Wednesday, June 1, 2011

sourcing paln for retail chains

Sourcing planning for retail chains or brands based in India.



Sourcing is an art of experience negotiations with excel sheet can make purchase plans viable.



SOURCING CONSULTANCY METHODS CAN SAVE YOUR 25%



Positive mindset and long-term goal benefits shall be thought before reading this report, I hope you will not discuss with anyone else in the industry. Honesty and trust among whole team only can make it happen. Vendors are our team if you make them like that, please never treat vendor as party sitting across table. Try to make them part of it. We can find results within month, but too keep on safer side I call it long term.



Assume buying or sourcing or purchase of any metal engineering part or software or even shirt can be quoted 5 by one factory and another can quote it for 15.Here quality is same but depends on situation of seller, legal matters, availability of raw material and payment terms of buyer. So as consultant I tried to get catalyst and get you deals for 8, am I correct in negotiations?



Sourcing planning for retail chains or brands based in India. Following firstly present changes in your purchase and buying system.



Private label making is system where store have their own brand and gets merchandise made on their own design terms and fabrics. Here we consider private label manufacturing in this sourcing planning which carries mix of buying finished items without label, but common to all brands, Like buying solid men’s white shirt or ladies top or blouse in single color, it is buying like school uniform without school label.



Product costing and fashion sales forecasting are very unstable terms. We need to have very accurate calculations and experience. Fabric prices vary from state to state, making charges vary from factory to factory.



Fashion sales vary from city to city and even district to district. So this process we have too discuss a lot with presence of mind, sometimes it is like playing a gamble which style in fashion sells on particular month. I have seen white shirt sold in winters and balck shirt sold in summers because that particular shop or town have opposite fashion taste than rest of the world.







Product costing in this system is open to all vendors and sales staff, means fabric cost plus CMTP, plus delivery Charges take 5% add up in costing for stores buying for financial cost interest, warehousing cost and banking charges.

Warehousing cost can cut down if we accomplish this plan and gets delivery to store shelf’s directly. Here we need to have stores sales forecasting very accurate which comes with experience and market trends.



Vendor selections-This very important and strategic, we have to have very good reputation in terms of product development and quality assurance terms with vendor.

As I have 15 years of costing, negotiations and product development experience, hope to give best of my knowledge. Nevertheless, here, I need very good support on payment terms, as payment terms can lower prices sometimes by 15% of prevailing cost of any garment.



Contract buying on monthly basis-

This very cost effective in short and both long-term basis.

If we have small vendors to deliver products on CMTP basis.

Means cut to make, tailoring and packing basis, than we can reduce cost by 7% to cost given to vendor, but here we need to invest on fabric .Some contract factories can work on this if we offer them confirmed monthly order quantity





Pre planning systems and calculations are as follows.



1-Here we need to have reporting to only director of company who gives final go along with its present accounts department.

2-Decisions shall be taken among sales team me and director of purchase. We need to have inputs of fashion designers and forecasters in our buying only on season basis which is only 4 to 5 meeting in years who shall be reporting to me and paid my my only.



Assume buying or sourcing or purchase of any metal engineering part or software or even shirt can be quoted 5 by one factory and another can quote it for 15.Here quality is same but depends on situation of seller, legal matters, availability of raw material and payment terms of buyer. So as consultant I tried to get catalyst and get you deals for 8, am I correct in negotiations?



Sourcing planning for retail chains or brands based in India. Following firstly present changes in your purchase and buying system.



3-Presales fashion forecasting shall be done where we have monthly quantity forecasting of items we need to sell. Minimum guarantee sales plans in particular store shall be added. Here we need to have professional garment sales store manager who can give input on his sales plan monthly. Here my forecasting with inputs from market and designers gives wattage on sales. So here I am trying to fashion forecast with sales team, market forces and readily available designs in the market, these can be delivered on short notices from factories and wholesalers.



4 Appointing sourcing network on wholesalers and small factories those can do small quantity delivers in short notices. Having contract buying from factories, where insuring factories buying on monthly or weekly basis.



One—scraping following departments those concerned your purchase and sourcing. Which save 3% on administration cost, 10% salaries and including cost of communications and travel timing? We need only one fashion coordinator and one quality controller to be paid; their salary shall be half paid from my monthly charges.



Second Warehousing shall be minimized at your end; here we will formulate sales quantity and timing season wise and getting all deliveries directly to store from factories. Asking factories to keep some stock on our forecasting and we will insure factories full one year buying. It is like buying on contract rather than buying on consignment basis.



