An enthusiastic, professional and multi skilled product developer, who has extensive knowledge and experience of the entire process for development, material procurement, design concept implementation, supplier negotiation, manufacturing sports & fashion products, to create and follow a successful collection. A thorough knowledge of textile and fabric qualities, A competent pattern maker and cutter, who has worked closely with suppliers and manufacturers to manage quality control and oversee production, Quick to grasp new ideas, concepts and to develop both innovative and creative solutions to problems, I am able to work well using my own initiative and can demonstrate high levels of motivation required to meet tight deadlines. Even under significant pressure, I possess a strong ability to perform and multi-task effectively.
Fluent English, Urdu, Punjabi mother tongue, Reactive, Highly motivated, volunteer and invested!
Career Highlights:
Offering more than 6.5 years of manufacturing industry experience combined with Masters Degree in commerce. Currently working as a Senior Manager Product Development in Forward Gear (Pvt) Ltd which is one of the adidas bags’ supplier having $23 million per annum with 1,500 man power and a production capacity of 400,000pcs/month
December, 2010: Got an Employee of the month award from the Managing Director.
June, 2012: Visited China to our textile suppliers to have good relationship and price negotiations.
January, 2013: Set up a Representative Office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam mainly for Seasonal Development meetings, material sourcing, good supplier relationships and innovative material ideas.
March, 2014: Got GSD (general sewing date) Certification
October, 2015: Promoted as Senior Manager Development
July, 2016: Got the Certificate of Best Department of the Month
Ensuring the entire product line life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities
Work with vendors closely to procure materials on time and right quality
Identify issues and solve those problems/issues related to incoming materials
Communication, Meetings & Negotiations with overseas suppliers & customers
Participate in quality assurance process to make sure 100% right sample manufacturing
Fully responsible design reviews and study of customer requirement
Implementing required materials and customer instructions on bag samples
Making sure right cutting, printing and sewing to avoid mistakes which are not complying with customer requirement.
Implement DFM (Design for Manufacturing) / DFP (Design for Profitability) activities during product development prototypes
Maintaining good business relationships with clients and suppliers.
Organising and Managing customer and suppliers visits to the factory
Leading the overseas Product Development meetings
Training and leading the team, providing discipline and performance feedback.
Price negotiations with material suppliers in order to meet the customer target prices.
Sourcing materials and trims appropriate for each product’s end use
Analysing products in order to come up with efficient and suitable cost ideas.
Making sure the right execution of the comments released and revised sample delivery to customers
Ensuring the samples quality and on time delivery for each customer stage
Developing and supporting a cross functional culture of continuous improvement.
Communication with adidas LO Pakistan (intermediate b/w factory & adidas HQ) for Indirect development.
Making sure for the smooth transition from indirect development to DD
Placing material orders for bulk production to overseas suppliers.
Strong follow up for on time arrival of materials in the warehouse for the tight production timelines
Physical Stock maintenance in ERP for daily issuance and material receiving.
Making sure for planned issuance to production cutting and planning to avoid hassle
Communication & meetings with suppliers, shipping companies, trading company & custom affairs.
Warehousing for different kinds of material category wise and colour wise to avoid time wastage for issuance.
In house material quality check-up before stacking to the material racks.
Taking care for all the Importing process for all overseas materials.
Making sure End line & In line quality inspectors are checking the products as per adidas quality standards
Responsible for final adidas AQL inspections
Making sure RFT rate is at 100% for each production line (total 12 production lines)
Reporting daily pass rate and ensuring plan for the rejection reasons.
Making sure adidas A01 testing standards are followed
Worked with production planning department and assisting the planners for the work allocation and material feeding to the production lines.
Daily production output reporting to the Production Planning Manager
Meeting with material feeders and warehouse in order to ensure the smooth supply to lines
Responsible for communication with customers
Searching for new customers through internet and trade sites
Preparation of export & bank documents
(Part time)