Quality Manager

Curriculum Vitae

Vikas Sharma

Mobile # **-**-1-861-***-**** (China) / +91 – 987-***-**** (India)

Date of Birth- 29-11-74

Email – ********@*****.*** / ***********@*****.***

CAREER OBJECTIVE

To integrate the professional qualification and skills in Fashion Management with my personal interest and drive in the emerging concepts of Fashion and Technology for a challenging and enriching journey.

Key Skills:

Strong Manufacturing domain knowledge including system Production, Quality, Forecasting, Shop Floor Control, Procurement, Vendor Development & Negotiation skills.

Total Years of Experience: 20 Years

Current Location: Guangzhou, China

Professional Qualifications

Post-Graduation - PGDBA (Marketing Management) from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS), Pune (1998-2000)

Bachelor of Technology (BTech) with Textile Technology from The Technological Institute of Textiles and Sciences, Bhiwani (1993-1997).

Work Experience-

Renuar July’2016 till date

Renuar Fashion Store Chain is one of the leading fashion Brands in Israel with over 100 stores specializing in Men's and Women Fashion.

Designation: QA / Technical Manager Guangzhou, China – (Garments)

Job Profile -

-Add on ways to improve all aspects of business, high level of services towards customer / manufacturer / products.

-Coordinate with design team and the vendors for the risk assessment

-Listen to customers / internal requests for fit and quality and evaluates concerns and takes appropriate action. Looks for ways to enhance customer satisfaction with product.

-Ensure the team compares garments to their spec cards to finalize the cards and ensure any changes in fit have been made.

-To identify and analyse problems, make sound recommendations and take appropriate action. Follow up to ensure all production details and specifications are respected (corrections made to production).

-Sourcing manufacturing partners for advancement of company’s business to next level.

-Keeping informed of merchandising dept. from vendor performance to technical developments of products

-Motivational strategy for all staff from workaholic to highly ethical in terms of self goal achievements.

-Team level improvement from striving for perfection to Zero defect Quality Policy.

-Handling both Technical and social compliance.

Sainsburys Asia Limited December’2015 till June 2016 (6 Months)

Sainsburys Asia Limited is the third largest Supermarket chain in UK, founded in 1869.It has annual turnover of over 17 billion pound sterling and operate 754 stores throughout UK

Designation: Technical Manager India – (ladies, Men’s and kid’s garments)

Job Profile -

-Planning and guiding the Qc's and factories Initial, Mid lines and Final Inspections.

-Responsible to Lead and trained and motivate QA Team to achieve business and individual goal.

-Direct coordination for product technical assessment during sampling stage, Correction of patterns according to the amendments required by the buyer.

-Conduct weekly fittings for the products by suggesting cost effective improvements to the garment fit,sewing construction and styling details.

-Suggesting changes in the fit where necessary to ensure compliance to department standard.

-Providing support to buying team by monitoring brand quality standards and controlling the quality.

-Helping maintain merchandise quality and fit according to divisional and company standards.

-Direct coordination for product technical assessment during sampling stage, Correction of patterns according to the amendments required by the buyer.

Edinburgh Woollen Mills May’2014 till November 2015 (1 Years 6 months)

Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group consists of a number of retail fascia (Edinburgh Woollen Mills, Jane Norman, Peacocks, Pondon Home and Proquip); covering a wide demographic customer and product categories (Apparels, Home textiles and Golf Sportswear.) Operating a 1000 stores in the UK and internationally.

Designation: Technical Manager India / Sri Lanka – (ladies, Men’s and kid’s garments)

Job Profile -

-Lead and supported members of Quality Assurance team and handled Quality operations like (Fabric inspections, product inspections, and production control & factory audit).

-To coordinate with fit technician to make corrections to specifications and details to achieve desired fit and look.

-Coordinate with fit technician and vendors any changes or corrections that need to be made.

-Notify the buyers of the improvements to quality and specifications and to coordinate with fit technician and vendors to communicate corrections, modifications, approvals of samples to the vendor and product developer within timeline and action schedule deadlines.

-Worked with merchandisers and factory to solve production and quality problem. Investigate reasons for product rejections.

-Team management: Set Quality Assurance (QA) Standard Operating procedures (SOP) and Inspection protocols. Supervised and delegated work to team and provide solutions to the problem encountered by subordinates.

