Manikanda Prabu Subramanian

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Manikanda Prabu Subramanian

Product Development Manager

Current Location

India, South Africa

Manikanda Prabu is available for work

An achievement-driven professional; targeting assignments in New Product Development / Quality Management / Merchandising with an organisation of high repute PROFILE SUMMARY  Problem-solver & out-of-the-box-thinker, with 14+ years of rich multi national experience in New Product Development in Footwear Industry  Skilled in transforming initial concepts/ designs into marketable fashion deliverables  Proficient in prioritizing deadlines, creating & visualizing an idea or concept and producing a design  Excels in designing manufacturing processes for improvements & other external strategic demands; identifying capacity limitation, bottlenecks and process problems for taking corrective action  Recommended improvements to production process to ensure quality control  Skilled in driving continuous improvement through PDCA/ KAIZEN/8D Corrective Action /Lean Manufacturing System / Fish Bone / FDPA / 5S / Six Sigma / 5W and 1H Method /Plan –Do-Check-Act Method  Received Lead the Change Award from Decathlon Sports India  Experienced in managing multiple new product development projects while developing baselines; controlling projects with respect to cost, budgets, time overruns and quality compliance to ensure satisfactory execution  Exhibited a strong and firm approach to sustain and encourage safe work environments and capabilities to streamline operations  Strong strategic leadership skills with proven capability to recruit, retain, motivate and develop a strong team; experience of leading teams in Asia

  • Brands Manikanda Prabu has worked with
    • Apolis
    • Hwaseung Vina
    • Fritha Prime Tannery Pvt. Ltd.
    • Fairway Enterprises Company Ltd.
    • Impactiva S.A
    • Lotus Footwear Enterprise Ltd.
  • Manikanda Prabu's past titles
    • Footwear Designer
    • Product Development Manager
    • Head Of Development Department
    • Tech-Senior Manager
    • Lead Technician
    • Process Engineer
Work Preference
Location Preference

Open to relocation

Work Pattern

Open to Full-time work

Employment Preference
  • Permanent Positions
Experience

Footwear Artist

Apolis

Feb 2022 - Present

Product Development Manager

Hwaseung Vina

Jan 2021 - Jan 2022

Steering the design & development projects for new product development to match manufacturing facility & deliver
products as per Customer requirement in defined timeline
 Coordinating for the entire...

Product – Development Head (PED-HOD)

Fritha Prime Tannery Pvt. Ltd.

Nov 2018 - Dec 2020

Articulated a fashion vision during brainstorming sessions in a way that engages others, creates enthusiasm, and
results in better products
 Provided product conceptualization, illustration and tech...

Tech-Senior Manager

Fairway Enterprises Company Ltd.

Jun 2017 - Nov 2018

Driving product creation process from initial concept through commercialization and pre-production
 Liaising with Team, Supervisors and Cross-functional Teams to ensure a smooth product development ...

Lead Technician Level1 (QA/QC

Impactiva S.A

Jun 2016 - Oct 2017

Gathered details like Tech Pkg/PO Copy/labeling & Packing Instructions /Approved PPT Sample for each style
/Client Quality Annual / How to Measure diagram from client and presented the same to Tech T...

  • Do-Check-Act Method

    (Advanced)

  • continuous improvement through PDCA

    (Advanced)

  • 5W and 1H Method

    (Advanced)

  • Lean Manufacturing System

    (Advanced)

  • Six Sigma Black Belt

    (Advanced)

  • Fish Bone

    (Advanced)

Vietnamese

Work Proficiency

English

Native

Chinese

Basic

Tamil

Native

CFTI, Guindy

Post Diploma

Post Diploma in Footwear Technology (1Year)

2008 to 2009

Central Polytechnic College

Diploma

Master of Technology

2004 to 2007

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