wael kholaif, Egypt Textiles & Apparel Industries Sector Head

wael kholaif

Egypt Textiles & Apparel Industries Sector Head

IMC

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Higher diploma, Textiles Physical tests & Color Control
Experience
20 years, 0 Months

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Egypt Textiles & Apparel Industries Sector Head at IMC
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since July 2014

Create Sector Vision.
Create Sector Strategies.
Create Sector Development Plans.
Part of Development Implementation Team.
Responsible for Improving Factories Competitiveness.
Responsible for Improving Factories Capabilities.
Develop Programs to help factories sectoral (Value Chan Programme, Cost Reduction Programme, Potential Exporters).
Help Textiles Exports Councils to Create a strategic Exporting Plan, Monitor & Evaluate them.
Train my Team on Launching Factory assessment & Gap analysis.
Determine weak points which need to improve.
Take the lead in project selection and development to help factories to grow up & meet International Standards.
Create & Prepare Terms of Reference for each Service required to maximize benefits..
Play a key role in Service provider selection and contracting ethically in accordance to the IMC regulations.
Form part of the evaluation team to assess Service Providers & proposals.
Help my Team in Follow up with consultant’s activities.
Monitor Sector Development Plan implementation.
Review my Team reports and formulate my recommendations.
Approve Project reports technically.
Prepare Sector Reports. Ensure that every intervention done by my Team is within the scope of the IMC services and is according to the IMC regulations.
Participate in organizing the IMC events.
Create & prepare Textile Sector Events to communicate & cascading all information & new updates to sector filed.

Textile Business Development Expert (All Textile Fields) at IMC
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • February 2011 to July 2014

Assist clients in their registration with IMC.
Launch Factory assessment & Gap analysis.
Determine weak points which need to improve.
Create a Business Development Plan by priority based on my Assessment & Gap analysis Report.
Take the lead in project selection and development to help factories to grow up & meet International Standards.
Prepare Terms of Reference for each Service required.
Play a key role in Service provider selection and contracting ethically in accordance to the IMC regulations.
Launch Project Tenders.
Form part of the evaluation team to assess proposals.
Assess Tenders administratively & technically.
Develop contract documentation.
Ensure to have legal documentation.
Follow up with activities of consultants and service providers.
Monitor project implementation.
Projects Assessment.
Review project reports and formulate my recommendations.
Approve Project reports & Payment phases. Prepare Sector Reports in my regions.
Maintain an efficient administrative system including filing system.
Handle enquiries of potential and existing clients.
Perform and follow procedures according to the agreed upon KPIs within the overall Performance Policy of the
IMC.
Liaise with service providers & partner institutions as well as with other component, IMC Regional Office staff
and Sector Heads.
Develop request for proposals and tender dossiers.
Ensure that every intervention is within the scope of the IMC services and is according to the IMC regulations
and ensure getting formal approvals from Sector head according to IMC procedures in final contract
initiation.
Participate in organizing the IMC events within the region he is responsible for.

Quality Leader at Decathlon -France
  • France
  • May 2009 to February 2011

Managing quality with my suppliers
I guarantee the quality of the finished products and the components through a quality control at my supplier’s. I
archive the results.
I define a control plan with my supplier that guarantees the quality and security of the finished products or the
components.
I identify the products with problems for my activity (withdrawals from sale or significant return rate) and I
guarantee they are solved using the 8D method.
I carry out social assessments at my suppliers’.
I guarantee no critical point at my supplier’s (lists defined every year by the quality department)
I validate and commit on a retro schedule and communicate it to the people involved. I alert in
case of delay.
I obtain, archive, sign and have each supplier sign the updated and complete Technical File.
I ensure the manufacturing and the conformity of the countertypes and initial series units for my products and then
have them validated
I encourage the use of common components
Every year I make a purchase analysis of my department and inform the manually quote my suppliers and take part to the Panel Reviews.
I validate Products & fabrics and regularly manage them during the year.
I secure any production transfer decided by the purchaser or made between two local suppliers.
I know my targets in terms of cession prices for each customer.
I optimise the cost price of my products: BOM/ routing list, etc
I analyse my activity every month. On the basis of the forecasts, I implement corrective action plans
I monitor the market and the suppliers even if no needs are identified
I validate the objective of and the need in the sourcing campaign with my process purchaser.
I define the sourcing resources (budget and time) in accordance with the objectives.
I guarantee to the process purchaser a clear vision of the progression of the approach results.

