Sourcing Manager

Job Description: Sourcing Manager

Brand: Next2Skin
Location: Chandigarh
Reporting to: Founder

Role Overview

The Sourcing Manager at Next2Skin will own end-to-end sourcing and vendor management across finished goods, raw materials, and packaging.

This is a business-critical role responsible for building a reliable, cost-efficient, and scalable supplier ecosystem to support rapid growth.
The role goes far beyond placing POs — it requires ownership, commercial judgment, and long-term vendor development.

Key Responsibilities

1. Vendor Sourcing & Development

• Identify, onboard, develop, and manage suppliers for:
• Yarns / raw materials
• Finished goods manufacturing
• Packaging materials
• Build long-term vendor partnerships, not transactional relationships.
• Continuously benchmark suppliers on cost, quality, capacity, lead times, and reliability.
• Develop alternate and backup vendors for critical categories.

2. Costing & Commercials

• Negotiate pricing, MOQs, lead times, and payment terms.
• Drive year-on-year cost optimisation without compromising quality or supply reliability.
• Understand and actively work on key cost centres to improve gross margins.
• Work closely with the finance team to protect and improve margins.
• Maintain detailed cost sheets, rate cards, and supplier commercials.

3. Production Planning & Supply Coordination

• Work closely with planning and sales teams on:
• Demand forecasts
• Replenishment cycles
• New product launches
• Ensure timely availability of raw materials and finished goods aligned with production plans.
• Proactively flag risks related to:
• Capacity constraints
• Delays
• Shortages
• Vendor dependencies

4. Quality & Compliance

• Ensure all vendors meet Next2Skin’s quality standards.
• Coordinate sampling, pilot runs, and bulk production approvals.
• Actively work on reducing rejection rates and improving first-pass yield.
• Ensure basic compliance and ethical sourcing practices are followed by vendors.

5. Lead Time & Delivery Reliability

• Own supplier lead times end-to-end.
• Track PO timelines closely and ensure on-time delivery.
• Resolve delays proactively and prevent repeat issues through root-cause analysis.

6. Systems & Process Improvement

• Create, maintain, and improve:
• Vendor master
• PO trackers
• Lead time and performance dashboards
• Bring structure, predictability, and accountability to sourcing operations.
• Support ERP or system adoption where applicable.

Key Outcomes (What Success Looks Like)

• Measurable reduction in material and product costs
• Improved vendor reliability and on-time delivery
• Lower rejection, rework, and firefighting
• Predictable supply supporting sales growth
• Significant reduction in founder involvement in day-to-day sourcing issues

Candidate Profile

Experience

• 5–10 years of experience in sourcing / procurement
• Strong understanding of cost structures and cost reduction levers
• Experience in apparel / innerwear / hosiery / textile manufacturing preferred
• Exposure to import sourcing and import operations preferred
• Strong familiarity with Indian supplier ecosystems

Skills & Mindset

• Strong negotiator with solid commercial acumen
• Highly organised and detail-oriented
• Comfortable operating in fast-growing, evolving environments
• Hands-on executor — not just a coordinator
• Independent operator who can take end-to-end ownership without daily handholding
• Team player who collaborates well with planning, finance, and sales
• Data-driven and process-focused

What This Role Is NOT

• Not a pure purchase order processing role
• Not a vendor follow-up role
• Not a back-office position

This role requires ownership, accountability, and decision-making authority.

Why Join Next2Skin

• Opportunity to build and scale sourcing from a strong base
• High ownership, visibility, and impact
• Direct influence on margins and business scalability
• Close working relationship with the founder and leadership team

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: ₹45,000.00 - ₹50,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Health insurance

Experience:

• total work: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: In person