ANKITA GUPTA (Female, 26 Years)

With over three years of work experience as the leading merchandiser at Impulse for women wear and kids wear category, I have successfully pursued challenging initiatives, be it developing a business with new buyers or keeping a business stable and profitable. My communication skills and an eye for detail give me an added advantage in achieving my targets efficiently and effectively. I look forward to challenging opportunities that help me grow professionally as well as an individual.

WORK EXPERIENCEMerchandiser, Impulse (India) Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon June, 2012–Present

Achievements

Over achieved the target of 8 lakh units to be shipped in season AW14 to SS15 (April, 2014 – March, 2015)

Cater to George (an apparel label under ‘Walmart’) handled ladies wear division across all sub-divisions like casual wovens, formals, Moda, essentials - cover ups, G21 and casual jersey

Managed trial orders for BonPrix (German brand) for women’s division, achieving conversion of the client to permanent business partner

Currently handling George older girls division as a merchandiser, consistently achieving set targets of 85% delivery performance, <0.03% claim and <5% air freight

KeyResponsibili

ties

Fashion forecasting and trend study across different competitor brands season wise. Data analysis of business booked in different segment and hence working on fabrics,

silhouettes, trends etc. for upcoming seasons based on sell through reports and customer feedback.

R&D on styling based on production limitations, technical and ethical requirements /parameters.

Knowledge of pattern making and trims to match the desired aesthetics etc. under law of land limitations

Working with buyers on submissions, production progress, critical paths (TNA) and other critical issues on daily basis.

Working in coordination with the design team to study the trends and market search to keep abreast about the product in the market. Understanding buyer’s look requirements & seasonal critical path/calendar.

Planning of sampling in terms of pricing, quality and production requirement. Creating samples from the tech packs received from the buyer and also working with the design team to create tech packs which could be sent to the buyer

Complete Execution of orders from order booking to shipment stage in timely fashion with the help of fabric trackers, critical path, Progress Sheets which also includes daily working with the supplier base and ensuring that all shipments are sent out on time for store launch

Keeping the buyer/internal systems updated so that all records for reference are clearly maintained

Checking regularity on the return of sales reports and also work on the best sellers and worst sellers of the season to analyse the future business and project growth accordingly

To achieve set PCD (Plan Cut Date) Hit Rate and delivery performance through Critical path management and Progress sheets.

Understanding product requirements in terms of fabric testing &draping, design details, construction challenges etc.

Knowledge of different fabric material, embellishments, printing and other value addition methods.

INTERNSHIPS & PROJECTS – NIFT, BangaloreGraduation

Project Madura Fashion & Lifestyle, Bangalore Feb, 2012 – April, 2012

Worked on ‘Market Survey & Order Management of Made to Measure’ for Louis Philippe

Developed an application for minimizing the lead time of the complete customized tailoring process

Achieved 44% reduction in lead time, from 27 working days to 15 working days

Apparel Internship

Madura Garments Exports Ltd., Bangalore May, 2011 – July, 2011

Worked on 'Waste reduction through LEAN implementation module' Conducted an in-depth study of various departments and the manufacturing

processes Implemented LEAN manufacturing on a sewing line for ‘Full Sleeve Formal Shirts’ Achieved 21% reduction in Standard Allowed Minutes (SAM), from 24 minutes

to 19 minutes.

Textile Internship

Grasim Bhiwani Textiles Ltd. Dec. 2010 – Jan, 2011

Studied the concepts of spun yarn production, weaving, dyeing, printing, finishing of fabrics, textile testing and their quality aspects for both technical as well as for commercial purposes

Academic Project Integrated term project on a working model of Patterns and Tools Carrier

Other Project

Prepared 'Technova-11' - a kaleidoscope depicting the Graduation Projects taken up by B.F.Tech students of 2007-2011 batch for Showcase-11 (The Graduation show)

EDUCATIONDegree Institute& CGPA CGPA Yea

rBachelor of Fashion Technology

(Apparel Production)National Institute of Fashion

Technology, Bangalore8.18/

10201

2Std. XII (ISC) St. Mary’s Convent High School, Kanpur 75% 200

7Std. X (ICSE) St. Mary’s Convent High School, Kanpur 78.0% 200

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EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Won Best Movie award for movie making competition at Impulse Outbound’15 201

5 Official NIFT photographer for a seminar on 'Fashion and IPR' held at the NLSIU, Bangalore 201

1 Was an active member of 'Scholastic Book Club' from 2002 to 2007 200

7 Participated in All India Level “Design a Kit” competition organized by Anchor 200

2 Acheived 'Prabhakar' in the Indian Classical Dance (Kathak) from Indira Kala Sangeet

Vishwavidyalaya, Khairagarh (Chhattisgarh).200

1 Won 1st position in chart making and model making competition organized by PACE

Computer Education Centre at Inter-school level200

0 Won Classical Dance Competition organized by Sri Ram Sahitya Natak Mandal, Nahan,

Himachal Pradesh200

0 Represented school in Painting Competition organized jointly by Rotary Club & State Bank of

India, Himachal Pradesh200

0 Represented school and won in various State Level Debates, On-spot Painting, Story Telling,

Poem Recitation, Just a Minute Competitions at Junior School Level

SOCIAL INITIATIVES Was an Active Member of 'Leadership Training Services' for 4 years from April, 2003 to

March, 2007200

7 Worked for 'Prerana', an NGO working for the Tsunami Victims from 2004 to 2005 200

5 Spread awareness about menstruation and usage of sanitary napkins among students of Mary

Ward School and junior school students of St. Mary's Convent Kanpur, in association with Procter & Gamble (P&G)

2005

Actively participated in conceptualizing and conducting 'Uniform Uni Form' - a uniform and school supplies donation drive for 200 students of Mary Ward School, a free school run within St. Mary's Convent, Kanpur.

2004

SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENTS Won a Consolation prize in ‘Young Scientist Talent Test’ organized by Sri Chaitanya. 200

4 Cleared the Scholarship Tests organized by United Schools Organization of India in

Association with the United Nations200

3 Participated in All India Level Chemistry, Mathematics and General Knowledge Olympiad 200

2 Participated in ‘Global Mathematical Talent Probe’ organized by Institute for Scholastic

Evaluation, Rohtak with 92.4 percentile200

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INTERESTSPhotography & Travelling, Reading, Listening Music, Collecting Travel Tickets

PERSONAL DETAILS Mobile: +91-9958160125

Email: g.ankita07@gmail.com & Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankitagupta24

Address: No. 5, Laxmi Apartment, 2A/206, Azad Nagar, Kanpur (UP) – 208002