1. HEMANTH CHANDRASHEKAR EMAIL : hemanthc2004@gmail.com
Phone : 9880149204
Add : No.68, 3rd
Main, BEML Layout,
BasaveshwaraNagar,
Bangalore – 560079
About Myself - I come with a little over17 yearsof experience inthe apparel industry withathorough
knowledge of Production,PPC,Qualityassurance andSourcing inthe woventopssegment. Icurrently
holdthe endto endresponsibilityof developing anddeliveringthe right productswiththe rightquality
and costsof woventopsforthe Indiabusiness.VendorManagement, managinglarge teamswithendto
endresponsibilities,drivingsolutions andworkingcollaboratively withcrossfunctional teams are my
core strengths. Istronglybelieve inworkingcollaborativelyto achieve greatresultsandwithapositive
approach mostof the difficultsituationscanbe overcome.
 I started my career at L.T.Karle group of companies manufacturing outerwear for the
export market as a part of the planning team which would ensure seamless production flow
by ensuring continuous supply of raw materials and desired machinery in the production
floor.
 Subsequently I moved on to production execution at Shahi Export House manufacturing
tops where I was responsible for production execution along with periodical machine
maintenance, production planning and bulk production at various stages of my tenure
there.
 I moved on to take up overseas assignment as Quality Assurance executive where I handled
QA and production merchandising at Kenya and Madagascar handling job work business
managing all categories of apparels and my responsibilities spanned from product
development to shipping the goods out of the country.
 Back in India I took up the responsibility of PPC manager at Arvind Mills Ltd in the Garment
Export division before joining Levi’s.
 I have been working at Levi’s for close to 9 years now and I having been handling product
development to bulk delivery of goods with prime focus on capacity management, vendor
management, delivering the right costs, provide timely solution to problems, garment
delivery on-time and appropriate reporting.

2. CAREER BRIEF:
MARCH 2006 TILL DATE - SR. SOURCING MANAGER (CURRENT POSITION)
LEVI STRAUSS INDIA PVT. LTD. BANGALORE.
FEBRUARY 2005 TO FEBRUARY 2006 - MANAGER - PRODUCTION PLANNING CONTROL
ARVIND MILLS PVT. LTD(GARMENT DIVISION)
MID 2002 TO JANUARY 2005 - QUALITY ASSURANCE & MERCHANDISING EXECUTIVE
DETAILS TRADING CO. SHARJAH
END 1998 TO MID 2002 - SENIOR EXECUTIVE – PRODUCTION PLANNING CONTROL
SHAHI EXPORT HOUSE, BANGALORE.
JANUARY 1998 TO NOVEMBER 1998 - PRODUCTION PLANNER
LT KARLE, BANGALORE
CURRENT PROFILE : SENIOR SOURCING MANAGER AT LEVI STRAUSS & CO.
WORKING SINCE : MARCH 2006
CURRENT ROLE : PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND SOURCING OF WOVEN TOPS FOR INDIA MARKET
RESPONSIBILITIES
 WORK OUT STRATEGIC PLANS FOR THE SHORT TERM GOALS OF NEXT ONE YEAR AND LONG TERM GOALS OF
NEXT 3 YEARS BASED ON THE BUSINESS ROADMAPS AND FORECASTS.
 SECURE APPROPRIATE CAPACITIES WITH THE AVAILABLE SET OF VENDORS AND BASED ON THE BUSINESS NEED
DEVELOP NEW VENDOR STRATEGY AND PLAN BASED ON THE NEEDS OF BUSINESS.
 DRIVE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND SOURCING OF WOVEN TOPS AND DRIVE COSTS TO MEET THE TARGETS.
 DRIVE APPROPRIATE PLACEMENT DECISIONS BASED ON PRODUCT COMPLEXITY AND VENDOR CAPABILITY.
 COLLABORATE WITH CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAMS TO ENSURE BUSINESS GETS THE OPTIMUM BENEFITS OF
SCALE BY COLLATING THE RAW MATERIAL NEEDS AND INDENTING THEM TOGETHER.
 CLOSE MONITORING OF PRE-PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES WITH A STRONG TEAM TO ENSURE
ADHERENCE TO T&A, REMOVE BOTTLENECKS ANTICIPATED, DRIVE SOLUTIONS FOR PROBLEMS AS THEY
OCCUR AND TAKE CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAMS ALONG AS REQUIRED DURING RESOLUTION OF PROBLEMS.
 ENSURE ALL RELEVANT DATA IS MAINTAINED WHICH WOULD HELP DRIVE EFFICIENCY AND TRANSPARENCY IN
COMMUNICATION. HAVE PERIODICAL ANALYSIS OF VENDOR AND TEAM PERFORMANCES TO DRIVE
CORRECTIVE ACTIONS AS DEEMED REQUIRED DURING THE REVIEWS.
 BUILD HIGHLY MOTIVATED TEAM FOCUSED TO DRIVE AN EFFICIENT SOURCING FUNCTION MEETING THE KEY
OBJECTIVES OF THE FUNCTION

