Neeraj Vashishtha
Operations & Technical manager
Ho Chi Minh City
Summary
- 2 decades of experience in operations & technical excellence. Led as a Quality and operations team player at various levels in the field of Services & and goods inspection at export houses, buying agencies, Liaison offices, clients & 3rd party services.
- Oversee operational activities at every level of an organization. Duties include hiring and training employees and managing quality assurance programs.
- As an operations manager, I also strategize process improvements to ensure everyone completes their tasks on schedule.
- I am always looking for ways to engage employees and make the workplace more effective and efficient. I have excellent leadership skills, social skills, and active listening knowledge.
- Other vital qualities are understanding finances, supply chain management, workflow, and staffing. Leading Sourcing, Quality Control, Assurance, Technical Operations, Production, Compliances & Lab Results.
- Good and proven experience in pre-production assessment (technical risk analysis on the product, factory capacity analysis). Vast working experience with technical collaborators & and counterparts with European & and American Brands' offices.
- Have a customer-oriented mindset and approach with excellent. communication skills in spoken and written English. Believes in the highest quality with the "first time right" concept. Quality with efficiency, and on time is my mantra. Looking for challenges and having proven records of solving complex day-to-day issues within operations & and quality scope management.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
8
8
Certifications
Work History
Asia Technical Manager
QIMA
02.2023 - Current
- Team coach & mentor, QC inspector teams of 125+ across SEA & Greater India region.
- Responsible for the technical support of the front-end operations for the products inspections in Greater Asia and worldwide
- Mentoring and training of inspectors, factory and client projects on service level improvement, claim rate reduction
- Setting up new inspection SOP and tailor-made solutions for clients.
Country Manager, Operations, Southeast Asia
QIMA
01.2020 - 02.2023
- Operations cost related to inspection, bought down travel fee and inspections costs by 30% in 1st year
- Bought down regional claim rate by more than 50%
- Built a team across Southeast Asia with multi-product skills, training and mentoring new Team leaders and inspectors.
Team Leader
QIMA
04.2017 - 12.2019
- Inspector Team Leader, India and Sri Lanka.
Sr. Quality Control Inspector
QIMA
03.2016 - 03.2017
- Quality Assurance Manager at PYOGINAM APPAREL PRIVATE LIMITED (garment manufacturing unit)
- Led a team of 30+ Inspectors and checkers to make sure quality standards are at par
- Responsible for handling sub-contractors and technical audits
- Handled 3 manufacturing units with over 1200 sewing machines.
Assistant Quality Assurance Manager
Next Sourcing Limited
06.2014 - 03.2015
- Asst
- Quality manager for field inspectors in NSL, Gurgaon
- Worked with operating staff, merchandising, and quality teams to establish procedures, standards, systems, and procedures
- Determined training needs, acted as a catalyst for change and improvement in performance/quality at vendor and buyer level
- Recorded, analyzed, and distributed statistical information
- Monitored performance of the quality team
- Supervised technical or laboratory staff.
Assistant Technical Services Manager
KGS Sourcing Limited
04.2012 - 06.2014
- Determined, negotiated, and agreed in-house quality procedures, standards, and/or specifications
- Assessed customer requirements and ensured that these are met
- Set customer service standards
- Specified quality requirements of raw materials with suppliers
- Investigated and set standards for quality and Kids' wear safety
- Ensured that manufacturing processes comply with standards at both national and International level.
Senior Quality Assurance Specialist
KGS Sourcing Limited (Kering Group)
10.2009 - 03.2012
- Quality assurance inspector at KGS, Gurgaon.
- Managing vendor and supplier performance KPI.
- On-time shipment delivery.
- Quality-1st time right and kill rejection policy.
Assistant Quality Assurance Manager
Rainbow Fabart Pvt. Ltd. - India
02.2008 - 09.2009
- Asst
- Quality Assurance manager at Rainbow Fabart, Export house, Noida.
Quality Control Inspector
V & S International
04.2004 - 01.2008
- Started my career as Quality Inspector trainee with V & S international, Gurgaon in 2004.
Education
Certification in Production supervision & Quality control - Garment technology
ATDC India
01.2000 - 04.2001
Schooling - Mathematics and Computer Science
ATDC India
01.1996 - 04.2000
Master of Business Administration - MBA - Dual specialization in Marketing & operations management
Delhi Institute of management studies
Skills
Business Analysis
undefinedCertification
Statistics Foundations: 2 - LinkedIn
Timeline
Asia Technical Manager
QIMA
02.2023 - Current
Country Manager, Operations, Southeast Asia
QIMA
01.2020 - 02.2023
Team Leader
QIMA
04.2017 - 12.2019
Sr. Quality Control Inspector
QIMA
03.2016 - 03.2017
Assistant Quality Assurance Manager
Next Sourcing Limited
06.2014 - 03.2015
Assistant Technical Services Manager
KGS Sourcing Limited
04.2012 - 06.2014
Senior Quality Assurance Specialist
KGS Sourcing Limited (Kering Group)
10.2009 - 03.2012
Assistant Quality Assurance Manager
Rainbow Fabart Pvt. Ltd. - India
02.2008 - 09.2009
Quality Control Inspector
V & S International
04.2004 - 01.2008
Certification in Production supervision & Quality control - Garment technology
ATDC India
01.2000 - 04.2001
Schooling - Mathematics and Computer Science
ATDC India
01.1996 - 04.2000
Master of Business Administration - MBA - Dual specialization in Marketing & operations management
Delhi Institute of management studies
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