Akhmad Irgashev

General and technical management of operations of manufacturing company, Russia's largest garment factory operating in premium and premium+ segments, with 1,107 employees.

• Production, quality control, design and technology, purchasing departments management.
• Negotiated with vendors, suppliers and other stakeholders to acquire mutually beneficial contracts and agreement.
• Worked collaboratively with functional leaders to implement new procedures and corrective actions to improve quality.
• Defined, implemented, and revised operational policies and guidelines.
• Established and monitored quality assurance standards to achieve operational excellence.
• Collaborated with senior management to develop and execute long-term corporate goals and objectives
• Spearheaded implementation of process improvements and cost-saving initiatives to increase value and maximize profits

• Tramformed the mid size dyeing and weaving house to the state of the art vertically integreated mill with printing department, laboratory and garment factory.
• Overall production process management of weaving,
  dyeing, printing and digital printing departments.
• Made sure that products were produced on time and are of good quality.
• Made sure that products were produced on time and are of good quality.
• Applied lean principles to improve workflow and quality and reduce waste.
• Minimized resource and time losses by addressing employee or production issue directly and implementing timely solutions.
• Assess ROI of initiatives and key strategies related to manufacturing, planning and global supply chain management.

• Overall company's operations and sales management in Philippines, Cambodia and Taiwan.
  Plays key role in Companies Strategic Growth. In Charge of Marketing and Product Development.
• Adept at uncovering new approaches, offerings, or segments and connecting opportunities to current target, business or brand. Proactive, resourceful, creative problem solver; takes initiative and can start from scratch when necessary.
  • Development of Strategic Marketing Plan, related Action Plans, and sets and manages financial budgets for Marketing/Advertising/Innovation.
  • Implemented new marketing planning and creative development process driving more strategic approach.
  • Created a market research strategy to provide competitive information to help improve product positioning and competitiveness. Works closely with major customers to develop new products, including both products, forecasting trends, monitor performance of product.
  • Management of Innovation and R & D, monitor the evolution of innovation and technology from raw materials to the end product to improve the range of products and production capabilities
  • Developed new fabric pattern and got 3 Laundry and Leasing contracts with local hospitals in the Philippines.
  • Operated $100M annual company the budget.
  • Closed and implemented the $20M cover all uniform deal with DuPont ( Luxembourg ).
  • Closed and implemented the $15M thermal blanket supply contract to the HPG USA.
  • Made delivery contracts with Aramark, Medline USA, for medical uniforms as well as for Philippines and Cambodia Airlines Uniforms contract.
  • Implemented the 3M piece apron contract with Starbucks USA.

• Develop sourcing plans and global/regional sourcing strategies within fabrics category. Develop supplier and fact based negotiation strategies to manage key supplier relationships in category. Present strategies and plans to senior management to solicit feedback and secure support.
• Lead implementation of sourcing strategies and plans, and manage a sub-set of strategic supplier relationships based on business criticality and size of relationship. Identify resource requirements and develop business cases for required investments. Manage procurement/sourcing in Far East Region by visiting suppliers.
  
  
• Working out delivery of garments and fabrics to Canadian Textile and Apparel manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers: such as Ford Motors , Winners, Fabricland, Rose-E-Dee and others. Monitoring of new manufacturing facilities around the world. Visited new factories in Cambodia, Vietnam and Indonesia.