PLM
Gazi Hasan
Apparel Sourcing & Production Professional
Bronx,New York
Summary
I am Textile Graduate, Apparel Product Development, Production & Sourcing Manager.
Having more than Ten years of experience in apparel sourcing, product development & Production (worked for Retail/Wholesale/Online Customer), also worked more than Three years in Garment & Textile factory which covers garment & fabric production, washing, printing, testing & quality control.
I have extended experience on product development, construction, costing, negotiation, order & production management, testing & quality control.
My expertise covers Sourcing & Production from Domestic and Import supply bases across the Central America, Africa & Asia (China, Vietnam, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Jordan, Egypt, El Salvador, and Guatemala).
Currently, I am looking for new opportunity in Global organization to further extend my knowledge & career.
Regards,
Gazi Hasan
Email –shuab.hasan010@gmail.com
Phone: +1347653 5727
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
Work History
Sourcing & Production Manager, Apparel
Academy Sports + Outdoors
Katy, Texas
02.2023 - Current
- Collaborate with Design/PD/Merchandising & Buying team to ensure highest quality products are sourced & Developed from right market & Vendors.
- Monitor on time submission and approval for Fabric, print, wash, FIT, PP & TOP to secure seasonal calendar.
- Manage PLM, Flex, ERP tracking to update approval, rejection or delay to avoid surprise.
- Work on sourcing potential market & Product development.
- Responsible for cost analysis & Negotiation with vendor to secure margin (MU) expectation and quality standard.
- Ensure lead time, shipping mode & payment term with vendor.
- Manage PO creation and PO Commitment with vendor through portal and ensure BOM is updated.
- Manage Production TNA in collaboration with team & Vendor to secure approval process on color, FIT, PP & TOP.
- Attend Fitting session to ensure production friendly sample approval.
- Follow up Raw material inventory & Production plan (Line Allocation, Cutting, Sewing, Washing, Finishing, and Packing).
- Monitor WIP (Work in progress) for Pre-production, Final-Production, Testing, Inspection, ETD & ETA.
- Attend daily, weekly or monthly meeting with vendor & cross functional team to ensure WIP Tracking are updated and aligned with TNA.
- Run risk analysis on WIP for productivity improvement, performance testing and pre-final inspection to secure quality & on time delivery.
- Review inspection and test report to ensure final quality of the product.
- Collaborate with cross functional team (Logistic, Import and Custom) to ensure smooth on time ETD, ETA, EISD and update SAP ABI.
- Run weekly, monthly & Seasonal Production, Shipment & Receipt report to share Management and Team.
- Responsible for charge back and claim adjustment with Vendor or Agent.
- Initiate daily, weekly or monthly review meeting with strategic or non performing vendor and input the cap for management review.
- Work on order forecasting based on data analytics.
- Prepare suppliers key information on capability (Product Performance), competency (Price competitiveness), expertise (Quality, lead time & on time Delivery) and work on contentious improvement.
- Follow up and update Vendor onboard, compliance information.
Production and Sourcing Coordinator
Denmoss Inc
New York, NY
01.2021 - 02.2023
- Work with Development Team & Vendor for sourcing & developing new fabric, product, & washes.
- Monitor on time submission and approval for Fabric, print, wash, FIT, PP & TOP to secure TNA (TIME & ACTION CALENDER).
- Ensure PLM, FELX are updated for transparency.
- Manage status on WIP & PLM to update concern dept on approval, rejection or delay to avoid any surprise alert.
- Work on Ethical sourcing and potential market development. COST NEGOTIATION & PO CREATION :
- Negotiate cost with vendor to secure margin (MU) and quality standard.
- Responsible for cost engineering, manage order forecasting to secure MU and Capacity.
- Update Flex PLM & SAS to help MA team to Create PO and confirm with Vendor for shipping mode & Payment term.
- Responsible for on time inventory, Production & Delivery.
- Manage WIP (Work in progress) for approval process, Garment Production, Inspection & EISD.
- Attend daily, weekly or monthly meeting with vendor & cross functional team to ensure season KPI target,.
- Run risk analysis on production, quality, testing and review with management & Team to set future goal.
- Work on Productivity, Quality & Rejection rate improvement.
- Work with vendor for Capacity & Replenishment.
- Review inspection and test report to ensure that final quality of the product.
