Amlan Kumar Routh
Leather accessories Merchandising, Product development, Sourcing, Operations, Quality and Logistics.
Kolkata
Summary
Results-driven merchandising professional with strong background in production and high standards for quality. Proven ability to collaborate effectively within teams and adapt to changing needs. Skilled in inventory management, trend analysis, and vendor relations. Reliable and focused on achieving tangible results.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
20
20
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Senior Production Merchandiser
D2 International
03.2024 - Current
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of products to buyer.
- Developed strong relationships with vendors, fostering collaboration and mutually beneficial partnerships.
- Product analysis (constructional & quality parameters) after receiving PPS
• Delivery date closure after receiving the PO
• Raising PI and getting it approved from the client.
• Coordinate with leather and material dept to ensure that everything is ordered in 48hours from the date of receiving PO.
• Follow-up with Leather and Material Dept for raw material.
• Follow-up with pilot, quality, Cutting, production, finishing, packing and logistics departments.
• Maintaining the WIP (work in process) chart on daily basis.
• Co-ordinate with each & every concerned department for maintaining their co-relation & completion the job On Time.
• Close scrutiny of the Order execution on a daily basis besides communicating with the clients.
• Constant follow-ups till receipt of payment
• Preparing report of Season-wise Leather development against production orders.
• Quality Inspection twice a week and maintain of quality defect(s) / fault soft copies of report for review fortnightly, monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and yearly.
• To examine quality defect(s) / fault(s) and related issues highlighted by buyer and maintain soft copies of the report(s) received time to time for review fortnightly, monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and yearly quality and ensure corrective action is taken.
• To ensure all Packaging Materials Related Confusion & Inquiries are addressed within 20 days PO Receipt to further ensure all such materials starting from Barcode, Sewn Label, Price Tag-Tkt, Dustbags, Carton Sticker/Poster, Destination wise are procured smoothly at least within 45 days of PO Receipt.
• Coordinate with logistic team for shipment booking and submit packing list minimum 21days from the ex-factory of goods. - Analysis of all reports from different department to optimize the production work flow.
Manager Merchandising
Leather Trend
04.2023 - 02.2024
- Daily correspondence with buyer and suppliers
- Go through Spec-sheet from buyers and accomplish desire samples to procure orders. Consult with production and sampling team to develop sample production friendly, desirable quality in optimum timeline.
- Follow up with purchase department and if needed vendors for materials production in-house status, control materials in-house testing, organize PP meeting, cutting permission, inspection, reporting & record keeping.
- Identifying critical, major and minor quality issues and report the same to production to follow and maintain.
- Provide training and educate the quality & production personnel, maintain the needed quality requirements throughout the production processes strictly following the buyer specifications.
- Provide important inputs to cutting, sewing, and finishing in-process quality control and report to the management.
- Check weekly quality and production reports. And discuss suitable outcome if any issue arises.
- Final price arrangement and negotiation with buyer.
- BOM preparation follow up.
- Ensure timely delivery of goods maintaining quality parameters.
Manager International Marketing
Superhouse Limited.
04.2016 - 03.2023
- Meet domestic, foreign buyers and understand their desire requirements of commodities.
- Study Spec-sheet from buyer and accomplish desire samples to procure orders. Consult with production team to develop sample in such a way that it is production friendly.
- Follow-up material's production in-house status, control materials in-house testing, organize PP meeting, cutting permission, inspection, reporting & record keeping.
- Identifying critical, major and minor quality issues and report the same to production to follow.
- Provide training and educate to the quality & production personnel, maintain the needed quality requirements throughout the production processes strictly following the buyer specifications.
- Provide important inputs to cutting, sewing, and finishing in-process quality control and report to the management.
- Conduct In-line Audit, an in-process audit in cutting, sewing, finishing, and packing departments. Monitor the whole quality process of the assigned factory with help of our quality team, buyers approved gold seal sample, trim card and leather swatch/shade band card.
- Final inspection and confirm the quality of the end product via suitable report sheet.
- Final price arrangement and negotiation with buyer.
- BOM preparation follow up.
- Ensure timely delivery of goods maintaining quality parameters.
- Communicate with packing and logistics for smooth transitions of cargo.
Senior Merchandiser
LBI Export Pvt. Ltd.
11.2013 - 03.2016
- Communication with clients from order receiving to execution of the order till shipment by mail.
- Test reports management.
