Home Textile Designer, Production, merchandiser

Geoprana Enterprises; New Delhi; On-site; INR 400,000 - 620,000; Full time

Job summary

Geoprana Enterprises in New Delhi, India, seeks a proactive Textile Sourcing Coordinator to identify and engage reliable manufacturers, suppliers, and designers for quilts, wool products, and related textiles. You will coordinate with designers, prepare production plans, and monitor costs, quality, and delivery schedules.

The ideal candidate has hands-on knowledge of fabrics, quilting, garment construction, and Excel costing sheets, with strong negotiation and communication skills to manage

Qualifications

• Experience in textile sourcing, merchandising, or production coordination.
• Knowledge of fabrics, wool, filling materials, quilting, garment construction, and textile finishing.
• Ability to assess supplier capability and manage multiple orders with deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, and develop manufacturers, subcontractors, material suppliers, and designers.
• Source production partners for quilts, quilted bedding, jackets, and wool products.
• Obtain quotations, compare costs, and negotiate pricing, payment terms, capacity, and delivery schedules.
• Coordinate with designers to develop patterns, materials, specifications, and samples for approval.
• Prepare production plans and monitor progress to ensure on-time delivery.
• Monitor material usage and costs to keep orders within budget.
• Check quality during sampling, production, and final inspection including fabric and finishing.
• Resolve production delays and supplier concerns promptly.
• Maintain records of quotations, approvals, POs, progress, inspections, and deliveries.
• Keep management informed through regular updates and timely communication.

Skills

Sourcing coordination

Merchandising

Negotiation

Communication

Organizational skills

Excel costing

Education

Textiles/Fashion Merchandising degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, and develop reliable manufacturers, subcontractors, material suppliers, and product designers.
• Source production partners for quilts, quilted bedding, jackets, and wool products across home furnishings and apparel.
• Obtain quotations, compare costs, and negotiate pricing, payment terms, production capacity, and delivery schedules.
• Coordinate with designers to develop patterns, materials, specifications, and samples for approval.
• Prepare production plans and follow up regularly to ensure orders are completed and delivered on time.
• Monitor material usage, production costs, and wastage to keep orders within approved budgets.
• Check quality during sampling, production, and final inspection, including fabric, stitching, quilting, sizing, finishing, and packaging.
• Resolve production delays, quality issues, and supplier concerns promptly.
• Maintain complete records of quotations, approvals, purchase orders, production progress, inspections, and deliveries.
• Keep management, designers, suppliers, and subcontractors informed through regular updates and timely communication.

Candidate Requirements

• Relevant experience in textile sourcing, merchandising, or production coordination, preferably involving quilts, quilted apparel, or wool products.
• Practical knowledge of fabrics, wool, filling materials, quilting, garment construction, and textile finishing.
• Ability to assess supplier capability, negotiate costs, and manage multiple orders and deadlines.
• Strong communication, follow-up, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Ability to use Excel and maintain accurate costing sheets and production reports.
• Willingness to visit suppliers and production units as required.
• A qualification in textiles, fashion, merchandising, or a related field is preferred.