General Manager footwear industry

Ranjeet Mukherjee

A*, Barun Tower, **, Choudhury Para Road Rahara, Kolkata – 700 118

Phone: +91-987**-*****, 033-****-****; E-Mail: *********.*********@*****.***

Overview

Around 40 years of professional experience of holding functional responsibilities relevant to footwear industry built on

strong background of most techno-commercial functions including commissioning of new plants. Possess high level of technical knowledge resulting in reengineering and transformation of several manufacturing processes for better productivity. Consistently successful in achieving production targets and deadlines, ensuring appropriate deployment of human resources. Exposed to different types of Footwear manufacturing processes. In course of this journey has become proficient in liasing with Govt. and other regulating authorities. Conversant with basic office automation functions and tools.

Seeking a position of the highest level of management in similar industries to enhance business potential, profitability and credibility of the organization.

Professional Experience

Freelancing as Consultant

Jan. 2007 - Present

Consultancy services to:

M/S Chalimex Leather Craft Pvt.Ltd. Jalandhar; Punjab. An Export Oriented unit producing Leather and Leather Tool kits. Responsible for design, develop and implement a reporting system to meet the requirements of the foreign buyers. Subsequently, the unit proposed to forward integrate and diversify into Footwear manufacturing. Anyway, during my short tenure the Organization had grown by about 15% both in terms of revenue and volume.

M/S Shikhar shoes, the biggest shareholder of domestic market in Nepal (holding over 55% by volume and having an annual turn of over 15 crore NRs), responsible for designing, the total up gradation of the organization. Emphasis was on the manufacturing and control of the operations.

In course of the I Phase (3 month tenure from April to July 2010), 40 absolutely new girls were trained to effectively operate a stitching line producing 100 prs of basic uppers per 8 hr shift.

Designed, developed and successfully ran a training program for Stitching Operators for the Footwear Industry in rural Bangladesh. Successful in training 300 girls in a period of 6 months from September 2009 to February 2010.

This program was financed by Cida, a leading foreign donor agency, working towards the human resource development in that country.

Designed, developed and ran a training program for lower and mid Supervisory cadre employees – Management Simplified - a basic introductory program. This was successfully run and implemented in a Footwear manufacturing unit in Bangladesh and a Hospitality unit in India. At both places, the same was very well received.

Earlier associated with an Italian and a Korean company, provided services on techno commercial activities of their new and proposed Indian operations.

Also provided such services to M/S Kenmore Shoe Co. Pvt. Ltd. (a part of the Farida group) on business development with important British customers

Medium size Footwear Unit; Ambatur Industrial Estate – Chennai

Operation Head

July 2006 – Jan. 2007

1Key responsibilities were revival of this footwear unit

2Had been successful in increasing volume of output by more than 50% and turnover by more than 85%

3Also successful in exporting the manufactured items to England and other European countries

Ankur Footwear Pvt. Ltd.; Chennai

Operation Head

Dec. 2005 – June 2006

1Responsible for the entire operations of the manufacturing unit; successfully executed the first order of +4,000 pairs from a reputed up market German buyer of both Ladies and Gents

2Received repeat orders of existing and new styles of +18,000 pairs and such orders continued

Allure Fashions Pvt. Ltd.; Chennai

Operation Head

July 2004 - Dec. 2005

1Manufacturing special types of uppers for company’s up market European clientele

2Achieved time bound shipment targets maintaining both quality and volume

3Also developed full shoe prototypes for another up market European client and was successful in procuring the first commercial export order for full shoes.

2002- 2005

1Free Lance consultant to medium sized manufacturing units in Bengal and Nepal.

2Undertook specific functional assignments as trouble shooting, setting up M.I.S systems, quality up-gradation and other specific assignments.

Surma Footwear.; Comilla, Bangladesh

General Manager

2001 - 2002

1Worked on this 100% export oriented unit with overall responsibility; the unit had state-of-the-art footwear machineries

2Instrumental in procuring the first export orders for the company

3Achieved 65% production capacity and exports of approx. US$ 50,000

4Installed and supervised work of Sole injection plant using PVC granules.

Other Jobs of Consultancy and Employments

Comfort Footwear Ltd. Dhaka, BD

General Manager; 1996

Implementation of project related functions and its timely completion

Achieved exports standards and consequent export orders

Wayfarer Ltd / Eastern Exports

Kolkata; Consultant – 1995

Specialized services to these companies on footwear manufacturing processes

Did their pre project basic groundwork as preparation of project report

H N Leathers / Bengal Leathers / Apex Group of Companies; Bangladesh 1990 - 1994

Complete responsibilities of timely completion of all projects; from 0 level

Undertook recruitment and training; achieved pre-set standards

Successful in exporting shoes to Germany within six months of operations

Also worked for

1Presidency Shoes, Chennai as General Manager; 1985 – 1989

2Apollo Footwear Limited, Bangalore as Production Superintendent; 1983 – 1984

3Shaw Wallace & Company, Haryana as Production Executive; 1982

4Tata Exports Limited, Dewas, MP as Manager; 1981

5Aarkem’s Footwear & Accessories, Patna as Proprietor; 1972 - 1980

Education

1Graduation; St. Columbus College, Ranchi, 1971

Professional Trainings Attended

2Management Appreciation Course – Conducted by State Bank of India

3Attended several workshops on Technology Updating

Personal Particulars

1Date of Birth: 16th. July 1950

2Fluent in English, Hindi and Bengali languages

3Traveled extensively within India, Bangladesh, Nepal and a bit in Germany

Ranjeet Mukherjee

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