NEELKANTH SETH
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INTRODUCTION ABOUT MY EXPERTISE IN NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY –

A result-oriented professional Artisan with over 23 years’ experience in Designing Merchandising, Buying, Sourcing, Supply Chain, Operations, Branding & Team Management. Have worked with both, Industry’s top names as well as Trading & Chain of Stores in National & International both level for various economy in global world.

Distinction of exploring category gaps, identifying new lines & assortment, expanding the business to achieve corporate business goals. Significant experience in developing and executing effective divisional & category plans, backed with strong strategies, numbers and vision.

Have been effective at managing both resourceful vendor base and demanding clientele through very challenging situations, with great Leadership qualities & Integrity. Have a very keen commercial eye and a passion for developing exciting & fashionable products. I am a tough negotiator and well respected within both the retail industry and the supply chain. Work involved coordination of production, product development & sampling with vendors & assisting buyers by sourcing price competent merchandise from India. Ensuring the correct quality by conducting all types of fabric Metal & other specific standard specifications requirements for each economy , product approvals, size sets and production samples approvals. Conducting Factory Audits to ensure the goods produced are in compliance of the buyer’s standards.

Managing the entire trading activities; encompassing Business Development, Sourcing, Procurement, Vendor Development, Quality Inputs, Order Processing, Logistics, Trade Fairs, Costing & negotiations.

Expanding the company’s sourcing/vendor base taking into consideration their manufacturing strengths & other compliance issues.

Specialties:

  • Buying & Merchandising
  • Category Management
  • Planning & Forecasting
  • Vendor Management
  • Fashion Trending, Product Development, Designing & Sourcing in Global economy.
  • Distinction of specialty linens for Hospitality
  • Leadership & Team Building
  • Dealt with Textiles, Apparel Fashion Jewelry Accessories, House ware Giftware Promotional ware & allied Merchandises, Hard lines and Fashion Accessories, Building & furniture Hardware Nut Bolts, Hand Tools & other industrial accessories, Various standard Screws & plumbing as well Bathroom Accessories, As well as Involved various Products Trading Marketing exposure in National & International economy.

 

INTERNATIONAL BRANDS I AM ASSOCIATED Since last two decades.

INDITEX Group Zara Home & Massimo Dutti Spain, Pier 1 Import USA, Wisteria USA, Hobby Lobby USA, Adolfo Domnigues, Spain, Kare Designs Germany, TWO’s Company USA, Cost Plus USA, Sarut Group USA, Pier Import Europa France & Belgium, Nature Decor France, Almysa Boyaca Ecuador, Galleria Bonita Paraguay, Zoelle Naseer Brazil, 'zoeppritz Germany. El Corte Inglese Spain, Marcor Home China, Viva Bella China, D Sky Home China, Rustan Commercial, Phillippines, Nuveo Borgia, Spain, Signes Grimhlt Spain, Camacho Spain, Robert Marks & Co New Zealand, Tree of Life Australia, Ishka Australia, Transomnia Ltd. UK, Cleopatra Trading Ltd. UK, Namste UK, DADACE Trading China, Tokyo Kankan Japan, J. Mart Company Japan, Nitori Group Japan, Marua Trading Japan, Trinity Designs Japan, Studio Clip Japan, SD Furniture Thailand, Index Thailand, Portico Spain,

First of all I would like to thank you for going through details about my Merchandising services. My motto is to support true and genuine merchandising services through Indian economy in various products.

I wish to give you a little brief about my vision behind the establishment of my merchandises services resume which could be achieved only with due support from the inspiration and support as well GOOD BAD UGLY & BEAUTIFUL experiences from my clients & vendors as well people like you who have appreciated/depreciated my talents in same trade.

After my schooling & ambitious life I started my career as an employee with an Indian Star Trading House M/s. Eastern Cottage Industries in the year 1988, as a management trainee. Here my main responsibilities involved taking care of all vendors, products supply and sourcing all type of products from India's different states, to fulfill the requirements of the company 's international clients and taking care of all export commodities, board Liaoning jobs with the Custom, Banking and other foreign exchange departments to update the company’s record as their authorized executive.

After having an experience of approximate 15 years with Indian export & trading houses, with the support of my certain clients I decided to fulfill my dream of starting an own exclusive Designer Export House as well merchandising service in India. In the year 2003 I started as part time with my running job to act as a representative to take care their merchandises supply to their nations with the support of my overseas International import and export houses contacts, who appreciated and encouraged me to start this business in India, as their merchandising agent and to take care of their reasonable merchandising export-import in this country.

