Assistant Manager - Fabric Sourcing

Location- Bangalore

Key Result Areas

KRA (Accountabilities) (Max 1325 Characters)

Supporting Actions (Max 1325 Characters)

• Budgeting, Monitoring & Control of Sourcing- Fabric Costs effective cost negotiation to ensure right product costs and GP realization
• Coordinate with Design & Product teams to plan requirement for all fabrics for woven products and in adherence to business calendar
• Source fabrics locally and globally
• Plan, Source, Monitor & Control delivery of fabrics on time in adherence to business Calendar for all categories and ensure Contingency Measures in case of a fabric delay or rejection
• Formulate SOP and Systems for effective and efficient Sourcing Operations.
• Develop and Implement Quality Assurance & Control Systems for Fabric Vendor Locations to ensure quality supplies and ensure practices in conjunction with suppliers to ensure quality standards are met and consistency maintained.
  

• Ensure Technical support to vendors for improving quality levels, efficiency and cost optimization
• Build an effective working relationship with manufacturing vendors to ensure that business objectives are met.
  

• Identify suppliers globally and document an exhaustive vendor database with relevant information on capability and capacity
• To be a part of organizing mill week customized to brand product /category requirements
• Ensure Continuous fuelling of new developments, value addition, fashion content and product improvements with respect to fabrics across categories
• Functional & Operational support and facilitation to internal customers- Design & Product Team.
  

KRA4 People Development

• Monitor and improve workflow
  

• Assess skill gaps, coach team members and ensure adequate training is provided for in line with needs
• Identify non performers in the team and work out performance improvement plan in consultation with HR
• Establish reward/ incentive schemes for team members and significantly distinguish top performers from others