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About our Client :
Our client is an Indian retail conglomerate which is setting up a tech driven brand co-creation platform that transforms powerful ideas into authentic, profitable and experience-led brands that will define the future of brands in fashion, beauty, food and home decor space.
Role: Manager - Sourcing / Procurement
This opportunity is for new brands that are in stealth mode & backed by major retail giant. It's a house of Personal care D2C brands in the space of haircare, skin care & kids personal care.
In 2020, CoVid 19 affected every business, few positively and many negatively. However, E- commerce adoption has gone through the roof and we have seen consumer's e-commerce spends grow. India's fast-growing e-commerce market is seen growing by 30 percent a year to $200 billion (roughly Rs. 14,68,640 core) by 2026.
On the back of strong product-market fit and a change in human behaviour due to CoVid that buoyed e-commerce, we are currently building D2C personal care brands. The overall D2C market in India is expected to reach $100 billion in the next 7-8 years. We will be building a digital first content led approach to target this community of consumers. We aim to win shoppers at the moment of purchase by algorithmically managing demand forecasting, promotions and advertising spend, supply chain, content optimization and other aspects that help shoppers make online purchase decisions, all backed by Data Science.
Requirement :-
- 3-5 Yrs Exp. Ecommerce / D2C exp preferred
- Ideally from the future ecosystem, who will be able to manage imports, TP purchases
- Also lead Traded Products + Packaging Procurement.
About D2C E-commerce Startup
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Responsibilities :
Responsible for handling IT and non IT requirements from US based direct clients.
Sourcing from various Job Portals and social networking sites like Monster, indeed, LinkedIn etc.
Responsible for Strategy Development process which includes understanding client requirements & mapping the relevant targets.
Conduct initial screenings, reference checks, negotiate pay rate, relocation, coordinate client interviews and work with the Account Managers to close the position.
Responsible for achieving a good conversion ratio of submittals into interview and placement.
Qualification & Skills
Must have basic knowledge of Computer MS (word, excel, Power Point).
Educational Qualification - Minimum Graduate or undergraduate (or equivalent) in any discipline.
Prefer candidate of BPO or Tele Calling background,Preferred US Shift.
Good Communication skill.
Fluent English is must.
Timing: 6:30 PM to 3:30 AM IST
Shift: Night (US shift)
Working days: Monday to Friday.
Salary: Negotiable (+Incentives)
Started in 2015, this lifestyle and accessories startup has taken over the consumer electronics sector in India. Our client has a product range that includes an extensive catalog of headphones, speakers, travel accessories, and modern earphones. It believes in providing cutting edge electronic products stamped with durability and affordability.
The brand is associated with some of the major icons across categories and tie-ups with industries covering fashion, sports, and music, of course. The founders are Marketing grads, with vast experience in the consumer lifestyle products and other major brands. With their vigorous efforts toward quality and marketing, they have been able to strike a chord with major E-commerce brands and even consumers.
- Analyzing the marketplace to find capable manufactures who provide the best product cost, quality and delivery objectives insuring maximum bottom-line impact
- Managing the end-to-end RFx process, Supplier selection including negotiating the best cost and contract
- Managing the supplier relationship on an ongoing basis including holding the supplier to quality and compliance requirements
- Developing negotiation strategies to deliver against business objectives and achieving sustainable relationships with suppliers. This includes periodic rebidding to ensure our costs remain competitive
- Developing risk mitigation strategies including contingency plans, lead-time reductions and supply chain efficiencies
- Being responsible for selecting suppliers that can reliably deliver products on spec at high quality levels and targeted costs.
- Regularly monitoring key aspects of factory and supplier performance levels through a scorecard and audit process.
- Interacting with multiple internal and external stakeholders and regularly updating leadership on progress
- 3+ years experience in strategic sourcing, supply chain management or supplier management
- Bachelor’s degree - BE/ BTech
- Experience in supplier negotiations
- Understanding technical requirements and translating them to business/ sourcing parameters is a must
- Smart, creative thinker and problem-solver, fast learner, with demonstrated initiative
- Willingness to adapt to fast changing situations encountered in startups
- Strong writer and communicator, excellent listener, with superior sales skills and comfort regularly interacting with strangers
- MBA from a reputed college
- Experience in consumer electronics and good understanding of electronics manufacturing
- Prior experience in setting up sourcing programs, supplier management scorecards and dashboards
Almost a decade old, it is a venture committed to bring together a varied range of traditional crafts and techniques of dyeing, weaving, printing and hand embroidery. The founders have dedicated their life to promote Indian Block Prints and provide employment and Hand-Embroidery training to women so that numerous underprivileged women can be empowered.
What you will do:
- Negotiating rates with vendors
- Cancelling orders if required
- Coordinating with vendors to meet in store delivery date
- Maintaining in and out sheet and ensuring that all codes, color references, fabric composition/ descriptions are correct
- Managing vendors and sourcing new vendors if required
- Giving approvals on fabric and trims received
- Making sure that we receive PP samples before bulk
- Getting test reports from labs
- Informing the team of any delays, reporting any under/over deliveries we are facing from the vendors and give suggestions/solutions accordingly
- Debiting vendors for delays in deliveries
- Travelling to vendor units to check production
- Controlling inventory levels by conducting physical counts
- Working with Finance to ensure all invoices are accurate and that the relevant paperwork is processed to allow prompt payments
- Managing internal and external fabric queries/availability/quality issues/shortages
- Managing and updating stock levels on a daily basis ensuring all transfers, deliveries and returns are recorded accurately
- Sending out weekly fabric stock updates to relevant people / departments
- Critical path management
Desired Candidate Profile
What you need to have:- 4+ years’ experience working in a role involving raw material/fabric buying within the same industry
- Good knowledge of block printing, dying, special finishes and extras processes such as washing, mercerisation etc
- Basic understanding of textiles/fabrics and their different traits
- Experience of working with Indian Fabric mills
- Good network of fabric/trim vendors
- Good negotiating skills
- Excellent administration and time management skills
- Strong communication skills and an ability to build strong relationships with colleagues, suppliers and manufacturers
- Excellent Excel skills - ability to create spreadsheets and use basic formulas such as V look up
- Attention to detail, efficiency and ability to work calmly under pressure
- Hardworking Attitude
- Excellent organisational skills
Founded in 2019 by VIT alumni, this B2B marketplace works with the bottomline of hotels thereby helping them boost their profits by at least 20%. It has already empowered over 1000 hotels including ITC Hotels, Radisson and Taj.
This platform is disrupting the hospitality sector by leveraging the power of omnichannel procurement.
- Creating and implementing best purchasing practice, vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve business performance
- Discovering profitable suppliers and initiating business and organizing partnerships
- Negotiating with external vendors to secure advantageous terms
- Evaluating the challenges faced by the business and taking action to mitigate risks and developing opportunities
- Responsible for managing relationships and negotiating with key suppliers at a senior and strategic level
- Collaborating with key persons to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company
- Providing leadership and managing a high performing team that delivers continuous improvement, added value and cost reduction
Desired Candidate Profile
What you need to have:
- Any graduate degree
- 4+ years of experience in the Hospitality industry in a senior Procurement role
- Ability and experience in leading a team
- Strong communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills
- Self-motivated and driven
- Demand planning
- Create the vendor funnel of ATL & BTL marketing agencies
- Procure to pay process management and ensuring compliance with process KPIs
- Order scheduling and expediting
- Work closely with suppliers to ensure effective support
- Supervising goods/service receipt and cycle count process at the office to ensure timely receiving of goods
- Support and coordinate with the various departments particularly with accounts with ease
- Handle internal audits
- MIS preparation