With my strong expertise and product vision of different merchandises sourcing from India’s various states, and daily dealing with various government department Liaoning through Custom and shipping & air agencies , many Indian exporters gave me the opportunity to work for their organization as their business consultant for marketing & sourcing & Quality control execution. I have also participated in all international exhibitions in Europe, U.S.A, Africa, Middle East & SAARC continents to boost their merchandise On behalf of their company as product development-marketing Designer consultant, during same period I got the employment opportunity to work in Milan/Italy on behalf of Indian export houses and took care of their designing and marketing in the entire European sector in the year 2001. Till today BECAUSE of my expertise & name is very popular with world 's leading import houses in fashion and house ware & Gift ware concepts such as INDITEX Group (ZARA, Massimo dutti), El Corte Ingles, Monsoon, KARE Designs, Pier 1 Import, TWO’s Company, TJ MAX,.Hobby Lobby, Rubinstein Arry, Karstadt Qualle, and many small medium bulk and chain of stores groups, who were very well versed with my merchandising execution.

Since I was taking care of Indian exporters, all marketing and product development execution, I got the opportunity to participate in world's leading trade shows and export promotion tours on behalf of Indian export houses such as, U.S. Art Handicrafts and Consumable goods shows in various U.S. states, Europe's Leading trade shows in Spain, France, Germany, Holland, Portugal, Italy, Belgium, and U.K. etc, as well in Hong Kong House ware-giftware-Building hardware and fashion jewelry shows, China Canton shows, Middle East Dubai Hardware-giftware-consumable-food agro and African Trade events in West-Eastern-Central and South African Zone.,, where each country's economy knowledge guided me regarding the necessity of a country and what their requirements were regarding various products i.e. consumable, food agro, art handicrafts-fashion accessories , building hardware or any other allied raw materials etc.

In the year 2003, again I got the opportunity to work for the African, Asian (SAARC Nation) Latin American and Middle East countries and their demand for consumable goods. Where I spent few years in Dubai to execute all international and Indian products for caption countries and did huge business for Indian export-import houses who were running corporate offices from the Dubai market. Here I also established a strong business network in these continents and undertook extensive business promotion traveling to achieve a whopping approx. 25 million dollar sales Target, on behalf of a Dubai based company for exporting Building Hardware & allied commodities , Plumbing Sanitary fitting, Household goods and appliances , consumable goods and food agro commodities etc. in the year 2004-2005.

In the same year I found a drastic change in Indian economy where there was a huge import rise and the percentage of exports plunged because of China's entry in the international market. Consequently, the world market got disturbed just because of stiff competition in all the countries worldwide. Here I once again got the opportunity to work with many countries - their specific and popular products, and launched them in the Indian economy as their representative. I took care of their sales with Indian Import houses. I also participated in all potential trade exhibition and guided them to promote their products in different states, and have been working for the promotion of import of Olive Oil , fruit juices, Soya Products , Cosmetic products, Wine Bear , Dry fruits, Spices, confectionery, Machinery and many other merchandises for Indian economy. After gaining knowledge about different countries economic vision, I decided that I could easily ascertain what product one economy needed and what was the user buying power ratio, where all terms and conditions and export-import elements were arranged by myself catering to buyer-seller absolute demand. I am having my own philosophy of product placement Designing & Quality Control opinion in each economy according to my 23 years expertise. In spite of having commercial education background I believe in practical presence of mind and decision taking attitude instead of restricting oneself to theoretical philosophy, particularly when the economy is always changing. In such circumstances it is always the experience that can work better than where philosophical and fundamental explanations.

Today, proudly, I can hold various merchandises because of my personal expertise in export import trade of various commodities. Being an representative I may only can challenge with my various years of experience in each product that the direct manufacturer-vendor do can ensure minimum costing, right delivery time and better quality to satisfy the importer. This importer friendly concept could also help him sell the product of his Country/Market without any stiff competition in our country. Here in India, due to the influx of mediators in product replacement, the importers are importing the goods at heavy value costing. Unfortunately then they face a very competitive market when they sell their product which discourages them at the very onset. My personal expertise has been participating in fairs all over the world for many years. My main motto is to support all genuine manufacturers and suppliers. The Indian selling cost is always higher than Chinese/Indonesian/Vietnamese/Philippines/Thailand & other market, despite strong manpower in the country. My Merchandising business aims to eliminate the unnecessary mediator elements obstructing the dealings of all these merchandises and to support export-import from this country with true and genuine dealing. With my expertise I may only assure & promise that my expertise & vision as representative could compete with Chinese/Indonesian/Vietnamese/Thailand economy ? And other markets with regard to most of the products produced by Indian economy.

