3 Category Expertise Jobs

You are a dynamic and results-driven Techno-Commercial Manager responsible for leading sales, technical support, and business development efforts for the Food Ingredients portfolio across India. Your role involves leveraging your strong technical understanding of food formulations and applications, coupled with proven commercial acumen across key food categories such as Bakery, Confectionery, Dairy, Meat, Beverage, Prepared Foods, and HoReCa. Your key responsibilities include developing and executing regional sales strategies to drive revenue growth, identifying new business opportunities and partnerships, managing key accounts, conducting market analysis, and preparing commercial proposals. You will also provide technical guidance tailored to specific applications, support customers in formulation and troubleshooting, conduct product trials and training sessions, and collaborate with R&D teams on customized solutions. In your category expertise, you should have knowledge in areas such as Bakery, Confectionery, Dairy, Meat, Beverage, Prepared Foods, and HoReCa, with a focus on specific ingredients, processes, and solutions within each category. Your role also involves cross-functional collaboration with teams such as marketing, logistics, regulatory, and technical, ensuring a smooth customer experience. Additionally, you will represent the company at trade shows, conferences, and customer workshops. To qualify for this role, you should hold a Bachelors or Masters degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Chemistry, or related discipline, along with a minimum of 5-7 years of experience in a techno-commercial role within the food ingredients industry. Fluency in English is required, and knowledge of Arabic is a strong plus. Strong communication, negotiation, and presentation skills are essential. Key competencies for success in this role include a customer-centric mindset, a strong technical foundation, commercial acumen, strategic thinking, adaptability, agility, and networking and relationship-building skills. This is a full-time position offering benefits such as cell phone reimbursement, health insurance, and a performance bonus. As part of the application process, you will be asked if you have experience in dealing with sales of Food Ingredients and if you have more than 3 years of experience in Food Ingredient Sales. The work location for this role is in person.,

As a Sourcing Manager / Lead specializing in Menswear for India, Bangladesh, and China, you will be responsible for overseeing the end-to-end sourcing process for various categories such as wovens, Active wear, outerwear, Flat Knit, Fashion Knit, and bags. Your primary goal is to manage the complete account lifecycle, including vendor identification, negotiation, cost finalization, and timely execution across the designated regions. Your key responsibilities will include receiving detailed handovers from the buying team, identifying suitable garment factories and fabric sources, leading cost negotiations, managing order placements, and ensuring seamless vendor management. It will be crucial for you to collaborate closely with internal teams such as buying, tech, QA, and logistics to guarantee efficient supply chain operations. Success in this role will be measured by various metrics including handover-to-order closure TAT, on-time delivery adherence, cost target achievement, reduction in vendor-related escalations, and the development of new strategic vendors annually. To qualify for this position, you must have a graduate degree from NIFT with a focus on Textile, Apparel Production, or Fashion Management. Additionally, you should possess 8-12 years of experience in sourcing or category management within the Indian fashion industry. Your expertise should extend to sourcing from India, Bangladesh, and China, particularly in the Menswear category encompassing woven pants, Activewear, flat knits, winterwear, fabric sourcing, and bags. Strong technical knowledge in garment construction, fabric performance, cost engineering, and commercial acumen in negotiation and vendor performance optimization are also essential requirements. The ideal candidate will be self-driven, solution-oriented, possess strong communication skills, excel in cross-functional collaboration, and thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced growth environment.,

As a dynamic Business Development Manager at Konception Designs, you will play a pivotal role in spearheading the company's expansion into India's premier retail ecosystem. Your primary responsibility will be to drive revenue growth and establish partnerships with leading domestic retailers like Reliance, Aditya Birla, and Landmark Group. By leveraging your deep industry relationships and technical expertise, you will develop and execute a market penetration strategy that positions Konception as the preferred end-to-end design and sourcing partner in India. To excel in this role, you must have acquired and managed apparel sourcing/contracting business of minimum INR 15 Cr+ with Indian retailers/buyers. Your key responsibilities will include leading front-end sales initiatives, building strategic relationships with key stakeholders, conducting market intelligence analysis, and developing compelling value propositions that showcase Konception's capabilities and advantages. Client relationship management will be a crucial aspect of your role, where you will focus on establishing trust, managing complex relationships, translating client briefs into solutions, and optimizing client satisfaction metrics. Additionally, you will be responsible for supply chain and vendor management, ensuring quality assurance, cost optimization, and risk management in vendor partnerships. Your technical expertise and leadership skills will be essential in implementing quality standards, providing technical guidance, developing your team, and driving process innovation. You should have a professional background of 12-14 years in business development within the fashion/apparel industry, with a proven track record of B2B sales and a deep understanding of Indian retail procurement cycles and decision-making hierarchies. Preferred qualifications include an MBA from a tier-1 institution, export-import knowledge, technology integration experience, and sustainable practices awareness. Success in this role will be measured by achieving revenue targets, securing new retail partnerships, team building, and market penetration. If you are ready to shape the future of fashion retail in India and contribute to Konception Designs" growth and success, we invite you to join us in building something extraordinary. Konception Designs is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, inclusion, and sustainable business practices.,