K G Kevin
Willing to work on challenging mission and critical tasks. This offers potential growth and development through the spirit of team work. Seeking a merchandiser position in a company that will utilize my creative and analytical skills to ultimately drive sales and profit.
This company, based in South Korea, is currently expanding its operations in the Indian market. Fabric sourcing is conducted for esteemed buyers such as Target, Kohl's, The Children's Place (TCP), and Surfstyle—responsible for managing all facets of fabric sourcing and subsequent follow-up within the India and Bangladesh regions.
Handling of two weaving mills, Komalapuram spinning & weaving mill and Hi Tech Pinarayi Kannur weaving mills. Feeding of 66 Fully Auto Matic Air Jet looms. New sample product developments. Technical feeds to the factory’s and updating. Fabric quality checking before and after processing. Finished goods marketing.
Markets Handled: Sri Lanka & Bangladesh. Confirm samples and prices after negotiation with buyers and vendors. Proactively follow up with mills for new design developments and quality control. Rigorously track cotton fabric from Indian mills and promptly update vendors on the status. Utilize computer programs to forecast profits and sales, optimize sales volume and profitability, plan budgets, and assertively present sales forecasts. Maintained and submitted timely and accurate reports, upheld a courteous and friendly attitude with customers, and tenaciously analyzed accounts to increase sales.
Handling: - Shirts, T-shirts, scarf, bottoms & leather Jackets • Quality confirmation, Fabric price confirmation On SMS stage • Working on garment open costing • proto price, SMS price and Bulk Price confirmation • Day to day follow up on SMS and Bulk • Garment Technical issues handling with assistance of QA • Giving the quality improving notes to the garment vender • Random Garment quality checking in the final inspection
Develop customer contacts, provide service to all customers for the location as needed, create business opportunities, write contracts, and execute any transactional activity. • Independently handling the Chennai & Bangalore market for Yarn / Piece dyed, Shirting & Bottom weight fabric • Every day visiting to the customer for new development discussion’s and for the new order booking. • Individual handling of Indian Army camo print fire retarded treated uniform at fabric section and print unit. • Every three Months visiting to the Mill along with Customer, to discuss with the plant level for Customer expectation & Order Execution. • Planed products ranges and prepared sales and stock plans in conjunction with buyers, analysts store, Customer and distributors. • Forecast Profits and sales using computer programs, optimized the Sales Volume and Profitability of designated product areas, planned budgets and presented Sales forecasts and figures for new ranges, and controlled stock levels based on forecasts. • Maintaining and submitting neat and accurate reports in a timely fashion. Including daily transmission of daily activity, presenting a Courteous, Friendly and helpful attitude to all customers, developing a good rapport with customer personnel, analyzing accounts with goal of increasing sales and adding additional products.
Responsibilities: Independently handling Mumbai Market for yarn/piece, dyed shirting And bottom weight fabrics. Job Involves in fabric order booking, order execution and payment collection Dispute and complaint handling, quality related issues, travel to meet for client for negotiation, product display to customer Mill follow-up for delivery and order execution, pricing, costing, new product development etc...