Group Company: Arvind Advanced Materials Limited
Designation: Associate Manager – Sales & Marketing
Office Location: Matoda, Bavla (Gujarat, India)
Position description: Garment Merchant
Primary Responsibilities
- Manage sampling development at different stages (proto, SMS sample, etc)
- Ensure full-kit availably by coordinating sourcing of fabrics, trims, and validate costing/BOM accuracy
- Oversee order execution, resolve issues, and mitigate delivery risks
- Ensure quality compliance, documentation, and communicate status to stakeholders
Additional Responsibilities
- Create tech packs for samples
- Regular follow-ups at sampling and bulk stage
- Technical discussions with suppliers on trims requirements
- Send regular updates to customers on production status
- Conduct pre-production activities including SO punching, BOM creation, etc.
- Follow-ups at bulk execution stage with production
- Prepare dispatch plans, shipment documentation, and ensure timely readiness
- Maintain accurate production reports and update systems consistently
- Punching SO in SAP
- PR corrections on SAP
Reporting Team
- Reporting Designation: Chief Manager – Merchandising
- Reporting Department: Sales & Marketing
Educational Qualifications Preferred
- Category: Full Time
- Field specialization: Textile/ Garments
- Degree: Diploma/ B.E./ B.Tech. Apparel Production
Required Work Experience
- Industry: Textile
- Role: Garment Merchant
- Years of experience: 3-5 years
Key Performance Indicators
- Sampling OTIF%
- Bulk OTIF%
- Unplanned costs above threshold (Inbound, outbound, air freight, penalties)
- Order to Ship ratio
- Customer PO to SO lead time
- SO to PR lead time
Required Knowledge: Working knowledge of MS Excel