Three—Consignment basis buying can be done for high value seasonal buying items like wedding dresses, wedding suits and high values designer clothing, this can give safe side to our capital and inventory on salving.





I have made some flow chart those can be amended as per company to brand basis those can be updated on daily basis. This gives better MIS SUPPORT



Flow Chart One—Vendor chart item wise having priced, item, quantity, delivers dates and monthly requirement column. Shall be discussed only with buying director and me.



Flow chart second--chart shall be discussed and updated by director, me, sales staff, accounts and store inventory. Store inventory chart shall be different from this chart.



Flow-chart three for delivery, quantity and quality control. Shall be discussed with sales staff, me and fashion coordinator.



Flow chart four shall be having final delivery details, sales details with dates on daily basis, payments done, vendor’s performance, garment’s sales and quality performance. This is very important chart and shall be discussed only with director purchase, me and fashion coordinator.



Fashion coordinator -----Here I created a post of a person with low IQ but computer perceptive and honest. Person who shall not take decision, it is strategic to have less qualified person, just to have trade secret intact. However, this person shall coordinate all of us so should be communicative and daring to call anyone 100 times a day.

All inputs of these flow chart are business trade secrets and shall be made and amended at your place and I shall not be discussing with any one else.

Here we need one fresh fashion coordinator, who is communicative and computer savvy, who can collect all dates from concerned people and keep updating it and distributing among concerned people.

Finally updating shall be confirmed with me. Here follow charts shall be discussed and updated by director, me, sales staff, accounts and store inventory. Store inventory chart shall be different from this chart



This fashion coordinator person shall be loyal to brand owner and me and shall not discus these charts with any one else.

This post in small and only clerical but honesty is must. Because this person shall be setting in brand’s office having no decision power but gets indirect power from sales, company director and me. Person shall be coordinating all of us as we shall be traveling a lot and giving orders on emails and phone.



Presently some brands are doing this system in India, with inputs made by them and following MIS, but this system never presented to anyone else.

As I keep this system to be practiced along with me and than followed by companies, but follow up and coordination is key words here, which only be achievable when we think like me in positive directions and teamwork.





This particular planning is tried and tested with retail chains buying systems of foreign retails chains.

Nevertheless, we need to have some co-ordinations among sourcing company, brand, and store, as this concept is new to Indian buying patterns. Easy flow chart system that be practiced within week and within one Q, brand can make it compatible. Here this method is so easy that I followed it for foreign client within week and some of these clients done even need me.



Please donor discus this plan with anyone else.

MY WORKING TERMS

Here my payments depends upon how many hours I need to put to implement this plan, normally I charge starting joining rs 50000 advance, if you have already buying for 2 years and have some vendors base, sales forecasting of year with you. In addition, rest on 10% of buying amount. Here traveling cost is yours, although I incur and manage 50% of travel cost with payments of my other bills. Two staff’s salary shall be compensated 50% with me.

I plan to work only with one garment retail chain store for coming year, so plan fast as I have decide early.

Normally monthly buying comes around of rs 20lac of particular small store.

Thursday, December 30, 2010

ALL SALES REPRESNTATIONS ONLY FOR EUROPE BRANDS

Save 50% on consultancy India Sales Representation
FOR 35% GROWING INDUSTRY OPENING 500 STORES IN 5 MILLION FEET SAPCE IN 2011-12
India market vast and depends on factors like rain, festival, political system, word of mouth and less on TV advertising and social networking. Distribution, retail sector and stores are unorganized for 45 years, in last 10 years organizing, data not available, old brand sales report not effective. People response is confusing on research; advertising is costly, agencies plan not effective for vast market. One festival month give year long sales volume one city and rest of Indian goes blank on chart Indian market is tricky India sales based on street knowledge not on B-school studies. Retail is changing, shelf life of product changes from lunch hours to weekend slog hours. Seek consultant save time, money get instant report on advertising, legal, marketing sales plan, chain store buying entry. Import custom duty 25 to150%product to product, 15% handling charges. Legally brand retail not allowed without local. Brand registration and Indian chemical test report required for sales of food and cosmetic. I’M NOT IMPORTER ONLY CONSULTANT/AGENT Shailesh, Delhi India, 091-9810786040 shaileshbiz@yahoo.com Serious companies Europe USA l

consultancy--indo europe/usa

Indo-europe-usa consultancy services can work together? Means individual consultant in India and firm in Europe or USA, working as associate.
INDIAN CONSULTANCY SERVICES SECTOR GROWING 50%

