Senior Quality Manager at R&B under Apparel Group with extensive experience in quality assurance, sustainability, and social compliance. I oversee pre- and post-production for men’s, ladies’, and kids’ apparel, develop SOPs, and lead audits to uphold quality and ethical standards. Skilled in managing cross-functional teams and collaborating with vendors to enhance product quality and streamline processes.

Asst. Manger Product Development / Garment Technician / Sourcing• Lead a team of 3 technologists, support and coach team members to develop capabilities of repartee• Support Technical & Quality Manager• Measure and manage the supplier KPI;s to drive continuous improvement• Ensure product quality meet the fitting technical requirements• Manage the factories to ensure the delivery of consistent product quality• Ensure the company technical processes, polices and quality standards are passed to suppliers• Carry out risk assessment of products and solve the quality technical problems with suppliers• Pre-screen all development samples (from concept to red seals) are meet the company standards• Create measurement charts, assess and update technical packages during the whole product development stages.• Approve products fit sample and ensure it meets the company quality standards• Approve final AQL inspection reports and give approval to shup bulk• Provide technical advice to internal team on product quality, sample execution and fit related issues• Communicate with vendors to provide technical support with all technical issues

Product Development / Garment Technician / Sourcing - Men's & Kids wearConducting daily fit seasons with buyers and designers to ensure the product is delivered both aesthetically and meeting high quality along with safety standards.• Responsible for the technical aspects of all samples and the final products, by following established company divisional policies and guidelines.• Product Development – Together with product development my responsibility was to give recommendations on quality and standards to improve the product.• Guide suppliers/ factories technicians on initial style pattern making and applying pattern corrections based on style details. • Prepare for fit meeting along with fit samples & arrange bulk specs to suppliers / factories, based on fit comments. Working with help of PLM (Product Life cycle Management).• Participate in style hand over meetings with external product & development teams, operations merchandising and process control. Clarify and update the specific technical requirements of each style.• Handling Men’s wear, in all product areas – Woven & Knits.• Having an open eye related to PRODUCT SAFETY aspects.• Carrying out detailed retail research on competitors as well as high end brand to gain a greater understanding of current trends, fabric/washes finishes and trims.• Product Range & Specialties: Mens - Suits, Jackets, Formal shirt, casual shirt, Outer wear, bottoms, Knitwear (cardigan, sweater, all heavy knitwear product), sweatshirt, tee’s, polo’s. Kids - New Born, toddler Boys & Girls.Brands Handled:-ICONIC Men, formal, trend, youth, UMM, CHARACTER BRANDS & Kids wear

* Ensuring that fabric costing is confirmed for utilization and price.* Giving awareness about Product knowledge for the floor retail staffs.* Supplier received goods final inspection in ware house.* The inspection quantity will be taken as per the AQL - 4 sampling plan.* Consignment failed style informed to supplier and get claim from supplier. * Giving awareness to floor staffs, how to reduce shop damages garment and accessories.

SreeVari Apparels is a 150 crore-turnover company. Handling European & France Customers mainly in woven garment Manufacturing & 15% of turnover with Knitted garment manufacturing thru tirupur factories. In woven thru own factories in Coimbatore.As a Senior Merchandiser from Feb 2003 – July 2008 * Reviewing Buyers enquiry to prepare costing &. Sent development sample as per the buyer requirement. * Getting order confirmation discussion with our planning and production to done efficient production plan.* To sent a samples and getting approvals for fabrics and special trims with buyer’s standards.* To control various processes from inventory to dispatch by opting various industrial techniques such as work study, planning, and time study analysis.* Making the samples as per Buyer’s Constructions and Specifications* Maintaining AQL Level (2.5) Standard to achieve the buyer’s requirements.* To meet out the delivery date with team effort.* Clean vision from cutting to packing.* Getting the approvals for fabric, trims and arranging all accessories.* Conduct the inspection of SIZE SET, IN LINE, DUPRO, FINAL * WORKING AS AN ISO COORDINATOR (MR.ASSISTANCE) IN THIS CONCERN.

Responsible to quality for the entire production process.Implementing new Quality systems and maintaining internal Quality Systems. Educating the vendors about the importance of Quality system & Social compliance.Conducting PP meeting & Order status meeting with vendors.Monitoring & controlling defects during process. Scheduling the date of inspections & Conducting Pilot, Inline, Mid, Pre final & final inspection.Conducting basic social compliance audit.

Renaissance Creations is a 250 crore-turnover company. Handling USA&European Customers mainly in Knitted garment Manufacturing & 20% of turnover with Woven garment manufacturing thru Chennai factories. In Knits thru own factories in TirupurAs a Senior Quality Auditor from June 1999-Jan 2001. * To develop samples as per buyer requirement and suggest product development in case any change required.* Coordinating with merchandising to follow up the production plan.* Conducting a size set Inspection and checking the patterns as per Buyers final approved measurement chart and giving the approval for bulk cutting.* Conducting a Pilot run inspection before starting bulk and to rectify the comments there itself.* To co-ordinate junior QC’s with the daily quality issue’s and rectify same.* Done a Mid line inspection in house and co-ordinate with buying agent auditor.* Rectify the comments in mid line and in further production.* To check the packing in first packed garments as per requirements.* Conducting FSA and report it to management.* For woven orders follow up &Quality Control in Chennai Job work Factories from Trim , Fabric In-House to Despatch, Account Closing.