- Collaborate with cross functional team (Logistic, Import, Accounts, and Custom) to ensure smooth and on time ETD, ETA, EISD and update SAP ABI.
- Manage WIP, KPI,PLM,Quick Book.
- Clear understanding of divisional goals and seasonal strategies
- Understand and update all with industry trends, trade regulation etc.
- Work on process innovation & improvements with all Dept.
- Collaborate and drive calendar discipline (adherence & mitigation)
- Lead meetings with cross functional/global partners to ensure alignment on business process, special projections, KPIs, etc.
- Manage & develop direct reports
- Manage Vendor KPI on capability (Product Performance), competency (Price competitiveness) , expertise (Quality lead time & On time Delivery),
- Work on Sustainability and track company objectives.
Merchandising Manager ( Development & Production)
Otto International HK Liaison Office.
Dhaka, Bangladesh
01.2013 - 01.2020
- Work closely with Buyer, Designer and R&D team to develop right product with multiple Vendor.
- Send development packages to vendors through PLM system, track all samples, and communicate sample status as well reports to cross functional teams.
- Request all cost break downs from vendor to help support team with cost negotiations.
- Create PO on PLM, SCM or ERP and arrange Vendor confirmation.
- Create WIP for sample Development and Production to achieve smooth execution.
- Ensure samples are prepared as per the tech pack and required quality.
- Monitor proto, fit, TOP, Photo samples, color & Quality swatch are arranged on time to secure the TNA (TIME & ACTION CALENDER).
- Attend sample review session and Co-ordinate to arrange or release ontime approval on fit, proto & SME samples.
- Manage Sample status on WIP & PLM to update concern dept on approval, rejection or delay to avoid any surprise alert.
- Co-ordinate daily, weekly or monthly sample review meeting with vendor and cross functional team ensure on time sample submission and approval.
- Responsible for update the WIP & PLM for Production & Delivery.
- Follow up the raw material, fabric, accessories procurement (Inventory) and update on WIP.
- Attend daily, weekly or monthly meeting with vendor to prepare the production plan, line allocation as per the time and action calendar.
- Risk analysis on production, quality, testing and share the WIP with management as well team in weekly basis to secure on time delivery.
- Work continuously on Product, Productivity, Quality & Rejection rate improvement.
- Work with vendor for capacity planning, fabric or yarn blocking for NOS and fast-fashion styles.
- Review all test report to ensure that final quality of the product.
- Collaborate with logistic dept to ensure smooth and on time hand over as well planned Delivery.
Senior Merchandiser
Li & Fung Limited
Dhaka
03.2012 - 12.2012
- Work with buying and technical team for quality color and Product Development as per Style sheet (Design or Tech pack).
- Arrange quotation and place right product to right vendor considering Product range, quality standard and capacity.
- Participate buying meeting for Price negotiation and order placement by securing the margin and quality.
- Collaborate with buyer and technical team to arrange approval on color, fit sample and photo sample or SMS sample.
- Work with vendor to arrange quality, color & fit approval for smooth production and on time delivery.
- Monitor the production and quality on a daily, weekly, monthly basis to extract immediate information to avoid any delay.
- Arrange and co-ordinate with vendor to arrange test report, assortment, AQL to arrange smooth shipment.
- Follow up Procurement (Raw inventory) and fulfillment (Finished stock).
- Update the TNA or WIP and CP to buying team.
- Work with supplier performance and improvement on sustainability.
- Ensured 80% on time on sample approval and 95% on time Delivery.
- Smoothly handled more than 200 styles in a season.
Senior Merchandiser
Otto International HK Liaison Office
Dhaka
07.2009 - 03.2012
- Work closely with Buyer, Designer and R&D team to develop right product with multiple Vendor.
- Send development packages to vendors through PLM system, track all samples, and communicate sample status as well reports to cross functional teams.
- Request all cost break downs from vendor to help support team with cost negotiations.
- Create PO on PLM, SCM or ERP and arrange Vendor confirmation.
- Create WIP for sample Development and Production to achieve smooth execution.
- Ensure samples are prepared as per the tech pack and required quality.
- Monitor proto, fit, TOP, Photo samples, color & Quality swatch are arranged on time to secure the TNA (TIME & ACTION CALENDER).
- Attend sample review session and Co-ordinate to arrange or release ontime approval on fit, proto & SME samples.
