RESUME

SAMRAT PAHARI
Address: BE-101,S1,Gali No.2,
Hari Nagar, New Delhi – 110064.
Phone: 91-8800701646
E-mail:samratpahari.com@gmail.com
Date of Birth: 11th Feb.1991
Area of Interest: Retail Buying & Planning.

Profile Summary
Experience in Indian Women ethnic wear buying and planning, also merchandise sourcing and
development in footwear and accessories both domestic and international.
Achievement-driven and result oriented being with strategical thinking.
Work Experience
1. Biba Apparels Pvt. Ltd. Designation: Asst.
Manager
Location: Gurugram, India. Role: Buying & Planning
Duration: 6th November 2017 – 17th July 2020. (Indian women’s ethnic wear)

Key Responsibilities:
o Preparing seasonal option and M.R.P wise range architecture.
o Range selection on the basis of past performances and latest trends.
o Preparing strategic seasonal buy plan channel and door wise on the basis of planned
OTB.
o Balancing and ensuring optimum inventory for E.B.O/M.B.O/Online partners and
BIBA.in.
o Preparing door wise allocation plan and executing the same.
o Allocation of new doors.
o Sell thru analysis of seasonal merchandise.
o EOSS discounting and liquidation structure planning and correction week wise.
o Analyzing and correcting gaps on inventory by putting repeat orders of fast selling
merchandise on the basis of week cover.
o Planning catalogue and campaign style orders.
o Planning for seasonal visual merchandising window look and coordinating for the same
with VM team.
o Within the season VM correction if required from availability Point of view.
o Help analyze the existing stock levels and liaise with the V.M./Marketing team for
timely roll out of promotional campaigns to maintain the territory / warehouse inventory holding
norms as well to achieve targeted sales.
o Launch wise/Story wise order delivery tracking along with production team and
highlighting Late/Slow/Partial deliveries.
o Buying and stock planning for all E.B.O/M.B.O/Online partners/Distributors and
BIBA.in.
o Assist in discussing, deciding and freezing the department/category merchandise
strategic plans around the following factors 
o Financials: Sales, Stock, OTB, Markdown, Forward Cover etc.
o Store : Subgroup level Sales, Order Quantity, Allocation, Replenishment etc.
o Assortment : Style, Price, etc.

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o Ensure excess category inventory is not maintained at the warehouses or at the
stores and there is proper adherence to the concept/territory ageing policy.
o Responsible for base stock and fulfillment ratio of 710+ doors for mix and match
category.

Key Achievement’s:
o Achieved full price sell thru of 49% (SS18) Vs. 41% (SS17) and highest among all categories.
o Achieved L2L growth of 9% in terms of net sale value in SS18.
o Met 85% of Outright orders fulfillment for SS18.
o Met all surprise orders and un-planned new store openings.

2. Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail Ltd. (Vanheusen) Designation: Sr.

Executive
Location: Bangalore, India. Role: Product
Duration: 8th August 2016 – 31st October 2017. (Footwear & Accessories)
Reason of Leaving: Family issues, had to come back delhi.

Key Responsibilities:
o Seasonal Sell thru analysis.
o Preparing Seasonal Range plan in accordance of previous seasonal performance
o MRP and option plan for new season and coordination of the same with designing team
for seasonal indent creation.
o Explaining and coordinating with domestic and international vendors for seasonal range
indents and travel for same.
o Preparing and executing seasonal tradeshow for order booking.
o Seasonal tradeshow analysis.
o Seasonal growth performance analysis.
o Seasonal purchase cost to M.R.P analysis and control.
o Monthly performance review.
o Weekly operational review.
o Planning and creating special merchandise line for additional business drive.
o Seasonal range performance report.
o Market visit for competitor analysis.
o Proto sample comments and closure with quality, sourcing and design team.
o Gold sealing of final samples and comments closure with quality and sourcing team.
o Seasonal order closure with sourcing based on M.O.Q.
o Final production gold sealing of samples and approval on basis of brands quality
standard and product aesthetics.
o Working on F.O.B or full goods sourcing model with domestic and international
vendors.
o Follow-up and achieving merchandise delivery timelines in coordination with demand
and planning team.
o Working on and creating new core range for never out of stock concept.
o Exploring and implementing innovative ideas and channels for business growth at trade,
online and departmental store perspective.

Key Achievement’s:

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o Took the initiative of leading footwear and accessories sellable merchandise segregation
activity and billing for creating space for fresh merchandise and addressing to immediate stock
requirement at trade and exclusive brand outlets.
o SMU billing for southern India market development Partner.
o Successfully implemented new style code logic according to product lifecycle management
software for the first time for non apparel category out of all the three brands under MFL.
o Started the process of master attribute sharing and maintenance of the same on seasonal basis.
o Handling and achieving a business of gross 55 cr. with sufficient percentage of gross profit
annually in a wide categories including both men’s and women’s footwear, wallets, belts, bags, ties,
scarves,etc.

