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Work History
Education
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EXPERTISE
ABOUT ME
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NAGARAJAN SOMASUNDARAM

NAGARAJAN SOMASUNDARAM

Bengaluru

Summary

Results-driven professional with focus on leadership and achieving organizational goals. Known for enhancing team collaboration and delivering consistent, high-quality outcomes. Adaptable to evolving demands and skilled in strategic decision-making and conflict management.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Head of Sourcing

Blissclub
02.2023 - Current
  • Leading Sourcing (PDQATS) function to build EPIC products.
    Responsible for developing & establishing Teams, and Strategic Sourcing Partnerships with vendors & suppliers across the globe.
  • Built the company's purchase policy considering the geo political situation and derisk strategies
  • Built the strategic partnership with ambitious payment terms across SWA countries facilitating good working capital for the company
  • Delivered record gross margin Improvement, successfully turned around working capital metrics from negative days to positive months.
  • Implemented VMI model to reduce the LT and DOH for efficient stock holding
  • Elevated quality standards from AQL 2.5 to 1.5 through rigorous process enhancements and supplier collaboration, ensuring superior product quality and customer satisfaction.
  • Manage team of 9 collaborators

Knit Sourcing Leader - Chennai Region

Decathlon
03.2017 - 12.2021


  • Drive the strategic partnership project for the KNIT process and country along with team of 8 collaborators to make the project more desirable for global and local customers.
  • Co-write the project strategies and tactics and implement on field
  • Leading Purchasing, Quality, Supply, Sourcing & Traceability Projects.
  • Recruitment and collaborator empowerment
  • Lead many successful Projects including energy and water Optimization, Workers happiness, digitalization and SBTi target.
  • Industrial cost break down project to master cost
  • Guide the suppliers for the right investment to meet business plan
  • Lead and inspire collaborators to drive the continuous improvement project
  • Handled 120MUSD business annually

Country Leader - Natural Yarn Division

Decathlon
02.2015 - 02.2017


  • Responsible for developing the Natural Yarns & Fiber Production Process in India to guarantee the performance in supply, quality and human happiness in the team
  • Responsible for developing purchasing and supply strategies for Better Cotton, Organic cotton & Recycled Cotton, and other blended yarns
  • Promoted the development of BCI, Organic & Circular textiles within the Decathlon Passion brands
  • Co-write the purchasing and sustainability policy for the process
  • Recruitment and people empowerment to build their development trajectory
  • To build the management SYSTEM to improve continuously the performances
  • Responsible for traceability and transparent way of cotton&yarn manufacturing
  • Worked on BCI farming project (Farm to Fibre) around Orissa and Ahmedabad
  • Promote the development of BCI, Organic & Circular textiles within the Decathlon Passion Brands
  • Led the business with 5 spinners with annual qty turnover of around 5000T
  • Responsible for process profitability
  • Achieved yearly growth of 20% to reach 21M USD TO in 2017
  • Was responsible for the Profit & Loss account of my Process
  • I led 7 team members, built future talent

Production Leader Supply

Decathlon
01.2013 - 01.2015
  • Company Overview: Sport for all - All for sport
  • Handled the yarn supply to Decathlons component suppliers
  • Managed 5 spinners with product portfolio organic, heather, BCI and CVC yarns and 17 customers across India, BD, SL, Ethiopia, Morocco, Mauritius and China.
  • Responsible for season preparation including capacity and operational agreements with all actors
  • To anticipate the significant supply risks in my supplier and prepare actions.
  • Optimized stocks to ensure profitability and service
  • Mastering the leadtime breakdowns and to increase elasticity.
  • Achievement
  • Best supply performance for the year 2014
  • KEY SKILL ACQUIRED-
  • Project management
  • Human management
  • Strategic thinking
  • Customer satisfaction

Senior Merchandiser

Hanes Brands Inc
01.2010 - 01.2013
  • Handled business for top four premium brands -Hanes. Champion, C9and Polo Ralph Lauren with annual turnaround $112million.
  • Vendor management across different parts of India (8 vendors).
  • Regular weekly meetings with US counterparts highlighting different risk
  • Planification of business sharing within the panel of suppliers considering the potentiality, capacity, prices and the service level
  • Regular travel to be on field to anticipate challenges link to production and to ensure timely solutions
  • Functional management with quality team to collaborate on product risks, social compliance.
  • Achievement
  • - $ 1 million annual cost saving on the “Champion” brand orders.

Merchandiser

Gokaldas Images
01.2009 - 01.2010
  • Responsible for US brand American Eagle (Aeries) to ensure customer satisfaction in terms of price, quality and service.
  • Product Costing
  • Sampling management
  • Functional management with internal departments to ensure execution of orders in alignment to retro planning.


Fabric Co-ordinator

Dee Cee Exports
01.2006 - 01.2009
  • Handled knit fabrics like Jersey, Ribs, Interlocks, Jacquards and fleece fabrics
  • Responsible for executing fabric programmes from yarn procurement to finished fabric inhouse


Education

B.Tech - Textile Chemist

Anna University
01.2006

Higher Secondary - undefined

Hindu Kalvi Nilayam
01.2001

Skills

  • Team leadership
  • Risk management analysis
  • Organizational strategy development
  • Process optimization
  • Continuous process evaluation
  • Visionary thinking
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Coaching

Accomplishments

  • Awarded employee of the year consecutively for 2 years in Blissclub

EXPERTISE

  • Project Management
  • Supplier Management
  • Full Upstream Value Chain Yarn to FG
  • CO2 Footprint
  • Industrial Pricing

ABOUT ME

  • My Strength- A Versatile & Inspirational Business Leader with 19+ years of rewarding professional experience in Textile Production Operations (Souring, Purchase, Quality, Supply Chain, Human & PnL management) from Farm to Finish good.
  • Ability to transform the company vision into strategic outcomes in terms of people, planet, and profit
  • I have worked at various strategic positions in Production, Sourcing, Procurement.
  • I appreciate you taking the time to review my credentials and experiences. Thanks.

Timeline

Head of Sourcing

Blissclub
02.2023 - Current

Knit Sourcing Leader - Chennai Region

Decathlon
03.2017 - 12.2021

Country Leader - Natural Yarn Division

Decathlon
02.2015 - 02.2017

Production Leader Supply

Decathlon
01.2013 - 01.2015

Senior Merchandiser

Hanes Brands Inc
01.2010 - 01.2013

Merchandiser

Gokaldas Images
01.2009 - 01.2010

Fabric Co-ordinator

Dee Cee Exports
01.2006 - 01.2009

Higher Secondary - undefined

Hindu Kalvi Nilayam

B.Tech - Textile Chemist

Anna University

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