CV Madhawa Wijesinghe S u p p l y C h a i n M a n a g e m e n t – C u s t o m e r S e r v i c e

122, Dambulla Road, Gokarella, Kurunegala, Sri Lanka.

T: +94 37 2259132 M: + 94 777 368 105 E: madhawamail@gmail.com

www.linkedin.com/pub/madhawa-wijesinghe/49/7a/786

P E R S O N A L S T A T E M E N T

A well organized, discreet, young person with 8 years’ experience in Textile Product development & Supply Chain Management , have a proven record of Fabric development / Sourcing strategies that has achieved budgeted sales, profitability, quality standards and corporate goals.

Looking for a challenging career, where there is scope for demonstration, always on a look out for a positive & bigger out look. Currency are ideas, thrive on imagination & rigorous thinking & boundless curiosity, sets levels slandered that called Exceed Expectation. Have fun attitude is every thing. Bottom line rises with the organization.

Areas of Expertise

Textile & Apparel Process Supply Chain strategies Customer servicing

Business Development & Sourcing Financial controlling PR Skills

Inventory controlling Negotiating SAP Power User

Dispatch and distribution Accountability & Responsibility Lean practicing

E M P L O Y M E N T

SENIOR SOURCING EXECUTIVE (HEAD OF DEPARTMENT) –TEXT PRINT LANKA (PVT) LTD – MAS FABRIC PARK (2011 TO PRESENT DATE) – (SRI LANKA)

SYNTHETIC/COTTON FLAT BED, ROTARY, DIGITAL PRINTING & FINISHING.

HIGHLIGHTS OF ACHIEVEMENT

Initiate cotton printing together with cotton sourcing solutions to text print.Rapid production (3 days lead time) -sourcing solution providing.Reducing RM inventory from $1 million to $600,000 & fabric doc to doc lead time reduction from 80 days to 35 days.Freight solution & supplier negotiate to save $50,000 per annum on logistic cost.RM cost saving from supplier management up to $50,000 per annum.

Managing $12 million account for $25 million business. Responsible & Accountable for total Fabric requirement of the factory. Strategy Developing, Budget preparing, Business Analysing, Costing, Supplier-customer agreement arranging & creating

SOP for purchasing departments. Stock controlling with mini max levels, Shipment follow up, payment follow up, production plan amendments. ERP

System upgrading to sourcing & planning requirements. Keeping good relationship between customer as well as the internal departments to have a smooth run of production,

which will drive ourselves for the No Blame & No Claim Culture where both Company & the customer will be in WIN – WIN Situation.

Sourcing new qualities, cross developing existing for innovative & profitable programs. Selecting , Rating & nominating the suppliers around the globe (Italy, Australia, China, Taiwan, Hong kong, USA & Sri lanka) by categorizing comparing & contrasting each & every supplier based on technical & commercial (quality, lead time & costing) parameters.

Set up SAP & Fast React (ERP Solutions) to the factory handle Material Management project. Managing a team of executive members, in training, assisting and guiding them through the whole process from

development stage to bulk production. Involving in Developments, production planning, Dye House, Finishing, Quality assurance and coordinate until the

garment shipments.

FABRIC TECHNOLOGIST –BRANDIX INTIMATE APPAREL – WELISARA (2009-2011) – (SRI LANKA)

FABRIC SOURCING & DEVELOPMENT FOR BRAND VICTORIA’S SECRET- PINK.

HIGHLIGHTS OF ACHIEVEMENT

Maintaining strategic sourcing hub for brandix asia while adding more supplier to strategic hub. Develop Fleece & Slub jersey quality for long run programs. (Both qualities runs for 5 years up to now)Getting woven fabric styles allocated to Sri Lanka by getting fabric approvals to bring on $600,000 new business.Working with New York customer office directly for fabric development.Develop washing plant for garment dyeing (neon colors) & washing to co-up with customer color trend. Member of the team of Blanks Strategy, which initiate the current rapid order concept Sri Lanka. (New yoga pant design in NY retail shop every 2 weeks)

Fabric sourcing, developing & presenting qualities to run a business of $35 million (2009-2011). Following up the developments - new fabric trends, colours, techniques, prints, embellishments & Wash types. Seasonal printing development handling. Coordinate with MAST-SL (MISA) & NEW YORK Victoria Secret hub. Ordering &

Air freight, Sea freight follow up development samples. Analyzing, categorizing & sourcing the desired quality from various mills & trading agencies locally & around the globe

(Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India, Taiwan, China & Hong Kong, etc…) while presenting existing qualities from BIA library through MISA to New York VS Pink team.

Supplier rating, selecting & nominating by categorizing, comparing & contrasting on technical & commercial (quality & costing) parameters.

