Product Technologist - General Merchandise

KAS Group; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Anko Sourcing, the direct sourcing arm for Kmart and Target, seeks a Product Technologist for General Merchandise in Delhi to ensure quality across supply chains.

You will visit factories, conduct audits, and manage testing protocols while coaching suppliers and driving continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree or Degree holder in Science, Technology or Engineering with 6+ years working experience.
• Prefer candidates with manufacturing or sourcing office experience.
• Willing to learn new products and production processes.
• Detailed mind for quality management and product knowledge.
• Able to handle high pressure and articulate problems clearly.
• Good communication skills and willingness to travel frequently.

Responsibilities

• Visit factories to evaluate production processes and quality management systems for compliance with minimum standards.
• Perform factory technical audits (FTA) and approve potential suppliers with corrective action plans.
• Update FTA status in DSS and manage re-audit as required.
• Execute the Preventive Quality Model including sourcing brief reviews, buying trips, sample and packaging evaluations, pre-production meetings, inspection reports, and shipment releases.
• Maintain and update testing protocols, testing matrices, inspection checklists, and related quality documents.
• Review customer feedback and returns data to drive product improvements and reduce shrinkage.
• Coach and train suppliers on Anko Sourcing quality requirements.
• Monitor suppliers to ensure development, production and continuous improvement meet expectations.
• Drive supplier quality capability building and improvement.

Skills

Quality management

Communication skills

Problem solving

Willingness to learn

Travel frequently

Education

Associate Degree or Degree in Science/Technology/Engineering

Job description

Brighter futures start here

Anko Sourcing is the direct sourcing arm for the iconic Australian retail brands, Kmart and Target. As a team of highly experienced retail sourcing professionals, we strive to bring globally compelling, low-cost, on-trend products to our customers in Australia and New Zealand. We follow the highest standards to source ethically and operate with a clear focus on the welfare of our planet and our people. Anko Sourcing operations span the largest sourcing markets across Asia, including China, Hong Kong, India, Bangladesh, Singapore, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

Join the team:

• Product Technologist - General Merchandise

What you ll be doing:

• Conduct factory visit to evaluate factory s production processes and quality management system to ensure compliance with minimum standards.
• Ensure factory technical audit (FTA) and approval on potential suppliers is carried out in accordance with company policy with corrective action plan in place.
• Update FTA status in DSS and manage re-audit as per company policy.
• Execute Preventive Quality Model by conducting sourcing brief review, buying trip, newline review, sample & packaging evaluation testing and approval, pre-production meeting, inspection report review, shipment release and etc.
• Maintain and update product testing protocols, testing matrix, inspection checklist, DCL,and other quality related document.
• Review customer feedback and return data, drive product improvement and shrinkage reduction.
• Conduct investigation on quality incidents, address quality issues with rectification measures.
• Coach and train suppliers of Anko Sourcing quality requirement.
• Monitor and manage suppliers to ensure product development, production and continuous improvement meet expectation.
• Drive supplier quality function capability building and improving.

Requirements

• Associate Degree or Degree holder of Science, Technology or Engineering- 6+ years working experience, prefer in manufacturer or sourcing office- Fast learner, willing to learn new products and production process;- Detailed mind of quality management and logical sense of product knowledge- Able to handle high pressure and articulate problem clearly- Good communication skill;- Frequent travel is required;

Position: Product Technologist

Location: Delhi, India

A place you can belong

We celebrate the rich diversity of the communities in which we operate. We are committed to creating inclusive and safe environments where all our team members can contribute and succeed. We believe that all team members should feel valued, respected, and safe, and strive to ensure our recruitment process is accessible and welcoming, with applications encouraged from all candidates.