Hello,

I am a home textile professional with extensive experience in merchandising, sourcing, execution, business development and SCM. I am a forward thinking, solutions oriented manager with a demonstrated track record in both buying house and export house environments.

Knowledge built upon working with leading retailers such as Target, J C Penney, ASDA, Walmart, Nitori and others have helped me gain a holistic understanding of the industry.

I present my career portfolio in the following pages.

  PRASADVAIDYANATHAN about  

Merchandising Manager

Trident Buying House

Aug 1998 - Jun 2006

Divisional Merchandising Manager

Sabare International Ltd.

Jul 2006 – May 2009

www.sabare.com

Business Manager

Fairtrasa

Since Jun 2009

www.fairtrasa.com

  PRASADVAIDYANATHAN career so far  

  PRASADVAIDYANATHAN buyers i have worked with  

  PRASADVAIDYANATHAN textile products i have worked on  

Bed Linen

Bath Linen

Table Linen

Rugs

Coir Door mats

Kitchen Linen

Window Treatments

Cushions & Pillows

  PRASADVAIDYANATHAN hard goods i have worked on  

Napkin Rings

Candle Stands

Photo Frames

  PRASADVAIDYANATHAN cane and bamboo furniture i have worked on  

Cane Furniture

Bamboo Furniture

  PRASADVAIDYANATHAN production centres i have worked with  

Textiles•Karur

•Panipat

•Bhavani

•Cannanore

•Coimbatore

•Bangalore

•Warangal

Hard Goods•Channapatna

•Moradabad

•Amroha

•Alleppey

Cane/Bamboo Furniture•Alleppey

•ThrissurCoir / Rubber Mats•Alleppey

•Changanassery

  PRASADVAIDYANATHAN achievements i' am proud of  

Widened the product base and vendor base for Trident Buying House in South India.

Computerized the entire order processing operations right from order placement to approvals and shipping in TBH.

Successfully handled the Chennai SEZ Unit of TBH, right from project report preparation to commencement of the unit.

Developed a quality manual and vendor manual for Sabare International

(first of it’s kind in India) in coordination with the Textiles Committee.

Turned around 100% On Time and NIL FRI Failures at Sabare Intl for all clients.

Successfully handled factory operations for a year in Sabare Intl in the absence of GM Operations.

Have set up an effective supply chain for organic and fair trade products at Fairtrasa in record time.

  PRASADVAIDYANATHAN core competencies  

Merchandising

Sourcing

Business Development

Supply Chain Management

Shipping & Logistics

Operations / Execution

Business Consulting

Govt / Nodal Agencies Liaison Work

  PRASADVAIDYANATHAN academic qualification and awards  

BA Corporate Secretary ship1992 – 1995

Corporate Law, Factories Act, Business Accounting, Managerial Economics and Commerce

Diploma in Export Management1997 – 1998

International Trade, International Finance, Export Marketing, Export Procedures and Shipping

Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications1997 – 1998

Programming, Database Management, Office Applications, Application Testing, and Project Work

Nominated as Fabric Manager by Target Stores at Sabare Intl in Mar 2009

  PRASADVAIDYANATHAN Thank You. get in touch  

Thank you for your time and attention.

Have a nice day.

Prasad Vaidyanathan

Mailing Address:

302 Yoga Enclave, Somasandrapalya,

Bangalore 560 102

+91 97 393 89 374

http://www.linkedin.com/in/prasadvaidyanathan