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MARIMUTHU RAMAN

Sr. General Manager - Technical - Knitting, Dyeing & Finishing
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MARIMUTHU RAMAN

Summary

Developing a HR Dynamic, Dedicated & Strategic Leader with expertise in overcoming complex business challenges and making high stake decisions using experience-backed judgment & work ethics across the Textile Fabric Industry. Currently working as SR. GENERAL MANGER – TECHNICAL – KNITTING, DYEING & FINISHING at BIA TEXTILE LIMITED, Classic Fashion Group, Jordan and leading a project worth 45 million USD including the process M/C utility and effluent treatment plants. Experience in preparing project baselines; monitoring and controlling projects with respect to cost, resource deployment, time overruns and quality compliance to ensure satisfactory execution of projects within budget & time limit. Business Turnaround Specialist with excellence in undertaking analysis of business performance/bottlenecks to make strategic decisions; skilled in formulating future objectives & operational policies/procedures on performance for the organization. Formulated the strategy & plans for organization’s business operations; conceptualized & developed new business strategies which has led to an increase in turnover & profitability of the organization. Excellent in planning installation & commissioning activities, interacting with various stakeholders to commission various processes and start-up of operations in Greenfield knit processing plant. Expertise in controlling improvement projects related to OEE, Cost Saving, Quality improvements and Waste Reduction with inclination for adopting modern methodologies. Outstanding success inbuilding and maintaining relationships with key corporate decision makers, internal & external stakeholders and establishing large volume & high profit accounts; proficient in fostering relations with customers and finalization of strategic alliances; dealt with buyers from the UK, USA, EU & Asia. Expert in knit fabric development, lab dips, and digital color shades, with a strong track record in supply chain management and successful training of production teams for a fruitful performance. Subject Matter Expert of managing business operation encompassing relationship management, administration, market analysis, development of new markets and market segments. Recognized Leader for managing a team of 750-1000 people with diverse backgrounds.

Overview

29
years of professional experience
1
Language

Work History

BIA Textile Limited, Classic Fashion Group, Jordan

Sr. General Manager – Technical – Knitting, Dyeing & Finishing
01.2024 - Current

Job overview

  • Developing fabric standards and ensuring that they are maintained to commercial standards.
  • Creating sure that chosen fabrics meet the needs of their clients in terms of quality, performance and price.
  • Sourcing new fabrics and work with mills and dyers to engineer products. Carry out color testing of fabrics and approve laboratory dips.
  • Assess the fabrics are within the capabilities of machinery, costing and the capabilities of the fabric production.
  • Oversee a short sample run and monitor-the quality of knitting, dyeing, finishing- for potential problems before garmenting.
  • Lead technical requirement of garment wear testing and implementing final execution.
  • Providing fabric technical support and co-ordination with technical team.
  • Developing new fabrics based on fashion trends and working closely with the Fabric & Merchant Team.
  • Undertaking quality evaluations of materials and develop guidelines and standards to ensure factories keep performance up to standard.
  • Attend trend presentations, source ideas from magazines and go to yarn shows for technical innovation.

SM Knitwears Ltd, SM Group, Bangladesh

Sr. General Manager – Technical – Knitting, Dyeing & Finishing
01.2023 - 01.2024

Job overview

  • Leading entire operations of a vertical right from fiber sourcing to Garments delivery across Knit & Woven Garment Industry.
  • Managing project worth 45 million USD including the process machinery, utility and effluent treatment plants.
  • Conducting mechanical final negotiation with the principle of the EU manufactures and get the best price in the market.
  • Obtaining management approvals and coordinating with corporate Sourcing team together right quality material for the projects.
  • Playing a key role in personal marketing in close coordination with end buyer; establishing strong relations with end buyers and securing repeat business.
  • Managing diverse range of Plant Operations & Maintenance activities such as execution of strategic plans, plant layout, process & equipment, capacity utilization, process control, raw material localization, cost management, audits & inspection and quality assurance while achieving monthly, quarterly and annual target production volume.
  • Leading projects from concept, commissioning to operational stage & activities involving gathering various requirements with respect to utilities, machines, manpower and ensuring timely completion of the same.
  • Incorporating maintenance schedules and conducting periodic checks to ensure performance of various equipment and maintaining requisite documents for the same.
  • Exploring potential business avenues & managing operations for achieving the business targets while focusing on top-line & bottom-line profitability.
  • Creating annual business plan & strategies, managing operations from the scratch; defining processes and creating appropriate systems for delegated functioning across the globe.
  • Establishing processes & SOP and deploying various methodologies & recommending modern practices to save execution time and realize operational efficiencies.
  • Managed accounts, funds and P&L activities, influencing organizational Profitability through strategic decisions and new business development. Conducted analytical reviews of financial operations.

