Israfil HOSSAIN
Dhaka
Summary
A dynamic and experienced merchandising professional with extensive knowledge in woven tops and bottoms production, merchandising coordination, and buyer communication. Seeking a responsible position in a reputed garments or buying house where I can utilize my experience in production planning, quality control, and shipment management to contribute to organizational success.
Experienced apparel merchandising professional with 10+ years of experience in the garments industry. Proven expertise in product development, costing, production follow-up, quality management, and shipment coordination. Strong background working with international buyers and managing the entire merchandising cycle from sampling to final shipment.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Merchandiser
Silver Composite Mills Ltd. (Unit-1, Garments)
04.2017 - Current
- Buyer Communication: Maintain regular communication with buyers regarding product development & Price negotiation, order details, specifications, delivery schedules, and approvals.
- Product Costing & Order Confirmation: Prepare accurate product costing considering fabric, trims, CM, washing, and overhead costs to finalize competitive prices and confirm orders.
- Product Development & Sampling: Coordinate with design, pattern, and sample departments to develop samples according to buyer requirements and ensure timely approvals.
- Fabric & Trims/ Accessories Sourcing: Source suitable fabrics, trims, and accessories according to buyer specifications and ensure quality and timely availability.
- All kinds of Booking Management: Arrange and confirm all types of bookings including fabric, trims, accessories, washing, embroidery, printing, and other production requirements.
- Production Planning Coordination: Work closely with planning and production teams to ensure the order is scheduled properly and production starts & completed on time as per T&A.
- Time & Action (T&A) Plan Management: Prepare and monitor the Time and Action calendar to ensure each step of production meets the required timeline.
- Sample Approval Management: Follow up with buyers for approvals of development samples, fit samples, size sets, pre-production samples and others samples as per buyer SOP.
- Production Follow-Up: Closely monitor production (Fabric, Cutting, Print, Embroidery, Sewing, finishing, washing) progress to ensure the order is produced according to quality standards and delivery schedule as per T&A.
- Quality Coordination: Coordinate with the quality control team to ensure that garments meet buyer specifications and quality standards.
- Problem Solving: Handle any issues related to fabric delay, production problems, or buyer changes and others find solutions quickly.
- Documentation & Reporting: Maintain proper documentation such as tech packs, purchase orders, Cad consumption, booking sheet, costing sheets, production reports, LC, BL and buyer Comments & communications and others.
- Shipment Coordination: Coordinate with the commercial and logistics team to ensure shipment is prepared and dispatched on time.
- Compliance & Buyer Requirements: Ensure production follows buyer compliance, safety, and sustainability requirements.
- Relationship Building: Build strong professional relationships with buyers, suppliers, and internal teams to ensure smooth business operations.
Senior Merchandiser
EVE Design Ltd.
12.2011 - 03.2017
- Product costing and price negotiation
- Buyer correspondence and order confirmation
- Follow-up on L/C, fabric, trims and accessories booking
- Production follow-up from order placement to shipment
- Vessel booking and shipment documentation
Merchandiser
Festivals PR Ltd.
01.2010 - 11.2011
- Costing and customer correspondence
- Follow-up on L/C, production and shipment
- Fabric and accessories approval process
- Shipment planning and vessel booking
Trainee Merchandiser
SKD Pacific Ltd.
01.2007 - 12.2010
- Sample development follow-up
- Fabric, trims and accessories tracking
- Production updates and reporting
- Communication with related departments
Executive – Quality Control
Fountain Garments MFG Ltd.
04.2002 - 12.2006
- Quality inspection and production monitoring
- Coordination with QC team
- Daily production reporting and documentation
Floor Supervisor
Thai House Restaurant
04.1997 - 12.2001
- Customer service and reservation management
- Menu coordination and customer communication
Education
BBA -
National University
Dhaka, Bangladesh02-1998
HSC -
Humanities PC College
Bagerhat02-1994
SSC - Arts
BM School
Khulna03-1992
Skills
- Woven Tops & Bottoms Merchandising
- Costing & Price Negotiation
- Buyer Communication & Correspondence
- Production Planning & Monitoring
- Fabric & Accessories Sourcing
- Quality Inspection & Compliance
- Shipment Coordination & Vessel Booking
- Team Coordination & Problem Solving
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems
- Inventory Management
- Data Entry & Reporting
- Microsoft Excel & Microsoft Word
- Communication and Team Collaboration
Language Proficiency
Bangla: Excellent Reading, Writing, Speaking
English: Excellent Reading, Writing, Good Speaking
Hindi:Conversational Speaking
Buyer Handling Experience
Handled buyers such as: TCP, Walmart, Primark, George, Target, Local Boyz (Pierre Cardin, Olympus), Liverpool, Tops n Down, Fishman & Tobin, Gymboree, Max Dubai, Iron, Plugg, Hanes, Academy Sports
Timeline
Senior Merchandiser
Silver Composite Mills Ltd. (Unit-1, Garments)
04.2017 - Current
Senior Merchandiser
EVE Design Ltd.
12.2011 - 03.2017
Merchandiser
Festivals PR Ltd.
01.2010 - 11.2011
Trainee Merchandiser
SKD Pacific Ltd.
01.2007 - 12.2010
Executive – Quality Control
Fountain Garments MFG Ltd.
04.2002 - 12.2006
Floor Supervisor
Thai House Restaurant
04.1997 - 12.2001
BBA -
National University
HSC -
Humanities PC College
SSC - Arts
BM School