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Saifur Rahman Sayeem

Saifur Rahman Sayeem

61 Dudley Street, Punchbowl

Summary

Accomplished Merchandiser with a proven track record at John Lewis & Partners, adept in vendor negotiation and merchandise planning. Leveraged cost control and operations management skills to enhance inventory efficiency and sales forecasting accuracy. Demonstrated teamwork and strategic supplier relationships, boosting product range and market competitiveness.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Merchandiser & Partners

John Lewis & Partners
10.2024 - 01.2025
  • Develop and Execute Merchandise Plans: Create effective merchandise strategies in alignment with company objectives, ensuring optimal stock levels and product availability across multiple channels.
  • Sales Analysis and Forecasting: Monitor and analyze sales performance to forecast future trends, identifying opportunities to improve sales and inventory management.
  • Inventory Management: Oversee inventory levels, ensuring stock is available at the right time, minimizing overstock or out-of-stock situations through data-driven insights.
  • Collaborate with Suppliers and Vendors: Establish strong working relationships with suppliers to manage stock orders, deliveries, and product quality, ensuring on-time availability of merchandise.
  • Pricing Strategy Implementation: Implement pricing strategies that support profit maximization while remaining competitive in the marketplace, adjusting prices based on market trends and demand.
  • Product Range and Assortment Planning: Work with buying teams to curate product ranges, ensuring they align with market demand, customer preferences, and seasonal trends.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with buying, marketing, and logistics teams to ensure seamless operations and timely execution of merchandising strategies.
  • Reporting and KPI Tracking: Provide regular updates and reports on sales performance, stock levels, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to senior management, offering actionable insights for future strategies.
  • Visual Merchandising Support: Collaborate with the visual merchandising team to ensure product displays are attractive, on-brand, and optimized for customer experience.
  • Risk Management: Identify and mitigate potential risks in the supply chain or merchandise planning, proactively solving issues that could affect product availability or sales performance.
  • Market Research: Stay up-to-date with market trends, competitor activity, and customer behavior to adjust merchandise strategies accordingly.

Production Merchandiser

Next Sourcing Services Ltd.
03.2022 - 09.2024

 Answered customer questions regarding store merchandise, department information, and pricing.
 Sourced new vendors in effort to boost range of products offered in store locations while reducing costs through strategic contract negotiations
 Negotiated contracts with vendors for cost-effective purchasing terms.
 Researched and identified new suppliers and vendors.
 Established strong vendor relationships to maintain and support business.
 Created hands-on training program for newly hired employees to acclimate each person to company policies and procedures and individual job duties.
 Removed damaged, out-of-code, not-in-set and discontinued items from displays.
 Inspected merchandise for quality and arranged proper display location on floor.
 Sourcing fabrics & accessories from home & abroad.
 Updated pricing and signage to complete product displays and educate customers.


Executive, Merchandising

EPIC Group
10.2020 - 03.2022

Major roles are: Buyer dealt with- Uniqlo (Japan)
 Sample development.
 Costing submission & negotiation with buyer
 Bulk order confirmation
 Bulk order execution.
 Purchasing fabric, trims & accessories from home & abroad.
 Bulk order follow-up till shipment on-board.
 Costing submission & negotiation with buyer.
 Sourcing fabrics & accessories from home & abroad.
 Working on sample development as well as follow-up PP sample/Development sample /shipment sample carefully.

Assistant Merchandiser

Norban Comtex Ltd.
10.2018 - 09.2020

Major roles are: Buyer dealt with- NEXT, BESTSELLER, TARGET AUSTRALIA
 Collaborated effectively with sales and buying teams, providing detailed stock information to enable smooth supply processes.
 Used outstanding planning and organisation skills to simultaneously support multiple merchandising projects.
 Provided support to Manager, including sample follow-up and preparing all submissions to get buyer’s approval. Track the submission and follow-up for comments.
 Provided support to Manager, including sample follow-up and preparing all submissions to get buyer’s approval. Track the submission and follow-up for comments.
 Preparing production file and handover on time, keeping sufficient production lead time.

Education

BBA - Marketing

City University
Dhaka, Bangladesh
10-2018

Higher Secondary Certificate

Dhaka Commerce College
Dhaka, Bangladesh
08-2014

Secondary School Certificate

Safiuddin Sarker Academy & College
Dhaka, Bangladesh
05-2012

Skills

  • Reliable and punctual
  • Cost control
  • Operations management
  • Friendly and outgoing
  • Merchandising installations
  • Vendor negotiation
  • Virtual merchandising
  • Fashion forecasting
  • Merchandising systems
  • Pricing and shelf labeling
  • Sourcing materials
  • Teamwork
  • Digital merchandising
  • Merchandise planning

Languages

Bengali
Native or Bilingual
English
Professional Working
Hindi
Limited Working

Interests

  • Sharing travel tips, recommendations, and insights with fellow enthusiasts
  • Train Travel
  • Road Trips
  • Historical Exploration
  • Documenting and sharing travel experiences

Timeline

Merchandiser & Partners

John Lewis & Partners
10.2024 - 01.2025

Production Merchandiser

Next Sourcing Services Ltd.
03.2022 - 09.2024

Executive, Merchandising

EPIC Group
10.2020 - 03.2022

Assistant Merchandiser

Norban Comtex Ltd.
10.2018 - 09.2020

BBA - Marketing

City University

Higher Secondary Certificate

Dhaka Commerce College

Secondary School Certificate

Safiuddin Sarker Academy & College
Saifur Rahman Sayeem