R e s u m e

Vikas Mattoo

Cell:+628**********

E-mail: adintv@r.postjobfree.com

INTRODUCTION/OBJECTIVE

A Textile Engineering graduate, started the journey as an production trainee with a curiosity to learn and capture the 360 degree vision of the trade with an aim to reach a position where in my enthusiasm, creativity & industrial experience may be integrate and leveraged to provide the strategic and tactical leadership, critical to create value for an organization.

Professional Qualification :

1997-2001 B.E. TEXTILE from Amravati University, Maharashtra

WORK EXPERIENCE & SKILLS _

Over 18 years of diverse experience in the Industry with set skills in the areas of:

Business development,

Product development and R&D

Cost negotiation & management

Vendor/supplier management (Inland and overseas)

Capacity management & outsourcing

Production operations & Trouble shooting

Team playing & management

Training and Support

Key Accounts & Product Categories Worked with:

Old Navy Active & Knits: Men’s Tops & Dresses and Active Wear (Tops & Bottoms for Men)

H&M: Ladies top, dresses, Blouses, shirts, shorts & trousers (kints & woven)

Bandalino (JONES US): Ladies skimmer, jeans, bermuda’s

K-Mart: Ladies Shirts & Capris

Reebok: T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, shorts, hoodies (Men’s, Womens & Children)

Meijer: Men’s performance/ active t-shirts, mesh shorts & Active trousers.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Present Employment: Marketing Manager – Pt Melati Makmur Indo (Operating partner of T.J. International USA)

Pt Melati is operating partner of T.J. International which caters to apparel sourcing requirement of Byer California from Indonesia

Recent Employment: Marketing Manager – Texmoda Indonesia 15-Aug-2019 till 14 Aug 2020

Pt Texmoda is a fabric trading house which caters to fabric sourcing requirement of brands like H&M, S.Oliver, Kohls etc

Past Employment: Pt Sai Apparel Indonesia as Merchandise. Manager – 17Oct 2013 - to 1 Aug 2019

Key Responsibilities:

Product/design development.

Cost sheet finalization with the buyers.

Monitoring Pre-production activities and approvals required.

Material Procurement - fabric, accessories & trims procurement post approval.

Production planning with the production deptt.

Trims sourcing & development as per buyers’ norms.

Order allocation to the fabrics, trims and accessories vendors as per the details given in technical sheets. Following it up to get it well in time.

Getting approvals of all the prints, embroidery, local trims etc from ITS following Meijer/Adidas Mandatory Test Methods.

Coordinating with the production department and handing over the styles for production.

Planning the shipment dispatch as per the destination wise shipping guidelines given by Buyers.

Regular up-to-date reporting to the buyer through WIP, Delay report, AWB report etc.

Payment settlement of fabric and trim suppliers

Past Employment: Merchandiser – (GAP International Sourcing India Ltd.) 22-March-2010 till 23-Aug-2013

Gap Inc. is one of the world's largest specialty retailers, with more than 3,100 stores and fiscal 2008 revenues of $14.5 billion. Gap operates five of the most recognized apparel brands in the world — Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Piperlime and Athleta.

Job Responsibilities

Independently handling Old Navy Men’s Knits which is one of the most prestigious and demanding volume based account for the organization.

Merchandising/PD & Production:

Sourcing, development & execution of knits business independently in line with San Francisco Hub Office Team.

Taking care of business volume out of India worth $ 40 Million per annum

Product development, price negotiations. Define, manage and communicate the product road map, including creating and executing a detailed product plan defining the evolution of the product including quality management

Managing critical path on regular basis by establishing TNA summary with vendors & following it up on regular basis to do order tracking.

Coordinating with quality assurance team to ensure timely and routine inspection at different stages of production.

Executing orders successfully through quick decision making and meticulous follow ups.

Coordination with fabric, design, buying, technical, quality control & logistics departments to ensure smooth function of all pre & post production activities.

Tracking, uploading, updating and confirmation of purchase order’s to vendor’s through our internal software

Monitoring the set procedures & systems followed in production to ensure compliance with the quality norms & standards of the company.

Vendor Sourcing & Management:

Identifying vendor’s on the basis of specification of style requirement & volume.

Assessment of the performance of vendors on various criterion such as percentage for rejections, quality improvement rate and timely delivery.

Sourcing fabric & trim local supplier’s to archive best cost saving & better time line.

