RAJKUMAR GOVINDARAJI

Buyer: Walmart

Currently working under Zen Fashions, Tirupur – from Aug 2024

• Manage end-to-end knit product development lifecycle from sampling to bulk production readiness.
• Partner with NY Design and Jordan PD teams to execute seasonal developments aligned with buyer requirements and market trends.
• Ensure style and fabric feasibility through close coordination with technical and sourcing teams.
• Lead development sample execution and AFM tracking to meet seasonal deadlines.
• Oversee bulk approvals including lab dips, shade approvals, LD approvals, placement prints, trims, and packaging validation.
• Monitor and control costing negotiations to maintain profitability targets.
• Freeze T&A calendars and conduct milestone review meetings to ensure on-time seasonal closures.
• Coordinate with sourcing and logistics teams to ensure raw material availability and avoid production delays.
• Conduct Style Clarity Meetings and ensure complete handover documentation (Tech Packs, BOM, approvals, test reports) to production teams.
• Follow up on PP approvals and proactively resolve supply chain and production challenges.
• Support management with trend analysis inputs and seasonal assortment planning insights.

• Managed Knit Business operations for India, overseeing sourcing, vendor management, order execution, analytics, and costing.
• Coordinated with Supply Planning and Commercial Planning teams to ensure timely on-shelf product availability.
• Drove monthly OTP performance from vendors while maintaining DC capacity discipline.
• Strengthened planning processes to minimize excess inventory exposure and improve stock efficiency.
• Managed complete bulk operations including PO issuance, SAP updates, short shipment approvals, GPT closures, and bulk waivers.
• Maintained seasonal costing templates and conducted margin roll-up analysis for management review.
• Executed seasonal development calendars and aligned vendor capacity with forecasted volumes.
• Developed placement and production capacity plans based on seasonal forecasts.
• Managed fabric and finish approvals along with Proto and Sealer processes to ensure bulk readiness.
• Acted as liaison between sourcing, planning, commercial, and vendor teams to resolve execution bottlenecks.

• Managed sampling, costing, production follow-ups, and buyer communication.
• Coordinated bulk production timelines and ensured quality compliance.
• Handled vendor negotiations and ensured timely shipment execution.
• Buyers Handled: Vans, Diesel, Superdry, Calvin Klein

• Managed order execution from sampling to shipment.
• Coordinated with production, quality, and sourcing teams to ensure buyer compliance.
• Monitored production schedules and shipment timelines.
• Buyers Handled: Marks & Spencer, George