Praveen Kumar
Bangalore
Summary
Strategic leader with proven expertise in manufacturing excellence at Texport Industries Pvt Ltd. Achieved significant process optimization through lean management principles, enhancing operational efficiency. Fostered a culture of teamwork and collaboration to drive innovative solutions. Committed to tackling new challenges and delivering measurable results.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr.IE-Manager (Vertical Head)
Shahi Exports pvt ltd
Faridabad
12.2025 - 12.2025
- Lead IE Team for the NCR Region Factories.
IE-Manager (Regional)
Texport Industries pvt ltd
02.2025 - 11.2025
- Drive Manufacturing Excellence.
- Management infrastructure – Architect effective KPI’s, Dash board & Network of routine meetings & drive the results.
- Drive effective preproduction activities across the factories to achieve ZERO loss of production.
- Line Plan will be reviewed with the central planning team 1 month prior to PCD.
- Communicating with the central IE-Lab team as well as factory team on the feasibility of the upcoming styles.
- Implementation of COT Concept/Work standardization across all the units (both Woven & Knits).
- Drive Productivity improvement across the factories through capacity study, pitch diagram & work sampling techniques to overcome the balancing issues.
- Make/Review and take action on COT MIS Report.
- Work towards cross training/Advance training to overcome balancing issues.
- PVF to achieve 1:1.5.
- Work towards Reduce MMR to 0.8.
- Make sure layout is set as per the planned target of “Operator to SAM ratio of 1:1.5 machines.
- Drive on lean tools - Kaizen, 5’s, poka yoke.
Factory Manager
Radhe Krishna Clothing’s pvt ltd
09.2024 - 02.2025
- Order review with the merchants.
- Review with all brand merchants & Sourcing team regarding fabric and material flow.
- Review with planner on the Line plan.
- Sunrise meeting along with all the department heads on the days production plan and also the HR on the manpower status.
- Make sure 100% OTP on shipments.
Assistant Factory Manager
Aquarelle India pvt ltd
06.2019 - 02.2024
- Direct and control all factory staff to ensure that they are properly motivated, trained and developed.
- Monitor and control the factory budget to ensure that all financial and business objectives are met.
- Ensure PCD 100%.
- Ensure OTP & OTIF.
- Rejection rate should be less than 0.6% for normal wash and 1% for heavy wash.
- CPU should not cross the budgeted numbers.
- Building Olympic team to achieve Oper.
- Handling 400 m/cs from cut to pack.
- Lean management.
- MMR should be 1:2.
- Started with agility project (lead time reduction from 30days to 20days).
Asst Manager- IE
Aquarelle India pvt. Ltd.
08.2013 - 06.2019
- Responsible for quoting the SMV (standard minute value) of the garment.
- Responsible for looking after a production account, constant coordination and follows up with the production team to meet the delivery dates.
- Ensuring manning is done as per the OB through OB adherence report.
- Preparing the manpower and machinery requirement plan for the upcoming styles.
- Responsible for CUT to PACK.
- Making the preparatory plan and also ensuring the preparatory is executed as per the plan.
- Ensuring the skill matrix is prepared and also updated on weekly basis.
- PVF improvement plan through cross training.
- Skill gap analysis for the upcoming styles.
- As per the skill gap analysis giving Advanced training to the operators.
- Monitoring Operator performance on daily basis.
- Monitoring the Piece rate worker’s production and cost of the day on daily wise.
- Monitoring the Down-Time reports on daily basis.
- Responsible for calculating and reviewing the Incentive Status for the employees on daily basis.
- COST FIXING FOR piece rate (Job worker) workers.
- Preparing the machinery plan, as per the line plan received from the Planning department.
- Ensuring all special machines and folders is available for the production.
- Responsible for monitoring and ensuring the gross root operators were trained and able to achieving the planned efficiency level.
- Responsible for balancing the MMR as per the given budget.
- Ensuring OT should not exceed the budget.
- Preparing the MRM PPT.
- Ensuring the KANBAN and 5’s system is followed.
- Implementation of Lean tools.
- Challenges Faced @ Aquarelle: Attrition & Absenteeism, Team Work, Finishing Productivity improvement, Acceptance of new technologies/methods by production team, OCR, Preproduction Effectiveness.
