Nov 2021 — Now
Import Production Manager · BJD Inx
• Communicating daily basis with factories in China, India, and Bangladesh via e-mail and phone
• Familiarity with all aspects of production from design and development to production approvals and P.O. management, costing, sampling, construction, color, manufacturing, fit and final approvals
• Price negotiation with factories
• New factory sourcing
• Verifying customer's purchase orders to place orders with suppliers
• Reviewing fit/proto sample, pre-production samples, and production samples
• Complete final review of all pre-production samples.
• Maintaining spreadsheets of Work in Process (WIP).
• Verifying shipping invoices, sample payments.
May 2017 — Nov 2021
- Communicating daily basis with factories in China, India, and Bangladesh via e-mail and phone
- Communicating with factories daily basis for coordination of Production and solve the production problem
- Price negotiation with factories
- New factory sourcing
- Verifying customer's purchase orders to place orders with suppliers
- Reviewing fit/proto sample, pre-production samples, and production samples
- Complete final review of all pre-production samples.
- Maintaining spreadsheets of Work in Process (WIP).
- Verifying shipping invoices, sample payments
Aug 2016 — Apr 2017
E-Commerce & Import Production Manager · C.O.C Obsessed Clothing Inc
- Manage Domestic and Import Production
- Work closely with the sales force to forecast and execute planned SKU for multiple account needs
- Negotiate, allocate, and place all production needs in a timely matter to meet In-House dates
- Collaborate and aid in development efforts with the design team in order to expedite production.
- Manage and track all aspects of full-cycle Time and Action Calendar for Domestic & Import
- Effective daily correspondence with all makers, suppliers, and vendors to ensure product delivery
- Maintaining spreadsheets of Work in Process (WIP)
Jan 2014 — Jul 2016
E-Commerce & Import production Manager · Torpeda Sp. z o.o
- Work with Sourcing Director to develop all upcoming lines and to manage existing incoming production.
- Work with Sourcing Director and Designers to build a road map for future seasonal product
- Confirm final order placement and deliveries.
- Partner with sourcing channels and internal cross-functional teams to create a time and action calendar
- Continually analyzes the effectiveness of the development process and modifies as needed.
- Manage relationships with sourcing partners (Garments Factory, Trim suppliers, Label makers, Print house, Shipping Company/Forwarder, etc)
- Visit competitors stores, bring the new idea for the designers to develop new products
- Manager new products developed from the design to "ready for start production"
- Visit trade fair and collect upcoming fashion trends for Design and Merchandising department.
PRODUCTION STRATEGY AND MANAGEMENT :
- Factory Sourcing, selection, Price Negotiating, Order Placement, Selection of payment terms.
- Facilitate weekly production updates with Founder and relevant Team Members
- Provide technical manufacturing expertise
- Visit manufacturers in Europe and Asia to drive product development, negotiate cost, and monitor the manufacturing process.
- Manage quality assessment and testing
- Monitor employee performance, provide feedback and develop employees through formal and on-the-job training
- Identity and evaluate supplier capacities to maximize business potential
- Evaluate supplier's performance and help factories to meet the company's standard
- Evaluate factories financial status, that factory has the financial capacity to procure orders
- Correspondence and follow up with agents, factories, and vendors on a daily basis
Maintaining spreadsheets of Work in Process (WIP).
Dec 2009 — Oct 2013
Factory Manager · Fartex Fashion Wear Ltd
- Merchandising, Production Planning, Quality, Man/Machine and Time Management and achieving on-time delivery.
- Assured profitability of the customers by ensuring the timely delivery of orders with Quality and Quantity.
- Executed the orders in a perfect manner and implementing the systems in place.
- Coordinated with product development, costing and following up on Quality.
- Created new developments with the help of the design team.
- Leading the staff team in an efficient and affecting way to make sure the timely and errorless delivery.
- Liaison with Overseas Customers and Local/ Overseas Suppliers.
- Production planning and confirming the delivery dates to Customer.
- Manage the supply chain from the yarn to finished products ready for export
- Quality control from the Knitting/ Weaving, Dyeing, Cutting, Printing/ Embroidery, Sewing, Packing
- Communicating with Buyer’s nominated third party Inspection team, follow up Implement their instruction during productions
- Maintaining records for PO details, Production details, Quality charts Test reports, Season wise order details, and all daily necessary work procedures.
- Trimming/ Printing/ Embroidery/ Fabrics Management - Developing the new Vendors as per the Buyer's quality standard and educating the existing vendors about the updates.
- Solving the issues and instructing solutions for Production practical difficulties on a daily basis.
- Imparting production planning updates to buyers on a regular basis.
- Handling domestic Fabrics and Accessories production and follow-up
- Dealing with Bank for financial support of the factory and Insurance/ Logistics/ Shipping Company for the Export procedure
- Monitoring Export documents for proper documents, so buyer can release goods at the destination without any problem
- Maintain relation and Communication with Government and non-government organization related to Clothing Industries
- Staffs and Workers training and coaching for skill development
Mar 2000 — Nov 2009
Merchandiser · Fartex International Ltd
Fartex International Ltd is a Buying House working with USA & European customers)
I was responsible for Head of Operation the entire Buying and Merchandising of Fartex International Ltd for their Sourcing & Product Development, Buying & Merchandising, Pricing & Negotiations, Production & Technical/Quality Assurance Management, and Final Inspection till shipment with Supply Chain from India, Bangladesh, China more than 30 Suppliers and sub-contractors with a team of merchandises and QC’s around 25 staffs members.
KEY DUTIES:
- Sourcing and Merchandising
- Product Development
- Production and Technical Quality Management till final Inspections
- Liaison with Vendors Coordination
- Liaison with Logistics and Supporters
- International Business Development
- Leadership and Team Building
- Supplier Selection and Coordination
- Social and Technical Compliance
- Vendor Relationship Management
- Pricing and Negotiations
- Cost Reduction
- Time and Action Plans
- Buyer Trips and Meeting Arrangements