With Warm regards, I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself as Raquib Alam, an MBA Professional (Master of Fashion Management, NIFT) having an experience of more than 13 years in retail planning and merchandising in varied organizations like REDTAG (Saudi Arabia), Reliance Industries Ltd (INDIA) Page Industries Ltd (Jockey INDIA), Lifestyle International Pvt Ltd (INDIA), and Gini & Jony (INDIA)
JAZIRAT SAMAA FASHION CO. LTD. (REDTAG) — Assistant Manager, Planning Aug 2024 – Aug
2026
• Develop and manage store-wise inventory plans based on sales budgets, historical trends, seasonality and business requirements.
• Plan stock depth, options and inventory levels to optimize stock availability and inventory productivity.
• Monitor SOH, stock cover, sell-through, ageing and stock turn; identify gaps and drive corrective actions.
• Plan and execute IBT / stock transfers to balance inventory across stores and improve stock availability.
• Identify overstock, understock and slow-moving inventory and drive stock consolidation.
• Support seasonal launches, EOSS and promotional planning through appropriate inventory plans.
• Monitor size-wise and option-wise availability and identify gaps affecting sales.
• Coordinate with Merchandising, Buying, Planning, Warehouse and Store Operations to ensure effective stock flow.
• Analyze inventory performance and recommend actions to improve sales, stock productivity and margin.
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD. — Manager, Planning Oct 2021 – Aug 2024
• Managed retail planning activities with focus on sales, inventory and merchandise planning.
• Applied OTB, assortment, option and inventory analysis to support commercial and stock decisions.
• Worked with cross-functional teams to align merchandise plans with sales objectives and inventory productivity.
PAGE INDUSTRIES LTD. — Senior Executive Mar 2019 – Sep 2021
• Supported planning, sales and inventory analysis and contributed to merchandise and business performance reviews.
• Conducted product training programs and supported cross-functional execution.
LIFESTYLE INTERNATIONAL PVT. LTD. — Senior Executive Jul 2015 – Feb 2019
• Worked across retail planning activities including sales and inventory analysis, stock planning and reporting.
• Contributed to development and implementation of stock planning tools.
• Supported planning decisions through analytical reporting and business reviews.
GOLDEN HAWK PVT. LTD. — Manager, Buying & Planning Mar 2014 – Jun 2015
• Managed buying and planning activities, aligning merchandise decisions with business requirements.
WESTWIND RETAIL LTD. — Senior Executive Jun 2013 – Mar 2014
• Supported retail planning and merchandise operations through analysis, reporting and execution.
GINI & JONY — Executive Jun 2010 – Jul 2011
• Supported retail merchandise activities and planning-related execution
