Canada based Global Retailer & Its own Global Brands (Bootlegger, Wearhouse one, Ricki’s, Cleo &Sliver jeans ltd) which has about 600 own stores and over 5000 retail locations worldwide.Reporting to the company brand Presidents, based in the Sourcing HQ Canada, managing Sourcing raw materials and development (Garment, Fabric, Trim &Accessories) globally.

• Led sourcing division for Garments, Fabrics (Woven & Knits), and Trim & Accessories for the company.•Managing sourcing, production, technical and QC teams in China, Bangladesh, and India.

• Led Apparel, fabric sourcing and production capacity reservations to achieve overall cost and productivity goals and maintain quality standards.• Apparel and Fabric sourcing, Research and Development and Technical solutions. Identify suppliers for determining the optimum mix of quality, price, reliability, and performance. Oversaw detailed risk analysis to identify high-potential risk factors. Monitored a wide range of quality management functions of apparel and fabric mills to ensure flawless functionality of day-to-day operations.• Implemented new strategies and succeeded in getting new clients, thus increasing the business volume by 20%.•Applied cost-effectiveness to reduce prices by 8-10%, which increased 40% of business revenue streams. Managing mills and apparel/accessories vendor base with FOB revenues of $ 80m

Reporting to Global Sourcing Director and accountable for building the sourcing and mill matrix of fabrics, accessories, and home vendors to support the company’s goal of providing customers with excellent quality for less.• Identified suitable direct mills for determining the optimum mix of quality, price, reliability, and performance. Develop and maintain strong relations with mills and garment factories in close collaboration with buyers & designers. Implement best industry practices, control, and procedures that centralise sourcing while avoiding unnecessary expenditure. • Supported growth by leading diverse ranges of pre-costing activities and negotiating fabric mills.• Strengthened communication base with department heads for extending operations to 6-day coverage and improving service levels. • Built systems and processes for providing colour/bulk/test approvals of different styles in global offices.• Implemented strategies to expand business volume from $ 55m to 180m during my tenure.• Build a process of social and quality audits of mills.• Accountable for checking quality standards and overseeing approvals for all exports out.• Supervised laboratory test reports (own labs in China, Bangladesh, and Turkey) related to physical and analytical testing in accordance with company standards.• Applied cost-effectiveness to reduce fabric prices by 5-10%, which increased 10% of business revenue streams.• Optimised on-time delivery efficiency by 30%, eradicating an existing high volume of air shipments to the company.• Increased revenue level from 40% to 100% by timely collecting fabric service charges from vendors.

The global supplier with offices in Taiwan, China, India, and Bangladesh, supplying to leading brands such as GAP, Old Navy, BRFS, KOHLS, • Led fabric sourcing and production capacity reservations to achieve overall productivity goals and maintain quality standards.• Maximized business volume by 100 % from $30M to $60M in two years while supporting productivity.• Led strategic initiatives for improving fabric delivery efficiency by 25%, reducing the chances of fabric delay and air shipment costs for the company and the vendors.

• Led Sourcing /merchandising activities by delivering well-planned bulk production to client satisfaction. Achieve the company’s financial goals and the company’s strategic objectives. Increase overall organisational growth by effective costing /quality activities and negotiation with suppliers.•Increased overall profit margin by 30% through effective vendor sourcing and management.• In-depth knowledge of garment construction, production and direct contact with garment factories, washing factories, and fabric mills to identify related fabric problems and solve their problem immediately on the floor.• Ensure the buyer’s and designers’ satisfaction and enhance long-term business relationships with Mills / Vendors to build sustainability within the business.