Manager-Sourcing - Bangalore

Roles and Responsibilities

• Executes seasonal and short-term sourcing plans, utilizing knowledge of apparel sourcing to meet line financial, customer service, quality, aesthetic, safety and terms-of-engagement requirements. 
• Must communicate capacity and price requirements to meet line margin and delivery requirements.
• Must be able to provide alternatives to merchandising/design teammates to meet commercial requirements at the most competitive cost.  Identify and enable opportunities to leverage library of components, fits, and sources.
• Would be involved in product execution from sketch to delivery, including fabrication alternatives, garment engineering, sample management.
• Develops, manages and coaches a high-performing vendor team, ensuring current and future business needs are met. 
• “Go To Market” Accountability:  Responsible for accurately tracking adoption rates, delivery of proto/shoot/catalogue/PP samples to meet required targets.  Is accountable for driving team to meet GTM deadlines.  Uses communication and negotiation skills to influence Design and buying/Merchandising partners to achieve GTM milestones.
• Analyse and calculate costs of procurement and suggest methods to decrease expenditure.

Qualifications & Experience

• 5 +years of proven work experience in Sourcing – Product Development.(Ethnic/ Womens westernwear)
• Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management and relevant category.
• Understanding of market dynamics and sound business judgement.
• Ability to negotiate and sustain networking relationships.
• Comfortable with figures and in collecting, analysing and interpreting data.
• Degree in garment textiles is good to have.