Home | B2B Newsletter | International Leather Business Directory | Leather Trading Boards | Contact Us



More then 16,000 registerd leather industry professionals are using this website each month. Is your business listed in our International Leather Business Directory?... click here to submit your business listing now.



  International leather trading boards - INDEX
  Leather - Footwear
  looking job opportunity in senior position-finished Leather,Leather Footwear,Leather

Post New Topic  Post A Reply
profile | register | preferences | faq | search

next newest topic | next oldest topic
Author Topic:   looking job opportunity in senior position-finished Leather,Leather Footwear,Leather
fairben
New Member

Posts: 2
From:Delhi, India
Registered: May 2006

posted 12-04-2007 23:37     Click Here to See the Profile for fairben   Click Here to Email fairben     Edit/Delete Message
VIRENDRA K. KATIYAR
26 Nirman Apartments, Mayur Vihar Phase I Extn
Delhi- 110091
Phone: 91-11-22711643, Mobile: 98109 83553
Email: fairben@nda.vsnl.net.in

JOB OBJECTIVE
Senior level assignments in the area of General Management, Plant Management, Business Development, Buying House, marketing with dynamic growth oriented company in the Field of Finished Leather, Leather Garments, Leather Accessories & Leather Footwear Industry.

SUMMARY OF SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
„X Over 27 years of rich experience in all aspects of Operations in the Finished Leather, Leather Garments, Leather Accessories & Leather Footwear industry
„X Extensive experience in Production operations, setting up Plant & Machinery infrastructure, Product Development and Materials planning & Management with an eye on cost reduction.
„X Rich knowledge of implementation of Quality control systems & norms
„X Presently working with Stanchart Impex Pvt Ltd as Vice President-Operations and responsible for overall aspect of Manufacturing,Quality,Sourcing Of Finished Leather, Leather Accessories, Leather Garments, Leather /Synthetic Footwear.
„X Excellent communication skills with ability to handled diverse tasks in an industrial environment
„X Diploma in ¡¥Footwear Technology & Leather Goods Manufacture¡¦ from Govt. Leather Institute, Kanpur
„X Short term management course in ¡§Motivational and industrial management¡¨ and cost reduction.

ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE
ACHIEVMENTS & JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Stanchart Impex P Ltd
Vice President-Operations August 2006

„X Responsible for overall aspect of Manufacturing, Quality, Sourcing (International & Domestic)Of Finished Leather, Leather Accessories, Leather Garments, Leather /Synthetic Footwear for Men¡¦s, Ladies & Children.
„X Manages, directs, leads & organizes the day to day operation of the Product Development, Customer Services, Commercialization, and Quality Control & Shipping/Documentation Departments of the company.
„X Manages, heads, leads & administers a team of 152 persons which includes 4 managers, 15 Quality Control Inspectors, 6 Customer Service Persons, 2 shipping/documentation officers, 3 pattern makers, 1 materials purchaser & 15 sample makers.
„X Oversees, supports & directs price negotiations, factory sourcing & selection, product development & commercialization, the sample room operation & processing of export orders from various international customers including Stand smith, SA & GEMINI-Itly, processing of shipping documents, LC opening & negotiation.
„X Conducts regular consultations with customers in view of determining areas to further increase business, determine market & product trends & for feedback on the company¡¦s performance.
„X Evaluates & analyzes the over-all effectiveness of the various departments in the areas of expenses, staff performance & section wise efficiency, delivery conformance, customer satisfaction, business generation, quality of samples & orders shipped based on company performance parameters.
„X Formulates & improves on systems & procedures for the various departments for management review to allow for an efficient operation & ensures proper implementation.
„X Establishes & leads the management team in short & long term strategic planning.
„X Ensures the establishment of a lean, well balanced & effective organization by means of searching, hiring, training, coaching, motivating , evaluation & promotion of staff.
„X Establishes an employee friendly work environment by means of encouraging good peer to peer & subordinate to superior relations & holding of seasonal social events.
„X Monitors , analyses & controls the various department¡¦s expenses to ensure conformance to company established guidelines & budgets.
„X Holds regular dialogues with suppliers for the purpose of determining & ironing out issues concerning business & operations & establishing good relations.

