Raji Zacharia
Summary
Experienced Fashion Production Coordinator with 20 years' expertise. Translates design visions into reality with meticulous attention to detail. Thrives in collaborative environments, fostering strong relationships for smooth operations. Skilled in innovative solutions to optimize efficiency in apparel & home textile manufacturing.Top of Form
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant General Manager- Sourcing & Production
Welspun Global Brands Ltd
Mumbai, India
09.2018 - 05.2023
- Daily communication and follow up with in-house team, suppliers, and manufacturers to track production progress, address any issues or delays, and ensure the on-time delivery of materials and finished products
- Received design submissions from customers and the design department, responsible for developing lab dips, design strike-offs, bit looms, and prototype samples to obtain approval for color, design, quality, and style
- Conduct weekly internal production Work in Progress (WIP) meetings with business partners, addressing order status and updating internal teams on potential issues
- Manage flow of information for POs, costing, samples, and orders to the Design, Production and Sales Teams
- Develop and update cost sheets for each style, and engage in cost negotiations with factories and partners to adhere to budgetary limitations
- Conduct quality control checks to maintain brand standards and specifications for finished products
- Manage pre-production timelines, review reports, and provide recommendations to address exceptions
- Generate purchase orders according to specifications and secure requisite approvals from various departments such as finance, warehouse, etc
- Sample management, tracking, and coordinating shipments with factories
- Performed routine quality control inspections to detect and rectify production issues, guaranteeing that the end products adhered to specifications.
Marketing Manager
Qasr Al Décor Carpentry Cont. LLC.
Sharjah, UAE
08.2014 - 02.2018
- Sales and marketing of Home textiles and garments
- Prepare/update company profile and sales presentation
- Product development as per customer requirements and get approved the same
- Negotiate terms of the agreement and close sales
- Proper checking on the samples before submitting to the customer and make sure all the details are incorporated.
Deputy Manager Production Coordination
Welspun Zucchi Textiles Ltd
Mumbai, India
05.2007 - 05.2013
- Business development involving correspondence & price negotiation with international & domestic customers
- Communicating with customer and plant, getting all the approval on time to ensure timely delivery
- Prepare/update company profile with all our product range and specifications
- Market trends analysis for new product development and identifying the right target segment
- Analyzing & Mapping the product offering vis-a-vis competition from price, looks, quality, features & differentiation point
- Implementing tracking systems for Time & Action (T&A) and Work in Progress (WIP) across all confirmed orders and ensuring deliveries are made on schedule
- Participate in weekly cross-functional meetings to share information on current business issues
- Co-ordination with different internal departments – Design, Fabric, Production, Store, Logistics
- Review L/C and confirm all the terms and conditions
- Communicating with customer and plant, getting all the approval on time to ensure timely delivery
- Costing, Preparing T & A and monitoring the production as per the
- Participate in weekly cross-functional meetings to share information on current business issues
- Ensure that market & competitive information remains updated
- Coordinating with the quality, logistics, and trims departments to communicate project details and ensure their participation
- Engaging with the customer's quality assurance department to enforce compliance requirements and protect the brand.
Senior Production Assistant
Source One
Mumbai, India
05.2007 - 05.2013
- Communicate daily with vendors to track development and production statuses
- Follow-up with vendors to ensuring development & production samples are executed correctly and timely
- Prepare RFQ to vendors and prepare comparison matrix for management review
- Assist production manager and pattern maker in keeping product development report (PDR) updated
- Ensure on time delivery of production and samples by monitoring WIPS
- Coordinate with teams regarding pending approvals, including lab dips, fit samples, pre-production (PP) samples, and top-of-production (TOP) samples
- Review samples in detail on the embroidery, washing, finish, applique work and printing
- Coordinate end-to-end production processes, ensuring efficiency from order placement to delivery
- Collaborate with design, merchandising and manufacturing teams to align production schedules and timelines
- Manage production samples, including fittings and garment grading accuracy
- Review and standardize spec sheets to ensure consistency across vendors
- Communicate regularly with vendors, suppliers and manufacturers to monitor progress and address production issues promptly
- Conduct quality control checks to maintain brand standards and specifications for finished products
- Engage with vendors on fabric, accessory and sample submissions to meet production deadlines
- Review all shipment schedules and approve bookings and shipment authorizations
- Ensure timely provision of tech packs and fit comments to suppliers to meet the delivery on time
- Confirm that all testing reports are submitted by the factories before shipment and act on any escalation is required
- Generate and distribute production work in progress (WIP) reports to the team
- Coordinating with the quality, logistics, and trims departments to communicate project details and ensure their participation
- Engaging with the customer's quality assurance department to enforce compliance requirements and protect the brand.
Asst Merchandiser - Production
Monarch Export Co
Mumbai, India
01.2007 - 05.2003
- Communication with suppliers
- Assist in tracking and managing production orders
- Coordinate with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of materials
- Development of label, tags, button, bags etc
- Inspect samples and finished products to ensure they meet quality standards
- Visit factories and report any quality issues to the production manager and suggest improvements
- Manage the development and approval process of production samples
- Track shipments and resolve any logistical issues.
Education
Bachelors in Business Administration -
CMJ University
08.2020
Diploma in Fashion Merchandising -
JD Institute of Fashion Technology
08.2016
Skills
- BeProduct(PLM software)
- Excel
- Word
- Power Point
- SAP
- Office 365
- Production Coordination
- Excellent Verbal & written communication skills
- Sourcing new vendors
- Negotiation skills
- Accounts management & client relations
- Procurement
- Vendor Relationship Management
Accomplishments
- Best employee award received in the 2021 -2022 business year
- Successful in closing deals with prestigious USA customers
Publications
A Garbage Profiling System Using Mask R-CNN Deep Learning Algorithm, Aparna Iyer, Christina Raymond, Vivek Bhanushali, International Conference for Advancement in Technology (ICONAT), Goa, India, 2021
Timeline
Assistant General Manager- Sourcing & Production
Welspun Global Brands Ltd
09.2018 - 05.2023
Marketing Manager
Qasr Al Décor Carpentry Cont. LLC.
08.2014 - 02.2018
Deputy Manager Production Coordination
Welspun Zucchi Textiles Ltd
05.2007 - 05.2013
Senior Production Assistant
Source One
05.2007 - 05.2013
Asst Merchandiser - Production
Monarch Export Co
01.2007 - 05.2003
Bachelors in Business Administration -
CMJ University
Diploma in Fashion Merchandising -
JD Institute of Fashion Technology
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