Riyadh Zabir

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About Riyadh Zabir

Senior Sourcing Specialist, Supply Chain Professional & Integration Specialist with 19+ years of diverse & versatile experience in apparel sourcing, buying, merchandising, manufacturing, material re-sourcings, quality controls in basic FUW/MUW, intimates, nightwear, loungewear, basic knitted tops, outerwear, activewear and bonded apparels. Professional experiences and leadership skills of running a regional branch office independently (including start-up experience) for few well reknown brands having footprints in multiple regions and manufacturing in low cost geography. Widespread experiences and technical intelligence in understanding product knowledge, manufacturing process, selecting right vendor partners and negotiating contracts resulting cost reduction with higher margins. Average on-time shipment performer by 98.73% and air-prepaid shipment rate < 5% having quality rejection rate < 3%. Key participant of the acquisition team from Bangladesh for the global acquisition of Maidenform Brands (MFB) by Hanesbrands (HBI) in 2014, successfully completed the acquisition and its supply chain integration process within Bangladesh vendors and suppliers. Successfully completed supply chain integration of DIM Branded Apparels (DBA) to Hanes Europe Innerwear (HEI) in Bangladesh as part of Hanesbrands acquired DBA’s global operation in Europe in 2014. Profound understanding of critical business drivers, SWOT analysis for multiple markets, experienced handling medium sized garment manufacturing facility with lean practice, regulatory compliance, P&L accountability, yearly budgeting, resource allocations, team building, commericals, material re-sourcings, liaison with Gov’t entity, etc.Received "Retention Award" from Hanesbrands Inc, in CY15.