Arpita S.

Experience

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  Campari

  Dec 2004 - Feb 2005

  Assistant Merchandiser

  Gained firsthand knowledge/exposure of working on the floors in a manufacturing unit. It helped to build a solid foundation of understanding apparel production at ground level.• Get new development samples (knits) made based on sketches, tech-pack sent by buyer.• Sourcing raw materials; fabric, accessories, prints for development samples.

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  Unimatrix Asia (India) Pvt. Ltd.

  Mar 2005 - Feb 2007

  Assistant Merchandiser

  Managed buyer/vendor relationship and order execution. • Handle Ladies wear, Menswear, Kidswear (Woven/Knits). • Resource management with Buyers and Suppliers.• Source factories, price negotiation for garments.• Order Follow up and coordination of order with suppliers and buyers.• Worked closely on sample fitting with the Technicians.• Oversee fashion of ladies, kids and men's wear (both knits & woven).• Liaison with multinational buyers across the world:Truworths (South Africa), Tema (Turkey), Pumpkinpatch (New Zealand), Dogwood (USA), Brendisol (South America), Edoardos (Mexico) to name a few. Show less

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  Store Twenty One

  Mar 2007 - Oct 2014

  Manager Merchandiser

  As a Manager in the Liaison office I was responsible for managing a team to execute orders with various suppliers in India, Bangladesh and China. A brief overview of my responsibilities is given below.• Managed orders for over $8 million.• Product Development in terms of seasonal (latest prints/designs/silhouette/accessories/ home goods). Introduced new seasonal products across many stores. This led to 20% increase in the sales during those seasons.• Buyer interaction, understanding requirements and project management.• Look at Enquiries, Costing styles, Price Negotiation to get a good profit margin for the company, Style Allocation, Production Planning. To ensure quality product and on time shipment.• Manage Supply chain by coordinating across more than 100 merchandise distributed in UK from India, China, Bangladesh. • Manage and lead a team of Merchandisers, Production Planners. Ensure a team atmosphere and positive employee relations.• Handle Ladies wear (Woven & Knits), Girls wear (Woven) & Homeware Soft line.• Foster and maintain strong communications and business relations with suppliers.• Closely monitor critical issues interms of delayed shipment, print issues and garment fitting issues.• Manage China & Bangladesh Business Operation. • Travel internationally for Buyer meetings and Sourcing of new products to introduce in stores depending on Buyers requirement.Additional Responsibilities Undertaken:-Worked as Assistant Buyer; Ladies wear Department, in our head office in UK for 2 months. Show less

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  CAREERGURU.LIVE, A Proudfolio product

  Mar 2016 - Dec 2016

  Program Manager (Marketing & Community Management)

  Worked closely with the CEO of this startup product. This was an online platform for people to get career mentorship and job search help from the industry experts. An incubation initiative of a software product company (Knowledge Sharing Platform for the enterprises). As a Marketing Manager and Community Manager, I owned lead generation, influencer reach out, blog creation, social media management, and other marketing responsibilities. Top results being:• Grew the lead and pipeline for the beta version of the website (from ground 0 to about 100 leads per month)• Helped convert a few of the leads into paying customer• Started cold reach out to the influencers via Twitter and Cold Email. Got a few mentions and retweets from the influencers, this helped increase the traffic to the website • Collected customer feedback on the marketing pitch and the product value proposition Show less

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  In Style Accessories Inc

  Aug 2017 - Feb 2020

  Business Operations Manager

  Responsible for managing operation program for business. Understanding customer requirement and order fulfilment.• Defining and creating an Operation process.• Customer Interaction.• Receiving Merchandise.• Shipping Merchandise to stores as per requirements.• Inventory management; to keep a track of stock and forecast requirements based on sales.• Maintaining daily accounts.