- Attending meeting with buyer for future projects.
- Follow up Sample development.
- Style sheet and trim card maintenance.
- Planning for new season sampling and production orders.
- Submission of samples to buyer through courier, co-ordinate with logistic department.
- Follow up with buyers for approvals and feedback.
- Giving approval on samples where buyer intervention is not required.
- Updating latest comments on particular styles or order to production team.
- Update the buyers with the order status at all stages.
- Visit to production floor for betterment of the order.
- Preparing Purchase order.
- Follow up the buyer for payment settlement.
- Costing and negotiation with trim & accessory suppliers.
- Handle quality issues for sampling as well as production.
- Preparing inspection schedule for shipment and notifying to quality department in the buying house or third-party QA.
- Maintaining files and Accounts.
- Updating Time and Action calendar.
Merchandiser
Mallcom India Ltd.
06.2008 - 10.2013
- Communicating with client from order received to execution of the order till shipment.
- Developing new clients with the help of different internet tools.
- Daily correspondence with the foreign client via mail for day to day issues.
- Co-ordination with other departments (purchase, sampling, quality, production, store, finishing and logistics).
- Prepare time and action calendar for each and every style to ensure right time shipment.
- Costing of new style and articles and review the old costing time by time.
- Preparation of BOM and trim card and upload the BOM in ERP.
- Weekly meeting with the production and quality team for smooth work and transparency.
Quality Assurance Coordinator/Assit. Cutting Manager
Pee Empro Exports Pvt. Ltd.
07.2007 - 03.2008
- Quality Assuror / Asst. Cutting Manager (looking production and quality, following T&A sheet, and making reports related to production and quality).
- Worked with Dr. Rajesh Bheda and team in,' Quality Improvement Programme'.
Quality controller
J.G. Hosiery Pvt. Ltd.
07.2004 - 06.2006
- Quality Controller (checking of fabric rolls, testing colour fastness of fabrics, pattern making, quality assurance of material in cutting, stitching, packing stage and check final product before dispatch. And make reports.)
Education
MBA - RETAIL MANAGEMENT
Indian Institute of Advance Studies
04.2011 - 03.2013
BSC - undefined
KOLKATA UNIVERSITY
04.2003 - 03.2007
AISSCE - undefined
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA
04.2000 - 03.2002
AISSE - undefined
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA
04.1990 - 03.2000
APPAREL MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY - undefined
ATDC
06.2006 - 07.2007
CAD/CAM - undefined
ATDC
01.2007 - 03.2007
CERTIFICATION OF COMPUTER - undefined
ISAS
01.2007 - 11.2007
Skills
Design and Pattern Knowledge
Market and Customer Knowledge
Communication and Interpersonal skills
Leadership
Attracting Employees
Retaining Employees
Employee Development
Sales Knowledge
Interests
Exploring new destinations
Listening and reading mythological, financial, motivational, lifestyle improvement books (Bhagwat Gita, Biography of a yogi, Rich Dad Poor Dad, The 5 AM Club, Ikigai etc)
Helping people via motivation, investment knowledge
Personal Information
- ID Number: 829315295492
- Date of Birth: 02/15/84
- Nationality: Indian
- Driving License: WB-2320100104227
Timeline
Senior Production Merchandiser
D2 International
03.2024 - Current
Manager Merchandising
Leather Trend
04.2023 - 02.2024
Manager International Marketing
Superhouse Limited.
04.2016 - 03.2023
Senior Merchandiser
LBI Export Pvt. Ltd.
11.2013 - 03.2016
MBA - RETAIL MANAGEMENT
Indian Institute of Advance Studies
04.2011 - 03.2013
Merchandiser
Mallcom India Ltd.
06.2008 - 10.2013
Quality Assurance Coordinator/Assit. Cutting Manager
Pee Empro Exports Pvt. Ltd.
07.2007 - 03.2008
CAD/CAM - undefined
ATDC
01.2007 - 03.2007
CERTIFICATION OF COMPUTER - undefined
ISAS
01.2007 - 11.2007
APPAREL MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY - undefined
ATDC
06.2006 - 07.2007
Quality controller
J.G. Hosiery Pvt. Ltd.
07.2004 - 06.2006
BSC - undefined
KOLKATA UNIVERSITY
04.2003 - 03.2007
AISSCE - undefined
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA
04.2000 - 03.2002
AISSE - undefined
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA
04.1990 - 03.2000