Samuel Mani
Chennai
Summary
A Senior Professional with 32 years of Experience in Garment Industry With Textile Graduation and experience in Madhura Coats WEAVING MILL.
Customer-oriented General Manager with [Number] years of experience focused on increasing revenues and expanding margin. Adaptive and deadline-oriented consistently executes and completes multiple projects in high-stress environments. Meticulous leader and strategic planner with comprehensive managerial acumen, offering vision and motivational acumen.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
Work History
GM Technical / Quality / Production
Asmara Apparels India Pvt Ltd
12.2015 - 09.2018
- Improved OTP (On time delivery performance) from 65% to 90%.
- Reduction in quality claims brought down from 12% to 2%.
- Introduced & implemented Chemical Management with all Suppliers within a short period.
- Graduated in-house lab to the next level where buyers agreed to test results we provided, cutting cost for 3rd party test.
- Working with line plan and production review meeting weekly.
- Working closely on the lead time for imported trims and fabric to meet the PCD.
- Implementing Risk Analysis before order execution.
- Conduction seminars with third part lab/ inspection/ types of machinery/ interlining to educate the production team.
- Technical / Product Development:
- Supporting with CAD in costing.
- Reviewing the Fit correction in pattern and submitting options to speed up the approvals.
- Sharing the corrected pattern soft copy for the client to review and approve.
- Making options in the mini marker for costing.
- Making options in washing to give options in costing.
- Making the call out on wet processing.
- Making options in construction as per test requirements and wet process.
- Selecting the appropriate interlining for washing and non-wash products.
- Merchandising:
- Making the weekly production review meeting efficient.
- Analysing the SAM for each style and working on an online plan to meet the delivery date.
- Explaining the technical limitation to the client and getting it approved.
- Working closely with logistics on handover.
- Quality Control:
- Setting up risk analysis meetings.
- Pre-approval on mock-up for wet processing.
- Educating the factory on the special process of styles.
- Understanding the strength of each factory and using the best for the styles.
- Implementing cross audit.
- Implementing platform inspection.
Country Head Technical / Quality and Production
Bhartiya Fashions
06.2011 - 12.2015
- Heading a team of Merchandising / Production / Quality Control / Technical Head with a turnover of $10 million.
- Production Planning
- Work out the SAM as per style and the production lead time.
- Work on the process involved in the garment and the lead time to take up in line earlier.
- Work out the fabric lead time and plan the production space to meet the delivery date.
- Work out the approval process and do the submissions earlier than the delivery date.
- Educate the production team regarding cutting techniques, line planning, and output to meet the delivery dates.
- Product Development
- To educate the team regarding the product, production feasibility, and limitations in tests outcomes, and costing techniques to meet the buyer’s target price & suggest buyer minimizing operations to meet target prices but keep the style intact.
- Merchandising
- To help merchandise to work out T&A, the importance of production lead time, ensure timely submissions of fit/ lab dips/ print strike-offs/ embellishment submissions in options, timely follow up with factories & buyers for smooth conduct of business.
- Technical / Quality Control
- To direct the team of quality controllers under the supervision of the quality manager to ensure that buyer’s requirements for fit, fabric, garment testing, inline and final inspections, educate factories quality team on quality control techniques & follow up to meet buyer’s requirements. Conducting PP Meetings for each style. To have all internal test records from the ground before starting production. Setting up an internal Quality team in each factory as per our requirements.
- TO direct the pattern technical team in Fit and PP Comments to connect with clients requirement. Instruction for naming the soft copy pattern with pattern correction numbers for tracking.
- Internal Lab
- Set up an internal lab to test all fabrics, garments & accessories prior & in between production
- Administration & HR
- Responsible for staff recruitments, fixing remuneration, identifying the right staffs, promotions etc.
- Buyers handled: Okaidi, Obaibi, Tally Weijl, Primark, Penney’s, Stokomani, Patrice breal, Loblaws, Red Tag, Riachuelo, Republic of Kids, Sears USA, Point Zero Canada, Aldi Germany etc.
G.M. - Operations Quality / Production
Sheen Network
07.2006 - 05.2011
- Heading a team of Merchant and Quality Control, Test Lab, Administration, HR and offices in Tirupur, Chennai, Bangalore & Bangladesh operations to the tune of $12 million.
- Setting up Bangladesh operations
- Coordinated with BOI (board of investment) & bankers to get legal approval to open up the liaison office.
