Senior Sourcing Executive (Garment Sourcing)

Role & responsibilities

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Define and execute a relevant supplier strategy for Styli - adding your vision and expertise on the best region & supplier options
• Drive and manage the end-to-end sourcing, in alignment with other internal teams
• Responsible to ensure that we develop and maintain a healthy supplier base, supporting to solve potential issues (delays, compliance, quality, testing, production, etc.) with our suppliers
• Proactively support and propose alternatives to Buying teams on product improvement, materials, price optimization, supplier choice, etc.
• Develop and continuously update your understanding of the middle east customer and trends in the region.
• Should be handling sizable business of approx 200 options per month.
• Skilled with costing and garment manufacturing specifically
• Should be well versed with data handling and data analysis
• Experience in online sourcing or online retail is must
• Must have - Kids wear experience

Sourcing & Development

• Regular catch-up with all the vendors on development and productions status
• Maintain tracker for Production and Development Status. Publish the status to internal and external stakeholders on a weekly basis
• Coordinate with the Buying team for understanding the Seasonal Development requirement and ensuring timely completion
• Work with vendors to secure sharpest costings without compromising on quality
• Think strategically along with the Buying team to build volume lines for the business to scale the Women & Kids category

Vendor Management

• Develop, lead, and execute sourcing strategies
• Communicate with the vendor on the status for new developments, production, dispatches, etc.
• Looking into and addressing the operations issues faced by the vendor
• Enabling vendors to understand and limit the operational issues faced, which simultaneously reflects in the annual performance of each vendor

Operations Management

• Understanding the operations SOP and TAT
• Communicate the SOP and TAT to all the stakeholders and vendors
• Should be able to identify the concerned POC from each team and individually ensure addressal and closure of tasks
• Should drive for monthly fulfilment against OTB along with the Buyer
• Coordinate between the vendor and operations for chase Buying team for Purchase Orders, getting warehouse Appointments for stock deliveries, and ensuring goods acceptance the warehouse with proper documentation
• Communicate with the Business/Cat Team on new styles launches, delivery plan, brand launch, etc.
• Ensure requests for photoshoot / marketing samples are addressed in a timely manner