
H L M Najah
Manufacturing Data Specialist Excel Dashboards and Textile Operations Expert
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Business Associate Senior — Knitting and Finishing Operations Management
OceanLabs • Full time
Nov 2020 - Mar 2026 • 5 yrs 4 mos
Managed end-to-end knitting and finishing production operations at Sri Lanka's largest weft-knitted fabric manufacturer, delivering consistently for Nike, Victoria's Secret, PVH Corp, and Uniqlo. Built advanced Excel production dashboards, KPI trackers, and fabric consumption calculators that reduced weekly reporting time from 4 hours to 20 minutes — enabling real-time operational decision making without delays. Designed and maintained dynamic production tracking systems for 100+ circular knitting machines, with automated shift-wise output dashboards providing instant visibility on machine efficiency, rejection rates, and delivery performance. Data-driven insights from these dashboards enabled rapid identification and scientific resolution of operational bottlenecks, machine faults, yarn quality deviations, and fabric defect patterns — significantly reducing production losses and downtime. Simultaneously managed both knitting and finishing departments — a scope later restructured into two separate senior roles — demonstrating rare end-to-end operational mastery across the full weft-knitted fabric production chain including circular knitting, dyeing coordination, finishing processes, quality lab compliance, and buyer delivery management. Applied systematic data analysis techniques to diagnose and resolve technical issues related to machine settings, loop length variations, GSM deviations, shrinkage non-conformance, spirality, and color consistency — translating complex technical problems into actionable Excel-based solutions that non-technical managers could understand and act on immediately.