
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:
- Creating cost effective, scalable, agile processes that can cater to increased production requirements
- Creating and executing the production plan
- Collaborating closely with the Business Analyst(s) and the Merchandiser(s) for the same
- Ensuring that the manufactured apparels (both inhouse and at vendor site) meet the quality benchmarks
- Bringing in more robust quality measures to the entire production process
- Motivating and upskilling his teams and ensuring smooth communication and collaboration at all times
- Ensuring complete and timely handoffs amongst teams to ensure the manufacturing is as per plan
- Ensuring that the vendors are able to fulfill the manufacturing requirements on time and that there are no delays on their front because of capacity issues
- Creating stringent processes related to vendor allocation and follow ups to ensure timely delivery
- Partnering with internal teams such as Merchandisers, Technology, Finance, HR, Legal etc
- Ensuring that the processes and their interface with technology stays updated with changing times
- Submitting production cost estimates and ensuring the Purchasing Orders are issued on time
- Ensuring cost optimization and ensuring strong fiscal controls are in place across the production process
- Driving a strong execution culture within his team so as to ensure that delivery is as per the production planned/ launch plan
- Communicating terms and conditions applicable to all external partners related to Production and ensuring adherence to the same
- Introducing best practices to the organization
Desired Candidate Profile
What you need to have:- 10+ years of relevant experience (preferable)
- Planning skills
- Strong excel skills
- Understanding of block prints and supplier/vendor networks- Should also come with his/her own network in place
- Cost cutting abilities
- Strong process orientation and inclination for documentation
- Customer FIRST Mindset
- Good communication Skills (Fluency in English is not a mandate)
- Strong Interpersonal Skills
- Stakeholder management and people management skills
- Vendor Management
- Strong prioritization and organising skills
- Ability to get work done through others
- Ability to multitask
- Prior experience as an Operations/ Production Manager for a manufacturing concern preferably in an ecommerce set up
- Experience in handling large internal teams as well as a large vendor network

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Key Responsibilities:
- Tender Identification & Management:
- Identify and analyze relevant tenders, RFPs, RFIs, and RFQs in the cybersecurity domain from global and Indian markets.
- Manage the entire tender process, from tender registration, document preparation, submission, to follow-up.
- Maintain updated knowledge of procurement platforms (e.g., GeM, CPPP, and global e-tendering systems) and tender submission requirements.
- Proposal & Bid Writing:
- Draft and prepare well-structured, high-quality proposals that meet the requirements of both technical and commercial aspects of tenders.
- Collaborate with internal teams (technical, legal, finance) to ensure all aspects of the tender response align with the client's specifications.
- Tailor cybersecurity solutions based on the unique requirements of each tender and showcase Certcube Labs' capabilities effectively.
- Compliance & Documentation:
- Ensure that all tender documentation complies with legal, regulatory, and client requirements.
- Gather necessary supporting documents, including certifications, project references, and technical compliance documents.
- Review contracts and NDAs to ensure all legal and compliance aspects are covered.
- Risk & Financial Analysis:
- Assess the financial, legal, and operational risks associated with tenders and propose mitigation strategies.
- Prepare detailed pricing models and cost estimates for cybersecurity solutions and services.
- Market & Competitor Analysis:
- Conduct market research to stay informed about industry trends, competitor activities, and pricing strategies in cybersecurity.
- Provide insights on positioning Certcube Labs’ services to increase competitiveness in global and Indian tenders.
- Stakeholder Management:
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, government agencies, and key stakeholders involved in the tendering process.
- Coordinate and liaise with vendors, partners, and subcontractors to gather relevant inputs for tender responses.
- Post-Tender Activities:
- Manage follow-ups on tender submissions, respond to clarifications, and negotiate terms and conditions when required.
- Maintain a detailed database of all tenders, submissions, and outcomes for internal tracking and reporting.
Key Skills & Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Minimum 3-5 years of experience in tender/bid management, preferably in the cybersecurity or IT sector.
- Strong knowledge of cybersecurity concepts and services (e.g., penetration testing, SOC services, vulnerability assessments, compliance frameworks).
- Familiarity with procurement platforms (e.g., GeM, CPPP) and experience in both Indian and global tender submission processes.
- Excellent proposal and bid writing skills with the ability to articulate complex technical solutions clearly.
- Experience in financial analysis, risk assessment, and pricing strategies for large-scale contracts.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and document management tools.
- Strong attention to detail, excellent communication, and negotiation skills.
- Ability to collaborate with technical teams and communicate effectively with clients and stakeholders.
Merito is a curated talent platform where we identify, assess, and connect candidates for matching job opportunities. We are working with the mission to change the way hiring is done. The company is founded by a team consisting of alumni from IIM Ahmedabad, McKinsey with more than 2 decades of experience in recruitment, training, and coaching.
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.
Roles and Responsibilities :
- Handling inquiries to get quotations from the vendor and closing it by generating the purchase orders.
- Coordinating and negotiating with vendors to get the most cost effective quotations.
- Procure products at negotiated rates from vendors
- Researching new prospective brands and affitating with them for new business
- Establish and maintain relationships with industry influencers and key strategic partners
- Preparing proposals for the clients based on their respective inquiries. Utilizing excel to keep the dashboard off inquiries, quotation, purchase orders, payments & deliveries.
Key Skills required
- Excellent communication, presentation and leadership skills
- Sound knowledge of MS - Office
- Outstanding organizational and time management skills
- Aptitude in presentation and public speaking
- Attention to details Critical thinker and analytical problem solver
Our client is a Delhi based healthcare platform that is dedicated to Ayurveda and provides wellness solutions to its customers that is tailored and fine-tuned to their requirements. They have created a unique balance of Ayurvedic herbs and western medicine to come up with courses and medical advice which will not only rid their patients of the illness but also helps them bring the body back into balance.
