Manager- Fabric Sourcing

Purpose of the Job

The Manager, will be responsible for analyzing fabric needs, communicate recommendations to Design and cross functional partners for leveraging qualities across divisions and ensure on time garment deliveries.

Key Result Areas for the Incumbent

- Process Responsibilities

• Initiate and track all developments
• Ensuring allocation, MRN and on time delivery
• Partner with Design Team and Vendors and ensuring approvals are in place in a timely manner
• Responsible for cost negotiation
• Monitor and track Strike Offs / Lab dips
• Support fabric process discipline throughout and provide suggestions for improvements
• Track all components of fabric like strike off/lab dips etc

- People Management Responsibilities

• Handle all grievances, approvals etc of direct reportees
• Manage all people development initiatives for direct reportees

- Financial Responsibilities

• None

Key Behavioral competencies required to perform this role

- Essential

1. Attention to details

2. Initiative

3. Strategic thinking

- Desirable

1. Communication

2. Problem solving / analytical skills

3. Collaboration and team work

Key Technical competencies required to perform this role

- Essential

1. Knowledge of fabric chemistry

- Desirable

1. Technical knowledge of fabrics

Key Performance Indicators

1. On time delivery of Fabric

2. Turn around time of MRN, Approval etc

The candidate would have to interact and manage the following stakeholders

• Partner with Vendors