MASUD RANA
Apparel Merchandising , Marketing & Sourcing
Dhaka
Summary
Career Summary: 19+years of experience in apparel industry. International Marketing, supply chain, production and team management experience. Held positions in both production and retail companies. Background in Marketing, sourcing, production, Costing, product development and management. Product expertise in technical & casual, outerwear, bottoms, circular knit, flat knit and related products.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Language
Work History
Management Trainee // Assistant Manager
01.2006
Sr. Merchandiser/Merchandise Manager
Kim’s Corporation
01.2005
Team leader
Malacca sourcing pvt. Ltd
01.2004
SR. Manager Merchandising
LIZ Fashion Industries Ltd
01.2003
Country Manager
Brisco Apparel Company
10.2021 - Current
- US based Importer office in Bangladesh from,
- Items: Multi Types of products and styling
- Brand: Amazon, Macy’s, TJ -max, Safeway, Town Pump, BI-mart, Hubert, Rural King, Disney, Walmart, Kohl’s
- License Brand: Popeye, Betty Boop, Sugar Daddy, US Air force, US Army,
- Pac-Man
- Major Responsibility: -Building Strong network between Team and the Vendors
- Yearly Budgeting -sourcing suitable vendor for product of Brisco brand -Price negotiation, forecasting analysis, capacity planning & order placement -production planning, sampling, approval process and Quality Management, -Technical & Compliance -shipping /logistic -Maintaining Regular communication with Headquarters in New jersey USA
- Overall follow up (Yarn, Fabric, Product development, costing, cutting, sewing, Quality, printing, Embroidery, washing, Inspection, commercial / logistic) -Various Types of Reporting with PPT
General Manager
Baraka Fashions Ltd
07.2018 - 09.2021
- Items: Woven Tops, Bottom, Denim, Jacket, Dress pant; Multi Types of Products & Styling
- Major Responsibility: -Over all follow-up -Product development, Costing to Order execution
- Order generate, costing and product development/ Technical / R&D/ CI -production follow up, ensuring correct production plan
- Customer corresponding
- Procurement of Raw material from domestic or abroad
- Production Planning - Quality management - Productivity VS Efficiency & daily Production Target Analysis - Sewing, Printing, Embroidery, Washing, packing, Final Inspection & Shipping
- Various types of Reporting with PPT
- I was responsible to lead a team of 10 members
- Main customer: NEXT, PEACOCKS, ADLER, MINOY, Gekas, GLORIA JEANS, M
- Corona (Italy), Pizza Italia, Eland, Kocell
01.2017 - 06.2018
- Items: Sportswear, Active Wear, Underwear
- Major customer: Decathlon, Primark, Wal-Mart UK, Haggar
- Major Responsibility: -Product development, costing to order execution
- Product development as per TNA -Production follows up with HOT Analysis (Cargo handover on time to forwarder)
- Forecast analysis
- Material booking & Inventory Control & target to reach ‘Zero’ inventory after end of the season
- Monthly Sales Report (Target & Realization)
- Updated ERP with data accuracy - sewing, production, printing, embroidery, washing, packing & Inspection
- Various types of Reporting as per requirements for customers and management with PPT
- I was responsible to lead a Team of 14 members.
02.2010 - 12.2016
- Items: Woven & Knit, verity types of Fabrics, Styling, Design
- Brand:
- Demix, Fila, Kappa, Outventure, Termit, Joss, Merrell
- Responsibility:
- Sourcing, opening and management of supplier panel - purchase and price negotiation - - Supply chain team management: component purchasing and flow, orders / capacity management, production planning, supply and logistics to retail countries, Stet up strategy - Development team management: design, sampling, costing
- Strongly Monitoring New Season’s Fabrics & Lab Dip’s development & maintaining on time
- Maintain & follow up testing related works for fabrics & garments
- Prepared PPM, Inline & Final Inspection schedule
- Regular reporting to the senior management for strategic future plans
- Prepared Shipment planning based on the vessel schedule
- Prepared Vendor’s KPI & others necessary report as per assign from Head office
- Responsible to make approval of Fabrics, Accessories & Trmis for Bulk Production
- Business, Finance: turnover and budget piloting, reporting
- Others various types of reporting _ production related
- Organized Supplier Summit - Regularly updated PLM with accuracy of data.
