Sourcing and merchandising manager

Company Description

IshqME is a fashion brand led by Deepa Mahadevan, a creative visionary with over two decades of experience. The brand was founded to bridge a gap in the market by creating global merchandise infused with an Indian aesthetic for modern, bold, and vibrant women. IshqME showcases thoughtfully designed collections that blend minimalism and luxury, handcrafted by skilled Indian artisans who produce high-quality products meeting international standards. At IshqME, every piece is a celebration of style that embodies the tagline: why save the best for last when you can wear it every day

IshqMe Merchandiser JD (Jaipur & Noida)

Your role will be to be a part of the operations team and manage the supply chain and inventory

management for www.ishqme.com

What do we expect you to do

Keeping daily track of fitting samples from the factories, fit, size set and PS ensuring

they meet approval timelines.

Style-wise trims review and closure with factories.

Day-to-day problem-solving related to fabrics, patterns, trims, embroidery, etc.

Understanding the pattern and prints from the design team and passing them on to the

factory for strike-off development and sample development followed by tracking the

submissions.

To visit factories/vendors for follow up/ensuring smooth process of the bulk.Regular

visits to production factories to follow up on production and check on quality Inline.

Production planning and production follow till goods dispatch along with factories to

ensure timelines are met.

Follow up with vendors for submissions of samples, trims, embroideries, etc.

Aligning meetings with vendors to resolve queries at the beginning of the new collection.

Ensuring the TNA is up to date and briefly followed up to meet the timeline.

Finding new manufacturers who can work as per the required MOQs and can maintain

the quality standards.

Bridging the communication between the internal and external teams.

Market visit to source trims/fabric.

Vendor management and negotiation on cost.

Follow up of the comments sheet and explain the requirements to the factories.

Quality inspection planning along with production planning.

Build constructive supplier relationships and teams with channel partners.

Required Education and Skills:

BSc/BTech - Fashion Technology | BSc/Btech - Textile Science | BSc/BTech- Apparel

Production from a reputed institute

A sound understanding of apparel design and manufacturing process.

Knowledge of sourcing and managing the development of bags and jewellery would be

an added advantage.

Strong communication and follow-up skills

Organized and Self-Motivated

Working knowledge of MS Office, especially Word, Powerpoint & Excel

Proficiency in speaking English and Hindi

Experience:

3-5 years of relevant experience

What can you expect from us

A professional, fair, and safe work environment devoid of nepotism, prejudice and politics.

A workplace culture that encourages creativity bolstered by data

A workplace that emphasizes teamwork over individual brilliance

Compensation that is fair and equitable, performance-based incentives.

A workplace that you feel enthusiastic to get to every morning and make friends for life