Shakeel Akhtar Email and Phone Number
Leading over the two decades in Apparel Sales & Marketing, Merchandising, Manufacturing, Production Management, Product Development, driving business strategies, greatly focus on Sustainability, innovations through R&D, end to end Pre-Production Sign Off with T1/T2/T3 suppliers and internal organizations, technical expertise in yarn, knitted fabric, product and costing, dyeing & processing expertise with Sustainable supply chain initiatives for JCPenney, H&M, Adidas, Nike, Under Armour, PUMA, Tom Tailor, Carhartt, US Polo, KATIN, Macy's, Bestseller, Decathlon, Hugo Boss, Marks & Spencer, Next, Kohl's, Walmart, Jockey and many more. National Textile University awards holder. An organizational & operational leader. Project management setting up complete Garment Project. Sourcing and Marketing Strategies over 180 million Garments per year covering thousands of SSCs. (USA, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Japan, APAC, Southeast Asia). Positive & high impact track record of achieving business targets, KPIs and BSC adherence., keenly focused on Innovations and digitalization with Clo-3D, Digital Libraries, DTS Mobile Apps, Datatex, Cotton Traceability Apps, Industry 4.0 to 5.0, Compliances, EHS, OEE and Quality Index supervision and innovations. - Leading and implementing Sustainable Manufacturing operations, Product Development, Demand Planning, Production Management, HR, Finance and Raw Materials business Strategies. Ensuring quality parameters are met through successful routing process and flow out of the building.- Executing sustainable practices across cross functional and internal teams, global vendors across the region and to ensure adherence of seasonal calendars of Product development time lines and choosing the best performing vendors through evaluation process and visits.- Developing & leading new sustainable sourcing & deigns through PD & R&D departments and providing them the education with product new trends. - Ensuring cross-functional plans are coordinated to achieve sustainability strategy, seasonal performance is supervised.- Drive the accurate density balance and development and production demand management by working with internal and external partners.- Build strategic capacity planning using planning tools, inbound flow, and density management on a weekly, monthly, and yearly timeline to focus 5 years visions. - Drive Continuous Process Improvement.
Liberty Mills Limited
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Vp Apparel, Sales And Marketing (Us Polo, Russell, New Balance, Tom Tailor, Target H And M, Zara)Liberty Mills LimitedDubai, Ae
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Vice President Apparel, Sales & Marketing, Product Development Sourcing (Us Polo, Target H&M Zara)Liberty Mills Limited Oct 2023 - PresentKarāchi, Sindh, PakistanA vertically integrated group of companies with over US$850 million revenue altogether in Home & Apparel Textiles (LEED Certified), Yarn, Fabrics, PABC (Pakistan Aluminum & Beverages Cans Manufacturing), Liberty Wind, Solar and Thermal Power Plants, Oncogen Pharmaceuticals (in Partnership with Oncogen Malaysia). Talented team of professionals with over 17,000 employees, global presence in Europe, Canada, Australia, Japan, China and USA. "Liberty with state of the art Cut to Sew facilities carrying in house Yarn, Cricular Knitting, Cotton, CVC, 100% Polyester & Flannel Fabric, AOP & world class Digital Printing capabilities.
