Biplav Gurung
Dubai
Summary
Experienced Merchandise Planner with 10+ years in retail planning and inventory management. Proven in optimizing product assortments for sales and profitability. Skilled in trend forecasting, sales analysis, and effective replenishment strategies. Adept at cross-functional collaboration to align merchandising, buying, and sales goals. Strong analytical skills and retail metric expertise, seeking to maximize product performance and inventory turnover in a dynamic retail environment.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Supply Planner
Brands For Less
04.2025 - Current
- Optimized inventory levels by implementing efficient supply planning strategies.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop demand forecasts, ensuring adequate stock levels to meet customer needs.
- Improved order accuracy with meticulous tracking and monitoring of purchase orders, delivery schedules, and invoices.
- Addressed any discrepancies between received items and purchase orders promptly, minimizing potential disruptions to production schedules.
- Streamlined warehouse operations by identifying areas for improvement and implementing best practices in inventory management.
Merchandise Planner
Egolf Megastore
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
05.2023 - 03.2025
- Prepare & Monitor Reports on Performance of Dept./Class/Subclass (where Applicable) to identify any exceptions to Sales, Stockholding's, Forward Covers, Inflows and propose actions on out of line situations to the Planners/Buyers monthly with action to be taken
- Assist with product ordering, assortment and range planning in line with brand strategy, market trends and current/forecasted performance
- Developing excels reporting structure and process of updating to ensure efficient and timely execution for the team on weekly, monthly and yearly basis
- End of season sales and performance analysis to drive seasonal strategies
- Exit strategy planning, promotional and end of season markdown planning
- Manage data integrity for the site, ensuring it is accurate and in line with the system and website requirements alongside the online merchandiser
- Liaising with suppliers on Order confirmations, and invoicing, ensuring these matches with the original order placed and reporting any discrepancies to brand and/or superior
- Manage delivery of stock alongside supply chain within agreed timelines, ensuring that purchase orders and all system data is maintained accurately
- Maintain pricing in line with brand and business guidelines accurately for each GCC region
- Maintain daily an accurate order table and delivery report in line with the confirmed supplier orders
- Stock planning for sale events as per trade calendar to clear to Max inventory
- Maintaining tracker for both Wholesale and retail custom order
Brand Coordinator
Al Futtaim Group
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
02.2022 - 04.2023
- Provide consultation to buyers on all aspects of merchandise management and help create alignment with key business objectives and decisions.
- Assist Merchandise Manager with executing overall category strategic plan by providing administrative and other support as directed.
- Assist with analysis, planning, development and execution of all marketing plans
- Provide pertinent visibility / feedback / direction to Planning Manager and Buying teams on Top Selling items and Slow Selling items.
- Interface with site managers, project management and e-technology team for timely database uploads, site deployments, and reporting of issues
- Partner with cross-functional team on management of basic inventory, providing size balancing recommendations and service level analysis
- Create and maintain change forms to ensure database consistency working closely with Creative team.
- Generated weekly, monthly and quarterly sales reports to highlight milestones and activities
Brand Coordinator
Rivoli Group
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
02.2021 - 01.2022
- Creating Purchase Order
- Processing Invoices for consigned Brands
- Preparing GRN/Costing Sheet
- Calculating brand specific incentives for retail staff
- Handling inventory control
- Stock Ageing analysis
- Liaising with logistics and procurement team at Principal end for shipment
- Involving in Brand sponsored events Coordinating for brand related training for retail staff
- Handling customer queries
- Assisting Department with all aspects of day-to-day reporting
- Conducted research and analysis to determine brand positioning and messaging.
- Created and managed budgets to maximize
Allocator
GMG
11.2013 - 01.2021
- Generated sales-to-stock reports to monitor store inventory levels.
- Managed replenishment of current styles to boost inventory productivity by channel.
- Reviewed and analyzed weekly business results to identify solutions. Developed allocation strategies to maximize sales and minimize markdowns.
- Analyzed reports on purchased items to determine which merchandise was popular and which items were not moving sales-wise.
- Collaborated with logistics, merchants and planners to strategically mitigate risks to business.
- Requisitioned new supplies and maintained storage areas for smooth department operations.
- Handled day-to-day shipping and receiving overseeing more than 100 packages per day
- Consolidating the stocks as per the weekly analysis
- Order fulfillment of wholesale & other distribution partners
- Analyzes weekly unit sell per category / style level and acting accordingly
Education
BBA -
Rabindranath Tagore University
01.2021
High School Diploma - undefined
Rongo Higher Secondary School
01.2009
Skills
- Analytical Skills
- Forecasting
- Project Management
- Inventory Management
- Merchandising strategies
- Assortment planning
- Warehouse management
- Demand forecasting
LANGUAGES
English
Nepali
Hindi
PERSONAL DETAILS
- Date of birth: 12 Aug 1990
- Nationality: Indian
- Visa status: Employment
- Marital status: Single
LINKS
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/biplav-gurung-b9b7145a/
Timeline
Supply Planner
Brands For Less
04.2025 - Current
Merchandise Planner
Egolf Megastore
05.2023 - 03.2025
Brand Coordinator
Al Futtaim Group
02.2022 - 04.2023
Brand Coordinator
Rivoli Group
02.2021 - 01.2022
Allocator
GMG
11.2013 - 01.2021
High School Diploma - undefined
Rongo Higher Secondary School
BBA -
Rabindranath Tagore University