Role: FP&A, Uniform Solutions
The role will be the finance business partner to the Uniform Division Head and will own budgeting, costing, pricing, and profitability.
Key Responsibilities:
- 1. Financial Planning & Budgeting
- - Lead Annual Operating Plan (AOP), quarterly forecasting, and long-range planning for the Uniform Division.
- - Prepare division-wise P&L, working capital, and cash flow forecasts.
- 2. Costing & Pricing (Core for Uniforms)
- - Own product costing - Fabric, trim, CMT, embroidery, logistics, and overhead absorption.
- - Build pricing models for B2B Tenders, Corporate bulk orders, and Schools / Institutional business.
- - Track style / SKU level profitability and recommend price revisions.
- - Monitor fabric yield, cut-to-pack loss, and alteration/rejection costs.
- 3. Business Finance & Analysis
- - Order vs. Budget vs. Actual analysis for large uniform contracts.
- - Customer profitability analysis (L1/L2 tenders, credit period, service cost).
- - Inventory analysis - Fabric, WIP, FG, deadstock and provision for slow-moving sizes.
- - MIS reporting - Weekly sales, margin, OTIF, and collection dashboard for management.
- 4. Operations Control
- - Partner with Merchandising, Production & Procurement for BOM validation and vendor cost benchmarking.
- - Monitor factory capacity utilization and cost per minute / per piece.
- - Control and audit job-worker / stitching unit billing.
- 5. Systems & Process
- - Strengthen SOPs for costing, tender pricing approval, and inventory provisioning.
- - Work on ERP (SAP / WFX / Tally) for accurate division-level reporting.
Desired Candidate Profile:
- - Qualification: CA / MBA Finance / CMA
- - Experience: 3-4 years in FP&A, with at least 2-3 years in Garment / Apparel / Uniform Manufacturing
- - Must Have Skills:
- - Strong in Apparel Costing, BOM & Tender-based Pricing
- - Advanced Excel, Financial Modeling
- - Experience in B2B / Institutional order business
- - ERP: SAP or similar
- - Understanding of fabric inventory, size-set planning, and seasonality in uniforms
KPIs for this Role:
Gross Margin %, Pricing Accuracy, Forecast Accuracy, Inventory Days, Deadstock %.