AMIT KHANNA Mobile: 09971767062 E-Mail: amitkhanna65@hotmail.com

Seeking challenging assignments in the field of Buying, Merchandising, Retail Operations and Team Management with a growth oriented organization.

Career Summary

Post Graduate diploma in International Business, Certificate in Apparel Merchandising and Diploma in Apparel Production Engineering with over 10 years of overall experience in the garment industry in the key areas of Merchandising, Buying, Production Planning and Retails Operations.

Key Responsibility Areas

Vendor Management Merchandising Sourcing Production planning as per T&A Sampling Process & Planning Quality Improvement Initiatives Industrial Engineering

Employment Recital

Since Nov2015 –till date

Company Name: B.L. International, Noida (Export House)Designation: Senior Merchandiser (Marketing)

Profile: Currently working as a Senior Merchandiser in a Noida based export house and handling Ladies garments

Highlights: Handling product development, to widen the product portfolio and generate exceptional sales

volumes. Development of new styles based on Inspirations / tech-packs etc. Involved in Preparation & finalizing costing for various developments & sending these to buyer. Preparation of presentation of new styles / prints & submitting these for buyers review & reference for

future developments. Timely Ordering of fabrics / trims/ accessories for samples / sales samples. Coordinating with the in-house Design Team and Vendors to make trend presentations and

inspirational boards for the buyer. Co-ordinating with the IE / Technical team to ensure that the garment is developed in the most

efficient manner right from the 1st stage. BUYER HANDLING: ONLY UNITED

Since Dec’10 –Nov 2015

Company Name: Elite International, Noida (Buying Agency)

Designation: Senior MerchandiserProfile: Currently working as a Senior Merchandiser in a Noida based buying house and handling Ladies high fashion (Pret-e-porter) garments

Highlights: Buying / Sourcing Operations: Preparing & finalizing costing with buyer; planning production with

production directors. Preparing critical path and analyzing the costing given by vendors to reach the buyer's target

Coordinating with production, quality control and logistics departments to ensure smooth functioning of all production activities.

Negotiating as per customers requirements; ensuring time bound deliveries and proper execution of the final shipments.

Interactions with buyer nominated testing labs for meeting buyer's specification and parameters. Coordinating with the in-house Design Team and Vendors to make trend presentations and

inspirational brands / competitor buying info to the buyer. Handling product development, visual merchandise and new product launches to widen the product

portfolio and generate exceptional sales volumes. Devising and implementing product management plans after studying current fashion trends and

effectuating the same for different age groups. Liaising with Vendor’s Product Merchants to provide costing according to the specifications with

options to fit in the pricing bracket. Visiting factory for PPM & risk analysis and doing surprise check at production floor to ensure the

quality parameters. BUYER HANDLING: TOPSHOP, DOROTHY PERKINS, KATE MOSS, ANN HARVEY, ELLUS.

Nov’09 – Nov’10

Company Name: Liberty Innovative Outfits Ltd

Designation: Buyer and Merchandiser

Profile: Worked as a buyer cum merchandiser with a goal to ensure that the right products are selected to bring into the store.Highlights: Key products handled school uniforms, casual wear and accessories like belts ties and socks. Responsible for all the manufacturing process from placing the order to the shipment . Sourcing and procurement of the fabric from various suppliers, knits and woven both. Regular visits to vendors and suppliers to ensure the quality standard. Finding for new supplier and vendors for various product category. Regular interaction with the Testing Labs for getting the goods tested as per the Made to Order

supplies (Tenders etc). Successfully handled merchandise for Sports Goods and Accessories section. Merchandise planning (apparel goods) and norms setting for stores.

Jan’08 – Nov’09

Company Name: Fashion Accessories, GurgaonDesignation: Assistant Merchandiser

Profile: Worked as an assistant merchandiser

Highlights: Assisted the Senior Merchandiser in various stages of sample development (initial samples, photo

shoot samples, green seal samples, etc.) till the shipment of the goods. Responsible in making & distribution trim sheets for new styles and repeat orders of current styles and

made fabric requirement sheets on the basis of averages provided by the masters. Followed up with the production and trims & fabric stores to ensure timely receipt of the materials for

the orders. Developed several formats for easy and simplified order processing & TNA / Critical Paths. Regularly updating the Buying House regarding the status of various styles in sampling and production. Pivotal role in keeping & maintaining the shipping log and its distribution to the production and the QA

department. Key Products: Quilts, Duvets, Shams, Cushions, Fitted Sheets etc Handled key buyers Pottery Barn (USA), Kings America (USA).

Jun’05 – Dec’07

Company Name: Orient Fashions, Okhla

Designation: Industrial Engineer

Profile: Worked as an Industrial Engineer

Highlights: Managed & monitored the team of 4 Industrial Engineers headed by a Sr. Industrial Engineer for two

factories (from cutting to finishing) of 400 m/c. for the factory efficiency improvement. Participated in R & D work (Folder, attachments & Special m/c) & development of new methods to

increase productivity in stitching and finishing lines. Served as Pro-S.M.V. practitioner, handling complete Pro-MAN system. Actively involved in making garment breakdowns, time study, layout making, line balancing, method

study, planning for assembly line, capacity evaluation, finding bottleneck and their elimination, follow-ups on bottleneck areas to resolve them and work study of operators, etc.

Involved in Training of operators towards new techniques of production for improvement in the efficiencies.

Responsible for graph out various types of styles for production Planning & line balancing, thread consumption, to save all extra wastage from production etc.

Undertook result oriented steps for enhancing product output and quality levels. Key Buyers Handled: Target, Dillards, Smithsonian, Gap, etc.

IT SKILLS Well familiar with M.S office, Coral Draw

Summer Internship S.J. designs NOIDA, as trainee (Apr’05- June’05) Lords Apparels, Bangalore, Intern (Feb’04- Nov’04)

Education & Credentials

Post Graduate Diploma in International Business from Symbiosis Center for Distance Learning, Pune. Bachelor of Arts from Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut. XII (A.I.S.S.C.E.) from Guru Tegh Bahadur Public School, Meerut. Secured 84.5%. X (A.I.S.S.E.) from Guru Tegh Bahadur Public School, Meerut. Secured 77%.

Courses & Certifications

Certificate Course in Apparel Merchandising from Pearl Academy of Fashion, Naraina, New Delhi in 2007.

Diploma in Apparel Production Engineering from A.L.T. Training College, Bangalore in 2005. Secured 82%.

(Modules include Merchandizing and Quality, Fashion Designing, Pattern Making, Apparel Technology, Textile Science, CAD/PAD Software Systems, Leather Technology, International Marketing, Business Law, etc.) Diploma in Computer Applications from Meerut Institute of Computer Technology, Meerut.

Personal Dossier

Date of Birth: 12/05/83Address: 327-D, Gaur Green Vista, Nyay Khand-1, Indirapuram, Ghaziabad 201010Languages Known: English & Hindi