Ekta SEHGAL
Senior Production Engineer
Gurgaon,
Summary
Critical thinking & willing to mentor others while improving best practices. Purpose-driven professional tasked with maximizing production and profitability through monitoring of trends and programs. Purpose-driven Engineer with a career spent identifying continuous production processes. Enthusiastic & eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in my job profile.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
Work History
SENIOR PRODUCTION ENGINEER
TEXTILE CARPETS |IKEA
05.2018 - Current
- Develop and secure the engineering and quality needs to deliver products satisfying customer expectations in all aspects of Democratic Design
- Lead the engineering and quality agenda with the overall goal to improve the customer satisfaction
- As the main contact towards the suppliers for Quality & Engineering, work as part of the business development team to develop and secure production process, handling quality deviations and securing compliance to all IKEA requirements together with suppliers
- Lead industrialization of for Developing new articles and Quality Assurance of Woven Machine Made articles and secure process control for key processes in the production
- Evaluate potential new supplier’s production facilities and quality systems
- Leading raw material Projects- rPET, Wool & Better Cotton Initiative.
Textile Executive, Apparel
BABOLAT
Bangalore
12.2013 - 04.2018
- Managing Apparel suppliers in different countries (India, Srilanka, Vietnam, Taiwan and Indonesia) for Product Development-Industrialization, Costing-Negotiation, Quality Management and Supply-Forecast follow up
- Cotton-Knits Fabric Management- Srilanka (Development to Supply process)
- Apparel Trims Management- Vietnam & Hong Kong
- Product Development Socks, caps, wristbands & headbands
- Auditor for Social and Quality audits based on SA 8000 & WRAP certifications for apparel manufacturers
- Additional project: Quality assurance for Sport Shoes in Vietnam.
Production Leader Quality & Supply
DECATHLON
02.2011 - 11.2013
- Single handed managed 4 MEuro business for passion brand- Equarea
- Vendor Management- Product Development- Industrialization- Supply and Quality for all woven Equarea products: Fitness wear
- Sourced 3 New suppliers and developed 100 new models for Decathlon India in 2013
- Additional responsibilities: Woven & Knits Fabric management & Supply chain management of BAGS for 6 months
- Mentored- 6 new comers in the company.
Intern
Oxylane, Decathlon
Chennai
02.2011 - 05.2011
- Implementation of delegated fabric stock management at the supplier’s end, by using simple Lean tools
- To reduce TAKT time and balance sewing line by analyzing time loss (suggested 1 min reduction of SAM in order quantity of 1 Million pieces)
- Lean management tools: to use VSM and analyze and improve unwanted processes in factory and implement 5s.
Intern
Richa & CO
Gurgaon
06.2010 - 07.2010
- To understand low production causes and develop internal software for style detail records.
Intern
ARVIND MILLS
12.2009 - 01.2010
- To understand manufacturing and processing of woven fabrics.
Education
B F. Tech - Apparel Production
01.2007 - 01.2011
MBA - Marketing
Manipal Distant Education University
Sikkim 06.2017 - 05.2022
Science, Medical, PCM
Ramjas School
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Ramjas School
Skills
Training and mentoring
Effective communication
Presentation skills
Cost reduction
Resource management
Collaborative team player
Quick-learning
Additional Information
ACHIEVEMENTS
· Launched 1st Quality Manual for Babolat Apparel.
· Qualified for Quality Auditor by China, Decathlon.
· Literary Club President NIFT CHENNAI 2010.
· Best sportsperson 2007, Ramjas School Pusa Road.
· Basket Ball team captain 2006.
· Learnt playing Lawn tennis.
Timeline
SENIOR PRODUCTION ENGINEER
TEXTILE CARPETS |IKEA
05.2018 - Current
MBA - Marketing
Manipal Distant Education University
06.2017 - 05.2022
Textile Executive, Apparel
BABOLAT
12.2013 - 04.2018
Production Leader Quality & Supply
DECATHLON
02.2011 - 11.2013
Intern
Oxylane, Decathlon
02.2011 - 05.2011
Intern
Richa & CO
06.2010 - 07.2010
Intern
ARVIND MILLS
12.2009 - 01.2010
B F. Tech - Apparel Production
01.2007 - 01.2011
Science, Medical, PCM
Ramjas School
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Ramjas School