Experience

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  Artistic milliners

  Jun 2011 - Oct 2011

  Management trainee (quality assurance)

  • Inspected activities of production department to reduce frequency of defective items and increase acceptance rate from 95% to 98%• Analyzed past defects and recommended an innovative solution to improve quality of final product

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  Orient textiles

  Nov 2011 - Aug 2014

  Assistant manager (planning)

  •Managed production and capacity planning for the entire business, controlling and checking of orders and negotiated with vendors for procurement of raw materials•Forecast and planned inventory on n+3 basis for decision making and strategic positioning•Handled pressure and work under tough environment with excellent attitude and saved Rs. 6.4 million by optimizing yarn consumption•Involved in yarn sourcing for around 50 different yarn counts and blends•Reduced the idle Machine time from 4 hours to half hour through optimization of back-process planning•Responsible for complaint handling & policy making for improvement•Completely responsible for warehouse management & co-ordination with in-house marketing & merchandising•Export customer servicing during product development and bulk order production•Successfully implemented new E.R.P software and achieved required results•Worked on the project of Quality Management System in coordination with compliance department while involving in sorting of job descriptions, defining hierarchy and chain of command, preparing necessary training courses and drafting of new mandatory reports Show less

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  Maxim international (pvt) ltd.

  Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Marketing and sales intern during mba

  Estimated the sales and size of the opportunity of high quality cattle feed (dairy and non-dairy) in the Karachi market by analyzing the market trends of cattle field market

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  H&m

  May 2016 - Jul 2023

  • Interpreting trends and visual into material as well as product and develop collections collaborating with mills R&D and Product Development team• Analyze the market in terms of material and product capability •Collaborate with mills to research fabrics & put developments into work per current denim trends• Working on the development capabilities of Denim mills and garment vendors to enhance the product basket of various manufacturers• Work and plan on customize strategy for different supplier for material / product based on their capability and utilize the best resources• Working on the seasonal developments to show to buying team / development teams in Buying office / Regional office • Sustainable projects in materials such as Post Industrial Waste (PIW), Post Consumer Waste (PCW) fibers, circulose, Hemp, and other sustainable fibers • Support production team on day to day business matters and educate them with new trends / innovations in the market Show less •Ownership of materials and components price, quality, capacity, sustainability and lead time negotiation •Working on the seasonal trends from buying team / development team / product designers•Analyze and forecast the current denim fashion trend and direct suppliers accordingly•Optimize the material / product development lead time and achieve the best sample L.T among different production offices•Served as a focal point for any query during manufacturing with responsibility of 3 million meters per month fabric flow and support in quality and material supply chain problem solving for countries•Involve in daily trouble shooting and provide practical solutions by analyzing root cause of defects•Handle materials & component sourcing and development for in season and trend-based programs•Deeply involve in monitoring during fabric manufacturing process and work to minimize final product problems•Also worked as a global sustainable materials and product responsible and closely collaborate with mills for process improvement in conscious fibers, sustainable dyeing, ecofriendly finishing, product life cycle assessment and fiber mapping/traceability•Review the samples together with merchandising team to make sure the sample sent to buying office should be the right look and as per the requirement. Show less

  • Global Product Developer

    Apr 2022 - Jul 2023

  • Component Developer (Materials) at H&M

    Jun 2021 - Mar 2022

  • Materials Responsible

    May 2016 - May 2021
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  Artmill

  Jul 2023 - now

  Senior manager product development