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Head Of Apparel, Sales & Marketing, Product Development (Adidas, Puma, Bestseller, Tom Tailor)Interloop Limited Apr 2017 - Oct 2023Usa, Netherlands And PakistanLeading role as Divisional Head of Textile in multicategory Apparel Commercial Sales & Marketing, Sourcing and Product Development. Global Communication, Global brands and retailers' relationship building, setting up complete project of textile recycling through efficient demand planning meeting financial objectives. Contribution to US$476 million revenue on FOB terms (US$1.43 billion revenue in retail terms) across footprints in 6 countries. Foundation member of Textile Project of US$150 million with global initiatives on generics and recycling fabric and garments and merchandise with global vendor's alignments, Capacity allocations, Cost models, Team building and management through Sustainable practices, digitalization, Clo 3-D innovations, materials R&D with Consumer Led-Approach., Setting up compliances with vendors OEKOTEX, SEDEX, GOTS, CTPAT, WRAP. Global KPIs implementations strategy across Apparel Spinning, Knitting, Dyeing and Finishing for garments and fabrics. Working globally with material vendors to ensure sustainability in products meeting T&As.- Leadership role responsible for exploring opportunities through International Sourcing, Production demand planning marketing leadership, Active Involvement in Product Development Operations for new launches and entire Supply Chain of Apparel in multiple country of origin. - Formation of business proposals driven from demand plans to increase revenue, to achieve predefined financial objectives, Project management, Pricing & Sourcing actionable plan.- Relationships with stakeholders include R&I, design, Fabric mills, PD garment & sourcing, supply chain, production & Logistics, Professional trainer & team's development head Coach.- Managing performance, goals and development potential of the team.- Drive through analyses and to perform responsibilities with keen focus to meet forward 5 years vision and plans set by the company. -
General Manager, Sourcing & Product Development & (Tommy Hilfiger, Zara, Dillard'S, Macy'S)Arp Group May 2016 - Mar 2017Germany & PakistanLeadership in Global Sales and Marketing in Generic and Recycled Merchandise, fabrics, cutting wastages, garments (USD 150 million revenue in retail terms), Communication with Global Brands and Customers, Internal Stakeholders, Project Marketing, Sourcing Business Strategy, Demand Planning, Short Term and Long Term Vendor's Marketing and Capacity alignment, (material, men, machinery), Product Development, design in Fashion & Semi Fashioned Multi Category Apparel business within and outside the borders engaging collaborative partners from Apparel manufacturing groups to service world renowned brands and retailers through sustainable business practices.- Lead discovery efforts and refine capability requirements as dictated by strategy and functional requirements- Influence category assortments by analyzing sourcing, costing, and margin structures. Working to identify opportunities for incremental growth.- Work closely with management, design, and International production teams to set margin and growth goals- Manage production and sourcing of business in multiple categories including women’s, men’s, and children. Multi price point distributions including specialty to big box experience.- Manage financial PNL, and sales numbers including vendor margins, accounting for customer/retailer terms.- Monitor accounts and adhere to time and action calendars, orders, production, and shipping to ensure deliveries- Present and Directly manage large number of team reporting and vendors that own vertical businesses in all categories of Apparel ensuring they adhere the time lines. - Collaborative team player with a self-starter mentality; able to multitask and manage multiple accounts and TNAs. -
Head Of Global Apparel Marketing & Manufacturing (Adidas, Jcpenney, Tommy Hilfiger)Masood Textile Mills Limited Oct 1999 - Jan 2016Usa & PakistanAn effective Functional Unit Head to lead Global commercial team of Sales, Marketing and merchandising to manage & achieve targeted plans for generic recycled, regenerated fabrics, cutting wastages & garments demand planning with global suppliers and factories and achieving more than US$1.02 billion revenue (in retail terms). Setting up complete regenerated yarn, fabric and garments projects while building strong relationships with global brands and retailers.Global product recycling operatins in Middle East, Pakistan, United States and Europe by developing forward 3 years business strategies with risk assessment.- Evaluating global and local sustainability practices and trends, as well as peer performances for bench-marking and implementation at group level- Compile and analyze data from various cross functional partners and formulate business strategy rooted in data, consumer insights, trend and innovation for all product development activities- Oversee the specifications process and the apparel development teams to assure the on-time development, engineering, and accurate specification publication- Negotiate cost, lead-time, MOQ and flexible inventory plans with vendors and suppliers- Maintain a regular cadence of internal communications and engagement initiatives to ensure all key leaders and stakeholders remain up to date and aligned- Manages a clear strategy and process for documentation and communication to ensure the execution of product development.- Creates and manages seasonal product creation calendars.- Collaborates with brand product team to ensure that design, tech packs/specs, and direct source & agent factories are aligned to achieve desired target costs and margin requirements.- Collaborate with head of Product Design & Development to drive a collaborative and ongoing product innovation engine.- Managing performance through training and assessments, and setting individual development plans of the teams to create a win win situation.
Shakeel Akhtar Education Details
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International Educational Apparel Leadership Training To Faculty And Students
Frequently Asked Questions about Shakeel Akhtar
What company does Shakeel Akhtar work for?
Shakeel Akhtar works for Liberty Mills Limited
What is Shakeel Akhtar's role at the current company?
Shakeel Akhtar's current role is VP Apparel, Sales and Marketing (US Polo, Russell, New Balance, Tom Tailor, Target H and M, Zara).
What schools did Shakeel Akhtar attend?
Shakeel Akhtar attended University Of The Punjab, Lahore University Of Management Sciences, National Textile University.
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