Saravanan Muthiah: Head of sourcing and product development in Hangzhou , 33
Saravanan Muthiah
Head of sourcing and product development
Hangzhou | CN
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Industries
Fashion
Work experience
Kimhaie international
Head of sourcing and product development | 03/2017 - Current
Developing new product range and suitable sourcing.
Managing and developing fashion and products in trend.
Work on target and performance.
Marketing/Selling new products to customers.
New products range from knit wear to woven jackets.
We are one of most advanced suit and Blazers makers in China.
Markets handling Europe, USA, Australia.
Customer's: Best seller, Inditex, Arcadia, Scotch n soda, Industries
Products handled: mens/women jackets, padded, quilted, takedown, real
down, washed jackes, PU jackes, light woven, knits and bottoms.
Company turnover: 160 mil
Maldon international
Chief Representative | 10/2015 - 02/2017
China/Hongkong based company
Managing and handling the complete business.
Accessories business like Fashion Jewellery, fashion accessories.
Europe, US, Canada and Australian market.
Asmara international
Head of QA and QC | 07/2006 - 09/2015
Heading a team of 35 members.
Responsible to control and manage the quality department.
All communication with customer for new developments.
Meeting customers and brining their ideas to the team.
Meeting customers' requirements.
Improving the factory standard to customer's requirement.
Market handled: Europe, USA, Canada and Australia.
Customer's: Tomtailor, Olsen, Prana, Celio, Marco polo, Mustang
Product handled: Mens/Womens Jackets, shirts, Trousers,
Circular and Flat knits.
Company turnover: 90 mil
SIEON
Assistant operational manager | 10/2003 - 09/2005
Responisible to find and rectify the problems involved in the Operational Side.The Company is equipped with 1440 fully
automatic sewing machines and manufactures for the US market
and Europe market.The company is one of its kind in the country to manufacture seam sealing garment.
My Responsibilities
To assist the management in finding and rectifying the day to day
problems involved in the production.
To control and monitor the consumption of Fabric and trims with every order.
To monitor the worker's efficiency.
To implement new work method to increase efficiency.
Responsible to monitor the work-in-progress.
Re-organised the warehouse to suite the AS-400 system.
Re-organised the cutting department and improved the efficiency
by 40 % from the previous years.
Improving the monitoring system of work-in-progress.
Plan and execute according to the delivery.
Products handled
Ski jackets both men's and women.
Duck down and padded jacket/trousers.
Seamsealed products, water proof, Weather resistance products.
Summer jackets and surf board shorts.
Adidas, Quick silver, O'Neill, Harley-Davidson, Oxbow.
P.T.Sai apparel
Assistant production manager | 08/2001 - 08/2003
Manufacturer of around 7 million pieces per month and exporting to US market with 1500 fully automatic machine with a washing
and embroidery in-house.
My responsibilities
Responsible mostly in finishing department.
Setting and planning targets to achieve the delivery date.
Monitoring daily and hourly production targets and critical path.
Discuss with the technical and production assistant the line layout.
Follow-up on production output.
Planning and executing with the cutting department according to Delivery dates.
Planning the input and out put of the production lines.
Monitoring the quality with the output.
Products handled
Mens, womens and children wear to US markets.
Gap, Old navy, Levis, Nike, Wal-mart.
Ambattur clothing company, Chennai, India from May 1998 to Jan 2001
Assistant production manager
A Leading manufacture in readymade garments to Europe and US market and 3ed largest exports of readymade
in south India with a total of 6200 auto and semi automatic
machines.
My responsibilities
Control and plan the production with the delivery date.
Train and educate the workers towards the achievements of their
targets and to increase the efficiency of the factory.
Introduced finishing department for the first time to pack and export 15,000pcs/week with just 20 persons and with just
1120 man hours.
Coordinate with the merchandisers for sample approval and new orders with the required deliver dates.
Controlled the Quality with the production and targets.
Discussing with the technical persons the line lay out and required
machinery and fixing the achievable targets.
Products handled
Men's and women's formal / casuals shirts and trousers.
Gap, banana republic, old navy, A&F.