Assistant General Manager – Knits Division at Shahi Exports Pvt. Ltd. (2025-11 – Present)
- Leading end-to-end operations of a 600-machine apparel manufacturing facility with a workforce of 1,150 employees, driving performance across Production, Cutting, Quality, Planning, Maintenance, and Supply Chain functions.
- Managing manufacturing operations for global brands including Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, and Nike, ensuring adherence to stringent quality, compliance, and delivery standards.
- Overseeing production of knitted tops, bottoms, garment-dyed products, and complex value-added styles across multiple fabric categories and manufacturing processes.
- Driving Operational Excellence through Lean Manufacturing, GMP, productivity enhancement, waste reduction, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Strengthening factory performance through data-driven decision-making, KPI-based management systems, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Ensuring achievement of key business objectives related to quality, cost, delivery, productivity, customer satisfaction, and people development.
Assistant General Manager – Woven Division at Shahi Exports Pvt. Ltd. (2016-05 – 2025-10)
- Managed end-to-end operations of 800 machines within a 1,300-machine woven apparel manufacturing facility, ensuring achievement of productivity, quality, delivery, cost, safety, and compliance objectives.
- Played a pivotal role in onboarding and scaling Uniqlo business within the factory, collaborating closely with Uniqlo's technical and leadership teams to establish customer-specific manufacturing systems, quality standards, process controls, workforce capability, and operational disciplines required for sustainable business growth.
- Led manufacturing operations for a diverse portfolio of men's, women's, and children's woven garments across a wide range of fabrics, constructions, washes, and style complexities.
- Managed production for leading global brands including Uniqlo, Marks & Spencer, Abercrombie & Fitch, Kohl's, and G-III Apparel Group, consistently meeting customer expectations on quality, delivery, compliance, and operational performance.
- Drove Lean Manufacturing, Operational Excellence, and continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity enhancement, waste reduction, quality improvement, and process standardization.
- Spearheaded digitalization initiatives through implementation of real-time production monitoring systems, KPI dashboards, structured review mechanisms, and data-driven decision-making processes, improving operational visibility and responsiveness.
- Led automation and process-improvement projects to streamline workflows, reduce manual interventions, strengthen process controls, and enhance overall manufacturing efficiency.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams across Production, Industrial Engineering, Quality, Planning, Maintenance, HR, and Supply Chain to optimize capacity utilization and ensure seamless execution of customer programs.
- Strengthened operational governance through deployment of performance management systems, visual management practices, and accountability-driven review structures.
- Developed and mentored high-performing teams, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, customer focus, innovation, and operational excellence.
Assistant General Manager – Production, Knits & Woven at Texport Syndicate (India) Ltd. (2015-02 – 2016-05)
Manager – Operations, Knits Division at Shahi Exports Pvt. Ltd. (2006-04 – 2015-01)
Assistant Manager – PPC, Knits at Richa Global (2005-02 – 2006-04)
Assistant Manager – Operations (Finish Folding) at Welspun India Ltd. (2004-04 – 2005-02)
Executive – Production, Woven & Knits at Shahi Exports Pvt. Ltd. (2000-07 – 2004-03)
