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Saurabh Sehgal

Head of Buying and Merchandising |Puma group| |IMB|
About

Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast paced settings. Pragmatic and result oriented with focus on top line and bottom-line results.

Previous Brands
PUMA Group
Shahi Exports
Work Experience
Head of Buying and Merchandising Retail
Jan ‘21 - Now
PUMA Group

Established and administered annual budget with controls to prevent overages, minimize burn rate and support sustainability objectives. Delivering Key KPI's of Net sales, GP, sell thru. •Drove year-over-year business growth while supporting operations, strategic vision and long-range planning. Strategic Buying. •Organized budgets oversaw P&Ls and achieved margin targets consistently to stay on track with growth plans. •Assessed reports to evaluate performance, develop targeted improvements and implement changes. Implemented streamlined automated solutions across various partners and POS systems. •Executed in-season pricing strategies, promotions and markdowns to reach financial targets. •Created sales cycle plan to develop and service accounts through product marketing, prospecting, promotion and merchandising for proper product visibility. •Leading Team to achieve individual and company targets.

Head of Buying and Merchandising multi brand outlets
Jan ‘17 - Jan ‘20
PUMA Group

• Established and administered annual budget with controls to prevent overages, minimize burn rate and support sustainability objectives. Delivering Key KPI's of Net sales, GP, sell thru. • Drove year-over-year business growth while supporting operations, strategic vision and long-range planning. Strategic Buying. • Organized budgets oversaw P&Ls and achieved margin targets consistently to stay on track with growth plans. • Assessed reports to evaluate performance, develop targeted improvements and implement changes. Implemented streamlined automated solutions across various partners and POS systems. • Executed in-season pricing strategies, promotions and markdowns to reach financial targets. • Created sales cycle plan to develop and service accounts through product marketing, prospecting, promotion and merchandising for proper product visibility.

Senior Manager/Managet Product Development and Production
Oct ‘11 - Dec ‘16
PUMA Group

• Range plan and development for the local trade show with the key partners • Cost negotiation and RRP planning across different product types. • Vendor Management, capacity evaluation and social compliance evaluation. • Quality control. • Material procurement along with different vendors. Fabric and Accessories. • Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule. Production planning

Senior Merchandiser product development and production
Jul ‘08 - Jun ‘11
Shahi Exports

• Range Development and planning for different customers. • Cost negotiation. • Material Procurement and proto development. • Production planning • Quality control

Languages
English - Fluent
Education & Training
Indian Institute of Management
‘16 - ‘17
certification
General Management
National Institute of Fashion Technology
‘04 - ‘08
Degree
Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India