·         Must have a thorough knowledge of the Production and Manufacturing Mechanism of the Apparel Industry.

·         Must have applied the principles of “Lean Management” in all roles played till date

·         Coordinate and expedite the flow of work and materials within or between departments of an establishment according to production schedule.

·          Duties include reviewing and distributing production, work, and shipment schedules; conferring with department supervisors to determine progress of work and completion dates; and compiling reports on progress of work, inventory levels, costs, and production problems.

·         Must be a friendly person with good “People Skills” and “Man Management”

·         Must be an expert at sewing in “knits” sector.

Educational Qualification:

·         Qualification: B.E. / MBA

·         Specialization: SCM

Work Experience:

·         No. of years: 15 - 20 relevant years in Production of the Apparel Industry.

Functional Skills:

·         Review documents, such as production schedules, work orders, or staffing tables, to determine personnel or materials requirements or material priorities.

·         Must establish high degree of “safety” rules and monitor them while on the production floor

·         Requisition and maintain inventories of materials or supplies necessary to meet production demands.

·         Must have set up factories as part of the KRA

·         Must be excellent at identifying wastages

·         Distribute production schedules or work orders to departments.

·         Must be extremely agile and innovative to identify production issues early in the implementation phase

·         Must work well with cross functional teams like merchandising , finance, materials management, human resources, etc

·         Arrange for delivery, assembly, or distribution of supplies or parts to expedite flow of materials and meet production schedules.

Behavioral Competencies

·         Must demonstrate collaboration and drive positive communication

·         Must demonstrate ‘persistence’ and ‘patience’ in going to the ‘root cause’ of issues.

·         Must be a people friendly manager

·         Must be detail oriented and demonstrate both deductive and inductive reasoning

·         Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

·         Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Other Job Requirements:

·         Supply chain management, Material Planning, Inventory management, Warehouse management Strategic Sourcing, E-Procurement, Procurement planning, Alternate Source development.

·         Must be familiar with the SAP system and must have worked with reports and used them for corrective action and management reporting.

·         Must be able to converse in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.