Apparel Designer & Sourcing Merchandiser (Menswear)

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About Us

The Million Bucks is a premium menswear brand redefining quiet luxury for the modern Indian gentleman. We are building a tight-knit team of specialists who care deeply about beautiful product, craft, and agility — not corporate hierarchies.

Who We’re Looking For

Apparel Designer & Sourcing Merchandiser

• If you need layers of handholding, please don’t apply.
• If you're a doer with sharp taste and execution muscle, saddle up — this one’s for you.

Key Responsibilities

1. Design & Range Building

• Build seasonal apparel and accessories ranges across categories: shirts, chinos, trousers, knits, and footwear
• Strong understanding of luxury menswear aesthetics, color stories, silhouettes, and detailing
• Work closely with Founder and Marketing to align collections with TMB’s design DNA

2. Sourcing & Vendor Development

• Identify, negotiate, and build relationships with mills, manufacturers, and key vendors
• Source best-in-class fabrics (luxury cottons, flat knits, circular knits) with high quality at competitive prices
• Deep understanding of MOQ challenges and ability to optimize production with agility

3. Fit Development & Sampling

• Oversee fit approvals and pre-production samples
• Drive precision across measurements, trims, stitching quality, and garment construction
• Collaborate with factories to solve sampling bottlenecks and meet launch timelines

4. Quality Control & Delivery

• Implement rigorous QC standards at each stage — fabric, trims, production, finishing
• Ensure smooth dispatch of production while maintaining TMB’s product standards
• Flag and troubleshoot quality or delivery issues proactively

What You Must Bring

• 5–8 years

  of hands-on experience in apparel design, sourcing & merchandising (menswear preferred)
• Eye for detail and love for luxury-level finish
• Prior

  startup/D2C brand experience

  is preferred
• Strong negotiation, vendor handling & coordination skills
• Fire-in-the-belly to build and ship great product fast
• Flexibility to work on apparel, accessories, shoes — wherever needed
• Ability to take full ownership of range development, from sketch to shelf

What You’ll Get

• A front-row seat in scaling one of India’s most promising new-age menswear brands
• A chance to build and lead your own sourcing/design team over time
• Deep involvement in shaping the aesthetic and supply chain backbone of the brand
• An agile, creative, founder-led culture that rewards initiative and performance

doer

startup or D2C brand

This is not a VP/AVP role — we want a hands-on specialist who’s ready to hustle and build.

careers@themillionbucks.com