Norban Comtex Ltd

General Manager – Textiles – Knitting, Dyeing and Finishing
01.2020 - 01.2023

Job overview

  • Worked for reputed Brands like C&A, S.Oliver, Next, carrefour, Head of Pre-treatment Fabric, Dyeing, Finishing, showcasing comprehensive expertise in overseeing the entire fabric processing cycle, ensuring quality at every stage.
  • Sourced & acquired buyers like Tesco/C & A/S. oliver/Next/H&M/SansBerry/Tommy/M&S/GStar/KMart/Carters/BettyBarclay/RL.
  • Acknowledged and erected and commissioned in two additional 1500 kgs Danitech Dyeing machines.
  • Establishing efficient process methods for a new plant, optimizing operations.
  • And ensuring seamless work flows for enhanced productivity and quality outcomes.
  • Valued for developing Digital testing lab Center, digital color lab and vendors for supply of raw materials as well as training.
  • Design exactly engaged in creating quality systems & compliance parameters and SOP for the process house.
  • Devised cotton/polyester with advanced lycra recipes for dyeing of knitted and woven fabrics.
  • Developed strategic operational plans which resulted to increase in overall revenues, profits of factory.
  • Successfully executed projects which helped in improving the operational efficiency by 85 to 90%.

Colour Park - AKR Textile Group

GM – Dyeing & Finishing
01.2016 - 01.2020

Job overview

  • Recognized for successfully completing the erection and commissioning of a Dyeing & Finishing project, demonstrating end-to-end expertise from fabric processing to finishing of the dye house.
  • Increased monthly production of dye house and also achieved RFT 90%.

Ramakrishna Dyeing Industries Ltd

GM-Dyeing & Finishing
01.2008 - 01.2016

Job overview

  • Set up dischargeable dyeing process for sub-contracting mills and established knit fabric processing with mills in preparation for printing.
  • Managed various brands, including Marks & Spencer, Victoria's Secret, Nike, JCPenney, Tommy, and others in the textile industry.
  • Successfully initiated the high visible dyeing in the polyester and also cotton knitted fabrics.
  • Effectively achieved Gots and Okeo-Text Certificate.
  • Led the pioneer of Outlast Technology for M & S on knit fabrics.
  • Valued for mentoring the Lab Team to achieve the gold accreditation for limited brands and M&S.
  • Achieved 95% on-time delivery and quality by actively implementing targeted training measures, ensuring a high level of efficiency and excellence in production.
  • Increased monthly production through effective planning and training.
  • Successful installed the Effluent Treatment Plant in the CETP.

Loyal Textiles Ltd

Manager - Dyeing
01.2005 - 01.2008

Solo Knit Process Ltd

Asst. Manager Dyeing
01.2001 - 01.2005

Cethar Industries Ltd

Executive Dyeing Knts
01.1997 - 01.2001

Education

Alagappa University
Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India

M.Sc from Textile Processing
01.1997

University Overview

GPA: 73%

Skills

Strategic Planning & Execution

Timeline

Sr. General Manager – Technical – Knitting, Dyeing & Finishing

BIA Textile Limited, Classic Fashion Group, Jordan
01.2024 - Current

Sr. General Manager – Technical – Knitting, Dyeing & Finishing

SM Knitwears Ltd, SM Group, Bangladesh
01.2023 - 01.2024

General Manager – Textiles – Knitting, Dyeing and Finishing

Norban Comtex Ltd
01.2020 - 01.2023

GM – Dyeing & Finishing

Colour Park - AKR Textile Group
01.2016 - 01.2020

GM-Dyeing & Finishing

Ramakrishna Dyeing Industries Ltd
01.2008 - 01.2016

Manager - Dyeing

Loyal Textiles Ltd
01.2005 - 01.2008

Asst. Manager Dyeing

Solo Knit Process Ltd
01.2001 - 01.2005

Executive Dyeing Knts

Cethar Industries Ltd
01.1997 - 01.2001

Alagappa University

M.Sc from Textile Processing
MARIMUTHU RAMANSr. General Manager - Technical - Knitting, Dyeing & Finishing