Rakesh Singh

• Coordinated with internal departments to ensure successful execution of projects according to timeline and budget constraints.
• Leadership role in planning annual budgets for each department based on forecasted sales volumes.
• Manage relationships with key brands, suppliers, and vendors, negotiating contracts, prices, and terms that result in cost savings and business growth.
• Regularly evaluated customer satisfaction levels by surveying customer base and analyzing results.
• Analyze market trends and buyer behavior to showcase the new products, ensuring alignment with buyer demands and competitive pricing.
• Enhanced buyer/brand relationships, resulting in a reduction in errors, improved product clarity, and an improvement in product quality.
• Held regular one-on-one meetings with employees to review performance and priorities and provide feedback.
• Provided leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of various company programs.
• Participated in recruitment initiatives by interviewing potential candidates and selecting suitable hires.
• Planned and led team meetings to review business results and communicate new and ongoing priorities.

Brands in Hand:

Faherty USA market, Levi's, Being Human Domestic, Myntra, Jabong, Flying Machine, Jockey, Crimson Club, Monte Carlo, Crocodile, Ramraj – Unibro, and Rupa.

Categories taken care of:

• Indigo Knits - Men’s and Women’s division (5-pocket jeans, polo, sweatshirt, crew neck, and joggers) with the special washes, i.e., towel wash, sulfur wash, ozone, enzyme wash, and garment dyeing, etc.
• Seamless – Men’s and Women’s Division for sports, athleisure products, and casual products (bra, trunks, five-pocket pants, shorts, polo, and crew neck).
• Warp Knit – Men’s product, basically casual and formal knitted shirts in yarn-dyed and solid.
• Shima Seiki – Over-Dyeing Blazers

• Developed and executed product strategies based on market research, resulting in an increase in sales for key product categories.
• Managed pricing, forecasting, and inventory management for a portfolio of SKUs, ensuring alignment with company goals and market conditions.
• Led cross-functional teams, including design, marketing, production, factory, and logistics, to ensure quality production was delivered and met customer demands and timelines.
• Follow up with Production running orders with the proper execution and timely delivery of the shipments to make sure it goes 100%.
• Review and discuss the cut-to-load plan in brief, along with WIP activities and order execution, from sampling to bulk until it gets shipped.
• Brands: Levis & Puma
• Categories: Knits - Men's and Women's Division (Tees, Shorts, Joggers, and Polo)

• Preproduction Sample Management: Oversee the creation and approval of all preproduction samples, including fit samples, PP samples, meeting samples, size set samples, and TOP samples.
• File and QA Documentation: Prepare and send file samples and QA files to the liaison office for approval, ensuring the timely release of files to facilitate the scheduled pre-production meeting.
• Production Planning and Communication: Create and circulate PPM (Pre-Production Meeting) notes across the production and quality departments to ensure smooth coordination.
• Fabric and Trims Management: Ensure all required fabrics and trims are available in-house before transferring production files to the production department.
• Approval Process: Guarantee that all necessary approvals, including those for bulk lots and trims, are obtained before starting bulk production.
• FPT/GPT Coordination: Ensure that Fabric Pre-Test (FPT) and Garment Pre-Test (GPT) are completed on time to prevent delays in production.
• Brands: Tommy Hilfiger USA, Kohl's USA.
• Categories: Knits – Men’s and Women’s Division (Tees and Polos)