Maryam Noor - Assistant Merchandise Manager (sourcing and ops lead), JCPenney

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Work Background

Catalyst Brands LLCAssistant Merchandise Manager

Jan. 2025Lahore, Punjab, PakistanManaging business development & Execution in Pakistan, Jordan, Bangldesh and Honduras. Looking for Opportunities in Turkey, Egypt, Kenya and Western Hemisphere Work Closely with the team to Support the development of appropriate sourcing opportunities for Apparel and Home Category and ensure that the Current supplier matrix has the right mix of product placement in accordance with their capabilities. Ensure Team effective maintains supplier’s account, conduct market research, collate reports, provide weekly status updates, and perform trouble-shooting as required. Implement effective order management systems to ensure efficient work process and controls. Provides customer service by maintaining relations with concerned stakeholders. Responsible for smooth, efficient and effective official visits by assisting with trip planning and organizing supplier meetings to showcase supplier strengths. Contributes to the negotiation process to ensure projections get converted to actual business. Oversees suppliers ‘account’ maintenance by close communications with suppliers, providing weekly status updates, and trouble-shooting Quality Assurance and/or communication problems. Supervise the team towards successful achievement of company goals and business-related tasks as assigned. Responsible to develop associates through training and provide leadership to assigned associates. Assist Country Manager on Special Projects related to Team development & Process improvement. Support and implement Processes to Cater to the Further Business growth and Brand integrations.

JCPenneyAssistant Merchandise Manager

Nov. 2021 - Apr. 2025Lahore, Punjab, PakistanTeam Lead – Knits Apparel Category. Managing business development & Execution in Pakistan, Jordan and Honduras. Looking for Opportunities in Kenya. Work Closely with the team to Support the development of appropriate sourcing opportunities for Knits Category and ensure that the Current supplier matrix has the right mix of product placement in accordance with their capabilities. Ensure Team effective maintains supplier’s account, conduct market research, collate reports, provide weekly status updates, and perform trouble-shooting as required. Implement effective order management systems to ensure efficient work process and controls. Provides customer service by maintaining relations with concerned stakeholders. Responsible for smooth, efficient and effective official visits by assisting with trip planning and organizing supplier meetings to showcase supplier strengths. Contributes to the negotiation process to ensure projections get converted to actual business. Oversees suppliers ‘account’ maintenance by close communications with suppliers, providing weekly status updates, and trouble-shooting Quality Assurance and/or communication problems. Supervise the team towards successful achievement of company goals and business-related tasks as assigned.

JCPenneySenior Merchandiser

Jan. 2019 - Nov. 2021Lahore, PakistanKnits Apparel Category Lead. Managing business development in Pakistan, Jordan and Honduras

JCPenneyAdministrative Operations Supervisor

Sep. 2015 - Dec. 2018Responsible for the administration and smooth day to day operations of the office. Providing IT support to the office in collaboration with HK and India IT teams. Ensuring office resources and tools are available for efficient use for the office associates. Handling documentation and payment related matters for weekly shipments. These tasks include: - Issuing supplier payments (LOA) on web based application. - Ensuring optimum container utilisation and timely movement of containers to guarantee on time delivery of shipments. - Coordinating with shippers, consolidators, shipping lines, origin customs clearing agents, destination custom brokers and various JCP US teams for smooth execution of weekly sea/air shipments including equipment approval, cargo booking/movement/delivery, shipment manifestation/ISF submission prior to shipment. - Making shipment contracts on web based application (Tradeweave). - Handling the supplier on boarding process. - Assisting the compliance teams in Dallas office to ensure suppliers are complaint with the JCP standards. - Managing the JCP origin non compliance program.

JCPenneyOperations Coordinator

Feb. 2015 - Aug. 2015Lahore, Pakistan

JCPenneyOperations Assistant

Dec. 2012 - Jan. 2015Lahore, Pakistan

USAIDManagement Trainee

Sep. 2012 - Nov. 2012Lahore, PakistanHired by USAID Women in trade project. Appointed as a Management trainee at JCPenney Purchasing Corporation Pakistan IBO in the Operations Department.

Rising Sun Institute for special childrenVolunteer

Jul. 2010 - Aug. 2010X Block DHA LahoreResponsible for raising funds for the School

Soneri Bank LimitedIntern

Jun. 2010 - Jul. 2010Z Block DHA Phase 3

Kinnaird College for WomenKinnaird Entrepreneurial Society Representative

Aug. 2009 - Mar. 201193 Jail Road Lahore