General Manager – Cut to Pack & Operations

Muhammad Ijaz Anwar

General Manager, Cut to Pack & Operations. 23+ years running order-to-shipment execution at five leading manufacturers, from fabric readiness to final dispatch.

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Gujranwala, Pakistan · Textile & Apparel

Muhammad Ijaz Anwar, General Manager – Cut to Pack & Operations

23+

years in textile

At a glance

Executive achievements.

The scale of the role, in numbers taken straight from the CV. Nothing is estimated or rounded up.

23+
Years of progressive growth
From QMS Supervisor (2003) to General Manager, Cut to Pack & Operations.
Source: Career timeline
5
Leading manufacturers
Needle Point · Sapphire Fibers · Zephyr Textile · Masood Textile Mills · W. Brothers Apparel
Source: Career timeline
13+
Global apparel accounts
Quality and compliance requirements managed, with audit and performance reports for international buyers.
Source: Sapphire Fibers
27
Customer brands named
Including JD, Ellesse, Blank Essentials, Jack, served across 5 manufacturers.
Source: Customers by role
5
Floor systems rolled out
JIDOKA, KANBAN visibility, operator self-inspection, GEMBA walks and Total Line Stabilization.
Source: Masood Textile Mills
7
Functions kept aligned
Production, merchandising, planning, stores, procurement, technical/quality and logistics, on one plan.
Source: Current role

Every figure comes from the CV or is counted from it. No percentages or results are estimated.

Why hire him

What he brings to a team.

Twenty-three years across production, quality systems and customer delivery, distilled into the things that decide whether an order ships right and on time.

Order-to-shipment ownership
Turns order priorities and delivery dates into practical floor plans, from fabric and trim readiness all the way to ex-mill dispatch.
Systems that hold on the floor
Led floor rollout of JIDOKA, KANBAN, GEMBA walks and Total Line Stabilization, so improvements stick after the launch.
Buyer-ready quality
Managed quality and compliance requirements for 13+ global apparel accounts, with audit preparation and CAPA follow-through.
Cross-functional leadership
Aligns production, merchandising, planning, stores, procurement and logistics around one plan and one set of priorities.

The journey

From the quality floor to General Manager.

Five manufacturers, twenty-three years, one thread: getting the right product, made right, out of the door on time.

Feb 2003 — May 2005

Needle Point (Pvt.) Ltd.

QMS Supervisor

Supervised inline and final inspections for export production; evaluated raw materials, trims, packaging and embellishments.
Handled technical correspondence with buying-office auditors and vendors; supported new-style and accessory approvals.
Checked dye batches against CMC spectrophotometer readings and visual standards.

May 2005 — Dec 2018

Sapphire Fibers (Pvt) Limited

Deputy Manager

Managed customer quality requirements across 13+ global apparel accounts, coordinating with relevant teams to maintain product and fabric standards.
Conducted internal and self-audits and prepared compliance and performance reports for international buyers.
Authorized dye-batch sign-offs for shade matching, GSM and physical fabric characteristics.
Coordinated product development and sampling, including proto, size sets and production cut-to-pack seal samples.

Customers

Russell Europe
B&C Collection
Falk & Ross
Kariban
Stanley & Stella
Sol’s
Seger’s
Club-Med
Mondetta
Creon
Skyda
Black Diamond

Dec 2018 — Jul 2020

Zephyr Textile (Pvt) Limited

Production Cut-to-Pack Manager

Coordinated cut-to-pack execution from fabric readiness and production handover through finished-goods packing and ex-mill dispatch.
Worked with marketing and merchandising to align fabric availability, order priorities, production flow and shipment dates.
Ran daily production reviews of output, pending approvals, defects, material constraints and shipment risks; supported monthly performance reviews with senior leadership.
Monitored dye-batch release for shade, GSM and appearance so approved fabric was ready before bulk production.
Coordinated proto, size-set, pre-production, cut-to-pack and seal-sample approvals so teams worked to confirmed specifications.
Tracked progress across departments, escalating delays and coordinating actions to support on-time ex-mill delivery.