Upgraded existing vendors by implementing & maintaining SOP’s lay down.

Customer Relationship/People Management:

Understanding the needs of the customer for sample manufacturing & mass production.

Facilitated buying, design & tech team by providing necessary in-put’s & approval on fabric, washes & styling details in terms of aesthetics per the set up standards.

Foreseeing & highlighting any issues at the time of product development & advising step’s & measures to avoid / resolve the issues.

Cultivated good relationship with domestic & international vendors. Liaison with major vendors from Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Developing effective working relations with vendors and agents.

Past Employment: Marketing Manager – (Pt. Sai Apparel - Indonesia July07-Nov-09)

Worked as Marketing Manager for Reebok & Meijer since July 2007 till November 20th-2009. Having the parental group as Sainath, PT Sai Apparels is one of the renowned trading houses in Indonesia with the group turnover of $150 million & sole turnover of $100 million. Having its offices at L.A, N.Y., Taipei, Shanghai & Dubai, it has a monthly production capacity of 1.5 million pieces which makes it among the top ten garment manufacturers in Indonesia. PT Sai caters to buyers like Gap, Old Navy, Reebok/Adidas, Esprit, Tom Taylor, Meijer & O’Neill

Previous Employment: Sr. Merchandiser –(Protech India Ltd.-Buying House 17 Sept 04 – 21 June07)

Sr. Merchandiser sourcing (Knits/ Wovens) in Protech India Ltd. New Delhi. It’s a Garment Buying House cum supply chain management group which is into the sourcing of Garments, Home Furnishings & other textile items like Yarns & Fabrics from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh for U.S & European Principles.

Job Responsibilities:

Understanding buyer’s requirement / Product development:

Getting the blue print of developments like designs, print & embroidery mock ups, pit loom samples, sketches etc and planning the development strategy accordingly.

Understanding pricing targets, development deadlines etc needed to shortlist the vendor for new developments.

Setting up the collection/range with Vendor as per client’s requirement & market match.

Vendor Identification and development:

Short listing the garment manufacturers based on their expertise in related developments from our vendor matrix in South Asia.

Pursuing the new developments from short listed vendors on the basis of factory evaluation, quality of development, pricing & on-time delivery.

Coordinating with these factories to make them understand the theme of development in order to ensure that the attained design/sample is exactly up to buyer’s satisfaction.

Co-ordinations & Negotiations:

Direct presentations to the buyer and actively involved in costing & price negotiations for the buyer.

Finalizing the factory on the basis of their submissions, quality, price, infrastructural background & abilities to handle the specified volumes.

Single point of interface between the buyer & garment factories for the smooth functioning & timely completion of project.

Other Merchandising aspects:

Coordinating with buyers & suppliers and conduct buying and production meetings, time and action plans for the execution of an order.

Production Planning and Control by coordinating with buyer and supplier.

Active involvement in buying and sourcing of fabric, trims, accessories for the ordered merchandise.

Production co-ordination involving checking the lab-dips, print strike offs, samples at size set & pre-production stage.

New Vendor Development, factory evaluations to find out potential suppliers.

Complete monitoring & follow up with factories & our QC deptt. Regular visit to the production units to see that the quality norms are respected.

Updating the buyer on daily basis for production and quality reports.

New Business Development:

Identifying the buyers which have no sourcing offices or representatives in South

Asia. Sending our Buying Agency profile through e-mail, fax or courier and then

Starting the dialogue on phone.

Based on buyer feedback, arranging the fabric swatches, garment samples of the products in which the buyer shows interest.

Arranging the overseas visit or inviting the buyer to have a look at the facilities of vendors capable of doing their products.

First Employment (Aug-01 to Feb-03)

Worked as Executive-Exports in Eastern Textiles (Aditya Birla Group) Kolkata. The company deals with grey & dyed yarns and fabrics for shirting’s & suiting.

Computer Proficiency:

Operating Systems : Windows 95/98, Windows XP, Windows XP Professional

Office packages : MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point,

Personal Vitae:

Date of Birth 23.10.1978

Father’s Name Sh. A.K. Mattoo

Language English, Hindi, Punjabi, Kashmiri, Bengali

Marital Status Married.

Present Address Semarang Indonesia

Contact No. +628**********

Declaration

I hereby, declare that all the information provided is true to the best of my knowledge and experience.

Date:

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(Vikas Mattoo)

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