Sourcing Executive
Vogue
Total years of experience :19 years, 5 Months
Global Sourcing - Have good contacts with different type of fabric suppliers in China, Korea
Buyers - M&S, BHS, TESCO, Hanes, DBA, Victoria Secrets, Vanity fair,
Carolmelony, Next, Jockey
Check the cutting priority and advise the relevant departments to keep the fabric ready for cutting.
Check the fabric availability, inspection status, lab testing and ensure continuity of fabric flow for cutting.
Coordinate with relevant departments, check documents and find solutions for any length variations, width variations, defects which highlighting in the cutting
Based on inspection results identify the special cases, advice the CAD room to adjust the marker and inform to the cutting department to adjust layers.
Advise the cutting department how to do block cuts, angle markers, control the layers (layer height, layer length, laying method...) due to shrinkage and other reasons.
Release the cut as per the production requirement.
Discuss the cut plan with merchandiser and planner in order to ensure everything is set up for the plan.
test (P15A)
M&S Bursting strength test (P27
Inspect fabric according to buyers’ requirement (check defects & mark, grading).
Identify the physical quality situation of the fabric and if suitable for the production, check with the lab for other test results, and accept/reject the fabric.
If need to go for close markers or some other special option due to the situation of the fabric, choose the best option.
Coordinate with merchandiser and the supplier regarding quality failure or over consumption due to special cases, and finalize the replacements required
Keep attention with the production to go smoothly after release the fabric.
Identify the goods (fabric, tags, stickers, labels…) supplier wise, quality wise and style wise, maintain locations.
Keep records and operating SAP.
Issue goods for packing list according to production requirement.
Action the sample requirement by working closely with the development centers.
Sources fabrics and materials for the sample promptly.
Ensure buyers concepts/ requirements are well translated in to the samples.
Communicate with the customers on the sample status.
Finalizes the prices and advise the relevant parties.
Maintain reference samples and order status of samples done.
Transfer the knowledge on the sample development process to the Production Merchandiser and also to the factory doing bulk production.
Maintaining approved cads, strike offs, approved color standards.
Inspect the fabric and analyze the status in the supplier factory itself - fault rate, shade, and test results according to M&S requirements.
Highlight to the supplier where the improvements are required and suggesting the methods to minimize issues.
Giving approvals within limits to release goods to my factories to make quality garments.
Follow up with the supplier the steps suggesting points until they meet agreed norms.
Advise the manufacturing steps according to different garment structures to supplier and suggesting necessary actions to minimize losses to both parties sitting at the supplier factory itself. .
Highlight to the supplier where both parties can minimize cost due to quality issues and due to the other reasons analyzing my factory records as well as supplier records.
Maintaining records of all manufactured fabric and submit a comprehensive report to the management on a monthly basis.
Handling customer complaints regarding fabric quality issues.
Visit customer factories when necessary to inspect the goods and analyze the status and report the issue to the plant as agreed with the customer.
Suggesting action plans to both customer and the fabric mill to minimize issues at the customer end and to give the replacements to the customer ASAP.
Examine all customer complaints and ensure that the factory is replacing goods only to the required qty relating to the highlighted quality issue.
Negotiating with all three parties Customer, factory and the Buyer in order to finalize on an issue at a win-win situation.
Maintaining records of all customer complaints and submit a comprehensive report to the management and to the head office on a monthly basis.
Highlighting to the factory where the improvements are required for quality related areas and suggesting methods to give a better service to the customers.
Subject Grade Business Studies Credit Pass Economics Credit Pass Accounting Simple Pass G. C. E. Ordinary Level Examination – 1997 Subject Grade Sinhala Language Distinction Business Studies Distinction Social Studies Distinction Buddhism Credit Pass Science Credit Pass Mathematics Simple pass English Simple pass