Experience

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  Tiny Girl Clothing Pvt. Ltd.

  • Sourcing Merchandisers

    • Jun 2022 - Aug 2023

    • Internal & external communication- Information should flow throughout the order cycle (with buyers & with departments, within the company and vendors) from Order confirmation to shipment.• Overseeing & Coordinating the overall operations of 350+ machines in the in-house factory of Tiny Girl Co-ordinate various departments such as sourcing, sampling, production, quality assurance, and logistics) for smooth execution and timely delivery of orders.• Prepare Time and Action (T&A) calendar at least once in a day. Works with Technical, QA management team to ensure all commercial decision and standards are met.• Sample approval- Sample quality brings bulk order. Get the sample done from the product development department and get it approved from the buyer. If any correction needed in any sample then buyer sends the details to merchandiser and same thing merchandiser convey to sampling department. Get the approval of all the sample systematically.• Costing -Once all the required samples are made and approved. The most important thing is costing. Win-win costing is made for both buyers and for manufacturing unit. If the costing is going high then negotiations (with buyers) is done.• On Time delivery shipment percentage- For any apparel industry, one of the KPI (key performance indicator) is on time delivery shipment percentage. It should be very high and ideally, it should be 100 %. To deliver orders on mentioned date track that order on a regular basis.• Sourcing- Deals with sourcing team for procurement of raw material in small factories along with sourcing.

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  Monk & Mei Pvt Limited

  • Operations Manager

    • Jul 2021 - Mar 2022

    • Coordinated manufacturing production activities based on production strategies, policies and plans. Studied detail of the planning such as expected quality of the products, quantities, cost, and labor required to foresee any action needed. Adjusted processes and resources to minimise costs.• Managed briefs from clients for the manufacturing of wearing apparel. Collected customers’ demands and prepare them into specifications for the production.• Performed process control to wearing apparel products in order to assure mass production in an uninterrupted production manner. Controlled processes to ensure that processes are predictable, stable and consistent.• Analysed Supply Chain Strategies: Examined an organisation’s planning details of production, their expected output units, quality, quantity, cost, time available and labour requirements. Provide suggestions in order to improve products, service quality and reduce costs.• Communicated production plan to all levels in a way that targets, processes, and requirements are clear. Ensured that information is passed to everyone involved in the process assuming their responsibility for overall success.• Monitored T and A follow up with merchandisers on daily basis in terms of product development and approvals and preproduction activities to take place well in advance to planned production start dates.• Ensured that the factory is well compliant as per buyer requirements. Checked that all SOPS are in place and followed as a system. Monitored day to day expenses as per budget along with productivity, on-time delivery with cost control.• Set KPIs and JDs for each and every department and monitored on regular basis and guide them to get out of the deviations to perform as expected by the organization.

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  House of Anita Dongre Limited

  • India

  • Production Manager

    • May 2008 - May 2021
    • India

    • Responsible for handling overall western wear segment (Women & Kids) for House of Anita Dongre.• Ensured production runs smoothly. Planned, coordinated and controlled the manufacturing processes to deliver excellent quality garments, to meet production timelines. Singlehandedly managed mass production and achieve more than targeted revenue for the company.• Managed production operations at plant with a view to ensure timely accomplishment of production targets within the time and cost parameters. Successfully implemented different technologies with exposure to various styles and designs of floor coverings, different weaves, yarns used and different techniques of surface embellishments.• Oversaw the production process, supervising and motivating the production staff. Monitored product standards and implementing quality control programs. Set new production norms with unit head & achieving the same; identified & reduced non value added activities viz., Fatigue reduction to increase utilisation.• Drawn up a weekly production schedule, ensure products are produced on time and are excellent in quality. Monitored the production processes and adjusting schedules when needed.• Drawn up an estimated cost sheet (market list) weekly for production, Ensured production cost is effective. Sourced, ordered and purchased production materials from the market, or online vendors weekly or monthly as the case maybe.• Input data entry for category of Women's & Kids seasonal costing and purchase orders to ensure efficient delivery, costing, and maintaining a proper day-to-day record.• Managed human and material resources to meet production target. Conducted fittings and properly document fitting issues. Related fitting issues to production team for onwards correction.

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  M/s Cotton Club (India) Pvt.

  • Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Assistant Production Manager

    • Apr 2005 - Apr 2008
    • Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    • Responsible for handling exports of product to different countries like Netherland, Newyork, USA.• Samples developed - according t o buyer's product specifications/packaging, line review sample approvals, comment matching samples, s i z e set s , marketing samples, pre- production samples and shipping samples transfer, etc.• Analytical review a n d u s e o f quality performance data recorded by t h e production coordinator to assist QA staff and assemble reporting tables and aggregate data to clarify and communicate information.• Handled marketing and sales operations, responsible for merchandise management and production, including sampling, fit a n d pre-production approvals, fabric a n d trim approvals, testing, gold seals , work with Q A departments for timely inspection and delivery, update production and buyer status.• Analyzed market trends and buyer requirements, and developing creative and innovative models t o differentiate clients' products i n the market. Able to solved the problem and organized the task (TIME & ACTION calendar) to meet the deadline.• Coordinated with Product Manager on fabric approval, shrinkage, lab soak, trimming, lab testing, etc. Met once a week with the production planning department. and production management to update daily operations.• Sourced ornaments, fabrics a n d subcontracting factories f o r y a r n dyeing, printing, embroidery and sewing.• Supervised subordinates to ensure the placement of fabrics and accessories. As well as the daily production status of gray fabrics, dyed and ready-to-wear, decorations and fabric inventories as well as factory support to keep production running smoothly.