Srikanth Halubai: Sr. Fabric Technologist at M/s in Bangalore, KA

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.

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.

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.,

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.

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.,

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.