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AVP & Country Manager, Jakarta, Indonesia

• 24 years of experience in Apparel Industry focused on product creation,
manufacturing and sourcing
• Worked in 4 countries and managed apparel sourced value ranging from $50 ml to
$800 ml, with team sizes up-to 120 FTE
• Associated with apparel brands such as Adidas, Nike, A&F, H&M, Express, Talbots,
J Crew, and Lululemon
• Grew as a leader with strengths in strategic thinking, people management & change
management
• Pursuing Executive Program in Management from Columbia Business School, NY.
• Post Graduate in Apparel Management and Bachelor Degree in Engineering.
• Passionate about active lifestyle, marathons, golf, and photography

MGF Sourcing, formerly known as Mast Industries as a part of Limited Group, is a global apparel sourcing company with 750 associates across China, Hong Kong,
Indonesia, Korea, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and the United States.

? Managing apparel sourcing for Express, J Crew, Talbots, NYCO and Maurices
with an FOB value of $200 million with a team of 85 FTE
? Creating the vision and strategy for the Indonesian operations while cultivating
strategic partnerships with vendors
? Focus on driving manufacturing efficiencies across supply base to bring best
value to customers
? Creating a people strategy in order to build a high performance team culture

Region Head for South Asia Subcontinent and Head of Apparel Product Creation
Center for India retail market
? Led sourcing across India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Thailand with a total sourced value of $800 million with a team size of 120 FTE
? Established the region as the second largest apparel source base, growing the sourced volume from 30 million pieces to 105 million units at $800 million FOB
value in 3 years
? Implemented processes such as standardized costing framework, Speed
programs such as in-season creation, never out of stock & planned
responsiveness, brought 90% of total volume within 30-60 days lead time
? Led projects on sustainability and profit margin enhancement
? Drove continuous improvements in line with key strategic priorities such as manufacturing excellence, innovation, automation, sustainability, and speed.
Efficiencies were up by 40% across all suppliers in the first 4 years.
? Developed performance synthetic fabric mills and active wear garment suppliers
in India from the ground up resulting in 90% of total apparel volume sourced
locally.
? Received Best Office award twice, for performance turnaround and people
motivation, and India MD award for sourcing excellence (improved delivery
performance from 55% to 95% within one year of joining).

Sr Director Sourcing Apparel, Thailand & India

The S Group is an apparel design & sourcing company with offices in Malaysia, Indonesia, India and Peru. It manages sourcing for brands such as Lululemon, New
Balance, Crocs apparel, Life is Good, Fresh Produce, Chef Works, and Bodybuilding.com.


? Responsible for managing apparel development and sourcing out of India with an FOB sourced value of $200 million. Led a team of 55 employees
? Built India office from ground up setting up all systems and processes

Country Director, Gurgaon, India

Ideal Fastener is the world's second largest apparel accessories company with manufacturing in the US, China, India, Indonesia, and Mexico.
• Led global sales & marketing team of 80 employees spread across US, Europe, and Asia with revenue of $150 million
? Responsible for creating brand strategy to reposition the brand in premium apparel
industry, grew market share from 7% to 20% in four years
? Built innovative product portfolio to cater to sportswear & outdoor brands

Vice President, Global Business Development, Portland, USA

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Rajat Gupta

MGF Sourcing

Adidas Group

The S Group

Ideal Fastener Corporation

Columbia Business School

Delhi College of Engineering

National Institute of Fashion Technology