3. Sara Suole Pvt. Ltd. Retail Division (Ruosh Footwear) Designation:

Executive Location: Bangalore, India. Role: Merchandising
& Sourcing Duration: 30th July 2014 – 6th May 2016. (Footwear &
Accessories)
Reason of Leaving: Better opportunity.

Key Responsibilities:
o Item master creation and updating.
o Maintaining Purchase order, creation and coordination.
o Generating weekly production work in progress report and tracking.
o Monthly/Weekly production review.
o Factory and vendor follow up on dispatch and arrival of merchandise at warehouse for
on time merchandise availability.
o Goods received reports and analysis.
o Analysis of slow moving merchandise and taking necessary actions.
o Stock correction & maintaining standard assortment availability of merchandise across
all exclusive brand outlets through Inter-store transfers.
o Monthly/Weekly analysis on inter-stores stock transfers.
o Weekly analysis of merchandise performance across all channels.
o Weekly merchandise replenishment on the basis of sales performance and standard
assortment availability at stores.
o Weekly allocation and dispatch report.
o Allocation of fresh season merchandise.
o Seasonal Merchandise sell through performance report.
o Weekly sales Vs. inventory analysis and taking necessary action.
o EOSS Planning on the basis of article performance reports.
o Factory and vendor coordination for packing materials and follow up.
o Maintaining and analyzing standard product mix across all EBO.
o Coordinating with vendors for COGS settlements.
o Mid Season analysis and review for liquidation and change in order quantity.
o Coordination for Lab testing of Materials and footwear.

4. Niavo Retail (India) Pvt. Ltd. (Erke & Joma India) Designation: Marketing
Coordinator

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 Location: Gurugram, India. Role: Merchandising
Duration: 3rd Sep. 2013 – 26th July 2014. (Footwear & Accessories)
Reason of Leaving: Organization got dissolved.

Internships
 Superhouse Group Ltd., Leather Tanning and Processing Trainee, 25 Days.
 Bata India Ltd., Product Development Trainee, 25 Days.
 Sumpraxis Pvt. Ltd., Project Assistance, 2 Months.
 Puma India Retail, Retail Sales Associate, 1 month.
 Uday Foundation, Student Volunteer, 13 Months.
 Nirvana Foundation, Student Volunteer, 2 Months.
Achievements
 Won Intercollege Environment Quiz Competition 2012.
 Participated in Noida 10K Marathon representing FDDI.
 Participated in "Airtel Delhi Half Marathon" representing ‘Uday Foundation' against
junk food.
 Successfully completed "National Mountain Biking Expedition 2013".
Additional Qualification
 MS-Office from "NIIT, Janakpuri, New Delhi" in the year 2003.
 Physical and Chemical Testing from "International Testing Centre, F.D.D.I Noida" in the year
2012.
 L.E.A.P (Leadership Excellence and Practice) Program by Dr.G.Rajkumar, Nov.,2014 –
Jan.,2015.
 Adventures with Attitude Program by Performance Advantage Group, Feb., 2018.
Academic Qualifications

School / College/ Board/

Degree/ Certificate Specialisation Year of Passing Percentage
University
B.Sc. Footwear
Graduation Technology (Marketing FDDI,Noida 2014 1st Division
and Merchandising)

Garment Export
Diploma (Merchandising and NIFT,New Delhi 2014 Passed
Management)

Jindal Public School,

Class XII Science Dwarka/ 2009 65.80 %
C.B.S.E

St. Mark's Sr. Sec.

Class X All Subjects Public School, 2007 72.20 %
New Delhi. / C.B.S.E

Key Skills
 Effective Communication, Articulate, Goal oriented, Adaptable and Multitasking.

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 Reasoning & Analytical Skills
 Retail Pro 9, Navision and S.A.P.
 Microsoft Office
Hobbies/Co-curricular Activities
 FDDI, Noida, Cultural Committee Drama Co-Head, 1 Year, 2013-2014.
 FDDI, Noida, Student Coordinator for "India International Trade Fair 2012".
 FDDI, Noida, Student Coordinator for "India International Leather Fair 2013".
 Anchor for FDDI Jodhpur, inauguration ceremony, 1st sep. 2013.
 Class Representative for DFT-11B & DFT-11 (Marketing & Merchandising).
 Anchoring, Dramatics and Poetry.
 Sports- River Rafting, Trekking, tennis.
 Numismatist
 Reading
Web Profiles & URL
 https://www.udayfoundation.org/samrat-pahari/
 https://www.linkedin.com/in/samrat-pahari-70553474
 https://youtu.be/OhoZ_LZEfNQ
 https://youtu.be/2bS_wkV4JVQ

(I hereby declare that the information's furnished above are true to the best of my knowledge.)

Date: 13th Mar.2020

Place:New Delhi SAMRAT PAHARI

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