Summary

Work experience

• Product Development & Production Manager

  SKYPRO S. A., Ermesinde–Portugal.

  2025.01-2026.06

  (a year)

  Designation : Product Development, Production & Quality Control –India Operations Responsibility : Managing Development, Production, Sourcing and Supply Chain. RESPONSIBILITY Closely following for new product development. Taking ownership for the entire product development process precisely right from prototyping to bulk production. Ensuring that all the materials and development samples are fully tested to ensure quality standard. Coordinating with local and overseas suppliers. Ensuring all raw materials and final products are meeting as per standard requirements based on lab testing reports. Maintaining strong working relationship Business Units, Design, Innovation, Materials Development, Sourcing, Supply Chain, Quality Control, Costing, Logistics, Managing designated projects to ensure on time performance. Travelling overseas upon requirement whenever necessary.
• Founder / Proprietor / Director

  Zeal Leatherware

  2011.11-2024.12

  (13 years)

  Agent / Consultant Designation : Founder & Proprietor Responsibility : Product Development, Business Client co-ordination, Supply Chain Management, Production co-ordination, Export Shipment Planning, Logistics Follow up (Imports & Exports), Visiting Overseas & International trade fairs to meet international clients for foreign trade & business developments.
• Global Brands Marketing Specialist

  Caldes Fashions

  2022.02-2024.11

  (3 years)

  Designation : Global Brands Product Merchandise Manager Responsibility : Business Client co-ordination, Brands Communications,Visiting Overseas & International trade fairs to meet global brands for foreign trade & business developments.
• Global Brands Product Merchandiser

  Aala Gloves / Aala Global

  2021.06-2024.11

  (3 years)

  Merchandise Manager Responsibility : Business Client co-ordination, Brands Communications, Visiting Overseas & International trade fairs to meet global brands for foreign trade & business developments.
• Global Brands Product Merchandise Manager

  N. M. Hashim & Co.

  2020.07-2024.10

  (4 years)

  Responsibility : Business Client co-ordination, Brands Communications, Visiting Overseas & International trade fairs to meet global brands for foreign trade & business developments. RESPONSIBILITY Closely following all the seasons (Autumn-Winter / Spring-Summer) for new product development. Taking ownership for the entire product development process precisely right from prototyping to bulk production. Ensuring that all the materials and development samples are fully tested to ensure quality standard. Coordinating with PED team and Sourcing team closely to be up to date on development process. Making size set fit samples or Confirmation samples CFM as per brand requirement. Colorways samples and photoshoot samples upon requirement. Coordinating with overseas suppliers and global brand buyers for day to day updates. Maintaining strong working relationship Business Units, Design, Innovation, Materials Development, Sourcing, Supply Chain, Quality, Costing, Logistics, Managing designated projects to ensure on time performance. Travelling upon requirement for global brands and overseas supplier whenever necessary.
• Business Development & Marketing Manager

  Carton and Carton

  2011.11-2017.11

  (6 years)

  Responsibility : Admin, Business Client co-ordination, Production co-ordination, Material Sourcing, Costing and Supply Chain Management.
• Leather Products Merchandiser

  Venture Leather (India) Co.

  2005.05-2011.10

  (6 years)

  Products Agency Company) Responsibility : Business Client co-ordination, Supply Chain Management, Product Development, Production co-ordination, Planning and Costing, Visiting overseas to meet international clients upon requirement. RESPONSIBILITY Handling all the seasons (Autumn Winter / Spring Summer) for European, US, UK, and Far East Clients. Product development (prototype sample) for leather products like shoes, handbags, clothing, gloves & accessories right from sourcing materials to final product. Dealing with tannery for organizing finished leather materials in Cow, Buff, Sheep, Goat, PU, PVC etc. for the product developments as per customer’s requirement and for materials like sole, leather, lining, zipper, puller, runner, metal trims & other accessories etc. Handing packages for prototypes samples would receive from customer as technical sheets, design card, sketches and other related technical instructions to be followed. Developing samples sometimes customer would use their accessories for their products or from nominated supplier for exclusive brand quality purpose, we would import materials & accessories accordingly to their requirement. Once prototype samples approved then salesman samples to be produced as per customer requirements. On a daily basis updating to customers firmly with telecom, email conversations, virtual call for sample and bulk productions status. Logistics follow up is handled by us. (DHL, FedEx, UPS, TNT etc..) Following end to end process right from sample development, salesman samples, confirmation samples and planning for bulk production. Once mass production is completed need to monitor the consignment to reach its final destination and to keep update information with customers.

Educational experience

• Indo Italian Chamber of Commerce (IICC)

  Italian Language from Indo Italian Chamber of Commerce

  2007.01-2007.04

  (4 months)

  Italian foreign language from IICC Chennai, India.
• Footwear Designs and Developments Institute (FDDI)

  Shoe Technical Course

  2006.12-2007.03

  (4 months)

  Shoe technical course from FDDI Chennai, india.
• The New College, University of Madras, Chennai, india.

  B.Sc. (Com. Sci.)

  2002.07-2005.06

  (3 years)

  Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Madras University, Chennai, India.

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