Third best growing nation on world is India. Airports, roads, power, technology transfer is big business consultancy. Distribution, retail sector and stores are unorganized for 45 years, in last 10 years organizing, data not available, old brand sales report not effective. Sales of French brand and PORSCHE car is coming up, software and banking system is up to the mark. People are poor and hungry on paper but real India growth is in villages where you can see dish TV and new small airport. Housing sector is expensive like London, painting Auctioned for millions and Indian English author getting Booker prize.
Companies those done Projects based on Technology transfer, airport- retail- sourcing, hotel and travel with minimum 25000usd consultancy charges can be market in India. Projects results based on benefit of client as business development alliances and collaborations. Working shall be on associate basis on 50% share. Consultancy firms only call serious comments to Shailesh, Delhi India, 091-9810786040 shaileshbiz@yahoo.com

INDIAN RETAIL IMPACKES SOURCING FOR GLOBAL BRANDS ALSO

INDIAN RETAIL AND WHOLESALE MARKET-35% GROWTH



As Indian retail market is growing with pace of 35% annually, planning is to open 2000 stores and 2 million square feet of retail space by Indian and global brands in year 2011-12. Marketing in India---both products and services are in demand and demand is growing in cities where no one has done sales for 40 years from now, but today it is different and based on street knowledge only.

It is now organized and planned with all major retail chains willing to enter, as Indian real estate is providing best spaces and hotels for low to high end retail sales. Import laws are hard and lengthy compare to china, but our market is getting bigger in vertical prospect of economics. It is new a decade old so new trade consultant cannot predict the market as I have worked in unorganized market for 17 years now.

Here you need and consultant like to me get you well placed in the market. All comfort zones and fewer problems. So spend a little time on me and get results bigger than you can see. I advice you to visit Indian in a trade show to find your self about Indian market.



Please confirm 10% sales commission and 200usd to be paid as consultant fee per month or pay 5000usd one time in year as consultant and get marketing work from my side until you get importer or direct store to buy your item. Advice further on tele call so that we can have better understanding of working 91-9810786040



Tips for entering Indian market for sales of product and services. Please confirm your entry in market to your export government department and embassy. Always have one consultant for all working needs. Please check prices of consultant fee in net or your embassy, than ask my fees. Import laws are hard please read yourself on net or trust your consultant. Rest we can discuss if you visit India soon.








Thanks and best regards


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Shailesh Sharma- Sales & Sourcing Agent From INDIA-17 Years experience


Sourcing/Buying--Clothing-Gifts-Cosmetics www.shaileshsales.blogspot.com

indian sourcing

Sourcing INDIAN product and services



You save 25% as my working gives you instant samples; price quotes no need to maintain staff in your office or in India, but visit Indian once to finalize factories before you start working with me. Indian travel is cheap among Asia’s guide your for free where you can save on food and time on travel.



Indian manufacturing facilities has improved in last decade in vertical manner where quality is innovations are more important. We have no large scale factories like china , but our skilled manpower with lot of available computer professionals we have placed our MADE IN INDIA PRODUCTS better in the global market



Purchase or sourcing or buying is three different words but meaning or goal is same to have best quality products with international competitive price.



But here in India good first sample or low price gives you good quality for first time but later your get bad items. So in my working I believe on consistency of working. It is only one aspect I look before making purchase or buying recommendations.

Sourcing is an art of negotiations, negotiations on buying comes from knowledge and working, so my 17 years of working is hard where I learned the Indian factories more hard way as I sometime never get paid after work or any other reason. I have different methods and systems those workable in Indian as per time to time. So with my working you save 25% on time, travel, office and staff maintained. As I have my own staff and works on low consultancy and commission basis. All buying agency have overheads of their working as my working is better as it is based on street smart methods blended with new management systems.



Please send your company details and contact number please calls me for details. Please confirm 10% commission and 200usd to be paid as consultant fee per month or pay 5000usd one time in year as consultant and get consultancy only on price and sampling no quality assurance. I shall be giving you my full original contact details with my Indian voter card number and bank account details for my originality. Please call me further for details. Please call me it is better to have good understanding.




Thanks and best regards


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Shailesh Sharma- Sales & Sourcing Agent From INDIA-17 Years experience


Sourcing/Buying--Clothing-Gifts-Cosmetics www.shaileshsales.blogspot.com

Address -211, Krishna ,Dawraka,Sec-9 .New Delhi75-India. Tel-09810786040

Saturday, June 26, 2010

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INDIA FASHION AND LUXUARY MARKETING--A DISCUSSION

Indian luxury, fashion clothing brand/ product marketing &advertising 2010-2011—A report for discussion

Well getting figures, which is more important to make sales and marketing report and proves being business school graduate, here are some facts which are influenced by research and theories but better on really of India fashion where, still 60% of whole sales in unbranded and un accountable and good news is that branded fashion items sales is growing according to me shall be above 30% annually, it includes sales on branded clothing with fake label, which is very common here in India, but not to worry, with my sales plan we can cut that from 80% as we can educate our clients, anyway this is only beginning of facts which as marketer you can find in any professors mouth or in project reports available in business school or consultants papers.