Customers

B&C Collection
Sol’s
ZUKI
Clayrcee
Lacoste
Texidea
Hotter

Nov 2020 — Nov 2022

Masood Textile Mills (Pvt) Limited

Senior Manager, QMS

Worked with manufacturing teams to prevent quality issues from disrupting production flow, customer requirements and shipment commitments.
Supported floor implementation of JIDOKA, KANBAN visibility, operator self-inspection, GEMBA walks and Total Line Stabilization (TLS).
Investigated stitching and process issues, identified root causes and followed corrective actions through to closure.
Joined pre-production and risk-assessment meetings, audit preparation, product-safety checks and quality-report digitalization.
Coordinated with external auditors and used production/quality trends to flag risks early and support timely decisions.

Customers

The Children’s Place
Champs Sportswear
Foot Locker
JCPenney
Fruit of the Loom
PVH

Nov 2022 — Present

W. Brothers Apparel

General Manager, Cut to Pack & Operations

Lead day-to-day production and cut-to-pack operations, converting order priorities and delivery dates into practical floor plans from material readiness through shipment.
Review order status, style complexity, capacity, manpower, machinery and line loading with production and planning teams; agree daily and weekly priorities and recovery actions.
Coordinate fabric and trim readiness with stores, procurement and merchandising; escalate shortages, late approvals and specification changes before they interrupt cutting or sewing.
Oversee flow across cutting, bundle movement, sewing, finishing, packing and dispatch; monitor WIP, output, bottlenecks and departmental handovers.
Track daily target vs. actual output, line efficiency, absenteeism, rework, wastage and shipment risks; assign owners and follow up to recover performance.
Run floor walks and production follow-ups with supervisors and cutting, finishing and packing teams to resolve issues and maintain workflow discipline.
Align production, merchandising, planning, technical/quality, stores, procurement and logistics on specifications, approvals, packing instructions and shipment readiness.
Drive cost control through better material utilization, reduced handling and rework, disciplined inventory practice and Just-in-Time principles where practical.
Uphold safe working practices, housekeeping, customer requirements and production records, with quality systems supporting delivery.

Customers

JD
Ellesse
Blank Essentials
Jack

Customers

Brands he has delivered for.

JD
CurrentW. Brothers Apparel
Ellesse
CurrentW. Brothers Apparel
Blank Essentials
CurrentW. Brothers Apparel
Jack
CurrentW. Brothers Apparel

Also served

The Children’s Place
Foot Locker
JCPenney
Fruit of the Loom
PVH
Champs Sportswear
Lacoste
Russell Europe
Stanley & Stella
B&C Collection
Sol’s
ZUKI

Clayrcee
Texidea
Hotter
Falk & Ross
Kariban
Seger’s
Club-Med
Mondetta
Creon
Skyda
Black Diamond

Expertise

Fabric to dispatch, one flow.

Station 01 of 07
Fabric & trims
Securing fabric and trim readiness with stores, procurement and merchandising, and signing off dye batches for shade, GSM and appearance, so approved material is ready before bulk production.
Watch forShortages, late approvals and specification changes can interrupt cutting or sewing.
- Dye-batch approvals
- Shade matching, GSM, appearance
- Material & trims readiness
Station 02 of 07
Sampling & approvals
Coordinating proto, size-set, pre-production and cut-to-pack seal-sample approvals so every team works to confirmed specifications.
- Sampling & pre-production approvals
- Pre-production & shipment-readiness reviews
Station 03 of 07
Cutting
Overseeing cutting and bundle movement, with disciplined material utilization and reduced handling and rework.
- Cut-to-pack control
- Material utilization
- JIT inventory practices
Station 04 of 07
Sewing
Balancing line loading against capacity and manpower, and stabilizing the lines with JIDOKA, KANBAN, GEMBA walks and Total Line Stabilization (TLS).
Watch forLine loading that outruns capacity and manpower.
- Production planning & line balancing
- JIDOKA, KANBAN, GEMBA
- Total Line Stabilization (TLS)
Station 05 of 07
Finishing
Monitoring WIP, output and bottlenecks through finishing, and tracking rework, wastage and line efficiency against daily targets.
Watch forBottlenecks, rework and wastage against daily targets.
- Efficiency, wastage & cost control
- Root-cause analysis, CAPA follow-up
Station 06 of 07
Packing
Aligning production, planning, technical/quality and logistics on specifications, packing instructions and shipment readiness.
- Packing instructions
- Trims, packaging, sampling
- Product-safety checks
Station 07 of 07
Dispatch
Linking material readiness to shipment performance, escalating delays early to protect on-time ex-mill delivery.
Watch forDelays, escalated early to protect on-time ex-mill delivery.
- Order-to-shipment execution
- On-time delivery
- Daily cross-functional meeting

Expertise

Fabric to dispatch, one flow.