Pioneer IMPEX INC.
Vice President-Operations April 2005 ¡VJuly 2006
Sourcing Head

„X Responsible for overall aspect of Manufacturing, Quality, Sourcing (International & Domestic) Of Finished Leather, Leather Accessories, Leather Garments, Leather /Synthetic Footwear from overseas and Indian Industries.
„X Successfully launched Brand ¡§Pioneer Tiama¡¨ in India
„X Manages, directs, leads & organizes the day to day operation of the Product Development, Customer Services, Commercialization, and Quality Control & Shipping/Documentation Departments of the company.
„X Manages, heads, leads & administers a team of 36 persons which includes 4 managers, 5 Quality Control Inspectors, 6 Customer Service Persons, 2 shipping/documentation officers, 3 pattern makers, 1 materials purchaser & 15 sample makers.
„X Oversees, supports & directs price negotiations, factory sourcing & selection, product development & commercialization, the sample room operation & processing of export orders from various international customers including Stand smith, SA, processing of shipping documents, LC opening & negotiation.
„X Conducts regular consultations with customers in view of determining areas to further increase business, determine market & product trends & for feedback on the company¡¦s performance.
„X Evaluates & analyzes the over-all effectiveness of the various departments in the areas of expenses, staff performance & section efficiency, delivery conformance, customer satisfaction, business generation, quality of samples & orders shipped based on company performance parameters.
„X Formulates & improves on systems & procedures for the various departments for management review to allow for an efficient operation & ensures proper implementation.
„X Establishes & leads the management team in short & long term strategic planning.
„X Ensures the establishment of a lean, well balanced & effective organization by means of searching, hiring, training, coaching, motivating , evaluation & promotion of staff.
„X Establishes an employee friendly work environment by means of encouraging good peer to peer & subordinate to superior relations & holding of seasonal social events.
„X Monitors , analyses & controls the various department¡¦s expenses to ensure conformance to company established guidelines & budgets.
„X Holds regular dialogues with suppliers for the purpose of determining & ironing out issues concerning business & operations & establishing good relations.

Icon Footwears Pvt Ltd
General Manager -Operations, August 2000 ¡VMarch 2005
Factory Head

▪ Responsible for overall Factory Administration, Manufacturing, Material
sourcing, PPC, QC, for Leather Footwear, Leather Garments, Leather Accessories,
Footwear components.
▪ Manages, directs, leads & organizes the day to day operation of the Product
Development, Customer Services, Commercialization, Quality Control & Shipping,
Documentation Departments of the company.
▪ Manages, heads, leads & administers a team of 66 persons which includes 4 managers,
5 Quality Control Inspectors, 6 Quality checkers, 2 shipping/documentation officers, 3
pattern makers, 1 materials purchaser & 08 sample makers & 37 workers.
▪ Oversees, supports & directs price negotiations, factory sourcing & selection, product
development & commercialization, the sample room operation & processing of export
orders from various international customers including the likes of Brooks International
USA, Hi Tec International UK & USA, Saucony Australia, First Land Trade Ltd UK,
processing of shipping documents, LC negotiation.
▪ Conducts regular consultations with customers in view of determining areas to further
increase business, determine market & product trends & for feedback on the company¡¦s
performance.
▪ Evaluates & analyzes the over-all effectiveness of the various departments in the areas of
expenses, staff performance & section efficiency, delivery conformance, customer
satisfaction, business generation, quality of samples & orders shipped based on company
performance parameters.
▪ Formulates & improves on systems & procedures for the various departments for
management review to allow for an efficient operation & ensures proper implementation.
▪ Establishes & leads the management team in short & long term strategic planning.
▪ Ensures the establishment of a lean, well balanced & effective organization by means of
searching, hiring, training, coaching, motivating , evaluation & promotion of staff.
▪ Establishes an employee friendly work environment by means of encouraging good peer
to peer & subordinate to superior relations & holding of seasonal social events.
▪ Monitors, analyses & controls the various department¡¦s expenses to ensure conformance
to company established guidelines & budgets.
▪ Holds regular dialogues with suppliers for the purpose of determining & ironing out
issues concerning business & operations & establishing good relations.
▪ Taken as Sick Unit & run it for 5 years, make into profitable unit.

Hindustan Lever Ltd.
Advisor-Head Leather Operations January 1999- July 2000

▪ Successfully set up leather operations in North India for Hindustan Lever Ltd. and
successfully launched to brand ¡¥Le Baron¡¦.
▪ Maintained an understanding of HLL¡¦S overall business strategies.
▪ Implement strategies and tactics in NIO to support HLL¡¦s goals and objectives
▪ Build and lead an organization in NIO to deliver on financial and operational goals
▪ Create and operate within an annual operating budget.
▪ Create and maintain a positive, non-discriminatory work environment which attracts and
retains high caliber employees
▪ Maintain strong internal control and oversight to ensure HLL staff in NIO adheres to
corporate policy and procedures.

