Tousif Ahmed
Senior Manager, Marketing & Sales · International Textile Limited, Karachi
New York, NY
In My Own Words
SKILLS HIGHLIGHT • Work experience in various segments of apparel business including - Plant Feasibility & Budgeting - Layout and Machines Planning - Human Resource Planning - Procurement & Purchase - Marketing & Sales - Product Development - Costing, Pricing - Production & Operation Management - Planning & Execution, Merchandising, Supply Chain, Logistics Management - Global Sourcing & Buying - Vendor Management, Plants Evaluation - Quality Control Management - Imports & Exports - 3rd Country Origin (ECO) Trade etc. • Work experience in Asia across number of companies and countries. • Off shore postings at Hong Kong, Vietnam, Dacca. • Multicultural work experience spread over variety of assignments. • Widely travelled, gaining and imparting trade knowledge. • Worked at Middle to Higher Executive positions involving decision making. • Well connected with garment industries at Pakistan, Bangladesh & Africa. • Headed garments business of Okamoto Europe / OTA Sports in Asia. • Established woven division of Bugle Boys Industries Inc., USA, in Pakistan. • Launched liaison office of Conforama in Pakistan, for home textiles. • Signed agency agreements with several reputed global customers. • Brought TU label of Sainsbury’s UK to Pakistan, for jeans production.
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Senior Manager, Marketing & Sales
International Textile Limited, Karachi2019 – Present
- Installing woven bottoms unit – from feasibility to production stage (ready Oct 19) - Operation Management, Product Development, Marketing & Sales
Sourcing Manager, Woven Apparel
Gemini Resources, Karachi2017 – 2019
- Develop new customer and new business - Management of complete Vendor & Product Sourcing operation (Apparel)
Manager, Marketing, Sales & Merchandising (Denim fabric & Garments)
Rajby Industries2015 – 2016
- Key Accounts Management - Product Development, Pricing, Planning, Merchandising, Delivery - Marketing & Sales (denim fabric and garments)
Self Employed
Owned garments manufacturing and exports business2009 – 2015
- Operation Management, Marketing & Sales, Pricing, Product Development - Production Management (contacted production facility) - Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics, Exports
Sourcing & Buying Coordinator at Karachi Pakistan
The Fielding Group, England2005 – 2009
- Vendor & Product Sourcing, Product Development (denims), Pricing - Buying, Production Coordination, Quality Control Management - Execution, Delivery/Logistics
Product Manager, Group III (Textiles & Furniture) at Pakistan & Vietnam
Conforama2003 – 2004
(2nd largest EU home textile retailer, after IKEA) - Product and Vendor Sourcing & Development - Sales, Orders Placement, Production Coordination, Logistics - Staff management and administration etc. at Pakistan & Vietnam. - Established Karachi liaison office backed up by strong vendor base
Vice President, Sourcing
Ammar Associates, Karachi (Pakistan office of Bugle Boys Ind. Inc. USA)1995 – 2002
- Established and headed Bugle Boys woven division in Pakistan for 6 years producing garments at Pakistan, Qatar, Muscat, Dubai, Sharjah, Jordan - Management of complete Sourcing & Buying Operation - Vendor & Product Sourcing, Product Development, Pricing, Placement - Production Coordination, Execution, Quality Control, Logistics - Staff Management
Country Head, for Pakistan, Bangladesh & Middle East
OTA Sports Limited, Hong Kong1992 – 1994
(Okamoto Europe GmbH, Germany) - Vendor & Product Sourcing, Pricing, Buying, Product Development - Merchandising, Quality Control, Logistics at Pakistan & Bangladesh
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