Summary

I've done Masters in business administration. Skilled in product development, merchandising, marketing, business development, and sourcing.


Rapidly progressed in my profession because of hard work, breakthrough thinking, with management abilities. I believe that a positive attitude, knowledge, and experience, help you to grow in your profession and achieve goals.

Projects

Sustainable Denim collections

Experience

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Manager Sourcing - Apparels
DNM Sourcing Pakistan
Sep 2021 - Jan 2023 | Karachi, Pakistan

Looked after overall sourcing activities and order execution.
Vendor selection and management.
Business development.
Looked after overall merchandising and production activities.

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Manager Marketing and Merchandising
Rajby Industries
Nov 2019 - Feb 2021 | Karachi, Pakistan

seasonal developments for existing and new brands.
business development.
Merchandising and planning.

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Brand Manager - Merchandising & Marketing
Artistic Milliners Pvt.Ltd
Apr 2014 - Jun 2019 | Karachi, Pakistan

Brand management and overall merchandising activities were the key responsibility.
Looked after the product development team.
Prepared buying schedules as per the calendar to manage business numbers to meet targets within the allocated capacity. Costings and kept strong follow-ups on the brand's KPIs.
Follow up with the team to ensure the smooth flow of Sampling, Pre-production, order executions, internal meetings, supply chain, testing, approvals, logistics, and export activities till the shipment.
Traveled for seasonal meetings and participated in seminars, and pieces of training organized by customers.
Successfully managed strong relationships with all stakeholders and customers in my tenure. Make sure the performance chart/graphs must exhibit more than 98% on-time shipments.

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Product Developer & Senior Merchandiser
Artistic Milliners Pvt Ltd.
Oct 2011 - Mar 2014 | Karachi, Pakistan

Responsible for the overall product development process starting from seasonal developments and initial sample submissions to shipment sample submissions.
Evaluated new development inquiries and make sure to process them as per buyer requirements and create good samples for submission.
After sample submission kept following inquiries to convert into orders. Ensuring all testing and approvals are on time.
Follow up on the overall supply chain process and order execution till shipment. Follow up on Time and Action plan.
Coordination with fabrication and production department.

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Merchandiser
Artistic Garments Industries Pvt.Ltd
Oct 2009 - Sep 2011 | Karachi, Pakistan

Responsible for sampling from proto to shipment samples.
Execution of sampling programs (Size set, fit approval, pre-production, and shipment samples).
Trims arrangement for samples and bulk orders.
Follow up on intensive pre-production and product review meetings.
Production follow-up till shipment.

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Sales Executive
Techno Lube Marketing
Feb 2008 - May 2009 | Hyderabad, Pakistan

Responsible to generate new business.
Proven track record of achieving monthly sales targets.
Responsible to ensure the delivery of orders on time.

Education

Isra University
Masters, Masters in Business Administration, MS/MBA‎
Marketing
CGPA 2.8/4
2009
University of Sindh, Jamshoro
Bachelors, Bachelors in Science, Bachelors in Computer Science‎
Telecommunications
CGPA 3.1/4
2006

Skills

Intermediate Apparel Sourcing
Expert Business Development Process
Expert Integrated Product Development
Expert International Business Exposure
Expert Interpersonal Leadership
Expert Merchandising
Intermediate Product Costing
Expert Record Keeping
Intermediate Sustainable Product Development
Intermediate Technical Knowledge

Languages

Intermediate Sindhi
Expert Punjabi
Expert Urdu
Intermediate English

Afzal Contacts

Abbas Akbar
Artistic Milliners Pvt Ltd.