Senior Manager - Fits - Bengaluru

Senior Manager – Fits 

 

Roles and Responsibilities 

• Understand the Brand DNA 

           [Customer Age group, Financial limitation, Expectation on the Brand and Design] 

• Understand Action calendar [ Line assortment] Map 

           -Proto & 

           -Size spec and manage the timeline 

• Understand Buy plan 

           Map PP/Gold seal and manage the timeline with in 3days 

• Flash the Number of Proto /pp/Dexter update/ Size spec 

          Received request and resolved and pending details to the line manager /Team lead 

• Understand Categories in the Brand and various Fits/Blocks 
• Understand COE function and ensure COE to deliver right info to the Vendor 
• [Size spec/ Vendor ref sample/Patterns/Marker] etc 
• Design Handshake [understand the design sheet and Make sure design information is sufficient enough to the Vendor/COE] 

• Preparing the size spec for every style ensure to upload the size spec in the PLM and make supplier to understand the specs 

• Lead Sample review and approval along with Design team, ensure that comments given by design team is incorporated in the 

          -Proto 

          -PP/Gold seal 

          After sample review comments to be sent to the vendors /update in PLM within 48 hrs 

• Establish the connect with Sourcing/Brand/Design /Internal team lead and members. 

          - Conduct weekly meeting with stake holders and Review Buy plan have clarity on samples no forsucceeding week and month 

• KPI Reporting on weekly basis with Line manager /Dept lead 

1. Right 1st time [Monitor Proto and PP sample review and rejection rate with root cause analysis] 

1. Timeline management 

           -Size spec update on style level + season wise master chart + style attributes 

           -Review buy plan in the weekly meeting 

           -Publish proto and pp approval within timeline; [ pp sample s/b approved within 45 days prior to delivery] 

           - Dexter update 

1. Maintain Master data sheet of sample approval on sample tracker. 

          Brand/style ids/type of samples/status of approval / If rejected - Reason for rejection 

          [1. design /fit change 2. Spec related issue/Pattern related issues 3. Workmanship/out of tolerance] 

1. Ensure Fit integrity is delivered to the customer [ Block check] etc 
2. Understand the customer return [action plan to reduce the customer return] 
3. Vendor pattern management [using COE ensure that vendor patterns are correct] 

• 360-degree feedback should be taken from stakeholders after agreement with Team lead, based on which improvement plan has to be discussed once in 3 months

Qualifications & Experience 

• 7-8 years of experience with Fashion Background. 
• Familiarity with Fits process/ Size & graded spec/ Size attributes for men, women and kids.
•  Understanding of Pattern making/ Garment construction/ Risk assessment for knits and woven material. 
• Ability to communicate with vendors/ cross functional teams 
• Comfortable with Timeline/ Data management
• Preferable experience of understanding one of the pattern/marker making software.