I am an apparel marketing professional with over 18 years of experience in sourcing, product development, and merchandising for leading global brands including Puma, H&M, Next, and champion. I excel at managing end-to-end buyer communication, cost negotiation, production follow-up, and vendor management, and I thrive in fast-paced liaison office environments and export-oriented factories. My core strengths include buyer management, product development and costing, fabric and trims sourcing, T&A planning and execution, certification and compliance coordination, team leadership and training, vendor & compliance coordination, production monitoring, and quality assurance. I am adept at strategic communication and building long-term partnerships to drive growth.

M D. ABDUL WOADUD

I am an apparel marketing professional with over 18 years of experience in sourcing, product development, and merchandising for leading global brands including Puma, H&M, Next, and champion. I excel at managing end-to-end buyer communication, cost negotiation, production follow-up, and vendor management, and I thrive in fast-paced liaison office environments and export-oriented factories. My core strengths include buyer management, product development and costing, fabric and trims sourcing, T&A planning and execution, certification and compliance coordination, team leadership and training, vendor & compliance coordination, production monitoring, and quality assurance. I am adept at strategic communication and building long-term partnerships to drive growth.

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I am an apparel marketing professional with over 18 years of experience in sourcing, product development, and merchandising for leading global brands including Puma, H&M, Next, and champion. I excel at managing end-to-end buyer communication, cost negotiation, production follow-up, and vendor management, and I thrive in fast-paced liaison office environments and export-oriented factories.

My core strengths include buyer management, product development and costing, fabric and trims sourcing, T&A planning and execution, certification and compliance coordination, team leadership and training, vendor & compliance coordination, production monitoring, and quality assurance. I am adept at strategic communication and building long-term partnerships to drive growth.

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Language

English
Advanced
Bengali
Advanced

Work Experience

Assistant Manager to AGM at Taqwa fabrics Ltd
January 1, 2016 - Present
Owning full control & securing business coordination from marketing to execution, aligning with unit’s capacity & capability. Seasonal/Monthly Demand analysis to set Marketing Purchasing strategy; Business portfolio analysis to secure strategic business partner for the company long run; Act as true leader, identify competence gaps within the team, and ensure proactive action; Monitor the production flow; Traceability and certification; Leading the certification team for the Group & ensure certification/transaction according to customer requirements under scope certificate OCS, GRS, RSC, GOTS, BCI and Textile Genesis.
Sr. Merchandiser at Iris fabrics Ltd
January 1, 2013 - September 1, 2016
Price quotation and negotiation with customers; Look after/monitor the product development to execution and confirm all approvals; Follow up the supply chain to in-house Raw material (Fabrics, Trims) to maintain on time shipments; Prepare TNA and reporting to Line manager and Buyer; Ensure all the transaction certifications (OCS/RCS).
Merchandiser- R&D at Metro K&D Mills
January 1, 2012 - December 1, 2012
Researcher and developer for customer- H&M. Bestselle r Price Quotation of customer H&M and the initial development of new customer. Responsible for new customer development up to onboarding.
Liaison Office (Sourcing & Development) at Teba industries SA.
June 1, 2008 - December 1, 2011
SMS development based on Product stories and catalogue; Price quotation (Internal) also negotiates with vendors and buyers to fix; Production follow-up based on T&A; Sourcing the new vendors based on capability.
Jr. Merchandiser at Texeurope Bangladesh Ltd
July 1, 2007 - May 1, 2008
SMS development based on Product stories and catalogue. Fabrics booking and production data update.

Education

M. Sc (Mathematics) at National University (Govt Titumir College)
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2005
B. SC (Hons) - Mathematics at National University
January 1, 2001 - January 1, 2004
Higher Secondary Certificate at Rajshahi Board
January 1, 1998 - January 1, 2000
Secondary School Certificate at Rajshahi Board
January 1, 1996 - January 1, 1998

Qualifications

OCS (Organic Content Standard)
January 11, 2030 - December 7, 2025
GRS (Global Recycled Standard)
January 11, 2030 - December 7, 2025
RSC (Recycled Claim Standard)
January 11, 2030 - December 7, 2025
GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard)
January 11, 2030 - December 7, 2025
BCI (Better Cotton Initiative)
January 11, 2030 - December 7, 2025
Textile Genesis Certification
January 11, 2030 - December 7, 2025

Industry Experience

Manufacturing, Retail, Consumer Goods, Professional Services, Other