Lead Associate - Sourcing
Category - Knits and Wovens
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
5-8 years of proven work experience in Sourcing – Product Development.
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.
Top Skills
What We Do
Myntra is India’s leading e-commerce company committed to making fashion and lifestyle products accessible to everyone. We create solutions that disrupt the ordinary and help make the world a happier, more fashionable place. We are a company that is constantly evolving into newer and better forms and we look for people who are ready to evolve with us. From our beginnings as a customization company in 2007 to being technology and fashion pioneers today, Myntra is going places and we want you to take this journey with us. Our Culture As self-driven, motivated individuals who believe in taking ownership instead of being handed responsibility, we are a curiously non-hierarchical team who believe in working as a whole to take the Organization forward. Firm believers of meritocracy, we encourage you to take on tasks and readily empower you with the right tools, space, and opportunities. In essence, work at Myntra is challenging but fun - we believe in equal opportunity, encourage intellectual curiosity and empower you to be the change. If you’re just as passionate about fashion and would love a workplace that is purely result-driven, Myntra is the place for you! Check out open jobs on https://boards.greenhouse.io/myntra