Assistant to Factory Manager in Production , Quality , Planning & Training at Vestia Ready Made Garments Co.
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • June 2008 to June 2009

Help factory manager to solve any problems.
Follow-up the production from cutting room to packing dept.
Remove Bottle Neck from production lines.
Give award to best workers.
The planning and production scheduling of works orders.
Authorized Garment’s Quality Supervisor Trainer from TVET.
Experience in apparel and constructed garments production & Inspection.
Know How to make patterns very well.
Have a wide knowledge of garments fit.
Have a solid understanding of textile production and sampling (patterns, garment measurements, fabric stability, grade rules & sizing).
Apply the quality control while making markers.
Ensuring quality control and standards are in place and maintained.
Implementing the inline quality, inspections,
Maintain customers’ quality and measurement standards and procedures.
Establish quality objectives at relevant functions and levels.
Make sure they're measurable.
Evaluate the need for changes to quality objectives.
Communicate to all personnel the meaning of the objectives and how each person helps to achieve them.
Technical eye for detail & problems & solve quickly.
Assistance & support production lines with all they need to achieve the Quality target.
Plans and Design possible actions for improvements.
Gerber program advanced user.
Make (fabric tests) to avoid difference in measurements & sizes.
( have a Fabric Tests Certificate - Grade : Excellent)
Know the objectives needed to meet product Quality requirements.
Reporting directly the Factory Manager.

Product Engineer at Vestia Ready Made Garments Company
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • June 2006 to June 2008

The planning and production scheduling of works orders.
Authorized Garment’s Quality Supervisor Trainer from TVET.
Know How to make patterns very well.
Have a wide knowledge of garments fit.
Have a solid understanding of textile production and sampling (patterns, garment measurements, fabric stability, grade rules & sizing).
Apply the quality control while making markers.
Make sure they're measurable.
Technical eye for detail & problems & solve quickly.
Assistance & support production lines with all they need to achieve the Quality target. and Design possible
actions for improvements.
CAD Application advanced user.
Make (fabric tests) to avoid difference in measurements & sizes.
( have a Fabric Tests Certificate - Grade : Excellent)
Know the objectives needed to meet product Quality requirements.

Production Engineer at Military Factories
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • February 2004 to March 2006

Reconciliation the entries.
Updating the daily & monthly reports.
Updating the accounts.
Filling.
Follow-up the production.
Give award to best workers.
Motive the workers.
Craft workers and Team Leaders.
The planning and production scheduling of works orders.
Delegating, monitoring and controlling work of team leaders.
Ensuring quality control and standards are in place and maintained.
The company is Health & Safety competent/ compliant.
Cost effective stock control planning and management.
Materials planning Ordering and price negotiation with suppliers.
Production bonus scheme management.
Effective communications and attending regular meetings.
Recruiting, developing and motivating craft workers.
The measurement and control of individual production team performance.
Responsible for the security of stock, materials and building.
Working accurately to technical design drawings.
Weekly reporting on workshop activity and performance.
Management of multi-cultural staff.
Leading and motivating teams to perform well.
Technical eye for detail.
Recruitment of new staff.
Hands on experience when business needs arise to improve productivity.
Reduce lead times.
Problem solving.
Managing quality control.
Handling employee issues.
Recording staff files

Education

Higher diploma, Textiles Physical tests & Color Control
  • at Decathlon France
  • October 2010

 Training in Lab test Methods in Lille City, France 2010.

Higher diploma, Pattern Making & Measurment
  • at Decathlon France
  • February 2010

 Training in Patterns and measurements standard in Sallanch City, France 2010.

Higher diploma, Toxicology
  • at Decathlon France
  • October 2009

 Training in Toxicology in Lille City, France 2009.

Higher diploma, Europe Quality standards
  • at Decathlon France
  • July 2009

 Training in Europe Quality standard in Lille City, France 2009.

Higher diploma, Fabric Optimization system
  • at Traintex
  • April 2008

 Fabric Optimization Certificate.

Higher diploma, Authorized Garment’s Quality Trainer
  • at TVET
  • January 2007

 Authorized Garment’s Quality Auditors Trainer Certificate.

Higher diploma, Garment Technology
  • at Textile Supporting Center
  • July 2006

Garment Technology - Grade: excellent

Bachelor's degree, Bachelor in Textile Engineering from Alexandria University, year 2002
  • at Faculty Of Engineering (Textile Dept. "Weaving")
  • November 2002

- Experience from Egyptian Ministry of Defense in Garments production (Military Wear). - Training program in Garment Manufacture Technology & fabric tests Certificate from - Supporting Textile Industry Center in 2006 - Grade: Excellent. - (Authorized Garment’s Quality Auditors Trainer) from TVET (Technical & Vocational Education and Training Council) to train Quality Auditors. - Training Course in Fabric Optimization, how to Increase the marker Efficiency, Reduce the wastage percentage of Fabric in cutting Room & how to organize the sequences start from warehouse to cutting Room from Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (German Society for Technical Cooperation) & Gherzi - consultants for the textile industry

Specialties & Skills

Waste Reduction
Textile Industry
Quality Management
Gap Analysis
Development Strategies
Microsoft office (word, Excel, and power point) + internet
Have a high experience in computer’s hardware
Good Communication skills
Design & Apply Computer’s Network
Ready to work under pressure
Ability to work as part of a team

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert
French
Beginner

Memberships

Horse Owners club
  • Gold member
  • January 1985
TVET
  • Quality Trainer
  • September 2007