Station 01 of 07

Fabric & trims

Securing fabric and trim readiness with stores, procurement and merchandising, and signing off dye batches for shade, GSM and appearance, so approved material is ready before bulk production.

Dye-batch approvals
Shade matching, GSM, appearance
Material & trims readiness

Watch forShortages, late approvals and specification changes can interrupt cutting or sewing.

Next on the line: Sampling & approvals →

The floor, mapped

One thread from fabric to dispatch.

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The toolbox

Everything needed to take an order from fabric to dispatch.

23 capabilities across 5 areas of the job.

01
Core expertise
- Order-to-shipment execution
- Cut-to-pack control
- Production planning & line balancing
- Material & trims readiness
- Sampling & pre-production approvals
- Efficiency, wastage & cost control
- Floor leadership & HSE
- Cross-functional leadership
02
Manufacturing methods
- Lean Manufacturing
- JIDOKA, KANBAN, GEMBA
- Total Line Stabilization (TLS)
- JIT inventory practices
03
Fabric & product
- Dye-batch approvals
- Shade matching, GSM, appearance
- Trims, packaging, sampling
04
Systems & reporting
- MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- Basic knowledge of AI tools
- Production & quality reporting
- Root-cause analysis, CAPA follow-up
05
Management cadence
- Daily start-up & hourly GEMBA floor follow-up
- Daily cross-functional meeting
- Pre-production & shipment-readiness reviews
- Weekly capacity & monthly management review

Career highlights

What the career adds up to.

23+ years of progressive growth, from QMS Supervisor to General Manager, Cut to Pack & Operations, across five leading manufacturers.
Delivered for JD, Ellesse, Blank Essentials and Jack in the current General Manager role.
Managed quality and compliance requirements for 13+ global apparel accounts at Sapphire Fibers.
Led floor rollout of JIDOKA, KANBAN, GEMBA walks and Total Line Stabilization at Masood Textile Mills.
Experience from fabric/dye-batch approval to ex-mill dispatch, linking material readiness to shipment performance.

Education

Built on a solid foundation.

B.A.
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Multan Board
1996–2000
F.A.
Intermediate (F.A.)
Multan Board
1994–1995
Matric
Matriculation
Multan Board
1993–1994

Languages

Speaks the industry's languages.

Aa
English
- Spoken
- Written
اردو
Urdu
- Spoken
- Written

Insights

Guides from the production floor.

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Gujranwala, Pakistan

Muhammad Ijaz Anwar

Executive achievements.

Years of progressive growth

Leading manufacturers

Global apparel accounts

Customer brands named

Floor systems rolled out

Functions kept aligned

What he brings to a team.

Order-to-shipment ownership

Systems that hold on the floor

Buyer-ready quality

Cross-functional leadership

From the quality floor to General Manager.

Needle Point (Pvt.) Ltd.

Sapphire Fibers (Pvt) Limited

Zephyr Textile (Pvt) Limited

Masood Textile Mills (Pvt) Limited

W. Brothers Apparel

Brands he has delivered for.

JD

Ellesse

Blank Essentials

Jack

Fabric to dispatch, one flow.

Fabric & trims

Sampling & approvals

Cutting

Sewing

Finishing

Packing

Dispatch

Fabric to dispatch, one flow.

Fabric & trims

One thread from fabric to dispatch.

Everything needed to take an order from fabric to dispatch.

Core expertise

Manufacturing methods

Fabric & product

Systems & reporting

Management cadence

What the career adds up to.

Built on a solid foundation.

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Intermediate (F.A.)

Matriculation

Speaks the industry's languages.

English

Urdu

Guides from the production floor.

Fabric inspection: how the four-point system works

Daily Production Meeting Agenda for a Garment Factory

Line balancing in garment sewing: how to find and fix bottlenecks

Let’s talk.