Chief Supply Officer

One of our clients from the textile industry is seeking a highly experienced Chief Supply Officer to lead the end-to-end supply chain operations of its sporting fashion apparel brand.

The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in the apparel industry, with a strong background in supply chain management, strategic sourcing, procurement optimization, and product strategy. This senior leadership role requires overseeing a diverse team of 20 professionals, including design, merchandising, planning, sourcing, production, and warehouse management.

The Chief Supply Officer will be responsible for delivering the right products at the right cost and time, ensuring margin protection, inventory health, and operational excellence across the supply chain. The selected candidate will play a key role in shaping the product roadmap, balancing brand identity with market trends and commercial realities.

The role includes leading demand planning, cost and margin strategy, vendor negotiations, and production execution, while maintaining strong focus on cash flow and inventory control. It also requires close collaboration with marketing, retail, e-commerce, and finance teams to ensure smooth product launches and product availability.

Extensive experience working with brands such as Outfitters, ONE, LAMA, Bonanza Satrangi, Lawrencepur, Cougar, or Breakout is highly desirable.

A seasoned leader with at least 10 years of relevant experience is expected to drive performance improvements, operational efficiency, and supply chain excellence in this dynamic environment.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and own the seasonal and monthly product roadmap, ensuring alignment with brand DNA, current trends, and commercial goals.
• Approve product range width, price architecture, and category mix across various apparel segments, including leggings, bras, tees, and outerwear.
• Translate merchandising plans into executable production strategies, ensuring all production aligns with approved demand logic to prevent overproduction.
• Establish and oversee cost, margin, and vendor strategies, including target bill of materials (BOM), margin targets, vendor selection, cost negotiation, and fabric commitments.
• Balance minimum order quantity requirements against inventory risks to optimize stock levels and financial commitments.
• Ensure production schedules meet quality standards and delivery timelines by identifying and resolving bottlenecks between design teams and factories.
• Eliminate reactive firefighting approaches by implementing proactive planning and risk mitigation practices across the supply chain.
• Prevent over-purchasing by managing inventory through informed decisions on repeats, product drops, and phase-outs to maintain healthy stock levels.
• Collaborate with merchandising and finance teams to decide on markdown strategies that protect margins and liquidity.
• Lead cross-functional teams to align product launch timing with marketing campaigns, ensure retail and e-commerce product availability, and manage working capital effectively.
• Serve as the primary point of accountability for product performance and supply chain outcomes, taking ownership of product failures and driving solutions.
• Monitor and drive key performance indicators including sell-through rates, design hit rates, gross margin targets, inventory turnover, dead stock levels, and inventory-to-sales ratios.
• Maintain execution excellence through tracking on-time and in-full (OTIF) delivery metrics, reducing time-to-market from concept to live, and controlling cost variance relative to BOM targets.
• Ensure product quality and customer satisfaction by minimizing return rates due to fit or quality issues and reducing rejection and defect rates throughout the supply chain.
• Manage and develop a team of 20 supply chain professionals, fostering a high-performance culture and continuous improvement mindset.
• Utilize deep industry knowledge and data-driven insights to optimize demand forecasting and planning, adapting to seasonal market fluctuations and consumer preferences.
• Drive innovation and process improvements in sourcing, production, warehouse, and logistics operations to enhance efficiency and reduce costs.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Rs1,400,000.00 - Rs1,500,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person