Presently the growing competition in India and abroad strives for controlling export elements like better costing, better quality and right delivery timing. I understand that you would too like to appoint a reliable person to act as a profitable merchandising fellow. Taking into consideration my thorough knowledge of various business, I believe that I would positively meet all your requirements. My many years of experience in dealing with various continents in various trades ever since my founding and service period, makes me quite capable. I can promise you reliable services in regard to prices, terms and freights, as well as other parameters of negotiation to launch in this economy as well as to sell from this economy to other overseas nations . I shall therefore be pleased to accept your reasonable terms & conditions if you consider to appoint me as your sole merchandising fellow in this economy ?? Where I would be prepared to buy/execute your orders to the best of my capacity and surely live up to your expectations.

I would be pleased to be of some service to you in pushing Import Merchandise or special line in this market or in any other way be of assistance to you. My many years of commercial, Merchandising sourcing, banking and cargo forwarding as well legal-corporate Liaoning experience in many countries would be an immense asset to us in undertaking such representation.

I would like to assert that the present is a right time to establish your own special business relations in this country and should you entrust us with the regular representation of your firm as a key merchandising fellow , I would take the matter sincerely, and the results would doubtlessly prove satisfactory to you, as there is great scope for such expansion of trade in this country. I hope my talents in this trade would be of tremendous use to you. Trust me as and you will find my services and executions an ??Asset?? For your Esteemed Organization as you would give us a chance to scan my abilities

MY OTHER SERVICES WHAT I CAN OFFER -

My sole aim expertise & Merchandising objects services to source, develop and deliver the right merchandise as per the acceptable international quality standards and to perform like a bridge between the buyer and with support of my sourcing vendors. My expertise Merchandise objects contents uncompromising quality standards, incomparable services and individual attention have helped myself to achieve each client corporate objective of customer satisfaction.

My Merchandising professionalism include product analysis, development and sourcing, merchandising, factory evaluation, quality control/assurance, Documentation & shipping coordination and logistic support.

Product Analysis -

For every new product, My personal analyzes and identifies most suitable vendor based on their past experience and capabilities ensuring quality product and timely delivery.

Product Sourcing -

With a relation with more than 100 suppliers in various commodities since gain 25 years expertise with Indian export houses,, specializing in their respective products I have the capacity to response to any query from any buyer. Searching for new sources with new or different products is an ongoing and never ending process. I carefully and closely analyze the companies based on the strengths and weaknesses in terms of their infrastructure, production capacity, innovative product designing and development, management, working conditions, production processes and their attitude towards work. Once the company is approved to be suitable for working as per my personal standards only then I segregate them into different categories based on their production capacities and product uniqueness. This categorization helps me in serving different buyers with different needs and also helps me in allocating the various orders to different suppliers according to their strengths and capacities.

Product Development -

Product development is based on the requirements from the client. The product development becomes active once the buyer has approved on my sourced samples. Products are developed according to buyer's requirements and dispatched within the schedule date. All the samples are checked before sending so that the modifications, if any, are taken care of. We put all important data tags required by the buyer and keep a counter sample in our record for all follow-up.
Being well conversant with Indian market, I help you reach the exact source to develop your Merchandises . All trade related aspects such as handling samples, approvals, purchase orders etc are efficiently taken care of. I shall keep you acquainted with the latest range of products that meet your specifications.

Merchandising -

This involves entire execution of order from the initial to final stage, till the shipment is on board with massive and close follow up at various stages of production and updating buyer accordingly. Apart from this I take care of the entire packaging to be followed for a particular order. Normally I prefer to make it uniform for all the orders and standardize same so that it is approved once and for all and becomes easier for buyer too.

My close ties with various suppliers, traders and my experienced liaison makes it a priority to track your orders efficiently, on a timely basis and consequently, keep you abreast with the status of your orders.