Sr. Industrial Engineer
Shahi Exports Pvt. Ltd (Knit Division)
10.2010 - 08.2013
- Responsible for quoting the SMV (standard minute value) of the garment, thread consumption, preparation of Operation bulletin, cut to make cost and layouts, line balancing.
- Responsible for looking after a production account, constant coordination and follows up with the production team to meet the delivery dates.
- Responsible for preparation of Style wise costing Reports on daily basis.
- Responsible for calculating and reviewing the Incentive Status for the employees on daily basis.
- To receive monthly line plan and planning template from factory planning and evaluate style wise efficiency and compare the same with budgeted efficiency.
- Receive the style bulletin and folders from PPE and discuss the same with production team.
- To achieve target through put time (TPT) and change over time (COT).
- Conduct and prepare the presentation for monthly supervisor review meeting.
- Co-ordinating with TPM (Total Productive maintenance) department regarding the arrangement of off line setting of the special machines.
- To discuss style wise analysis and machine layout along with budgeted efficiency details with the factory staff before the starting of the process and set the process as per the analysis of the style.
- Conducting daily review meeting with cut, sew, Finishing and also with TPM department.
- Ensuring OT (Over time) is not exceeding budget.
- Preparing the machinery plan, as per the line plan received from the Planning department.
Industrial Engineer
Neva International pvt ltd
06.2006 - 08.2010
- Process Simplification in sampling stage.
- Preparation of OB and thread consumption.
- To set the batch with supervisor/FI to bring down the TPT.
- Increasing Quality & Quality Standards.
- Capacity analysis on conventional basis.
- Identify the bottlenecks and simplify or eliminate the same by means of time and capacity study.
- Conduct method study and time study for each style.
Industrial Engineer
Leela Scottish Lace Pvt ltd
Bangalore
03.2006 - 05.2006
- Process Simplification in sampling stage.
- Operation Bulletin.
- Thread Consumption.
- Preparing daily and monthly production costing reports.
- Increasing Quality & Quality Standards.
- Line planning.
- Time Study (Conventional Basis).
- Identify the bottlenecks and simplify or eliminate the same by means of time and capacity study.
- Conduct method study and time study for each style.
- Introducing Folders, attachments, and Profiles.
Jr. Industrial Engineer
Gokal Das Exports Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
04.2005 - 02.2006
- Conduct method study and time study for each style.
- Line balancing.
- Flow chart/Process chart.
- Time standard’s (S.A.M) with the help of “pro-smv” codes.
- Time Study (Conventional Basis).
- Identify the bottlenecks and simplify or eliminate the same by means of time and capacity study.
Education
B. Tech - Textile Technology
VTU University
Belgaum01.2004
Skills
- Good Team Player
- Good communication skills
- Very sharp and able to grasp things faster and implement
- Willing to take additional responsibilities
- Has a strong interpersonal skill to work effectively with production line employees as well as senior management
- Willing to travel extensively
Training
- PRO SMV, Gokaldas Exports Pvt Ltd
- GSD, Shahi Exports Pvt Ltd (Knit's Div)
- 5s Internal Auditing, Shahi Exports Pvt Ltd, Aquarelle India Pvt Ltd
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 04/08/81
Timeline
Sr.IE-Manager (Vertical Head)
Shahi Exports pvt ltd
12.2025 - 12.2025
IE-Manager (Regional)
Texport Industries pvt ltd
02.2025 - 11.2025
Factory Manager
Radhe Krishna Clothing’s pvt ltd
09.2024 - 02.2025
Assistant Factory Manager
Aquarelle India pvt ltd
06.2019 - 02.2024
Asst Manager- IE
Aquarelle India pvt. Ltd.
08.2013 - 06.2019
Sr. Industrial Engineer
Shahi Exports Pvt. Ltd (Knit Division)
10.2010 - 08.2013
Industrial Engineer
Neva International pvt ltd
06.2006 - 08.2010
Industrial Engineer
Leela Scottish Lace Pvt ltd
03.2006 - 05.2006
Jr. Industrial Engineer
Gokal Das Exports Pvt Ltd
04.2005 - 02.2006
B. Tech - Textile Technology
VTU University