Buyer
01.2005 - 07.2006
- 2010
- Items:
- Woven: Tops, Bottom, Denim, padding Jacket, Down Jacket, Multi Types of Products
- Benetton, Celio, Corona, George, EWM, LIDL, Tchibo, Tema, Next, C&A, NKD, Defecto, S
- Oliver
- Responsibility: -Over All follow up - R&D for samples, fabrics, accessories & Trims - costing, Buyer Corresponding, production planning & shipment schedule - Fabrics & material booking, approval process and ensured to in-house as per TNA - Fixed payment Terms with supplier / BTB LC and others to ensure the materials are in-house in on Time
- Order created and confirmed the capacity were booked with required Quantity
- Strongly follow up Cutting, Sewing, production, washing, embroidery, printing, packing and shipment /commercial
- Various types of reporting as per requirements of Management
- I was responsible to lead a team of 4 members.
Youngone Hi-Tech Sportswear Ind. Ltd
Dhaka
04.2003 - 05.2006
- Sportswear (all Kinds of sportswear and Specialty for all kinds of Padded Jacket, down Jacket, and CWS)
- Major Buyers:
- Nike, Benetton, Aigle, Lafuma, Scott, Spyder, Obermeyer, Puma & Decathlon
- Responsibility: -Responsible to Maintain QA activities of YHT -5, 18 Sewing lines, where produced Heavy jacket (Sportswear) for several Customers
- Maintained Quality management,
- Quality system, process requirements and control from sole department, cutting, stitching, assembling, finishing to final inspection, Lab testing
- Quality reporting, analysis and action plan
- All kinds of Inspection process & procedure (Reporting, caps) -Production planning & execution within the time frame
- Industrial Engineering process & procedure (SMV, Line efficiency, Production Target, Line Layout etc.) -Marker, Consumption, Marker efficiency etc
- Social compliance: Human Responsibility requirements and audits
- Updated SAP with data Accuracy - 3 senior QC & 20 Quality Supervisor & 110 Quality Inspector were worked in my Team
- Workshop & Training, 01
- Specialized Training from NIKE on the Factory Certified Auditor (FCA) by the assistance of Youngone Corporation
- 02
- Production Cost Reduction Techniques” to gain comprehensive knowledge on uses of new production techniques to access present productivity levels & scientifically identify the root causes of less productivity
- 03
- Specialized training on ‘’Store & Inventory management” by the assistance of BDJOBS.com.
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - Apparel Merchandising
PGD - undefined
BGMEA Institute of Fashion & Technology (BIFT)
obtain Degree - undefined
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Human Resources management (HRM
Asian University of Bangladesh
Bachelor of Arts BA - undefined
the National University
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) - undefined
the Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education
Secondary School Certificate - undefined
SSC - undefined
the Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education
Skills
Computer SkillOperating System: MS-DOSWindows 98/ME/2000/XP (Ms-Word, Ms-Excel, Ms- PowerPoint, Ms-Access)Programming Language: Visual BasicStrong knowledge on Internate browsing & E-mail correspondsWorking ProcedureFOB, CNF, CIF, CM
Additional Information
- P.O- Ramdia
Timeline
Country Manager
Brisco Apparel Company
10.2021 - Current
General Manager
Baraka Fashions Ltd
07.2018 - 09.2021
01.2017 - 06.2018
02.2010 - 12.2016
Management Trainee // Assistant Manager
01.2006
Sr. Merchandiser/Merchandise Manager
Kim’s Corporation
01.2005
Buyer
01.2005 - 07.2006
Team leader
Malacca sourcing pvt. Ltd
01.2004
Youngone Hi-Tech Sportswear Ind. Ltd
04.2003 - 05.2006
SR. Manager Merchandising
LIZ Fashion Industries Ltd
01.2003
Post Graduate Diploma - Apparel Merchandising
PGD - undefined
BGMEA Institute of Fashion & Technology (BIFT)
obtain Degree - undefined
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Human Resources management (HRM
Asian University of Bangladesh
Bachelor of Arts BA - undefined
the National University
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) - undefined
the Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education
Secondary School Certificate - undefined
SSC - undefined
the Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education