PH Head (Procurement Hub Head ) - Indore & Ahmedabad

FABINDIA LIMITED

Indore District

On-site

INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Job summary

FABINDIA LIMITED in Indore seeks a senior leader to champion apparel sourcing and production across the supply chain, driving OTIF/OFR, optimizing costs, and building strong vendor partnerships to meet GP targets.

You will lead and mentor teams, align QC with production, and manage stakeholder relationships while ensuring adherence to SPPI/finance protocols and brand standards. 15–18 years in Indian ethnic wear sourcing is preferred.

Qualifications

15-18 years in apparel sourcing and production.
Experience in Indian ethnic wear retail brands preferred.
Familiarity with craft clusters and vendor development.

Responsibilities

To support on product development & ensuring OTIF and OFR is achieved.
To ensure growth of PH in terms of Qty/Value sourced from its vendors.
Final closure on costs and ensuring the team delivers on corporate GP targets
Troubleshoot and resolve problems related to production
To ensure that order stock balance is maintained for OFR fulfilment
To ensure that all timelines and critical path are maintained.
To monitor and support the Quality team with solutions and resolutions
To facilitate close interaction between QC & Production/Merchandiser team
To effectively expand Quality issue to QC HO wherever required
To ensure vendor compliances with QC standards
To arbitrate on issues pertaining to penalties/rejections/discounts
To formulate vendor strategy for the PH in keeping with future goals of the company
To identify and appoint new relevant vendors to enhance vendor base
To Identify base of vendors to include design based vendors, vendors with cost advantage
To support in development and sustaining of existing vendors as per the Product Team's Requirements
Monitor vendor efficiency through vendor visits and support in vendor assessment.
Ensure that Vendor capacity is utilised consistently.
To provide support, motivation and encouragement to colleagues and team members & explore job rotations and career planning
To hire deploy and manage team to enhance team productivity
To identify training needs for the team and ensure they are addressed
Running a detailed induction program along with Training department for induction of new team members
Delegate & empower team for enhanced performance without abdicating responsibility
Demonstrate an orientation to encourage partnership and manage conflicting opinions in group situations
To be able to effectively resolve disputes and misunderstanding within/between teams

Skills

Apparel sourcing & production

Vendor management

Quality management

Costing & sampling

Leadership & team management

Market trends knowledge

Job description

To Support on product development & ensuring OTIF and OFR is achieved.
To ensure the growth of PH in terms of Qty/Value sourced from its vendors.
Final closure on costs and ensuring the team delivers on corporate GP targets
Troubleshoot and resolve problems related to production
To ensure that order stock balance is maintained for OFR fulfilment
To ensure that all timelines and critical path are maintained.

Quality Control

To monitor and support the Quality team with solutions and resolutions
To facilitate close interaction between QC & Production/Merchandiser team at PH
To effectively expand Quality issue to QC HO wherever required
To ensure vendor compliances with QC standards
To arbitrate on issues pertaining to penalties/rejections/discounts
To formulate vendor strategy for the PH in keeping with future goals of the company
To identify and appoint new relevant vendors to enhance vendor base
To Identify base of vendors to include design based vendors, vendors with cost advantage etc.
To support in development and sustaining of existing vendors as per the Product Team's Requirements
Monitor vendor efficiency through vendor visits and support in vendor assessment.
Ensure that Vendor capacity is utilised consistently.

Team Development & Management

To provide support, motivation and encouragement to colleagues and team members & explore job rotations and career planning
To hire deploy and manage team to enhance team productivity
To identify training needs for the team and ensure they are addressed
Running a detailed induction program along with Training department for induction of new team members
Delegate & empower team for enhanced performance without abdicating responsibility
Demonstrate an orientation to encourage partnership and manage conflicting opinions in group situations
To be able to effectively resolve disputes and misunderstanding within/between teams and create a conducive work environment

PH Administration

To ensure PH functions smoothly.
Providing Adequate functional infrastructure at the PH
Coordinating with external agencies and service providers like Housekeeping, Security etc.
To ensure PH expenses are within the OPEX budget
To ensure that the PH complies with all SPPI/Finance protocols & audits requirement

Stakeholder Relationship Management

To effectively manage communication with internal departments, PH team, PSC and vendors

Experience Required:

15-18 years of work experience in Apparel Sourcing and Production (Experience in Retail Indian ethnic wear brands preferred; Specific experience of craft clusters will be preferable)

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