General Manager – Fabric Sourcing & Sustainability - MAGNOLIA MARTINIQUE - Noida, India
(2025-09)
- Direct a cross-functional organization of 20 professionals across sourcing, product validation, QA, and ESG compliance tracking for a ₹300-Cr operation.
- Exercise absolute oversight over technical laboratory evaluation and direct-from-weaver procurement parameters across major domestic hubs (Surat Polyester, Amritsar Raschel Structures, South India Cotton).
General Manager – Fabrics and Sustainability - CONTEMPORARY CLASSIQUE - Delhi/NCR, India
(2023-03 - 2025-08)
- Governed operational quality checkpoints, pre-production testing verification, and raw fabric color engineering across complex knit and woven programs.
- Eliminated processing defects, fabric shrinkage, and shade bleeding by calibrating chemical processing configurations with premier domestic vertical mills.
Manager – Global Product Integrity, Fabric Development & Sourcing - BLUESTEM BRANDS - Bangalore, India (Remote)
(2021-11 - 2023-02)
- Fabric Sourcing & Mill Matrix: Directed global fabric sourcing matrices and yarn-to-fabric raw material development across South Asia and China, managing a tier-1 vertical mill network to maximize direct buying channels and optimize gross margins.
- Colour Approvals & Authority: Controlled all international fabric and garment color engineering, managing spectrophotometer tolerances, Delta E limits, and lab-dip approvals to ensure absolute lot-to-lot consistency.
- Product Integrity & Validation: Governed material risk mitigation, physical testing protocols, chemical safety standards, and specialized denim wash/laundry approvals across production pipelines in India, China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
Regional Laboratory Manager – North (Full P&L Responsibility) - SGS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED - Gurugram, India
(2018-11 - 2021-10)
- Commanded complete financial, operational, and technical authority over major commercial testing laboratories spanning Textiles, Apparel, Analytical Chemistry, Leather, and Footwear.
- Accelerated Northern regional lab revenues from $4.6M to $5.28M USD within a two-year tenure.
- Executed an operational efficiency turnaround that expanded net business profitability margins from 12.5% to 19.5%.
- Re-engineered laboratory testing workflows and sample-routing channels to dramatically optimize Turnaround Time (TAT) while maintaining uncompromised quality standards as an approved NABL technical signatory.
Senior Manager – Regional Laboratory Operations - TÜV RHEINLAND ASIA - Gurugram, India
(2017-04 - 2018-11)
- Masterminded the complete technical design, architectural workflow layout, and instrument calibration setup of a massive new regional testing facility within a record 4-month timeline.
- Orchestrated the seamless physical relocation of heavy laboratory testing machinery in a 2-day window with zero disruption to active commercial business operations.
- Built and launched a brand-new Toy Testing block and established localized ZDHC (Zero Discharge) testing capabilities, generating a 50% profit surge in 2 years.
Technical Consultant (South Asia) & Operations Head - BUREAU VERITAS CONSUMER PRODUCTS SERVICES - Cambodia / India
(2009-10 - 2016-05)
Promoted continuously through an accelerated leadership track: Customer Service Manager (India) ➔ Laboratory Manager (India) ➔ Operations Head & Laboratory Director (Cambodia) ➔ Technical Consultant for South Asia (Highest Technical Rank).
- Handpicked by global executives to set up and launch the Cambodia greenfield laboratory from zero; managed construction phases, equipment layout, technical hiring, and international brand onboarding.
- Optimized the Cambodian facility's technical footprint to achieve an elite USGBC Platinum Certification, creating the 2nd official 'Green Lab' in Bureau Veritas' global history.
- Awarded 1 Platinum and 3 Golden Kaizen Certificates from top corporate management for radical waste elimination, 5S deployment, and lean workspace restructuring, earning an accelerated 50% wage increase.
Fabric Sourcing & Procurement Manager - UNISOURCE TRADING (INDIA) PVT. LTD. (DULARI EXPORTS) - Gurugram, India
(2003-05 - 2009-09)
- Supervised production testing parameters and quality metrics within an integrated operation covering spinning, knitting, dyeing, and printing floors.
- Invented and deployed a custom Panel Table Printing process at an active vendor production facility, slashing printing operating costs by 75% and reducing production times by 60%.
Dyeing Assistant Manager - MODI DYEING AND PRINTING WORKS - Bhiwandi, India
(2001-05 - 2003-04)
- Directed daily shop-floor shift processing across industrial color matching, recipe scaling, denim washing pipelines, and fabric finishing machinery.
