Strategic Sourcing & Supply Management
- Develop and execute the annual sourcing strategy for yarn, knit fabrics, trims, accessories, and packaging in alignment with business plans, order book, production capacity, and cost objectives.
- Build, evaluate, and maintain a reliable local and international supplier base covering trim and accessory suppliers, and other strategic material sources.
- Lead strategic negotiations on pricing, MOQ, payment terms, lead times, capacity, and commercial agreements to achieve competitive landed cost while maintaining quality and supply reliability.
- Drive alternate sourcing, supplier diversification, localization, make-or-buy decisions, bulk purchasing, and value-engineering initiatives to optimize cost and mitigate supply-chain risks.
- Monitor global fiber, fabric, and material market trends and provide strategic recommendations on sourcing, costing, forward buying, and cost volatility.
- Establish supplier performance management systems covering cost, quality, capacity, compliance, financial stability, responsiveness, and delivery performance.
Marketing & Buyer Development
- Develop and execute buyer acquisition and business growth strategies across key international markets, including EU, USA, UK, Australia, Middle East, and Japan.
- Identify, approach, and develop new buyers, brands, and retailers while strengthening senior-level relationships with existing customers to increase business volume, profitability, and long-term account value.
- Lead buyer negotiations, RFQs, strategic account reviews, buyer visits, trade fairs, and business development initiatives.
- Present competitive product, costing, capacity, lead-time, sustainability, and manufacturing propositions aligned with buyer requirements.
- Drive market intelligence on fashion, knitwear, consumer, material, sustainability, and product trends to strengthen the company's product and market positioning.
- Lead seasonal collection and product presentation initiatives in collaboration with Design, Product Development, Sourcing, and Merchandising teams.
Merchandising & Order Execution
- Provide strategic direction to the merchandising function across costing, sampling, order confirmation, TNA planning, production follow-up, quality, approvals, and shipment.
- Ensure effective alignment of buyer requirements, sourcing plans, production capacity, material availability, and delivery commitments throughout the order lifecycle.
- Review and approve key costing, order, development, and pre-production packages to ensure commercial viability and execution readiness.
- Monitor order book, capacity utilization, TNA milestones, material readiness, and on-time shipment performance; proactively address risks and implement mitigation plans.
- Ensure accurate and timely commercial and shipment documentation in coordination with Commercial, Logistics, Finance, and other relevant functions.
Trims, Accessories & Product Development Sourcing
- Lead end-to-end sourcing and development of trims and accessories, including labels, hangtags, buttons, zippers, elastics, tapes, drawcords, patches, packaging, and other garment components.
- Ensure all materials and accessories comply with buyer specifications, approved standards, technical requirements, quality parameters, sustainability expectations, and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Review tech packs, BOMs, artwork, specifications, and approved standards to ensure accurate and commercially viable sourcing.
- Oversee supplier development, sample submission, approvals, purchase orders, production, inspection, and bulk delivery of trims and accessories.
- Develop innovative and sustainable material solutions in line with customer expectations and organisational sustainability objectives.
Quality, Compliance & Supply Assurance
- Ensure all sourced materials meet required quality, technical, testing, social, environmental, chemical, and buyer compliance standards.
- Lead supplier audits, performance reviews, corrective actions, and development initiatives in collaboration with Quality, Compliance, Technical, and other relevant functions.
- Ensure timely availability of yarn, fabric, trims, and accessories to support knitting, dyeing, garment production, and shipment schedules.
- Establish contingency sourcing strategies and proactively manage material shortages, quality issues, capacity constraints, and critical supply risks.
Leadership & Strategic Management
- Lead, develop, and empower the Sourcing, Marketing, and Merchandising teams through clear objectives, KPIs, performance management, coaching, and capability development.
- Establish departmental strategies and targets for order booking, revenue, profitability, sourcing savings, supplier performance, delivery, and customer satisfaction.
- Drive process standardisation, SOP development, digitalization, and continuous improvement across sourcing and merchandising operations, including ERP, PLM, costing, and TNA systems.
- Ensure strong cross-functional alignment among Marketing, Merchandising, Sourcing, Design, Product Development, Production Planning, Knitting, Dyeing, Quality, Finance, Commercial, and Logistics.
- Provide senior management with business insights, sourcing intelligence, market analysis, order-book updates, capacity requirements, and strategic recommendations
