Muhammad Ali Sheikh

• Reduced process bottlenecks by training and coaching employees on practices, procedures, and performance strategies, increased productivity & Shipping.
• Introduced digital patterns and auto nesting through plotter in cutting department and saved 9% fabric as compared to previous consumption.
• Established Product Integrity lab for various tests like Rub Fastness, Crocking, Tensile Strength, Ball Burst, Leather Cracking, Leather Softness, Color assessment, GSM etc.
• Reduce major/minor defects per 100 units from 30% to below 10% range by contiguous follow up with the production & QA team
• Implemented on job training program with help of GIZ and contributed in women empowerment

• Manage overall Production, Managerial and Supervisory Staff of Gloves, Baby Garments, Jackets, Pants etc
• Plan Installation of Dye House and follow overall targets of company
• Performed piece rate calculation through SAM by Industrial Engineering department and reduced rates by 10%

• Generated average Business of US$ 200000 per month and performed execution starting from raw material to finished product till shipping
• Manage overall operations, established targets and financial objectives of Sportswear and Casual Wear manufacturing company.

• Make Business Plan as per the targets of CEO with planned cost & losses
• Manage Operations and manufacturing activities for producing sweaters of various clients and fashion garments of Crossroad’s Brand.
• Managed over 15 customers local brands and increased sale of sweaters by 10%

• Manage entire activities of Textile division for production and services departments, starting from fabric procurement till the shipping of Sports-Wear, Gloves, Belts & Bags
• Implemented operational strategies and effectively built customer and employee loyalty
• Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules, and contract negotiations
• Launched staff engagement, gender diversity and cultural programs in addition to robust reporting tool that increased operational quality
• Managed over 8 customers and responded to their requirements
• Managed budget implementations, employee evaluations, and contract details

• Manage overall business of the Textile Unit of Sports-Wear, Track Suits & Jackets (Woven & Knits)
• Set targets and follow-up for each department starting from material procurement, Knitting, Dyeing, cutting, Embroidery, Printing, Stitching and Finishing and evaluation of performance against targets

• Installation & Operations of Dye House (/Sportswear Company)
• Developed new dye house of 5 tons capacity extremely from beginning with following job description: Selection and purchase of entire machinery of Dyeing, Finishing, Laboratories and Fabric Inspection
• Designing layout diagrams and infrastructure of all facility with respect to machinery, water supply, waste water drainage layout, electricity and gas supply
• Local & International Fabric Purchasing/Sourcing
• Train staff and Designed pre-process, in-process and post-process quality checks for local and imported fabrics
• Develop various fabrics from vendors as per buyer’s specifications, and try to develop more than one substitute
• Continuous Research and Development for Polyester and Nylon fabric’s design, quality, price and capability
• Explored number of fabric and yarn vendors by travelling several times to Thailand (3 times), China (5 times) and Taiwan (2 times), and reduced fabric prices around 25% by developing competition between vendors
• Attended ISPO-10 in Munich, Germany to explore new customers for sportswear business and successfully found new European Customer
• Increase efficiency by coaching and mentoring personnel on management principles, industry practices, company procedures, and technology systems
• Drove year-over-year business growth while leading operations, strategic vision, and long-range planning
• Managed budget implementations, employee evaluations, and contract details
• Developed and implemented strategies to increase sales and profitability
• Analyzed market trends and competitor activities to create competitive advantages
• Reported issues to higher management with great detail
• Observed each employee's individual strengths and initiated mentoring program to improve areas of weakness
• Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time

• Prepared, introduced and monitored following for the planning department: Monthly & quarterly sewing plans
• Work order wise, time and action plan for each activity
• Monthly & quarterly Shipment plans
• Productivity report for each week
• Weekly analysis & setting new targets
• Monthly & quarterly productivity analysis
• Process Control System / Project Management
• Developed an excel system for follow up & timely feedback on every production activity, starting from yarn procurement to the garment finishing & final audits with reference to the following areas: Till date achievements verses total requirements
• Actual losses against allowed losses
• Automation in report generation for till date losses, balances & forecast shortfall or saving to avoid surprises at the end
• Daily analysis of process & direction for improvement
• Cost Reduction & Monitoring
• Worked on cost reduction of dyeing direct cost by reviewing recipes and reduced it by about 1 million rupees per month
• Standardized the Dyes & Chemical Recipe & per kg cost of each shade of every buyer
• Prepared software for monitoring actual Dyes & Chemical cost against the standard on daily, weekly & monthly basis.

• Manage circular knitting, flat knitting, yarn dyeing, fabric dyeing and finishing
• Planning and monitoring targets of entire Fabric Division
• Analysis and action for improvement in productivity, quality, and cost of processes
• Outsourcing from commercial facilities of Lahore, Faisalabad, Karachi & Multan
• Planned and controlled fabric export of heavy pile fleece to Hanes Europe and Yarn dyed fabric to JC Penney
• Set and oversaw division budgets in excess of $22,500,000 per year

· Developed pre process, in process and post process. Quality assurance systems in knitting (circular & flat)

· Set standards for ecru yarn to be used in knitting and developed yarn inspection procedure.

· Close co-ordination with around 10 spinning mills for required quality of yarn.