Elango V
Merchandising Manager
Tirupur
Summary
Merchandising Manger with 12+ years of functional experience in Sourcing, Merchandising and Production.
Dynamic individual with hands-on experience and talent for navigating challenges.
Known for fostering team collaboration and maintaining adaptability in dynamic environments.
Proactive Merchandising Manager helping businesses meet fulfillment obligations through reliable vendor partnerships and streamlined ordering processes.
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Merchandising Manager
Reliance Retail
2021.07 - Current
- Managed cross-functional teams to ensure successful product launches and timely delivery of goods.
- Coordinated logistics activities, ensuring timely delivery of products from suppliers to distribution centers or customers directly.
- Led contract negotiations to secure favorable terms and conditions, reducing overall expenses.
- Conducted supplier audits to evaluate capabilities, assess risks, and identify areas for improvement.
- Developed and executed global sourcing strategies for optimal cost savings and value creation.
- Evaluated supplier proposals to identify best-fit partners based on quality, service, and pricing factors.
- Streamlined purchasing processes by implementing innovative procurement technologies and systems.
- Monitored and evaluated supplier performance to verify quality of products and delivery times met company standards.
- Researched and evaluated potential suppliers to determine best fits for company needs and to identify cost savings opportunities.
- Established a culture of excellence within the merchandising team through coaching, mentoring, and goal setting.
Senior Merchandiser
DIESEL
2018.05 - 2021.06
- Managing the Knitwear productions overall from Sourcing to Delivery in India and Bangladesh.
- Accountable for Men's and Women's category in apparel line and Intimate wear products - Swim wear and Lounge wear.
- Analyzing the product costing of the styles and approving samples for production.
- Negotiate with vendors for best competitive quotations and allocating styles to factories for production.
- Handle daily correspondences related to production management functions and visit factories & process units to have regular monitoring of production.
- Organizing suggestion meeting with the product development team and vendor to understand the critical pathway of the process involved in each style and work on the production plan accordingly.
- Develop new trims based on season requirement, creating packaging trims for the intimate wear based on the theme proposed by HQ and Monitoring status of the imported trims.
- Working on sustainability platform to implement use of recycled products such as labels, poly bags and packaging items.
- Collection of Production plan from Vendors based on WIP and monitor the output to ensure on time deliveries with correct quality and quantity.
- Approving the bulk fabric, print strike-offs and treatment/wash process and have a bird's eye-view to ensure the standards of the brand.
- Tracking the testing standards and ensure the reports are cleared on production stage.
- Host Pre-production meeting with QA team and factories to sort out production issues.
- Conduct random Final Inspection to make sure on the quality protocol.
- Liaising with the logistics department on the delivery plan based on corporate timeline.
- Evaluate the over production and faulty goods at the end of each seasons and assign work orders in order to safeguard the brand reputation.
- Monitoring the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) transactions in the web portal and transfer BCI points to the brand.
- Troubleshoot production problems, prevent/resolve issues that will impact on product quality, cost and delivery.
- Managing claims and cancellations.
- Developed strong vendor relationships to negotiate better pricing, improving profitability for the company.
Merchandiser
SWAN APPAREL GROUP
2017.02 - 2018.05
- Communicate with the buyers and suppliers independently.
- Preparing new sampling range for presentations and price quotations for the inquiries received.
- TNA Preparation, Supplier and Buyer follow up for lead times, approvals on sample cycle and Production.
- Organizing periodic meeting with the quality assurance team and vendors to share technical aspects with cross functional departments.
- Regular updating of production progress and use technical and proactive approach to close due activities.
- Paying special attention to foresee/prevent issues and to take needful solution to the issues.
- Coordinating with the logistics team to ensure prompt delivery of Consignment.
Assistant Merchandiser
ARASHU CLOTHING COMPANY
2013.03 - 2017.02
- Collaborate with sampling team to work on the progress of SMS/Photo shoot/Size set and Shipment samples.
- Handle day-to-day production tracking, fabric status, production performance and address potential delivery problems.
- Have worked in close association with printing and embroidery units to create new proposals.
- Place Trims orders with nominated suppliers and monitor them to in house on time.
- Follow up the quality assurance department on periodic investigation of inline production reports.
- The key role was to meet the testing parameters of the customer as per their testing code and practices.
- Worked with Next buying house for print, fabric and trim card approvals.
Education
BCS - Company Secretaryship
Dr. G.R.Damodaran College of Science
Coimbatore03.2013
Higher Secondary - Commerce
Vikas Vidhyalaya Higher Secondary School
Tirupur03.2010
Skills
- Strategic Planning and Vision
- Leadership and Team Collaboration
- Analytical and Data-Driven Decision Making
- Adaptability and Agility
Timeline
Merchandising Manager
Reliance Retail
2021.07 - Current
Senior Merchandiser
DIESEL
2018.05 - 2021.06
Merchandiser
SWAN APPAREL GROUP
2017.02 - 2018.05
Assistant Merchandiser
ARASHU CLOTHING COMPANY
2013.03 - 2017.02
Higher Secondary - Commerce
Vikas Vidhyalaya Higher Secondary School
BCS - Company Secretaryship
Dr. G.R.Damodaran College of Science
Applications
- STEALTH 3000
- KUBIX 2020
- PLM
- Impetus
- SAP 419
Handled Buyers
- Diesel
- Next
- Hatley
- Neck & Neck
- ThokkThokk
- Ringspun
- BoohooMAN
- Mim-pi
- Yousta
Personal Details
- Name: Elango. V
- Date of birth: 11.11.1992
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Married
- Countries Travelled: Bangladesh
- Languages: English & Tamil