Salman Hussain Email & Phone Number

Karāchi, Sindh, Pakistan

Pakistan

DOT-MATRIX is representing Polsan Button from Turkey in Pakistan. The best and reliable source for your fashion accessories! With over 60 years of professional experience in manufacturing every kind of button as well as sophisticated production skills, products of supreme quality, reasonable prices, quick production cycle, and perfect after-sales services, Polsan managed to stand as a very long-term company in the industry.We strongly believe that excellent products and services can bring maximum benefit to our clients.

Karachi Division, Sindh, Pakistan

Overseeing the day-to-day administrative and operational functions.

Pakistan

Tempo Metal Accessories known as Timay & Tempo as a brand and they have given me responsibility to reposition’s company into Pakistan but Key Account Management, business development, business planning, product development, pricing decisions and market research also fall in scope of my responsibilities. I am also responsible to do business activities for Trim Line products (leather patches / labels), a subsidiary firm of Timay & Tempo, and a very recent product line for existing customers. This job role is quite challenging as in current competitive business environment, especially in South Asia / Asia where every customer is looking for best product and lesser price with shorter lead time in current recent recession time but I am quite successful to satisfy management by achieving given tasks. Selected Accomplishments:• DL1961 has introduced as new buyer in company’s buyer portfolio and I anticipates 20% sales turnover of current Timay & Tempo Pakistan business volume.• I had launched company’s products into manufacturer of institutional garments and estimated value of the business over 0.5 Million dollar by the end of year.• Curtain metal eyelet has introduced as new business segment and it could have worth of over a million dollar.

Pakistan

I maintained full responsibility of marketing activities including coordination with Global Marketing Group (GMG) for existing global accounts (GA53), synchronization with local liaison/Buying offices on forecasts for arrangement of raw material and managed new product developments, vendor supplier administration, coordination of necessary interdepartmental procedures and brand protection activities.Build and maintain strong relationship with the key industry players and decision makers to advance company objectives and promote effective administration. Involve in market research and analysis for international and domestic customers. Coordination with sales, operation and supply chain team with respect to their particular areas to facilitates buyer requirements.Selected Accomplishments:• Increased sales of year 2009/10 by 45%, resulting in terms of total annual revenue (US$ 3.3M).• Surpassed sales quota in first 10 months & highest sales share among the all team in 2009/10.• Upturn in bad debts amounting over US$150K.• Development and approval on Ecko Unlimited Rhino logo puller. Projected annual business volume only in Pakistan is 0.7 to 01 million pieces and more importantly it pulled from Chinese competitors.• I have credit to develop and approval on “&” logo slider for H&M among YKK global offices and projected quantities for that particular product would be more than 20 million pieces in Asia/South Asia. • Being a member of brand protection team, given awareness sessions to different buyers/vendors at different management levels.

Major involvement in marketing of denim fabric and denim garments for world renowned apparel brands. Making full range of new products for presentation to advance the company business development. Apart from it, I had to work with different departments to ensure the customer’s requirements.Established new business prospect with world leading apparel brand “Gap” in short span of time. Apart from it, created opportunity for business with another brand, H&M, Mitsui Corp. & Egyptian fabric agents. Selected Accomplishments:• During India’s visit produced business with Gap Inc. and initially it’s reflected for total revenue over US$ 200K.• Sears Holding / Kmart had been selected few articles for the season Fall08’.• Increased sales by 20% for Egyptian agent.

Pakistan

I started career with best company in South Asia which produces best denim fabric. Core responsibilities were to manage Gap / Old Navy account, communicate with garment vendors across world, researched on different market segments to build up business prospect for organization and coordination with other account managers, production & planning team on production and deliveries plans to smoothened supply chain process.Being a fresher, it was a great learning experience at Artistic Fabric Mill and I was a part of that team which had generated US$ 14 million in very first year.

Mba, Industrial Management & Marketing

Bsc. Hons, Textile Sciences & Technology

Activities and Societies: Established Dramatic Theatre Group, Member of Sports Society, Member of Event Management team.