Their services are available across the globe, with over 65% of their client base being from US, UK, and Canada. The company's primary focus is on Ayurveda and taking the ancient knowledge to anyone who wishes to bring back balance to their health and apply the tools in their everyday life.
As the SCM Manager, you will be managing procurement of product, packaging and services for all ongoing and future brand launches.
- Leading & driving the identification and development of suppliers & vendors, negotiations to get better commercial terms & value
- Supporting in implementing comprehensive procurement and commercial/contracts for supplies & services for product development and manufacturing activities. Working closely with Legal team to ensure finalizing agreements/contracts appropriately in the interest of the organisation.
- Proactively engaging with suppliers & vendors to ensure timely delivery of products.
- Ensuring that the development and execution of Procurement and Commercial strategies are aligned with company’s business objectives and in line with the overall budgeted costs.
- Shaping policies for effective and efficient procedures for management of procurements and improving quality.
- Managing logistics for timely & effective management of supplies.
- Driving & supporting the administrative aspects for procurement including ensuring timely billing, reconciliation of bills with supplies or services provided. Working with finance function for statutory taxations and compliance norms etc to be followed by suppliers, vendors, subcontractors etc.
- Managing warehouse operations.
- Ensuring smooth daily work of warehouse operations and logistics processes, controlling, managing and monitoring inventory, ensuring adequate stock levels, ensuring all deliveries are dispatched on time, coordinating with the Logistics manager and management for any requirements. Strategizing for optimum utilization of warehouse infrastructure.
- Coordinating and Managing QC of products and ensuring that the reports are approved timely.
- Monitoring and documenting everyday activities of units and ensuring efficient working of both manufacturing and packaging department and ensuring continuous improvement in the same.
- Providing the necessary support to enable effective governance of inventory management rules, including definition of inventory categories and ownership matrices.
- Taking ownership for various inventory tracking reports and their respective KPIs
- Helping set data quality requirements to enable and maintain an effective executive oversight for inventory management throughout the enterprise
What you need to have:
- Experience in FMCG industry, Food & Beverage
- Capable of handling projects and decision making independently, should be strong on project execution skills
- Knowledge of excel.
- Skills:
- Negotiation
- Quality Check (production aesthetic)
- Global sourcing
- Communication
- Basic understanding of costing
- Following procurement processes as per guidelines
- Strategizing and implementing efficient processes to ensure 100% order fulfilment on time.
- Ensuring promptness, accuracy in procurements and maintaining records of goods ordered, received and returns.
- Ensuring efficient demand servicing – Delivery @ stores, call centre, retailers, franchises etc.
- Evaluating potential vendors, negotiating and getting them registered as per set process.
- Maintaining good relationships with vendors / suppliers
- Regularly doing market research ensuring generic medicines range is enhanced from time to time.
- Maintaining accurate medicine master data base.
- Maintaining updated records of purchased products, delivery information and invoices.
- Liaising with new vendors and negotiating for the best deals whenever required
- Ensuring that the products and supplies are of high quality and as per set standards.
- Monitoring stock levels and placing orders as needed
- Working with internal team members ensuring speed and accuracy and performing other duties.
- Staying informed on the latest industry techniques and methods.
- Preparing training material and conduct regular training to all team members of Supply Chain Management.
- Preparing regular reports and ensuring timely update to management.
What you need to have:
- Qualification: Professional Degree
- Experience : 6-7 years of Procurement experience of Medicines (mandatory) / FMCG products
- Age : 28 – 35
- Pharmacy Knowledge – Medicine, Generic Medicines and FMCG items
- Market Orientation / Vendor Knowledge
- Ability to negotiate
- Computer Knowledge
Based on job listings we surveyed, employers desire MIS Executives with these core skills. To achieve success as an MIS Executive, focus on the following.
- Analyze problems and discover the best ways to solve them
- Develop and implement strategies to achieve organizational goals
- Communicate clearly to superiors and give understandable instruction to subordinates
- Allocate resources effectively to reach organizational goals
- Lead and motivate teams to promote efficiency and effectiveness
Adva
Our client is a unique hygiene products manufacturing and distribution company. They provide easy to use, portable and disposable items for women and babies that are required during travel or on a day-to-day basis.
Founded in 2014, this company aims to enhance the quality of life and make it easier for women across the country. Recommended by best of doctors, their products are available across wellness stores and e-commerce websites, and selling like hotcakes - having sold over 20000 packs in their first year itself.
As a Deputy Head(Procurement), you will be responsible for defining the purchasing strategy for imports, domestic sourcing and people management.
What you will do:
- Developing the procurement strategy and policy for domestic purchases
- Developing and implementing procurement strategy for imports
- Implementing and monitoring the KPIs to ensure function is operating in line with the objectives of business to add value and deliver cost savings
- Setting department objectives and monitoring ongoing progress and performance
- Developing and maintaining strategic supplier relationships and managing the development of contracts, contractual relationships and contract management to deliver continuous improvement in delivery of goods and services by the supply base
- Initiating and developing creative and innovative procurement processes
- Negotiating contract terms with key suppliers to ensure value for money, quality standards and delivery terms
- Working closely with Research and Development to source new and alternative raw materials
- Discussing defective or unacceptable new goods or services with users, vendors and others to determine cause of problem and take corrective and preventative action
- Assisting in managing shipment and custom activities for import/ export services
- Handling cost reduction/ rationalization, material flow improvement and business development
- Identifying and working on areas for cost rationalization/ reduction in inward logistics
- Creating and maintaining detailed financial reporting on all import/ export activities including order management, logistics and shipping
Desired Candidate Profile
What you need to have:- 8 years of relevant experience
- Excellent communication skills
- Good knowledge of MS office suite
- 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

