Vikrant Bhatia

Background

About Vikrant Bhatia

Sr. Merchandiser with overly 13 years of experience in all aspect of Merchandising- Relationship building with the Existing Buyers and Buying House Agents for garment developments and orders, Looking forward to new clients for new orders for the great business growth- Involvement in Sampling & Production Department so to effectively meet the requirement of Buyer and identifying the best sourcing vendor available in local market- Execution of new sample Developments as per market trends or themes from agencies/buyer and for Garment Shows (Prepared for National/International both) and Buyer visits- Making all the follow-ups from Garment Shows in terms of mailing and sampling till finalizing orders is placed by the client- Costing of developed products, follow-up with the production team for all the pending orders and updating them to the agency and buyers- Evaluation of samples (Proto Sample, Sales Samples, Fits, Size Set, Pre Production) in respect of quality standard & specifications- Responsible for shipment labeling as per Buyer’s manual. Responsible for catalogue, Quote-sheets & offer-sheets- Responsible for products display to buyers- Presenting friendly and helpful attitude to all customers, developing a good rapport with customer and analyzing accounts with goal of increasing sales- Exposure of High Fashion Garments, knit wears, Woven, SwimWear, Dyeing and Printing, fabric finishing, fabric identification and application etc- Very good understanding of printing e.g knitted printing (Pigment, AOP, placement) and chest printing. Strong Understanding of Quality Control methods and their application- Well versed with past fashion trends as well as awareness of current industry developments- Experienced in the development of apparel from concept through creation. Specialties: Well versed with all the aspects of Merchandising, complete knowledge about fabrics and the states it goes through to develop a garment, Order execution, Costing, Strong Follow Up with Buyer, High Fashion Designs etc. Buyers Handled : Kohl's, Mango, Harley Davidson Motor clothing - USA, CWC (Coldwater Creek), TJ MAXX, J Suzzate & Co, Alberto Makali - USA, Beall's Resorts, Desigual etc.