Supplier Evaluation –

Providing unmatched quality products at the most economical price that suit your requirement just perfectly, is a supreme consideration for myself . To achieve this end, the company undertakes a detailed vendor evaluation while sourcing its merchandise from various suppliers.

Audits and Evaluations are conducted to check the production capacity and the infrastructure of the chosen suppliers. The evaluation of the supplier's company plays a vital role in contributing to the end product. I make sure that the supplier has adequate resources and man power to complete the production and meet with buyer's quality standards. Thorough Audits are conducted by my professionals to foresee the supplier's strength, the facilities being provided to their employees so that they work in full swing and in turn the merchandise could be dispatched within scheduled date.

Quality Control/ Assurance

I always try to improve the production process so that a flawless product is produced by default. I work with the supplier at their factories, study the production process and incorporate necessary changes and set a system which helps in producing accurate and perfect product. With my dedicated team experience willing to put in their expertise into the product I try and accomplish my aim of "Total customer Satisfaction". I am famous for my outstanding quality products that truly conform to the international standards.

I believe that quality control exercise must be simultaneous to production and is not a one time exercise and for this reason I monitor the quality at each stage of production in all respects. I take care of the goods right from the beginning till the final packing.

My personal in-process inspections ensure that all shortcomings found in the products are addressed by the manufacturer while the production process is on. The final product inspection ensures high quality of product.

Documentation and shipping coordination

Usually I check all shipping documents as per buyers instructions and ensure dispatch of documents as per dispatch instructions provided by buyers L/Cs, well in advance of the actual shipment arrival with intimation to buyers and their clearing agents.

Logistic Support

Correct and prompt development and delivery of shipments is the essence of our service. Hence all orders are closely monitored to ensure that they are shipped on time as per the schedule. I keep daily track of all my concern shipments and send regular shipping update to my clients keeping them fully informed about all their orders.

The Logistic Department makes sure that all the documents required for import are sent to the buyer in order to avoid delay in clearance of goods at destination. I finally send a shipping advice with all relevant details of shipment.

Professionally managed shipment consolidation & tracking not only ensures timely delivery, but also significant cost savings for our buyers.

My personal cooperative team works in perfect synergy with your nominated consolidator to plan an effective cargo consolidation. It ensures consolidation of only the quality approved goods, preferably as full container load (FCLs), leading to optimization of shipping costs. Our MIS provides regular periodic updates on shipping status.

Trade Marks and Copy Rights

Advising on misc. legal issues relating to Trade Marks and Copyrights including services relating to registration of Trade Marks and Copy Rights.

Advising on matters relating to infringement/passing off .

Products

I HAVE deal in vast variety of products and can go out of our regular list to source you your desired product. Generally we deal in:-

  • Handicraft
  • Home furnishing
  • Apparel Fashion Jewelry

Accessories Scarves stoles & allied Garments concepts

  • Building & Furniture Hardware
  • Artificial jewelry & Accessories
  • Nut Bolts Screws & other Plumbing sanitary & Bathroom Accessories
  • products & various Trading Activities to launch in Indian economy & overseas economy

Benefits with My personal expertise

  • Global vision with ability to face future challenges in the International Business
  • Effective management with result oriented approach
  • Strong belief in productivity and accountability
  • Knowledge of competent and reliable sources
  • Strong negotiation skills & Excellent communication channels.
  • Sound marketing & technical background
  • Developing a strong Buyer-Seller relationship
  • Loyalty and commitment to service

My Personal Vision

Where I associate Try To provide my associate clients, resourceful insights of the untapped Indian market, delivering right quality and timely shipment with satisfactory customer service.

My Personal Mission

To invite international buyers and make buying from India pleasant and profitable for them. Because I proud to boost Made in India products globally its my personal passion.

Scope of Responsibility

  • To source quality vendors for the client.
  • provide all available information about products, vendor, capacities, lead-time and limitations.
  • To perform factory audits as per requirement.
  • To make sure that all the documentation is as per regulations and requirements and sent properly and on time.
  • To make sure that the merchandise is labeled and packed as per client's requirement.
  • To ensure that the merchandise is produced in right quality as committed.
  • To track and follow-up all the production orders and ensure that they are shipped on time as committed.
  • To develop new products and packaging for products as per the requirement of the client in timely manner.
  • To organize buyer and vendor meetings.
  • To negotiate and get the fair price to the client.
  • To ensure an effective communication between client and the vendors

Hoping for a positive reply and a bond of meaningful professional coordination with you