▪ Nominate suppliers who meet all key aspects of HLL¡¦s business requirements with
emphasis on economic value, product quality and code of conduct compliance.
▪ Negotiate costs with suppliers to achieve HLL¡¦s overall gross margin objectives.
▪ Identify, recommend and implement cost and lead time reduction initiatives.
▪ Build and maintain effective working relationships with key players within each
functional unit and brand.
▪ Work cross-functionally to achieve compliance with HLL¡¦s operational calendars

First Land Trade, UK
General Manager -Technical, August 1991 ¡VDec 1998
Manufacturing & Sourcing Head

„X Oversees, directs & leads product commercialization in preparation for production, factory sourcing, price negotiation, quality control of orders in production, correspondence with customers & attending to visiting buyers & technicians, search, selection, hiring and promotion of staff.
„X Responsible for ensuring that products are as per customer¡¦s requirements & specifications.
„X Evaluates, corrects & approves product & tooling prototypes & all it¡¦s graded sizes to ensure they conform to customer requirements & specifications.
„X Due to limited staffing, responsible also for shipping documentation control & L/C negotiation with banks.
„X Successfully handled the manufacturing activity & management of Senthur Shoes Ltd, Chennai independently for 3 years.
„X Successfully managed the production operations of Tufex Leather Ltd, Madurai for production of high quality classic shoes, dress shoes and moccasins and Leather Garments and Leather Accessories.

Tata Exports Ltd.
Production Manager Officer cadre, October 1979-July 1991

„X Recipient of Cash Award for Best Supervisor in 1981.
„X Received a cash award for improving the productivity and quality in 1982 and was given Appreciation letter for effective materials management.
„X Distinction of having achieved 14 increments along with promotion in 1984 for outstanding performance.
„X Instrumental in achieving reduction in cutting norms by 10-15% at Tata Exports Ltd.
„X Key clients handled include Gabour, Milford, Salamander, Shoe Union, HushPuppies, Bally UK, Bally Switzerland and Ambiorix.


CHIEF TASKS HANDLED
At Tata Exports Ltd

Plant Management
„X Anchor all activities for setting up & installation of Plants & Machinery for Footwear, Leather Garments and Leather Accessories manufacturing facilities for production of finished leather, leather footwear, footwear components, shoe uppers, Leather garments & Leather Accessories.
„X Supervise machinery maintenance, analysis of bottlenecks, planning and implementing effective remedies, in consultation with technical professionals

Production Planning & Control
„X Proactive identification of avenues for increasing production through process improvements and expansion in machinery to enhance productivity and reduce cost of production & manpower.
„X Interaction with Factory Head for identification of areas of performance bottlenecks and initiating corrective action, in consultation with the top management.
„X Monitor market trends for analyzing current & competitor trends & identify market opportunities for new product development.
„X Ensuring minimum wastage in cutting and optimum utilization of raw materials and labour.
Export Marketing
„X Conceiving and implementing short / long-term business plans for the international marketing effort of the company.
„X End-to-end management of the export process to USA, UK, South Africa, Germany, Mauritius and throughout Europe.
„X Interface with prospective clients for conducting pre-deal closure negotiations including pricing parameters, requisite legal documentation & follow-up for obtaining timely payments.

Materials Management
„X Vendor identification and development of dedicated network for sourcing of finished leather, Leather Garments, Leather Accessories, leather footwear, footwear components and leather goods.
„X Developing cost effective global & domestic vendor sources for procurement of material & equipment. Interacted with global vendors in Korea, Brazil, Thailand and UK and China.
„X Ensure on-time deliverables to the clients through tight supervision of the work.

General Management
„X Recruitment and Training of personnel at all levels to improve their skill sets in multi-skilled operations.
„X Factory Administration functions including promoting the safety concepts throughout the organization.
„X Preparation of Management Reports for providing feedback to Top Management on various aspects of business performance.

Quality Control
„X Oversee complete Quality Assurance activities throughout the manufacturing cycle.
„X Involved with maintenance of documentation required as per requirements of ISO 9001 at Tata Exports.

As Independent Consultants

„X Distinction of setting up plants for Leather division of API/ Nikhil Udyog
▪ Provided consultancy for technical & product development for establishment of the ¡§LEE
COOPER ¡§ Brand.

IT SKILLS
Working knowledge of MS-Word, Excel and Internet/ Email

TRAVELLING
Overseas Traveling in South Africa, Mauritius, Botswana, China and Thailand

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
„X Diploma in ¡¥Footwear Technology & Leather Goods Manufacture¡¦ from Govt. Leather Institute, Kanpur in 1978 with 65.5% Marks

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
„X MA (Economics with Statistics) from Kanpur University in 1979 with 58% Marks

DATE OF BIRTH : 29th August 1957

PASSPORT NO: : E 5789422

[This message has been edited by fairben (edited 28-05-2007).]

[This message has been edited by fairben (edited 28-05-2007).]

[This message has been edited by fairben (edited 21-04-2009).]

[This message has been edited by fairben (edited 21-04-2009).]

[This message has been edited by fairben (edited 21-04-2009).]

[This message has been edited by fairben (edited 21-04-2009).]

IP: Logged

Sponsored Ads
How to advertise here