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I like figuring things out. Then making them work.

I built a clothing brand, managed suppliers and production, and now work in enterprise software sales. I like work where I can make decisions, build things and see what changes.

CLO Virtual Fashion Ex-Levi's · Uniqlo Built Brun Builds with AI
Ashwanth Kumar

Where I've been and what I did.

2026 Present

Business Development Manager

CLO Virtual Fashion
B2B Sales GTM AI Automation

I work in enterprise sales across India and South Asia. Built an active pipeline of 25+ enterprise accounts in under 90 days and closed my first deal within two months. I also own the sample and supplier management workstream for CLO-SET 2.0, working with product, engineering and client-facing teams. Built tools that cut research from weeks to 1-2 days and prepare meeting summaries for my approval before posting.

2023 2025

Co-founder and BD Lead

Brun, Royal Classic Mills wearbrun.com ↗︎
Founder D2C P&L E-commerce

I built Brun from scratch, managing the online store, vendors, pricing, ads, logistics and the P&L. Managed a team of 5-7 people, including hiring and reviewing their work. Monthly revenue grew from Rs 50,000 to a peak of Rs 3.5 lakh in six months, with 3x return on ad spend at peak. At RCM, I also set up a design function and improved on-time delivery for Levi's orders from 65% to over 90% in four months.

2022 2023

Senior Merchandiser

Levi Strauss and Co
Sourcing Supply Chain Vendor Management

Led sourcing for Levi's India knits portfolio. Improved on-time supply from 83% to 95% through supplier management.

2019 2022

Merchandiser

Uniqlo India
Merchandising Procurement Quality Control

Managed procurement and production across 3+ vendor relationships. Reduced defect rates by 40% and maintained over 95% on-time delivery. This was my first role after college.

2015 2019

B.F.Tech, Apparel Manufacturing

NIFT Chennai
Education Student of the Year

B.F.Tech in Apparel Manufacturing. Received the Student of the Year and Meritorious Student awards. I also held student leadership roles and won five gold medals in athletics and swimming across school and university.

The work, and the story behind it.

Ashwanth Kumar

I learned by taking responsibility.

I started at Uniqlo, then moved to Levi's. I learned sourcing and production by working with suppliers and dealing with delays, quality issues and deadlines.

Then I co-founded Brun. I was responsible for the store, pricing, ads, vendors and the P&L. I also hired people and reviewed their work. Running a brand taught me that being sure about an idea isn't the same as knowing customers will buy it.

I joined CLO Virtual Fashion in March 2026. Alongside enterprise sales and product work, I started building tools to make research and reporting easier.

For my next role, I want to work closely with leadership, own business problems and help make decisions. I'm interested in founder's office, business operations, partnerships and growth roles where I can both plan and do the work.

Let's talk.