Surendar Selvaraj
Textile Technocrat I Sustainable Material Sourcing I Quality Engineer
Coimbatore
Summary
9 years of Apparel,Knitting,Processing & Spinning Experience
Textile technocrat with proven experience in the complete value chain of Textiles & apparels. Skilled in Sourcing,New product development, Supplier category management &Risk management. Truly passionate & looking for exciting and innovative oppourtunities within the industry.,
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Senior Merchandiser-Sustainable Material
Carrefour Trading Asia Limited
Coimbatore
12.2022 - Current
- Raw material Sourcing for India & Bangladesh
- Building recycle roadmap for Carrefour Global sourcing.Goal is to achieve 50% Organic & 50 % Recycle by end of 2025.Developing supplier & product quality for achieving the mission.
- Ensuring the quality of yarns & fibers as per CF quality requirements
- Managing a Purchase turnover of €8mn & handling the complete supply chain from farm to knitters/weavers
- Working on ensuring the traceability of products from farm to retail
- Liaised between Yarn suppliers & commercial team for Stock,On-time deliver,New yarn /fibre development/Sourcing.
Global Component Developer
Hennes & Mauritz India Private Limited
Bangalore
11.2021 - 11.2022
- Securing component development process end to end, which involves component risk assessment, securing quality based on H&M’s requirements. And ensure best options in terms of quality, price and lead time in alignment with assortment expectations.
- To maintain a sustainable T2 supplier base.
- Interpret global trends in new components with suitable suppliers
- Educating and developing suppliers in the product flow in terms of capabilities growth, complexity level, and ensuring alignment on customer understanding towards self-reliance.
- Responsible for converting 100% of the products into sustainable category.
- Analyzing the fibre & yarn market trend & taking strategic decision
- Submitted a most Innovative & sustainable product for IDEA factory 2022 & was highly appreciated & started this project commercially everywhere across the globe.
Recycle Project Lead I Quality Lead
Decathlon-Indeca sporting goods pvt limited
coimbatore
12.2016 - 11.2021
- Responsible for sourcing of suppliers & development of Recycle yarns & fabrics to meet the requirements of Decathlon's passion brand.
- Gained strong leadership skills by managing projects from start to finish.
- Worked on smooth conversion of all conventional textile sportswear fabrics into recycled products.
- without affecting the cost,Quality & LT and with the lot of saving on carbon footprints successfully transformed around 20 different types of yarns and fabrics.
- Responsible for price negotiation,Supplier management,P&L management,Business risk management,category management & Quality of recycle fabrics
- Defining technical specification for Recycle fibres & yarns.
- Leading the quality management of recycle products from fibre to garment
- Responsible for yarn purchase for entire south-west Asian countries which includes India,Sri Lanka,Bangladesh,vietnam etc with a purchase turnover of around €25mn.
- Awarded as "Best performer of the year " consecutively for 3 years from 2018 to 2020 for my achievement in recycle yarn & fabric development.
Sales Engineer
Voltas Limited -TATA Group
Coimbatore
04.2015 - 11.2016
- Responsible for selling spinning machineries & accessories to around 900 spinners in & around coimbatore region & achieved various accolades within my span in the organization.
- Contributes to sales engineering effectiveness by identifying short-term and long-range issues and recommending courses of action.
- Reviewed customer inquiries to understand project scope while managing internal delivery mechanisms.
- Awarded as "Crorepathi Product Champion Award" for FY 2015-16 for achieving ₹10 cr of Accessories sales.
Sales Manager
Advanced Clothing Concepts
Coimbatore
04.2014 - 03.2015
- Primary responsibility was Marketing school uniforms & taking uniform orders from schools & also selling Kids apparel to all the baby shops in and around Tamilnadu.
- Managed the complete Merchandising jobs right from design approval till bulk dispatch.
- Closed lucrative sales deals using strong negotiation and persuasion skills.
- Maintained relationships with customers and found new ones by identifying needs and offering appropriate services.
Education
B.Tech - Textile Technology
Kumaraguru College of Technology
Coimbatore 06.2010 - 04.2014
HSC & SSLC - Maths,Physics,Chemistry
Venkatalakshmi Matric Higher Secondary SchoolSecur
Coimbatore 06.2006 - 04.2010
Skills
Sustainable Material Sourcing
Timeline
Senior Merchandiser-Sustainable Material
Carrefour Trading Asia Limited
12.2022 - Current
Global Component Developer
Hennes & Mauritz India Private Limited
11.2021 - 11.2022
Recycle Project Lead I Quality Lead
Decathlon-Indeca sporting goods pvt limited
12.2016 - 11.2021
Sales Engineer
Voltas Limited -TATA Group
04.2015 - 11.2016
Sales Manager
Advanced Clothing Concepts
04.2014 - 03.2015
B.Tech - Textile Technology
Kumaraguru College of Technology
06.2010 - 04.2014
HSC & SSLC - Maths,Physics,Chemistry
Venkatalakshmi Matric Higher Secondary SchoolSecur
06.2006 - 04.2010
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