Free Operations Planning Expert Resume Sample [2020]

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13+ years experienced Operations Planning and Control Leader possessing hands-on experience of leading teams for large organizations in the apparel/retail and manufacturing domain. Highly skilled in strategy formulation, production planning and control, operations management, design management, product innovation, business analysis & team management. Successfully led numerous process and resource optimization projects to save millions of dollars for organizations. Smoothly drives major cross-country projects by employing planning and effective change management principles. Worked directly with the Directors and senior leadership of several organizations to produce tangible results while surpassing expectations.

• Team Management & Leadership • Operations Management • Resource Optimization • Product Capacity Planning 
• Production Planning • QA • Strategy Formulation & Implementation • Business Research & Analysis • Vendor Support
• Process & Performance Optimization • Design Management • Monitoring & Reviewing • Change Management 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Team Management & Collaboration
Managing a team of 6 including 2 managers & 2 P.A.; indirectly managing 5 Assistant Managers & 1 Executive
Coordinating with Factory Managers, Production Managers, Dept. Heads, etc. for production planning, execution & control 
Liaising with HR & Finance departments for manpower planning, incentive plan, P&L and budgeting on a monthly basis 
Leading various aspects of the business & effectively solving key business issues as a member of the Core Team
Business Intelligence
Developing a SAP enterprise system based Business Intelligence dashboard for the organization to achieve better visibility 
Coordinating with the MD & Department Heads to get deep insights into problem areas & identify KPIs for the dashboard 
Defining the overall business objectives for the alignment the KPIs of the various departments &development work 
Enabling data-drivendecision making to facilitate timely & accurate actions as well as smooth conflict resolution 
Production Planning & Control
Responsible for controlling production of 7 plants & establishing a sound planning process including long/short-term plans 
Synchronizing the planning of raw material with the production/shipment plan based on several process lead times 
Tracking Planned vs. Actual, capacity load & work center efficiency daily to alert Factory Managers about anomalies 
Conducting in-depth plant-wise review on a weekly basis to identify anomalies & take effective corrective actions 
Process Optimization & Support
Root Cause Analysis: Conducted RCA to identify causes of production delays & calculated the department-wise split 
Assisted the top management in devising long-term strategies to permanently uproot the problems 
Process Improvement:Re-aligned the production allocation process to enable better monitoring & quick decision making 
Key Achievements
Capacity Planning: Doubled the manufacturing capability with existing resources & saved 35% of the total labor costs
Quarterly Work Forecast: Enabled effective scenario mapping & forward planning to identify potential issues & their fixes 
Resource Optimization:Increasedmachine utilization from ~60% to ~80% & reduced man vs. machine ratio from 4.5 to 1.85 
Efficiency Gains: Achieved an increase in the average efficiency of the Production department from 50% to 70%

Production Capacity Planning (US & EU)
Developed a planning software to facilitate real-time production planning & controlling 
Doubled the company’s turnover & increasedorder book by a factor of 2.5 while maintaining the same capacity
Achieved annual savings of ~1200 man-days by employing accurate & data-driven decision making & planning 
Led optimization of production floors to elevate efficiency by 25% using real-time scenario mapping & re-planning tools 
Employed in-house planning board for style & inventory allocation to relevant manufacturing units & to optimize workload 
Action Calendar Management
Effectively managed time & action calendar thru the entire lifecycle from order receiving to shipment 
Collaborated with various teams to develop a software tool & monitored the department's performance on a periodic basis 
Cost & Performance Review
Conducted factory cost & department performance review to monitor P&L & devise performance-based incentive schemes
Key Achievements
Increasedoperation effectiveness by 25% through corporate consensus-building & cross-functional team development 

Organizational Transformation
Led organization-wide cultural transformation projects & established synergies among cross-functional teams 
Spearheaded a production effectiveness program to develop a communication & controlling system 
Managed multiple manufacturing plants placed at distinct locations & remotely controlled a work force of 20,000+
Enabled the ‘Gammick’ social enterprise system for corporate communication & critical issue notifications 
Enabled superior real-time decision making & transformed work culture from a republican to a democratic one 
Process Improvement
Successfully led the operational effectiveness program in R&D Dept. to save USD 7 million annually for the organization 
Implemented the design process improvements for Design Dept. to increase design-order conversion from 30% to 44%
Achieved significant improvement in the Internal & External customer satisfaction from 60% previously to 80%
Business Development
Conceptualized & executed a targeted BD strategy to achieve a 30% YOY increase in order quantity

Played pivotal role in merchandise selection, assortment planning, pricing, marketing, positioning & competitive analysis
Led product designing for in-house private label & assortment planning from fashion brands like Wrangler, Lee, Levis, etc 
Sourced & hand-picked merchandise from vendors across India & monitored & analyzed 	sales records & purchasing trends 
Key Achievements
Developed visual marketing & styled window displays to significantly increasecustomer walk-ins by ~60%
Achieved 50% YoY business growth by successfully launching the private label 

Analyzed market trends & employed a Glocal strategy to launch new lines with a unique brand positioning 
Liaised with Max Dubai team to understand brand & product positioning & visited Dubai twice a year to research trends 
Handled ~54 vendors across India & created 200+ styles every season including t-shirt, shirts, denim, trousers, etc. 
Developed a signature line which gained immense appreciation & resulted in winning various accolades for the company 

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