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Shraddha Yadav

Graduate Student
Raleigh,NC

Summary

Recognized consistently for performance excellence and contributions to success in apparel industry. Strengths in leadership, operation management and communications. Designed systems that support business objectives and cost reduction strategies. Talented in managing and performing periodic site audits of key suppliers. Offering 3 years of excellence in apparel industry. Demonstrated success in leading and managing international supply chains and suppliers.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Production Leader - Component

Decathlon Sports India Pvt Ltd
Mumbai, Maharashtra
01.2019 - 07.2021

Responsibilities as Production Leader

  • Monitored all company inventory to ensure stock levels and databases were updated.
  • Drove operational improvements which resulted in savings and improved profit margins.
  • Supplier management in terms of deliveries of fabric to FG
    factories
  • Price negotiation before season
  • Season preparation with supplier such as capacity planning, order management, production planning and execution
  • Shipment planning and execution using Decathlon tools (prod.com, CAPE, Highway, etc.)
  • Quality management systems implementation at supplier which includes Quality assessment of supplier, control plan monitoring, quality assurance and testing of bulk production

Additional responsibilities at Decathlon

  • Continuous Improvement Relay – Build strong routine management, Achieve operational excellence through OPEX, implementation of 5S at supplier, Promote problem thinking culture, Tools to solve problem (PDCA, SUM meetings, DPS, etc.)
  • Sustainable development Relay – Launched mini projects for energy conservation at supplier to help in CO2 emission reduction, Assessment of supplier for Environmental audit, increased sustainable product injection rate, Launched 100% renewable energy project at Supplier

Intern

NimkarTek Technical Services Pvt. Ltd.
Mumbai, Maharashtra
05.2018 - 08.2018
  • Studied different sustainability claims of all top 50 brands and major chemical manufacturing companies & studied REACH, ECHA, Chemsec, Greenscreen, Greenpeace strategies which works towards ZDHC goal and sustainable supply chain of all top 50 brands.
  • Established SOPs for ISO test methods and operating instructions of
    physical testing machines.
  • Solved case studies of GOTS, and for brands like Levis, NEXT, Tesco

Marketing Manager

Arvind Mills Pvt Ltd
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
07.2016 - 06.2017
  • Improved product marketing objectives by constructing communication initiatives and branding strategies to increase client outreach.
  • Developed creative sales tools, including presentations, trend reports, kitted assets, and product data sheets.
  • Developed and implemented favorable pricing structures balancing firm objectives against customer targets.
  • Developed customer portfolio, increased number of customers by 30%
  • Worked closely with all product development departments to create and maintain marketing materials for sales presentations and client meetings.

Education

Ph.D. - Textile Technology Management

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
08.2021 - Current

Masters of Technology - Fibres And Textile Processing Technology

Institute Of Chemical Technology
Mumbai
07.2017 - 04.2019

Bachelors of Technology - Fibres And Textile Processing Technology

Institute Of Chemical Technology
Mumbai
06.2012 - 04.2016

Skills

Collaborative Leadership

Communication Skills

Negotiation Skills

Change management through routines and collaboration

Data analysis and management, Sense of organization

Decision Making

Teamwork and Collaboration

Leadership

Project Management

Accomplishments

  • Achieved lead-time reduction by introducing WISE Project (lead-time reduced from 35 days to 17 days)
  • Globally validated Trainer on "How to Conduct Efficient SUM" and trained Decathlon team and supplier team to achieve lean management.
  • Launched "Kaizen" project in Supplier and achieved cost savings in production.

Timeline

Ph.D. - Textile Technology Management

North Carolina State University
08.2021 - Current

Production Leader - Component

Decathlon Sports India Pvt Ltd
01.2019 - 07.2021

Intern

NimkarTek Technical Services Pvt. Ltd.
05.2018 - 08.2018

Masters of Technology - Fibres And Textile Processing Technology

Institute Of Chemical Technology
07.2017 - 04.2019

Marketing Manager

Arvind Mills Pvt Ltd
07.2016 - 06.2017

Bachelors of Technology - Fibres And Textile Processing Technology

Institute Of Chemical Technology
06.2012 - 04.2016
Shraddha YadavGraduate Student