Chief Manager Product- Mid Premium Brand
Current• • Managing, strategic planning, sourcing & Procurement for all the product sourcing for Lee Cooper, ECKO Unlimited and AJIO label of Demin Brand – Altheory , Buda Jeans, Fyre Rose & Outryt.• Sampling, Product development, Sourcing & Cost Closure of each style on order buy.• Raw material planning with suppliers.• R&D - Call in new developments from various vendors for the season, in terms of fabrics, trims, prints, garmenting techniques, etc which can contribute by adding… Show more • • Managing, strategic planning, sourcing & Procurement for all the product sourcing for Lee Cooper, ECKO Unlimited and AJIO label of Demin Brand – Altheory , Buda Jeans, Fyre Rose & Outryt.• Sampling, Product development, Sourcing & Cost Closure of each style on order buy.• Raw material planning with suppliers.• R&D - Call in new developments from various vendors for the season, in terms of fabrics, trims, prints, garmenting techniques, etc which can contribute by adding freshness to the new range and align the new range more concretely to the fashion forecasts.• To ensure the target intake margins are achieved set by the management for each of the brand.• Vendor Development as per product requirement. Organising Meeting of Technical team with Vendors.• Pre-planning and pre-booking capacities with vendor’s basis forward planning.• Pre-booking Greige Yarn and core fabrics with key vendors to reduce production lead times and get better cost.• In process of sourcing Man Management Coordination with Internal & external customers at all levels team. (Design, Merchandising, Finance, Quality, Business sales and marketing and suppliers)• Timely Delivery – T&A preparation & Regular follow up of T&A. Weekly Meeting with regional sourcing team.• Ensure timely delivery of products with the required quality, and budgeted cost.• Set up systems for evaluation of vendor performance.• Prepare suppliers for best replenishment and delivery solutions by continuously maintaining & developing supplier delivery performance and sender lead-times.• Develop new supplier base, Mange, Maintaining & Improving the existing supplier base output.• Identifying & Bifurcate current supply partners in mainly 3 parts. Strategic, Preferred OR Trail• Sourcing merchandise from India, China, Bangladesh. Show less