In the present day, in modern times of big hotel, multiplexes and office buildings attract our imagination of the greatness, but when we search our history we find big building structures of architectural splendor. Although we all know that in India temples are the biggest marvels of art and worship blended together, where we get peace of soul and mind while watching and traveling at that particular monument. So in India, hidden advertising and word of mouth advertising is bigger than any marketing theory or application formed self styled marketing Gurus.

Life is tale, told by an idiot. It is quote I believe and written by Shakespeare Of England in Victorian period. Here, take idiot as positive person, who seeing all worries and problems in such manner it seems and happens to person only an idealistic way.
Hello to all readers, I am Shailesh Sharma, 40, married male, based in Dawrka, New Delhi, India. Trying not to talk like marketing Guru.

Luxury and lifestyle product market is growing at pace of 35% annually by my calculated research, please follow others what they say with researched report, which cannot be calculated in India.

PLAN —DOING HEAVY NATIONAL LEVEL ADVERTSING AND GIVE LONG CREDIT TO STORES AND DEALERS-
Easy ways to enter, spend money and keep your sales force on toes to get back sales orders. Can make you rich soon, but for this plan we have to discuss sales points/sales staff/product price and launch time.
Please take following drastic measures
1-Product costing must include advertising load up to 15%
2-Emply load 10%
3-Credit load 8%

LAUNCH TIME
1-HIGH WINTERS
2-BIG FESTIVAL TIME
3-GETTING CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS
4-LUNCH WITH OTHER POPULAR/MARKET PLACED BRAND


A report-2010—2011
It is only small part of 15-page report without sales graph, for full details. For details and real marketing and sales consultancy, please send email/ mobile 091--9810786040
Shailesh Sharma, New Delhi, India, sales and sourcing consultant
www.shaileshsales.blogspot.com email shaileshbiz@yahoo.com

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APPAREL SOURCING INDIA ADVANTAGES

India sourcing and buying advantages. Comparing with other Asian garment making nations.
Fashion is style and culture and what you as person. We are in 21st centaury where India is placed ahead of many nations in terms of fashion

1-Better and experienced factories and production professional available-
India is garment production base for the world in many years, may be our ancient history says it is before silk route age.
2-All accessories are available under one roof to make better availability of production raw materials.

3-Small quantities are better than as we have very good base of small exporters.

4-Better design professional available – Our designers are part of every ramp show in the world even in Italy and France.

5-Better domestic growth given an edge-We have Donna Karan and stores like COLE’S and Carrefoure, coming to Indian retails sectors, we enjoy good production base for exports also.

6-fabric availability –We have very good production base for textiles, and our mills can deliver the best and on time.

7-hand printing and coloring facilities—We have small sector of textiles, can do small quantity textile printing by hand and can offer small quantity better.

8-Banking and payment terms are better and easy than other part of Asia.

9-Quality control professional are is cheaper by 5% .Our quality professional are well trained and can deliver goods at their best.

10-Communacation is English and faster—Indians are English trained by ages.
12-Cotton fabric and its variety is available in abundance, we have the best available cotton, in bulk quantity.
13-Better freight cost than China for Europe and USA.



Disadvantages for buying from India, compare from Asian nations

1-Factories in China are bigger and having latest technology available in the world
2-Cheaper factory staff, means lab our cost is higher in Indian than Bangladesh.
3- Bangladesh and Pakistan have GSP privileges.

4-Quality test labs are more in China
5-Fabric other than cotton is freely available in fast east nations
6-Frieght consolidations are better in China as USA stores are buying other products also from China.
7-Bigger quantities are better handled in China –AS they have factories with large machines and more manpower.
8-CMT costs less in Bangladesh—Currency is weaker than India. So all factors less paid and this can pass on to buyers benefit.


Looking forward for sourcing consultancy projects and can save your 10 to 15 % on buying terms.
PLEASE DONOT COPY AS IT IS SIMPLLY MADE TO GET FACTS
It is only small part of 15-page report without sales graph, for full details. For details and real marketing and sales consultancy, please send email/ mobile 091--9810786040
Shailesh Sharma, New Delhi, India, sales and sourcing consultant
www.shaileshsales.blogspot.com email shaileshbiz@yahoo.com