Assistant Manager

Coats Group plc; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Coats Group plc in Bengaluru is seeking a result-driven professional to manage key domestic brands from a base in Bengaluru. The role focuses on building brand partnerships, driving categories, and coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver growth for India markets.

You will work with brand merchandisers, product development, QA and sales to secure forecasts, pricing, and vendor alignment, while leveraging HubSpot for lead generation. Fluency in English and Tamil is required.

Qualifications

• Sound knowledge of products, applications, and end user industry.
• High quality analytical written and verbal communication, negotiation, decision making, and people development skills.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with Brand Merchandiser, Technical Team, Product Development, Quality, Designer and Sourcing teams in South India.
• Organize technical and product seminars for all Coats products.
• Coordinate sampling with Brand Designer Team to include Coats shade in Tech Packs.
• Obtain brand projections per season/category and secure nominations across products, categories, programs, and season.
• Finalize central pricing with brands, obtain vendor lists and provide support.
• Use vendor data and market share to derive insights and suggest growth actions.
• Hold weekly/monthly calls with Brand Quality on vendor order flow and issues.
• Collaborate with brands to resolve vendor payment and quality issues.
• Generate leads for India sales using HubSpot and capture all relevant leads.
• Regularly follow up on progress and performance of key vendor sales with the Sales team.
• Ensure seamless KA–Sales information flow to drive actions.
• Coordinate with QA and Brand audit teams.
• Channel field force market intelligence to management.

Skills

Communication skills

English & Tamil

Detail orientation

Matrix organisation

Education

Graduate Degree

Job description

Coats is a world leader in thread manufacturing and structural components for apparel and footwear, as well as an innovative pioneer in performance materials. These critical solutions are used to create a wide range of products, including ones that provide safety and protection for people, data and the environment.

Trusted by the world's leading companies to deliver crucial, innovative, and sustainable solutions, we provide value-adding products including apparel, footwear and speciality threads.

With a proud heritage dating back more than 250 years and a spirit of evolution to constantly stay ahead of changing market needs, we have operations across 50 countries with a workforce of over 17,000, serving our customers worldwide.

Role Purpose: Managing Key Domestic Brands - based out of Bengaluru

What you will do (Key Responsibilities):

External Relationships

• Building Relationship with Brand Merchandiser, TechnicalTeam, ProductDevelopment, Quality Team, Designer and Sourcing Team of key brands inSouth India.
• Organizing Technical, product Seminar for all Coats products.
• Sampling activities through Brand designer Team, help in inclusion of Coats Shade in their Tech Pack.
• Get projections from brands - for each season/category and get nomination across products, categories, programs, season.
• Finalize central pricing/costing with brands, get vendor list and provide support.
• Use information of vendor list and business sharetogetinsights and suggest ways to increase business share.
• Weekly/Monthly call with Brand Quality to know Vendor order flow & address concerns if any.
• Work with brands to get support in case of issues in vendors related to payments, quality issues etc.

Internal Collaboration

• Generate leads and business for India sales using HubSpot - ensure all relevant leads are captured.
• Regular Follow up of progress and performance of key Vendor sales through Sales team.
• Work with sales teams to ensure there is seamless information flow between KA and Sales team, and the information is used to take business actions.
• Coordination withourQA team and Brand audit team.
• Ensuring market intelligence from the field force is properly channelled to the management.

Who you are (Requirements):

Knowledge and understanding of:

• Sound knowledge of products, applications, and end user industry
• High quality analytical written and verbal communication, negotiation, decision making, and people development skills

Experience:

• Minimum ofGraduate Degree
• Minimum of 5-7yearsof experience
• Key AccountsExperience

Skills & Abilities:

• Drive and Hunger to Succeed
• Excellent communication skills, proficient in English and Tamil
• Detail and result orientation
• Ability to work in matrix organisation

Coats is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to ensuring employment practices that promote diversity across its workforce.

We are dedicated to creating a workplace that values and respects the unique perspectives, experiences, skills, and backgrounds of all employees.

We encourage talented individuals from all walks of life to join us in shaping an inclusive and forward-thinking organisation.