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Jyoti Vimal

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Jyoti Vimal

Dwarka, New Delhi -110045 Contact: + 91 9971119174


E-mail-Jovimleo01@gmail.com

CATEGORY MANAGER / BUYER –APPAREL AND ACCESSORIES


Offering a pprox. 7 years’ experience in Category Management and Buying.

OBJECTIVE
To ac hieve excellence in various aspects of retail buying through constant learning, organizational and personal
development.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Delhi Duty Free Services, India July’14 – Till Date


De signation – Category Manager for Fashion and Luxury Division (Apparel and Accessories)

Profile - Brands Handling in Apparel and Accessories - Hugo Boss, Armani Jeans, Victoria’s Secret,
Montblanc, Swarovski, Pandora
In Watches -Emporio Armani, Hugo Boss, Diesel, DKNY, Fossil etc.

 Managing Luxury Apparel and Accessories division for Delhi Duty Free.
 Identifying brands for Travel Retail market.
 S tudying trends and ensuring range/stock levels are in line with business requirements.
 Travelling to TFWA(Tax free World Association)to study new trends/ Brands and potential Categories .
 Providing the luxury experience to the customers visiting Delhi Duty Free.
 Ac hieve financial o bjectives by preparing OTB and maintaining correct Brand and Category mix.
 Foc ussing on product relevant for the market, like -low time consuming, easy picks etc.
 Developing regular In store Product promotions along with Operations to uplift sale and create momentum at the
airport.
 Launching the new product ranges in India along with Global launches.
 Formulates pricing policies by staying lower than domestic market and providing Duty Free price advantage to the
c ustomer.
 Develop sales order forecasts to achieve maximum sales and margins. Focus on achieving Top line and Bottom Line
numbers.
 Develop reports to give feedback to retail and senior management to drive the business and improve operations.
 Managing stock clearance activities, reduction of dead stock and promote S tock returns.
 Identifies current and future requirements by regular visits to the airport retail stores to establishing rapport with
potential and actual customers to understand service requirements
 S tudying the competition and comparison with other International duty free channels.
 Undertake market research to identify market trends, new product options and evaluate local and international
c ompetitors
 Liaise with Training Department to develop and manage the company’s sales and product training programmes

The Collective, Madura Garments Lifestyle Retail Company - Luxury Lifestyle Store May’12 - Jan’13

Designation – Buying Manager - Me n’s and Wome n’s Apparel & Acce ssorie s (Footwe ar, Le ather goods,
Watches, Sunglasses, Grooming).

P rofile - Brands Handled – Versace Collection, Armani Collezioni, Vivienne Westwood, Hugo Boss, Lagerfeld,P olo
Ralph Lauren, Hackett, Fred P erry, Tom ford, Love Moschino, Michael Kors, Fendi, Roberto Cavalli, Just Cavalli etc.

 S tudying the Global Fashion Trends and Ensuring that the orders are placed across brands as per the latest fashion
trends.
 Ensure Newness in the mix, with Buying Inventory in line with sell through targets.
 Improving Gross margins with Better Pricing & Open to Buy Management
 Managing supply chain flow, allocations and timely replenishments of the stock.
 Develop brand and product learning program in conjunction with store operations for any new brand introduction
or launch of new season.
 Managing the upfront and in season buy ratio’s as well as managing sizes.
 Being in continuous discussions with the stores, to understand customer response and feedback. Interaction with
top customers.
 Monitor the performance of styles, redistribute stock accordingly and give quantitative analysis of department,
group and sub group.
 Coordinate with the retail team to brief them o n the merchandise for the forthcoming season for respective
c ategories.
 At the end of the season co -ordinate with department heads at store to get a qualitative feedback of the season
which will help in the future buying.
 Ac quire marketing support from Brand partners. Recently acquired support from Armani Jeans fo r setting up
windows and GWP’s.

The Collective, Madura Garments Lifestyle Retail Company Ltd.- Luxury Lifestyle Store July ’08 – April’12
Designation - Asst. Buyer - Men’s and Women’s Apparel

P rofile – Brands handled- D&G, Armani Colleczioni, Armani Jeans, Versace Collection, Lagerfeld, Hugo Boss- Black and
Green, Polo Ralph Lauren, Ted Baker, Hackett, True Religion, Fred Perry, Kenneth Cole, Juicy Couture, Michael K ors,
Valentino Red, Vivienne Westwood Anglomania, Love Moschino etc.
Achievement:
Instrumental in the Launch of Women’s wear at “The Collective.”

Lifestyle International- Max Retail Division – Bangalore June’07 – July’08

Designation – S r. Merchandiser- Men’s and Women’s Brands (Concessionaire Business)


Achievement: Contributed to increasing Concessionaire business from 2 % to 7% in 10 months.
P rofile
 S tudying the market and identifying the appropriate brands for the Value retailing segment.
 Liasoning with the brands and working towards better buying terms and margins
 Ensuring the right brand mix, product mix and price mix in the stores
 Follow up on the merchandise from orders to goods receipt in the stores.
 Monitor the Category targets, Performance and take corrective actions.
 Monitor the performance of styles, redistribute stock accordingly and give quantitative analysis of department,
group and sub group.
 Plan allocation of stock for each store on the basis of past performance, regional performance and potential.
 Provide store wise, season wise quantity and value budget for the assigned department.
 Plan and execute category promotion to enhance the sale
 At the end of the season co -ordinate with department heads at store to get a qualitative feedback of the season
which will help in the future buying.
 Plan merchandise mix for their respective categories at the time of new store launch, seasonal changes and also
during sale

P ROJECTS
 Cluster Development Project - S hantineketan Handicrafts ( West Bengal)
 Measures to Increase Store Efficiency and Tracking Customer Movement
Internships:
 S ummer Internship for 2.5 months in Ebony Retail Holdings Ltd.- Research project on Private label of Ebony Retail
holdings Ltd: Western wear

EDUCATIONAL & P ROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

2005 - 2007, National Institute Of Fashion Technology, Kolkata, India.


Degree in Masters in Fashion Management
(Post Graduate Degree in Fashion Management S tudies-FMS )

2001 - 2004, Degree in Bachelor of Commerce, Kirorimal College, Delhi University

OTHER INTERESTS & ACTIVITIES


Danc ing , Music & Theatre Art

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Won First prize in Dance Dance, All India Couple Dance Competition on Sony T.V, with Rs.20 Lac as cash prize in 2005 &
to work in a Music Album.
Won Boogie Woogie, All India Zonal Finals on S ony T.V in 2004.

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