- Authorized signatory & responsible for working out office operation costs, budget allocations & administration of the office.
- Attended buyer’s quality meeting, and directing team accordingly.
- Directed merchandising team, for correct submissions of fit samples, lab dips, strike-offs, PP samples, production samples, update WIP report to corporate office & ensure on-time delivery.
- Directing a team of quality controllers, and attending pre-production meetings to identify & resolve issues.
- Responsible for on-time deliveries of the right quality & meeting customer’s requirements.
- Organizing vendor meetings beginning of every season to understand buyers’ fabric, colours& quality requirements.
- Arranging office fun tours yearly twice and outdoor meetings.
Quality Control / Production
Columbia Sportswear
07.1995 - 07.2006
- Quality Control / Production July 1995 to Aug 2000 Responsible for setting the line for needlework, simplifying operations to get more productivity, and ensuring fabric & garment meet Columbia fabric & garment test standards and AQL inspections.
- Assistant Quality Manager Sept 2000 to July 2006
- Overseeing quality controllers, educating the factory’s quality & the production team, initiating new systems.
- Attended various QC Meetings in Portland, Thailand & Hong Kong offices, discussing production, various quality standards & new techniques.
- Compliance In-Charge [additional responsibility] March 2003 to July 2006
- Responsible for educating factories about Columbia compliance standards, duly monitoring & auditing them along with US office representatives
- Rohini Garments, Tirupur 1992 – 1994
- Responsible for production merchandising operations within the factory & buying office.
- Madura Coats, Ambasamudram 1989 – 1991 Shift
- Supervisor for Air Jet Looms.
Education
Diploma - Textile Engineering
12.1988
Skills
Work out the T&A on submission and follow up to ensure enough time for production
Efficient in costing with options to meet the target price
Defining and setting up SOPs with merchandising to hand over production files 30 days to 60 days before delivery date based on lead time and quantity T&A management
Aligning with the CSR team to ensure that facilities have compliance as per the requirements & ensure CAP is followed as per the given time frame
Adaption of raw materials & their lead time for production in flow
Daily - Weekly follow-up review meeting internally as well as with trims and fabric Suppliers for hassle-free order execution This also helps to align different divisions within the organization
Well experienced in making Exclusive SOP for Denim Garments
References
References can be provided upon request.
Interests
Sports: District Champion – Power-lifting
Accomplishments
- Plan to have fabric inhouse well in advance.
- Working with Technical team of the clients for their pattern correction on the fit comments.
- Sharing more Technical informative photo’s and videos on Fit correction with clients to speed up the approvals.
- Instructing the Technical team to analyze the Critical operations while making Fit sample and to share the information along with Options and the pattern soft copy for the clients to review and approve.
- Setting line Operations with Quality and Productivity and packing in line for Non wash styles.
- Shipping on time by the priority of style based on the sales.
- Reduced the Air shipment to 3%.
- Reduced Denim wash rejection to 1%.
- Reduced Denim Shades to limit within the approved wash range.
- Knit fabric Shrinkage and Spirality within acceptable limit.
- Working with logistics to meet the ETA Based on the Sales team distribution.
- Giving different options in Embroidered Blouse to meet the Sales Team price.
- Selecting the right fusing for POLO shirt to have a better placket.
- Simplifying the operations to take more production and to meet the target price.
- Strengthen the Third-party testing in Fabric stage and PP Sample stage to avoid Rejection after making the garment.
Technical / QUALITY AND PRODUCTION COUNTRY HEAD – LAND N SEA FOR BANGLADESH AND INDIA . TILL 30TH AUGUST 2025 .
- LAND N SEA IS AN IMPORTER FOR WALMART USA AND WRANGLER.
- Currently holding Technical / Quality and Production Country Head Position for last five years for an importer in the USA for Walmart with a turnover of 55 million USD in Bangladesh operations.
- We are manufacturing denim for kids/ denim shirt/ Denim bottoms for women.
- Knit Polo and Graphic Tee and Woven men’s shirts/ trousers/ ladies’ blouses/
- Working for clients: Wrangler / Walmart / JMS / RS / PW and our own labels.
Timeline
GM Technical / Quality / Production
Asmara Apparels India Pvt Ltd
12.2015 - 09.2018
Country Head Technical / Quality and Production
Bhartiya Fashions
06.2011 - 12.2015
G.M. - Operations Quality / Production
Sheen Network
07.2006 - 05.2011
Quality Control / Production
Columbia Sportswear
07.1995 - 07.2006