Mohammad Rajib Uddin

Results-driven Merchandising and Apparel Sourcing Specialist with over 13 years of experience across the Ready-Made Garments (RMG) and textile manufacturing sectors in Bangladesh. Proven expertise in Supply Chain Management (SCM), Critical Path Analysis (T&A), product costing (FOB), end-to-end sample development, and vendor performance management. Adept at managing high-volume accounts for major global retailers, optimizing production capacities, problem-solving skills, and ensuring On-Time Delivery (OTD) with customer satisfaction, and sustainable business growth.

MERCHANDISE MANAGER - PADMA TEXTILE LIMITED

(2023-01)

• Leading Product Development & Production Merchandising Team of Business Value USD 25M
• Follow up Marketing sample Progress with team to Meet buyer sign off date
• Product costing
• Fabric & Trims Sourcing
• Product Risk Assessing Before Development & Production Order Placement to Supplier (Manufacturing Factory)
• Follow up Day to day Production Merchandising Tasks with Team
• Trouble Shooting of Production and Development Hitches
• Communicating with buyer & highlight the issue in advance to avoid Bottleneck situation in Production
• Weekly Meeting with Production /Quality/Merchandising team Members to confirm all Stages are Aligned for OTD with Quality.
• Closely Working with Factory Production & Planning team to allocate Lines according to the Delivery date.
• Evaluate factories/supplier's performance and ensure factories/suppliers and products comply with the audit and legal requirements

SENIOR MERCHANDISER/ ASSISTANT MERCHANDISE MANAGER - CENTRO TEX LIMITED

(2019-08 - 2023-01)

• Working with Product Developers to ensure right-first-time samples are sent to the Buyers.
• Order Placement & prices negotiation with factory
• Product costing with the buyer.
• Fabric & Trims Sourcing
• Season-wise capacity Planning
• Troubleshooting the Regular Hitches in Development & Production
• Responsible for product development, order execution follow-up & daily communication with suppliers and buyers.
• Order status & Bulk delivery tracking.
• Critical path management, following up bulk production to ensure products are shipping on time
• Escalating key issues to the Merchandising Manager & work together for a better solution at the right time
• Finding solutions for continuous improvement – sharing ideas with my colleagues
• Working collaboratively with colleagues within my team and with Suppliers to build trusted partnerships
• Evaluate factories/supplier's performance and ensure factories/suppliers and products comply with the audit and legal requirements
• Coordinating between Supplier & Buyer to understand the work

SENIOR MERCHANDISER- PRODUCTION & SOURCING - Pearl Global(HK) Ltd.

(2017-05 - 2019-08)

• Negotiating prices & cost sheet management with suppliers
• Managed product costing with buyer to achieve anticipated profit margin
• Working with Product Developers to ensure right first-time samples are sent to the Buyers
• Placing order to Factory as per Target FOB.
• Maintained daily communication with suppliers and buyers to ensure alignment on orders.
• Liaising with the Buying Team on all approvals
• Oversaw critical path management, tracking orders, production, and shipments to ensure timely product delivery
• Managed work in progress to ensure timely production flow.
• Ensure good quality and on-time delivery for products
• Order status & Bulk delivery tracking
• Checking order confirmation sheets for accuracy
• Leading & developing the supply base and visiting factories
• Season wise capacity allocation
• Escalating key issues to the Merchandising Manager.
• Finding solutions for continuous improvement – sharing ideas with my
• Working collaboratively with colleagues within my team and with Suppliers to build trusted partnerships
• Evaluated factories/suppliers' performance to ensure compliance with audit and legal standards
• Coordinating between Vendors & Buyer to understand the work.
• Coordinated activities at Bangladesh Liaison Office to facilitate communication.

SENIOR MERCHANDISER - Palmal Group of Industries

(2014-11 - 2017-04)

• Product Development – Men's-Women's/kids/Toddler.
• Troubleshot issues in development, production, and shipping stages to ensure smooth workflow.
• Calculated product costs based on materials and production requirements.
• Communicating with buyer for new order & work closely with planning team to create the production capacity for new orders.
• Fabric Sourcing & Booking (Overseas & Local)
• Trims & accessories Booking.
• Submit Lab Dip/Knit down/Print-embroidery strike off /accessories to buyer for approval.
• Tracked the status of various sample types including PP, PPT, PT, and TOP to ensure timely delivery.
• Critical Path Analysis.
• Weekly update to the buyer of WIP
• Review time and action calendar for each season to impact positive effort on delivery timeline.
• Capacity Allocation
• PI & LC follow Up
• PO wise Shipment follow up & vessel booking.
• Conducted weekly meetings with production and planning teams to ensure timely delivery.
• Analyze yearly business performance and created reports to inform strategic decisions.
• OC to TOD follow Up according the delivery flow
• Understanding design tech pack to proceed buying sample.

DIVISIONAL ASST MERCHANDISER/ DIVISIONAL MERCHANDISER - Interstoff Apparels limited

(2012-11 - 2014-11)

• Followed up on necessary testing for fabric garments and trims, ensuring compliance with quality standards.
• Reviewed time and action calendar for each season, ensuring alignment with critical deadlines and planning.
• Sourced essential accessories for products and identified new suppliers to enhance product offerings.
• Coordinated communication between buyers and suppliers to facilitate orders.
• Managed and updated the Vendor vs Client Calendar to track important deadlines.
• Understanding design & trend season-wise.
• CP (Critical Path) Analysis
• To follow-up the stage from OC to CRD
• To work for all Approval stage
• To meet capacity Allocation monthly as well as yearly
• Product costing.

Bachelor of Science (BSc) - Yarn Manufacturing Technology - Southeast University (2016-01)

HSC - Science - Shahed Ramiz uddin Cantonment College (2007-01)

SSC - Science - Civil Aviation High School (2005-01)