Heading a team of staff members, in training, assisting and guiding them through the whole process from development stage to bulk production.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MERCHANDISER – SOUTH ASIA TEXTILES – PUGODA (2007- 2009) – (SRI LANKA)

WEFT KNITTING, FLAT KNITTING, JET DYEING, FLAT BED PRINTING, MICRO POLY FLEECE, FINISHING & GARMENT WASHING

HIGHLIGHTS OF ACHIEVEMENT

Set up a development Library & Sample showroom. Set up Development SOP aligning teams on process.Getting Customer recommendation on the job.

Developing innovative & profitable programs by production arrangements on new products. Coordinate production department, while planning sample dyeing, finishing & follow up the production with necessary

guide lines to achieve target date. Delivery arrangements of all mother (Singapore) factory solid & printed samples. Creating & Finalizing, Technical spec sheets with declaration of factory abilities & capabilities to customers. Set up sample showroom to Present South Asia Lanka submissions as per the customer needs while maintaining sample

room under my supervision.

E D U C A T I O N

DIPLOMA IN TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY – SRI LANKA INSTITUTE OF TEXTILE & APPERAL – RATHMALANA. (2005 /2007)

Fiber Technology & Spinning Technology, Weaving Technology, Knitting Technology, Finishing & Coloration Technology, Testing & Quality Management, Garment Technology.

IN PLANT TRAINING @ FOLLOWING FACTORIES. 1. Isin Lanka (pvt) Ltd. (Minuwangoda). – Spinning Plant.2. Vanguard Industries. (Ja-Ela) –Weaving Plant.3. Texpro Industries. (Ranala) - Dyeing & Printing Plant.

4. Noyon Lanka (pvt) Ltd. (Biyagama) – Lace Knitting, Dyeing.

P R O J E C T S

DESIGN, DEVELOP & IMPLEMENTATION SAP AS THE ERP SOLUTION SYSTEM FOR TEXTPRINT LANKA (PVT) LTD. (2011 NOV – 2012 FEB)

THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO ENHANCE THE PRIMARY FUNCTIONS OF THE BUSINESS SUCH AS FINANCIAL, CONTROLLING, PROCUREMENT, INVENTORY MANAGEMENT, PRODUCTION, SALES & DISTRIBUTION. SAP R/3. SAP R/3 IS SELECTED AS THE ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING TOOL FOR MAS TEXTPRINT - SAP ECC 6.0 AFS 6.4 IMPLEMENTED WITH STANDARD SOLUTION PROVIDED.

Adopting best practices from SAP and other organizations aligning with MOS/Lean philosophy Implementing electronic approval of documents & delegating approval authority to the departmental level wherever

possible Eliminating unnecessary paperwork, reviews, approvals, and duplication of efforts Implementing a real-time processing environment Providing departments with direct and easy access to mission critical information Implementing electronic bill of material & routing for better monitoring visibility & control of material consumption &

wastage. Enabling Material Requirement Planning & MRP based procurement Establishing a secure & reliable system

LEAN PROCESS EDUCATION – YELLOW BELT CERTIFICATION

THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO “LEARN TO SEE”.

Introduction to Lean, Waste Walk- 7 wastes, Safety & Ergonomics, OHNO circle, A3 Thinking. 5 why root course analysis, meeting facilitation, Nemawashi, Genchi Genbutsu, Hansei, Lean matrics. Process mapping, 5s, Visual Factory.

A C A D E M I C , A C T I V I T I E S & O T H E R Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S GCE (A/L) Examination (MATHEMATICS) - “B” PASS – 2 “C” PASS - 1 (IBBAGAMUWA CENTRAL

COLLAGE) GCE (O/L) Examination - Distinction – 8 Credit - 2 (IBBAGAMUWA CENTRAL COLLAGE) Played for School Cricket Team. (IBBAGAMUWA CENTRAL COLLAGE) Member of school western band. (IBBAGAMUWA CENTRAL COLLAGE) Treasurer of School Science society. (IBBAGAMUWA CENTRAL COLLAGE) Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka - Passed AAT Stage 1 & AAT Stage 11 Exams. IDM Computer Studies (pvt) Ltd- Followed Diploma in computer studies.

P R O F I L E

Date of Birth: 27th of Sep 1983Gender: MaleMarital Status: Married. Nationality: Sri Lankan

R E F E R E N C E S

Mr. Wasantha Perera, Mr. Kenneth Wijesuriya,Chief Operating Officer, Chief Operating Officer,Jinadasa Foundation Garments, South Asia Textiles (pvt) Ltd,Kohuwala. Pugoda.

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MOBILE: +94777-802 598 MOBILE: +94777-700 771 E MAIL - wasanthap@jinadasa.com E MAIL - kenneth@satextile.com