-Training: Conducted and organized regular road shows, Quality inspector and auditors meet and training seminars for vendor partners, team members and Peers on Quality Awareness, Testing, Metal detection, Trims

Sears Sourcing India Pvt Ltd June’2006 to May’2014 (8 Years)

Sears Holding Corporation, parent of Kmart and Sears, Roebuck and Co., is nations 3rd largest broad line retailer, with approximately $50 billion in annual revenues, and with approximately 3,800 full line and specialty retail stores in United States and Canada. Sears opened its Liaison office in June’06 in India for Sears and Kmart account, sourcing everything from Garments, Home Textiles and Hard goods.

Designation: Sr. Quality Assurance, Garment Manufacturing– (ladies, Men’s and kid’s garments)

Job Profile -

-Manage third party inspections for Domestic Importer and also plan and conduct inspection for direct vendors at all the level of production cycle right from beginning till final release as per AQL 4.0.

-Conducted Vendor Accreditation Program (VAP) for factories.

-Do the compliance of the manufacturing facilities of the vendors (technical and social).

-Monitor production processes and ensure that factory follows the SOP’s to maintain the quality during the production.

-Build Quality management into processes and reduce scrap, rework and returns.

-Meet customer quality standards in all the shipments.

-Handled garments (both Knits & Wovens) with different types of washes such as Stone wash, Enzyme wash, Acid wash, Distress wash, softner wash, silicon softner wash.

William .E. Connor & Associates Ltd Oct’2003 to Jun’2006 (2yrs and 8 months)

William. E. Connor and Associates is in the purchasing business and specializes in fashion- related goods, house wares, furniture and office products. Clients include department stores, catalogue and e-commerce retailers and importers. Connor has 35 offices in 20 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America.

Responsible for these accounts: William Sonoma, Dillard’s, Marks & Spencer, Neiman Marcus, TK Max, Lands End.

Designation - Quality Controller, Home Textile Manufacturing

Job Profile -

-Responsibly executed the pre production meeting before bulk start up and ensured adherence with the AQL quality standard’s at initial stage and all the preceding stages.

-Efficiently followed order follow up from suppliers by day to day reporting regarding all the quality issues with reliable documents.

-Presented an analysis on how to effectively use the supplier’s man & machine, keeping in mind the total working production hours in a calendar year. This resulted in reducing the lead time.

-Formulating quality related systems on the production floors and ensuring enforcement.

-Boosted the number of factory inspections which yielded in better quality and timely shipments.

Shades of India Crafts Pvt Ltd Feb’1999 to Oct’2003 (4yrs and 8 months)

Shades of India is one of India’s leading creators of Home Textiles. Its range runs from bed linen and bed covers, to cushions, table linen, window treatment, leisure wear and accessories. The company has representatives in US, UK and Australia. Department stores in Europe, the US and Asia stock the collections.

Responsible for these accounts : Calvin Klein, Carre Blanc, Tommy Bahama, Abc Home furnishings, Springs, Blooming Dales, Design Works, Monsoon, Laura Ashley, House Of Fraser.

Designation: Manager Fabric Sourcing

Job Profile –

-Handled complete inventory management, material, planning and purchase.

-Supervising the storekeeper and monitoring computerized material control for store & purchase

-Prepare purchase orders, delivery schedule, following up with suppliers for delivery of materials in time and processing supplier invoice

-Coordinating with shop floor for production planning, avoiding under stocking and over stocking

-Costing for all kinds of BOM according to the price changes of raw material

-Maintaining weekly production order recaps and shipment schedules.

Nahar Industrial Enterprises Ltd: July’97 to Feb’99 (1yr and 7 months)

M/s Nahar Group Of Industries, Nahar Industrial Enterprises Ltd -100% EOU .One of the Largest Textile Industries in India with high class Spinning, Weaving and Dyeing Plant all across the country engaged in supply of yarn to both Domestic and International market.

Designation: Production Executive

Job Profile –

-Monitoring and controlling shop floor activities in order to execute the task effectively related with production plan

-Process improvement to achieve maximum productivity with available resources

-Identify & train workmen, as per requirement, for multitasking.

-Maintain quality systems; achieve quality goals for both in house as well as off-site manufacturing in order to meet planned production output and quality

-Ensuring safety and housekeeping standards of the department to achieve corporate goal of zero accidents

-Assisted in commissioning of new Ring Frame machine, and giving training to the workers on how to use the machine

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