3. PREVIOUS JOBS
PRODUCTION PLANNING CONTROL MANAGER
COMPANY - ARVIND MILLS PVT LTD, BANGALORE
DURATION - FEBRUARY 2005 TO FEBRUARY 2006
RESPONSIBILITIES
 Effectivelyhandlethe productionplanningfora 400 machine factorymanufacturingshirtsto
ensure timelydeliveryof the finishedgoodstothe brands.
 Independentlyhandlethe planningandexecutiononone of the keyaccounts“GAP” across all 3
manufacturingfacilitiesof the company.
 Ensure there isno idle time due toavailabilityof ordersorthe Raw Materialsinthe factory.
 Ensure timelycompletionof pre-productionactivitiesincollaborationwiththe factoryfora
smoothexecutionof orders.
 Update the merchandisingteamonthe orderstatus periodicallyforaclearvisibilityof their
orders.
QUALITY ASSURANCE & MERCHANDISING EXECUTIVE
COMPANY - DETAILS TRADING COMPANY, SHARJAH
DURATION - MID 2002 TO JANUARY 2005
BASED IN - KENYA & MADAGASCAR
RESPONSIBILITIES
 Execute app1 milliongarmentseveryquarterensuringon-timedeliveryof the productswiththe
rightquality.
 Productwas predominantlycargobottoms,businesswasonCMP model withall raw materials
suppliedby ustothe vendors forconversion. Keyactivitieswere
 Identifyingthe rightvendor
 Partneringwithvendorstofacilitatethe raw material importsbookedbyouroffice basedin
Sharjahwithsuppliersinchinatobe directlydeliveredtoKenyaandMadagascar.
 Allocationandtimelydistributionof the raw materialsto all the vendors.
 Effectivelymonitorthe vendorstoensure productionisasperplanto meetdeliveries.
 As mostvendorsneededhandholding,hadtocontrol the qualityfromthe productionstage up
to final packing.
 Conductin-line andfinal auditsandensure timelydispatchof the rightgoods.
 Planthe vessels,bookthe capacityandco-ordinate withthe forwarderstoensure goodssail on
the plannedvessels.

4. SENIOR EXECUTIVE – PRODUCTION PLANNING CONTROL
COMPANY - SHAHI EXPORT HOUSE, BANGALORE.
DURATION - END 1998 TO MID 2002
RESPONSIBILITIES
 Effectivelyplanforproductionof a800 machine factorytoensure seamlessproductionflow
and on-time deliverytothe brands.
 Interface betweenthe merchandisingteamandthe productionteamtoensure stylesasperthe
capabilityof the productionline are plannedinthose respectiveproductionlinesandtomeet
the customer’srequirement.
 Co-ordinate regularlywiththe relevantdepartmentsinternallylikepurchase,sampling,laundry
etc,to ensure the preproductionactivitiesare carriedoutat the right time and raw material
flowisplannedasperthe productionplanand remove possible bottlenecksforasmooth
execution.
 Duringmy tenure of over3 years,handledvariousresponsibilitiestogethandsonexperience of
the industrylike,
o ProductionExecution –Placedinthe productionfloorandworkedonproductivity
optimization.
o SamplingRoom – To planand execute samplestomeetthe requirementsof the
external andinternal customers.
o Finishing&PackingSection –Handleda finishingsectionwhichcouldpackapp250k
unitseverymonthforthe last1 year of my tenure atShahi.
PRODUCTION PLANNER
COMPANY - LT KARLE, BANGALORE
DURATION - JANUARY 1998 TO NOVEMBER 1998
RESPONSIBILITIES
 Planand Regulate the dailyrawmaterial flow tothe productionlinestoensure seamless
production.
 Planand execute pre-productionactivitiesatthe floorlevel whichincludedpre-productionsize
setsampling,machine layouts, establish requirementsof specialattachmentsforthe nextstyle
plannedforproduction andprocurementof the same throughconcerneddepartmentspriorto
startingthe production,machine requirementsetc..
 IdentifyandRemove the bottlenecksinthe productionincollaborationwiththe production
managerfor optimizedproductivityof the productionlines.
EDUCATION - Bachelorof Science (BSc) fromBangalore University
- CertificationCourseinGarmentManufacturingTechnology
- CertificationCourseinPatternMaking.

5. COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE - Have exposure toSAPuserinterface,variouscutomisedapplications
beingusedand goodwithMS Office.
Personal Details
Marital Status - Married
Children - 1