Dhruv Agarwal

About Dhruv Agarwal

At Kontoor Brands, Dhruv is responsible for driving product innovations as well as building and implementing the global sustainability strategy. Leader with a proven track record of driving strategic innovations, establishing sustainable business practices, and fostering open collaboration to solve complex supply chain challenges.The areas of his expertise include innovation, product and process development, change-management, enterprise-wide quality, operational and process excellence, and end-to-end project ownership. Versatile experience, having worked in the fields of technical textiles, fibers & polymers, yarns & fabrics, composites & extrusion, aerospace, paper, lifestyle apparel, footwear etc, he has a proven track record of leading global businesses and driving innovations, adapting and adopting new ways of working with technologies and processes, resulting in transformational, high-performance materials and product lines. Dhruv holds multiple patents and patent applications, and his innovations have been awarded by Edison Awards, SEAL Awards, Fast Company Design Innovation Awards, World Sustainability Leaders and Rivet 50. He excels in developing highly engaged and results-driven teams, with a track record of simplifying process flow to enhance efficiencies resulting in both top and bottom-line growth. He is passionate about creating a positive impact through his work, and always eager to learn and collaborate with others.

Experience

1. Member - Alternate

   Cotton Board

   Mar 2023 — Present · US

Education

• Goa Institute of Management (GIM)

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Marketing & Operations

• The Technological Institute of Textiles & Sciences

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Textile Engineering

• Harvard Business School Executive Education

  Disruptive Strategy

Skills

• Product Development
• Operational Excellence
• R&D
• Supply Chain Management
• Project Management
• Sap
• Change Management
• Materials
• Plastics
• Textiles
• Sourcing
• Kaizen
• Manufacturing
• Process Improvement
• Polymers
• Production Planning
• Minitab
• Iso
• Business Process Improvement
• Coatings
• Product Innovation
• Cscp
• Six Sigma
• Technical Textiles
• Global Sourcing
• Lean Manufacturing
• Sap Products
• Process Engineering
• Research and Development (R&D)
• New Business Development
• Continuous Improvement
• Business Development
• Vendor Management
• Supply Chain
• Supplier Development
• Engineering
• Supplier Quality Management
• Strategy
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Extrusion