Gajaba Basnayake
Hendaye
Summary
Smart, dynamic working professional with 17 years of experience working in the Manufacturing sector with extensive knowledge of Fabric knitting, dyeing, finishing, Finish Good manufacturing and Supply chain management. Committed to maintain professional relationships with multiple parties to increase profitability and drive sustainable business. Curious, passionate to learn and experiment, and dare to make decisions. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Component Engineer
Decathlon
France
12.2020 - Current
- Responsible for developing eco designed stretch and rigid synthetic knit components for aquatic sports
- Launching the developments & duplications in required production countries after discussing with the sports and the supply chain team, following up the development stages, analyzing the reports and ensuring the user benefits and conformity of the components before making them available prior to the deadline of each season
- Project follow up on quality and user benefits of the components.
Production leader Component
Decathlon
Sri lanka
06.2015 - 12.2020
- Launch the developments and the duplications of the components in the local supplier panel and follow them, test them and control them before submitting them to the responsible component engineer
- Price negotiation, Plan the environment, Quality, HR assessments of the local supplier panel and ensure that they are within the requirements of the brand.
Business Executive
MAS Fabric
Sri lanka
04.2013 - 06.2015
- Responsible for all the actions in key accounts, from component development, Print and lab dip development to delivering the bulk orders on time to the finished good suppliers
- (Decathlon, Sloggy)
Development Merchandiser
MAS Linea AQUA
Sri lanka
04.2011 - 04.2013
- Development of swimwear, creating BOMs and price negotiation with the component and accessory suppliers
- (Victoria's Secret)
Bulk Merchandiser
MAS Intimates
Sri lanka
04.2007 - 04.2011
- Follow up the Finish good production and make sure the availability of all the required raw material prior to production
- Update the customer on the deliveries and reservation of Cargo for all the shipments
- (DIM, Playtex)
Education
Bachelor Of Science - Biology/Chemistry/Management/Economics/Food Science/
Faculty Of Science University Of Peradeniya
07.2006
Skills
- Lean manufacturing
- Merchandising
- Price and capacity Negotiation
- Order management
- Procurement
- Product development
- Working on SAP
- Data analysis
- Self-motivated
- Team player
- Strong verbal communication
- Extremely organized
- Report writing
- Supplier management
- Failure Analysis
- Critical Thinking
- Relationship Building
- Waste Reduction
Languages
- English, Professional proficiency
- Sinhalese, Professional proficiency
- French, Limited working proficiency
Hobbies and Interests
- Fitness enthusiast
- Nature hiking
- Travel & culture
Timeline
Component Engineer
Decathlon
12.2020 - Current
Production leader Component
Decathlon
06.2015 - 12.2020
Business Executive
MAS Fabric
04.2013 - 06.2015
Development Merchandiser
MAS Linea AQUA
04.2011 - 04.2013
Bulk Merchandiser
MAS Intimates
04.2007 - 04.2011
Bachelor Of Science - Biology/Chemistry/Management/Economics/Food Science/
Faculty Of Science University Of Peradeniya
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