Manager Assistant
Resume:
KANCHANA
WANIGASEKARA
Head of Purchasing & Logistics
PROFILE
Highly accomplished Operations
& Logistics Manager with 12
years’ experience Event
management, manufacturing,
trading and textile fields. Moving
the organization forward
through continuous
improvement, KPI
implementation, establish
strategic vendor/supplier
relationships to develop
performance-based low-cost
solutions and negotiating win-
win agreements.
CONTACT
PHONE:
Al Ain, UAE
EMAIL:
***********@*****.***
SKILLS
o Decision Making
o Effective Management
o Strong Communication
o Problem Solving
o Negotiation
o Market Research
o Time management
o Demand forecasting
WORK EXPERIENCE
Lucrative Events & Marketing, Dubai - Head of Purchasing & Logistics
2016–present
Promozy Trading LLC, Dubai, Head of Production Coordination
& Logistic
2015–2016
Antler Group of Company, Sri Lanka- Assistant Manager Planning & Bulk Merchandising
2008–2015
MAS Intimate Apparels, Sri Lanka- Management Trainee 2007-2008
EDUCATION
MBA Operation Management
2018 - 2019
BSc Business Management
2004 - 2008
CERTIFICATIONS
The institute of Management Accounts (CIMA) – UK
Partly Qualified -2008
Elegant Business Institute, Dubai
Business English- 2020
IDM-Sri Lanka
Diploma for Computer Studies
University of Moratuwa
Production Organization & Management for textile
Industry
WORK EXPERIENCE
Lucrative Events & Marketing, Dubai -Head of Purchasing & Logistics 2016–present
Lucrative events & marketing is a benchmark for the creating and implementing marketing strategies, delegate management, event organizing for corporate companies and giving excellence service since 2012. Job Role –
Responsible for overseeing and managing the company's overall sourcing, logistics strategy and production coordination to maximize the process efficiency through best pricing. Developing and maintaining good relationships with vendors and distributors and Overlooking all production process and continuously coordinate with suppliers and sales teams to fulfil the client’s requirements with on time delivery.
Job responsibility
• Responsible for the pricing of items according to the company profit margins.
• Overlooking & approving quotation process, cost accounting process of the company
• Dealing company Purchase Orders process and negotiation with suppliers, manufactures about best pricing.
• Working for Tender submission, pricing and supplier coordination to get competitive prices with Tender timelines.
• Maintain the Inventory Optimization and inventory control though demand forecasting and data analysis.
• Continuously dealing with suppliers for the purchasing requirement based on best price and availabilities. Currently working with direct factories in UAE, China, Netherlands, Poland, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka etc.
• Meeting clients and discussing the upcoming events and requirements.
• Mockups and Sample arrangement according to the client’s requirement. Promozy Trading, Dubai, UAE- Head of planning & Supplier chain, June 2015 to May 2016
Job Role: -
Overlooking all production process and continuously coordinate with suppliers and sales teams to fulfill client’s requirements.
Job responsibility
• Find the best suppliers according to the client’s requirement based on best price.
• Mockups and Sample arrangement according to the client’s requirement.
• Follow up Client’s feedback for sample and initiate the bulk production.
• Production Planning based on the required time frame using backward planning.
• Bulk production handling with suppliers & coordination time to time.
• Drive production on time and right quantity and quality Antler Fabric Printers (Pvt) Ltd –Colombo, Sri Lanka- Assistant Manager Planning & Bulk MerchandiSing -Jan 2013 to May 2015
Job Role- Overlooked all embellishments production plan of leading brands (NIKE, VS, PINK, ADDIDAS, CK, M&S) and Overlooked & drive embellishment bulk merchandising unit and KPI evaluating of the team.
Job responsibility
• Responsible for Pre-production and bulk production planning process through overlooking all planning process.
• Overlooked bulk merchandizing team.
• Detailed working on the ERP system, Master plan and Production Modules.
• Forecasted level loaded master production plan as per consumption trend analysis
• Managed bottlenecks and capacity issues with the Production Management team, coordinated internally and externally to resolve the issues.
• Driving planning team for on time delivery and without any planning failures.
• Direct coordinating with the marketing & embellishments teams in the development stage as well as production stage for the better productivity and satisfying customer requirements.
• Coordinate and drive Development merchandisers to make sure all samples are finished on time & ready with the buyer approvals, sketches & respective details for the production plant one-week prior Production start dates.
• Conducting daily production meeting to monitor the production status, identify daily issues & rectifying them.
MAS Intimates Slimline (pvt) Ltd.- MAS Holding group)- Colombo, Sri Lanka -Management Trainee Feb 2008 to Aug 2008
I have been working as Management Trainee at work study (Industrial Engineering) and Human resource unit. I have successfully completed the project report about Line Balancing (Lean manufacturing tool) to improve productivity of the production lines.
• Did Time studies of individual production lines
• Closely work with KPI implementation teams
• Conducted innovative programs for productivity improvement (ergonomics though motion studies, visual displays, incentive scheme to improve employee motivation)
• Support to recruitment process of workers
• Support to Payroll Calculations
• Production Incentive calculation for production staff DECLARATION
I do hereby declare that the above written information is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Kanchana
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