Srikanth Halubai: Sr. Fabric Technologist at M/s in Bangalore, KA
Srikanth Halubai
Sr. Fabric Technologist at M/s
Bangalore | IN
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Ralph Lauren Corporation
Sr. Fabric Technologist at M/s | 04/2016 - Current
Key Role:
• Responsible for developing new products based on seasonal themes and introduce new fabric technologies in the market for brands.
• Handling woven fabric New Developments for CHAPS MENS SHIRTS
• Initiate New Product Developments as per seasonal calendar & follows through to ensure agreed time lines.
• Product re-engineering for feature & cost benefits
• Study of gaps in the product range & develop relevant Products
• Product Benchmarking
• Interact with brands & explaining the concepts
• Presenting new products in KMC Innovation show
• Coordinate initial Fabric testing & review reports to ensure that it meets required testing standards.
• Review colors as per requirements interact with designers for approvals & technical call outs.
• Follows through with fabric vendors to ensure first bulk fabric of new product deliveries &resolve the issues considering techno commercial aspect.
• Tracking of each brand volume generated by PD products
• Actively participating in Brand trade show & interaction with end consumers.
Kurlon Enterprises Ltd
Product Manager – Mattresses, PCB & TOB | 09/2018 - Current
Key Role:
• Determines customers' needs and desires by specifying the research needed to obtain market information.
• Recommends the nature and scope of present and future product lines by reviewing product specifications and requirements; appraising new product ideas.
• Assesses market competition by comparing the company's product to competitors' products.
• Provides source data for product line communications by defining product marketing communication objectives.
• Obtains product market share by working with Sales Head to develop product sales strategies.
• Provides information for management by preparing short-term and long-term product sales forecasts and special reports and analyses.
• Facilitates inventory turnover and product availability by reviewing and adjusting inventory levels and production schedules.
• Brings new products to market by analyzing proposed product requirements and product development programs, establishing time schedules with manufacturing.
• Workout appropriate pricing for each product based on competitor.
• Introduces and markets new products by developing time-integrated plans with sales, advertising, and production.
• Launching of new products in to the market based on Strategize Launch plan for new product as per pre-decided objectives and targeted launch dates.
• Determines product pricing by utilizing market research data from sales team.
• Completes operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees, following up on work results.
M/s., Texport Overseas Pvt. Ltd
Manager - Fabric Sourcing | 01/2011 - 03/2016
Key Role:
• Identifying and developing vendor source for achieving cost effective purchases of raw materials and reduction in delivery time.
• Coordinating with Buyers to produce Samples for their range Planning, Pre selection Meetings and Final Selection Meeting.
• To Prepare a Time and Action plan for timely flow of fabric visualizing production lead time as well as Buyer's requirement and continuous check over TNA to meet deadlines.
• To carry out sampling exercise with various vendors to ensure that developed product meet current & future needs ensuring best quality.
• Analyzing and developing vendor source for achieving cost effective purchases of raw materials along with good quality and least possible lead time
• Handling Commercial & Logistic part,
? Timely following up for BL & LR from vendors
? Following up & communicating with forwarders (Air & Sea) and logistics for timely delivery.
? Discussing with logistic department to amend the Invoices and POs' to reduce the customs duty charges
? Generating POs'
? Finalizing company benefited payment terms with vendors like TT/LC/COD/etc.,
M/s., Gokaldas Image Pvt. Ltd
Manager - Fabric Quality & Sourcing | 06/2008 - 12/2010
Key Role:
• Analyzing, commenting and communicating comments on fabrics.
• To provide technical advice, make decisions on product quality.
• Guidelines for all QA programs with manufacturers.
• Regular Visiting vendor places for follow ups, settling problems at floor level, technical / Work related advises to knitting or processing team staffs.
• Regularly visiting vendors for quality audit at their plant before the bulk is Dispatched.
• Handled the complete operations of the centralized Fabric warehouse.
I was promoted to Manager Fabric Quality & Sourcing from the post of Manager - Fabric Warehouse in the same company.
M/s., Gokaldas Exports Ltd
Manager - Fabric Quality | 06/2006 - 06/2008
Key Role:
• Managing 2 centralized Warehouses with support function of Inspections, Shade Bands & Shrinkages as per the Quality requirements.
• Identifying vendors, development of products, price negotiation, sampling, production planning, inspections, payments, etc.
• Accountable for matching & approving the Shade Bands and updating the same to Marketing, in case of required changes.
• Resolve buyer queries and issues to ensure maximum buyer satisfaction and coordinate with various departments of the company to synergize and ensure maximum productivity.
• Review reports on timely basis from factories and approvals on the same.
• Tracking & Rating the suppliers on their performance to the management on timely basis.
Handled Buyers: GAP, Puma, Mexx, Dockers & Levi's, A & F, Dillard's, M & S, O'Neil, Olily, Columbia, Sears, etc.,
M/s., Himatsingka Seide Ltd
Asst. Manager - Production | 07/2000 - 05/2006
Key Role:
• Involved in fabric assessment and its performance quality.
• Testing fabric features like abrasion, light and wash fastness.
• Solving problems in case of any technical fault on machines and quality's during production.
• Analyzing the flaws on the customer complaints and taking appropriate action in resolving the same.
Education history
G I T T
DIPLOMA | 1998 - 2000
S K S J T I
B Tech | 2002 - 2006
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