Muhammad Umar

Results-driven Textile Merchant & Quality Professional with hands-on experience in home textiles. Strong background in production coordination, customer handling, shipping management, and laboratory testing under international standards (AATCC & ISO). Skilled in SAP and ERP systems and cross-functional coordination to ensure smoothly and timely order completion with quality compliance.

SENIOR MERCHANDIZER - Feroze1888 Mills Ltd. - KARACHI

(2022-10)

• Coordinate timely sampling from PD team to meet specific customer requirements and ensure product quality.
• Ensure completely understand of customer PO & Order Instructions.
• Organized & scheduled internal PP Meeting for every new order.
• Maintained effective communication channels between customers, planning, and production teams to facilitate smooth order execution and on-time delivery.
• Working on Production sample with DQA and production for timely dispatching.
• Managed shipping documentation, booking logistics, and coordinated shipment lifting processes to meet ex-mill schedules efficiently.
• Work on Packaging with PD depart as per customer requirements.
• Update trim status sheet on regular basis.
• To arrange packaging bulk as per order requirement before fabric dyed/printed.
• Utilize on hand trims & fabric stock to overcome inventories.
• Regular Follow up with suppliers and purchase team to timely trims inhouse.
• Update working system as per 5S, Lean management & other audits.

LAB ANALYST - Feroze1888 Mills Ltd. - KARACHI

(2019-07 - 2022-09)

• Perform complete Physical testing of towel samples as per Customer protocol & Standard (AATCC, ASTM, ISO, IHTM) i.e. dimension stability, appearance, color fastness tests, GSM, count, tensile strength, pH etc.
• Complete responsible of Light fastness machine care (Lamp replacement, Calibration, Maintenance, Documentation etc.)
• Record & interpreted testing results to present reports to seniors for review.
• Investigate & resolve issues related to laboratory processes and procedures.
• On hand Customer ASDA and H&M accreditation in physical testing methods of year 2020-2022.
• Awarded KAIZEN on lab Raw Data simplification on year 2022.
• On hand Quarter of employe (1st quarter of 2020 & 4th quarter of 2021).
• To perform miscellaneous work.

MANAGEMENT TRAINEE OFFICER (MTO) - Feroze1888 Mills Ltd. - KARACHI

(2019-04 - 2019-06)

• To understand customer protocols, standards and perform testing as per standard procedures.
• Understand lab sampling procedure and audit protocols.
• Understand laboratory related modules/software.

BS - CHEMISTRY - Federal Urdu University, KARACHI (2015-01 - 2019-01)

INTERMEDIATE - PRE ENGINEERING - Jammia Millia Govt. Degree College, KARACHI (2012 - 2014)

MATRICULATION - SCIENCE - Bright Genius English School, KARACHI (2011 - 2012)