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Md. Tanvir Islam

Senior Merchandise Manager.
Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Md. Tanvir Islam

Summary

Career Summary: Working as a Sr. Merchandise Manager at Otto International (HK) Ltd & have 20 years of experience in Merchandising, Marketing, Supply Chain Management, Strategic Business Planning & Development. A Growth Centric business executive, with a consistent record of success through rich sourcing capability & experience to manage challenging situations through effective communication and convincing capabilities for achieving the final target with confidence. A result-oriented leader, driven by the desire to excel in business by utilizing new concepts, along with expertise in business planning, positioning & team development. Focused on trends, sustainability, Sourcing, forecasting, planning, logistics, support to supply chain & service to the customers. Objective: Determine the number of resources necessary for the business and provide the resources through collaboration with the global team & Coordinate activities to lead the industrial solution to the organization & to the customers. Think out of the Box to bring efficiency into the organization with processes simplification & sustainable approach. Key Proficiencies Willingness & ability to take responsibility, Problem-solving attitude, Critical & Creativity thinking, Collaboration, People management & development, Effective communications, Emotional intelligence Sense of decision-making Sourcing & Procurement Negotiation & Cost Control Cognitive flexibility. Innovative Merchandising Manager offering [Number] years of experience in leveraging technology and data to manage a broad selection of merchandise. Successful in managing inventory to provide detailed data for successful purchasing selections. Proficient in using technology to drive sales with knowledge of e-commerce and online sales techniques.

Overview

20
years of professional experience
1
Language

Work History

Otto International (HK) Ltd

Senior Merchandise Manager
03.2018 - Current

Merchandise Manager
09.2014 - 02.2018

Sr. Merchandiser
02.2010 - 08.2014

Job overview

  • Representing the company to the customer to ensure a complete service solution
  • Allocate the right products to the right suppliers based on their capabilities, cost & punctuality
  • Ability to face challenges in a calm way with a problem-solving attitude
  • The skills of decisions making in problems to bring solutions for ensuring smooth business flow
  • Review vendor’s performance through the KPI analysis & develop the supplier to be competitive globally in terms of delivery punctuality, quality & other performance like shorter lead time
  • Interested in digitalizing implementation & sustainable procurement
  • Lead, manage and monitor the team members to improve their performance capabilities
  • Collaborate with QA, QC, logistics & other supportive functions for smooth & effective workflow
  • Collaborate with global colleagues for sharing knowledge & experience to be more effective as an organization
  • Bring new ideas & efforts to be more efficient for the entire company
  • Major Achievement:
  • Leading a team of 12 members for customers “Bonprix” (Germany) & “Venus” (USA) as a Sr
  • Manager of circular knit, nightwear, underwear & lingerie product groups
  • Increased yearly business turnover from $9M to $110M with 10-30% year-to-year business growth, with 1000 + styles from 8 different factories
  • Launched “Underwear” product in 2020 which has generated an additional USD 6 M TO in FY2021/22
  • Recently successfully launched Lingerie product & team in 2021, which has a great future perspective
  • Ensured Yearly 32Million pcs production & secure 85% above on-time shipments
  • Selected as a potential future leader & nominated for academic training from “The Do School” Berlin
  • Developed Sustainable packaging material with a very competitive price & smooth supply chain
  • Working as an Ambassador of the Global Diversity & inclusion team
  • Involved in taking strategic business decisions jointly with the Key Account manager
  • Global project handling to bring efficiency into the organization, like reducing manual tasks, reducing the physical samples & processes simplification in different merchandising activities.

Asia Excel Trading Co. Ltd

Senior Merchandiser
09.2008 - 01.2010

Job overview

  • Independently representing company during buying meetings
  • Cost negotiation and sourcing suitable supplier for the customers
  • Developing articles in different styling/quality according to meet different customer’s requirement
  • Independent correspondence with customers & makers regarding all sort of problems regarding manufacturing/quality etc
  • And solve the matter with confidence to support all the customers
  • Liaison with every individual team regarding production to fulfill order requirements
  • Assisting team members on approving lab dips & all sort of accessories on behalf of the customer as per their needs before it can be used for production
  • Major Achievement:
  • Leading the business of Dunne's Store (Ireland) & handling girls dept (Younger girls & older girls)
  • Ensuring smooth production of 4 lac pcs per month worth of 1.6M dollar monthly value.

Essar Apparels Ltd

Merchandise Manager
06.2005 - 08.2008

Merchandiser
01.2002 - 06.2005

Job overview

  • Providing a merchandising solution for renowned buyers like Scapino (Netherlands), Karstadt, Quelle, Neckermann, M&P, V&D, And for USA importers for both Knit & Woven (bottom)
  • Leading the merchandising team of 5 merchandisers, supervising the work & ensure timely shipment.

Education

National University

Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com)

Skills

Time Managementundefined

Timeline

Senior Merchandise Manager

Otto International (HK) Ltd
03.2018 - Current

Merchandise Manager

09.2014 - 02.2018

Sr. Merchandiser

02.2010 - 08.2014

Senior Merchandiser

Asia Excel Trading Co. Ltd
09.2008 - 01.2010

Merchandise Manager

Essar Apparels Ltd
06.2005 - 08.2008

Merchandiser

01.2002 - 06.2005

National University

Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com)
01.1998
Md. Tanvir IslamSenior Merchandise Manager.