buyers to ensure to meet requirements.
Product Specialist @ Liaison
Migros India Pvt Ltd
10.2022 - 06.2024
- Plan and executing different aspects of vendors sourcing, merchandising and product management.
- Benchmark the costing trend from fabric, trims, and garment suppliers.
- Monitoring and Negotiate the FOB price, keep positive buying margin.
- Improve profit margin through effective sourcing & benchmarking.
- Build up and maintain good performance on shipment reliability.
- Engage the QA/QM standard with the supplier and track the performance of each supplier.
- Establish the merchandising and operation mechanism. Managing and executing all aspects of sourcing, product development, merchandising, and buying activities.
- Benchmark the vendor's performance, set up a scorecard to monitor and progress follow up.
- Full responsible for seasonal buying forecast, R&D and capacity plan.
- Plan and executing different stages including buying, order placement, and execution until the goods in-store.
- Tactically adjust the buying strategy according to the market, material cost, and impacts.
- Plan and align strategies for the global source, products management, and buying together with the colleagues in Swiss headquarter.
Senior Merchandiser @ Liaison Cum Buying house
Indochine International Pvt Ltd
08.2018 - 10.2022
- Company Overview: (Asia Excel Trading Limited)
- Retail- Source Factories and articles (India and Australia) and plan and manage order quantities for each country.
- Check product requirements with Buying team and plan range from factory selections and design draft and conduct sampling in Indian factories for selection.
- Costing and order finalization with factories and order management as regular.
- Create PO's and check samples and provide approval to factories.
- Conduct final inspections and co-ordinate with allocation team for goods dispatch for India and Australia.
- Exports- Conducting Order meeting with buyers and Factories.
- Arranging PD Samples based on mood boards and arrange and finalize costing.
- Sourcing right factories and Suppliers based on the product requirements.
- Collecting Orders from buyer and placing those to factories by negotiating price.
- Following up daily updates, making the time and action plan.
- Coordinating with production and quality units to ensure on time delivery with required quality.
- Training and motivating the assistants to make them understand the right way of working.
- Updating Buyers and Authorities, Conducting PP meeting and giving the Size-set Sample approvals.
- Liaison with the buyers & garments factories regarding any issues till the shipment.
- Negotiating quantities and delivery timescales.
- Place all Fabric & accessories booking after price negotiation.
- Arranging of all approvals on time to maintain production schedule & estimated shipment dates of buyers.
- Production follow-up till dispatch of goods and ensure to meet the final shipping timeline.
- Chase and arrange supplier payments post shipping as per payment terms.
- (Asia Excel Trading Limited)
Production Merchandiser @Export house
Kaytex Exporter Pvt Ltd
09.2014 - 08.2018
- New Fabric/Trim sourcing based on Buyer's Mood board or requirements.
- New Product sourcing from markets and factories based on new trends.
- Fabric and Raw material costing based on market sourcing.
- Handling PD for brands including sample development based on buying.
- Present Trims/fabrics etc. to buyer that suits their range and cost effective so that the developed product can be easily considered by buyer for costing and order.
- After Order confirmation, chasing for PO's and thereafter proceeding for Raw material ordering.
- Sending pre-production and shipment sample to buyer.
- Fit and fabric approval chasing from buyer based on submissions and chasing factories for submission.
- Chase for submissions and approval from Supplier's and buyer's end and clear out issues for proceeding.
- Creating and maintaining weekly T&A for both buyer and factory and other records to maintain the product timeline and to move style timely in production to meet delivery deadline.
- Ordering for Trim and fabric.
- Visualizing style flow in each department and ensure smooth flow of style. Clearing doubts/providing approvals where required for smooth working.
- Arranging Buyer Approval on Shipment samples and other shipping approvals to ship the goods.
- Ensure timely handover of the shipment after inspecting and Vessel Sailing.
- Uploading Documents like Measurement sheet, RA, Packing list in Buyer ERP.
- Providing details to Buyer for the shipped goods.
Education
Merchandising Export Management - undefined
NIFT
01.2013 - 01.2014
B.A Program - undefined
Delhi University
01.2010 - 01.2013
Skills
Vendor Management
undefinedInterests
Traveling and meeting new peoples
Meditation and mindfulness practices
Exploring fashion trends and sustainability
Timeline
Senior Merchandiser @ Liaison Office
F al ab el l a In di a
07.2024 - 03.2025
Product Specialist @ Liaison
Migros India Pvt Ltd
10.2022 - 06.2024
Senior Merchandiser @ Liaison Cum Buying house
Indochine International Pvt Ltd
08.2018 - 10.2022
Production Merchandiser @Export house
Kaytex Exporter Pvt Ltd
09.2014 - 08.2018
Merchandising Export Management - undefined
NIFT
01.2013 - 01.2014
B.A Program - undefined
Delhi University
01.2010 - 01.2013
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