- Manage Sample status on WIP & PLM to update concern dept on approval, rejection or delay to avoid any surprise alert.
- Co-ordinate daily, weekly or monthly sample review meeting with vendor and cross functional team ensure on time sample submission and approval.
- Responsible for update the WIP & PLM for Production & Delivery.
- Follow up the raw material, fabric, accessories procurement (Inventory) and update on WIP.
- Attend daily, weekly or monthly meeting with vendor to prepare the production plan, line allocation as per the time and action calendar.
- Risk analysis on production, quality, testing and share the WIP with management as well team in weekly basis to secure on time delivery.
- Work continuously on Product, Productivity, Quality & Rejection rate improvement.
- Work with vendor for capacity planning, fabric or yarn blocking for NOS and fast-fashion styles.
- Review all test report to ensure that final quality of the product.
- Collaborate with logistic dept to ensure smooth and on time hand over as well planned Delivery.
Production Officer- Garment & Fabric
DBL Group Ltd
Dhaka
01.2006 - 06.2009
- Color Matching and data color controlling.
- Testing and quality control.
- Consumption and price quotation.
- Follow daily production according to FCR and update to buyer.
- Create personal T&A (Time & Action Calendar) to execute the placed order.
- Analysis problem and take immediate action to meet the FCR.
- Update weekly report in excel sheet for better follow up.
- To assist customer for new developments on fabric and washes.
- Analysis the price and styling whether it’s feasible for production or not.
- To work closely with customer product development team, to get approval on quality and color.
- Monitor Test report and assist team to maintain the STD as per guideline.
- Follow the shipping details and payment documents.
Education
Courses in Merchandising, Production & Gross Margin -
Fashion Institute of Technology
Costing Apparel and Fashion - undefined
Ahsanullah University of Science & Technology
Bachelor’s Degree - Textile Engineering
Fashion Institute of Technology
Skills
Apparel Production
Strategic Sourcing, development & Negotiation
Production planning, testing & quality control management
Analytical skill on Gross Margin and Gross Profit
Approval and fit collaboration
Supplier’s KPI Development & Vendor Management
Lead Time, Duty & Tariff Analysis to improve organizational goal
Multitasking and data driven problem solving skill
Organizational & cross-functional communication Skill
Excel, Pivot, Power point, V-Lookup, X-Lookup)
Google Team/ Google Sheet/ Smart sheet/Power BI
Accomplishments
- Business Analyst and Project Manager Collaboration
- Communication for Product Managers ( Linkiden-2019)
- Project Leadership ( Linkiden-2019)
- Strategic Negotiations ( Linkiden-2019)
- Fabric Production, Dyeing, Washing Training ( AUST-2005)
- Garment Production, Testing & Quality Control Training ( AUST-2005)
- Patternmaking, consumption and costing Training ( AUST-2005)
- Apparel Product Development & Production Management by Otto GmbH & Co KG (Bangladesh-2013)
- Strategic price negotiation by Otto GmbH & Co KG (Germany-2014)
- Apparel production & Repeat order forecasting by Otto GmbH & Co KG.(Germany-2015)
- SCM training management by Otto GmbH & Co KG( Germany-2015)
- PLM Training by Ernsting's family GmbH & Co & Otto Group
- Apparel Production and costing by Li & Fung Limited (China-2012)
Additional Information
- Private & Confidential - October 8, 2023 4
Software
Flex PLM
ERP
SCM
Retail Link
B2B
Quick Book
SAS
Timeline
Sourcing & Production Manager, Apparel
Academy Sports + Outdoors
02.2023 - Current
Production and Sourcing Coordinator
Denmoss Inc
01.2021 - 02.2023
Merchandising Manager ( Development & Production)
Otto International HK Liaison Office.
01.2013 - 01.2020
Senior Merchandiser
Li & Fung Limited
03.2012 - 12.2012
Senior Merchandiser
Otto International HK Liaison Office
07.2009 - 03.2012
Production Officer- Garment & Fabric
DBL Group Ltd
01.2006 - 06.2009
Courses in Merchandising, Production & Gross Margin -
Fashion Institute of Technology
Costing Apparel and Fashion - undefined
Ahsanullah University of Science & Technology
Bachelor’s Degree - Textile Engineering
Fashion Institute of Technology