Santhosh. M
Nelamangala, Bangalore
Summary
Accomplished Brand Manager with a proven track record at Classic Apparels, adept in strategic planning and production flexibility. Leveraged MS Office to enhance quality assurance processes, achieving significant improvements in product standards. Skilled in fostering team efficiency and implementing innovative quality control measures, demonstrating exceptional leadership and analytical capabilities.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Brand Manager
Classic Apparels
Irbid
05.2023 - Current
- Expertise in various types of inspections, system implementation, and follow-up, including all the departments, as per the Brand requirements.
- Conducting style assessments to ensure the right quality of the product and safety, as per legal requirements.
- Recommended policy changes to improve marketing tactics and strategies.
- Strategically devised customer approaches, meeting sales objectives, and capitalizing on emerging opportunities.
- Implemented customer loyalty programs that increased repeat business.
- Planned, developed, and led negotiation of key business partnerships.
Manager Quality (FKR)
Gokaldas Exports
Bangalore
07.2017 - 03.2023
- Handling three factories (Tumkur-2 and Hassan-1) as the senior FKR for GAP Brands.
- Reporting to the VP of Quality / VKR.
- Involve interaction between the buyer and vendors according to the buyer’s specifications, training QC personnel, and checkers on quality and inspections on a regular basis to achieve the required quality standards.
- Providing on-time delivery with quality goods, I worked within a fast-paced, team-oriented environment with a strong emphasis on quality, efficiency, and time management skills through the prioritization of meeting deadlines with assured product.
- Devising and implementing process and quality plans, and undertaking an analysis study for critical parameters, implementing customer-specific quality system activities.
- Reviewing analytic documents, SOPs, general test procedures, and their summary reports.
- Guiding the Quality team to achieve the quality product that meets client requirements.
Manager - Quality Assurance
Hinduja Processing and Finishing (Unit of Gokaldas Exports)
06.2022 - 03.2023
- Provided leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of various company programs.
- Managed risk by developing and implementing effective risk management strategies.
- Produced thorough, accurate and timely reports of project activities.
- Oversaw daily operations, maintaining efficiency and quality standards.
- Organized team activities to build camaraderie and foster pleasant workplace culture.
- Proposed or approved modifications to project plans.
Assistant Manager Quality for Tommy Hilfiger and Kohl’s
Shahi Exports Unit 20
01.2013 - 01.2016
- Setting quality standards for the factory following buyer’s requirements and guidance for each departments and processes
- Establish SOPs for production and preparatory processes to get right first time quality from each process
- Develop MIS for quality measurement and recording quality
- When established quality standards are there in a company they need to follow and control the factory quality standard
- Monitor the quality of the product through the various stages of production
- Train the newly hired quality personnel on company quality policies and how to use quality tools
NQA for American Eagle, Armani Exchange and Ann Taylor
Texport Overseas
01.2011 - 01.2013
- Development and Order follow up with the allocated vendor
- Taking care of Development samples like proto, pre-sales man, Photo shoot and Discussing with supplier technicians about criticality of styles and giving Suggestions
- Discoursing with merchandisers for the production planning and shipment schedule
- Taking care of production samples like size set and pre-production by incorporating Sales man sample comments
- Conducting pre-production meeting with factory Technicians and merchandisers
- Giving trims, lab dips and pilot production approval
- Performing-line inspections to ensure correct production methods and giving corrective actions in batch & finishing
- Doing pre-final inspection of semi finished goods
- Doing AQL based final audit to make sure that the right merchandise being shipped before offering the inspection to buyer
Quality In Charge (Cutting), Nominated Q A (H & M)
Texport Garments
01.2007 - 01.2011
- Taking care of development samples, like proto, pre-sales man, photo shoot, and protos.
- Discussing with supplier technicians about the criticality of styles and giving suggestions.
- Discoursing with merchandisers for the production planning and shipment schedule, taking care of production samples like size sets and pre-production by incorporating salesmen's sample comments.
- Conducting a pre-production meeting with factory technicians and merchandisers.
- Giving trims, lab dips, and pilot production approval.
- Performing line inspections to ensure correct production methods and providing corrective actions in batch and finishing.
- Doing a pre-final inspection of semi-finished goods.
- Doing an AQL-based final audit to make sure that the right merchandise is being shipped before offering the inspection to the buyer.
Quality Controller & Packing Auditor
Gokaldas Exports
01.2005 - 01.2007
- Attending count accuracy post to packing.
- Randomly auditing as per the AQL.
- Interacting with the finishing/packing supervisor and factory team while addressing deviations.
Education
B.A -
Siddaganga college
Tumkur01.2005
P.U.C -
St.Johns PU college
Bangalore01.2001
S.S.L.C -
SSRHS
Tumkur01.1999
Skills
- MS Office 2019/2021 (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Windows Operating system
- Strategic planning for production and quality flexibility
- Production and Quality follow ups
Buyershandled
- Armani
- AEO
- Ann Taylor
- Sears Canada
- T.C.P
- A&F
- H&M
- GAP
- Old Navy
- M&S Columbia
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that the above mentioned information is correct up to my knowledge and I bear the responsibility for the correctness of the above mentioned particulars.
Languages
Kannada, English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu
Virtualbuildskills
- MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Windows Operating system
Personal Information
- Father's Name: Marulasiddiah
- Date of Birth: 12/18/81
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Married
Timeline
Brand Manager
Classic Apparels
05.2023 - Current
Manager - Quality Assurance
Hinduja Processing and Finishing (Unit of Gokaldas Exports)
06.2022 - 03.2023
Manager Quality (FKR)
Gokaldas Exports
07.2017 - 03.2023
Assistant Manager Quality for Tommy Hilfiger and Kohl’s
Shahi Exports Unit 20
01.2013 - 01.2016
NQA for American Eagle, Armani Exchange and Ann Taylor
Texport Overseas
01.2011 - 01.2013
Quality In Charge (Cutting), Nominated Q A (H & M)
Texport Garments
01.2007 - 01.2011
Quality Controller & Packing Auditor
Gokaldas Exports
01.2005 - 01.2007
B.A -
Siddaganga college
P.U.C -
St.Johns PU college
S.S.L.C -
SSRHS
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