Manager - Fabrics Sourcing at Fashion C Overseas Pvt. Ltd. (2025-01 – Present)
- Managing end-to-end fabric sourcing & development for woven and knit categories.
- Strong vendor base across mills and suppliers for cost-effective and quality sourcing.
- Handling fabric development from concept to bulk production working with reputed brands like Zudio (Kidswear & Zenjis), TSS, Puntroma, and Bond Eye.
- Expertise in fabric costing, negotiation, and price benchmarking
- Coordinating with design, merchandising, and production teams for timely execution
- Ensuring quality standards, GSM, construction, and color consistency as per buyer requirement
- Managing sampling, lab dips, strike-offs, and approvals
- Working on fast fashion timelines with strict T&A adherence.
- Handling bulk production follow-ups to meet delivery deadlines.
- Experience in print techniques, yarn-dyed, jacquard, and value-added fabrics
- Monitoring fabric consumption, wastage control, and cost optimization
- Strong understanding of global trends and fabric innovations
Manager - Fabrics Sourcing & Sales at Locofast Online Services Pvt. Ltd. (2025-01 – 2026-01)
- Identifying, evaluating, and selecting 100+ fabric suppliers, in all category like -Viscose, Cotton Poly and denim. also negotiating contracts, and ensuring timely materials delivery.
- Worked with 20+ Export house and brand across in pan India.
- Successfully managed PAN India factory by closely monitoring daily production, starting from planning to execution.
- Worked with domestic brand like- Z-code, Bewakoof, Fabindia, Global Desi, Zudio, Sada etc.
- Developing and implementing sales strategies, setting targets, and monitoring performance. maintaining 8-10% Star margin profit with consistency.
- Preparing sales reports, communicating with internal teams, and keeping management informed of progress.
- Working with other departments like marketing, production, and logistics.
Manager - (Fabrics Sourcing) at MOGLIX - Mogli Labs (India) Pvt. Ltd. (2022-08 – 2025-01)
- Develop and implement fabric sourcing strategies to meet the company's quality, cost, and delivery objectives.
- Worked with Export brand like Fresh-print, Stylii, Hummel, Cloud 9 etc
- Successfully managed PAN India factory by closely monitoring daily production, starting from planning to execution.
- Worked with domestic brand like- V-mart, Vishal Mega-Mart, The Indian Garage Co. Brand Studio, and Chumbak Etc.
- Design Review & Initial costing:- Actively participates in critical design aspects as relevant to the brands (for e.g. color decisions or choice of fabric based on cost –fabric grid) Once the design team is ready with the collection for a season, does the initial review and docket costing factoring in the quality requirements and the brand DNA.
- Identify and evaluate potential fabric suppliers and Onboarded more than 50 suppliers from across India. based on their capabilities, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.
- Sampling Coordination & Cost / MRP finalization:- Hands over to sourcing for sampling with the details of fabrics & trims as well as cost guidelines; coordinates for yardage and trim development; updates sample development details in SAP.
- Once sample is approved by design, reviews sampling cost given by sourcing / vendors and finalizes MRP to achieve required multiple; ensures that the fabric & trim inventory levels are managed optimally.
Assistant Manager Fabrics Specialists at KT Group (SVF) (2019-09 – 2022-08)
- Development of fabric suppliers for different types of fabrics (domestic and international level)
- Responsible for the business development and growth of all buyers within the Business Unit.
- Lead the product development process and marketing pitch for potential leads, while also actively seeking new buyers.
- Product (fabric and/or yarn) development as per buyer requirement
- Actively work with factories for quality improvement, timely dispatch and maximum fulfillment.
- Oversee market research to identify emerging trends, Buyer needs, and competitor strategies
- Monitor all documentation works like PO raising, making suppliers' Payments, follow-up with the transporter and getting material in house
- Managing Fabrics sourcing & sales team, generating revenue of 1cr with 12-15% profit margins.
- Negotiating price, quantity, and delivery schedules with Buyer's.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with partners, agencies, and vendors to support marketing initiatives
- Actively work with factories for quality improvement, timely dispatch and maximum fulfillment
- Monitor all documentation works like PO raising, Payments follow up with the Customer coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, procedures, and productivity standards.
- Planning and implementing new sales plans, Establishing new business.
Assistant Manager (Sourcing, Buying & Sales) at Versatile Group (2018-12 – 2019-08)
- Negotiating price, quantity, and delivery schedules with Buyer's.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with partners, agencies, and vendors to support marketing initiatives
- Actively work with factories for quality improvement, timely dispatch and maximum fulfillment
- Monitor all documentation works like PO raising, Payments follow up with the Customer coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, procedures, and productivity standards.
- Planning and implementing new sales plans, Establishing new business.
- Onboarded more than 20 Export house in pan India and Coordinated with various factory departments to ensure the smooth production process flow.
- Led Fabric Trading, selling directly from Mills to factories, managing Sales and generating a revenue of 1.5 CR with a margin of 5-10%
- Managed the implemented processes for closing suppliers' tickets within a TAT of 48 hour's and also maintained all operational process.
- TNA / delivery closure with buyer's (IDFC, Yuvaka Lifestyle, V-mart, and BSPL) and capacity closure with the production team.
- Seek out new buyers and business opportunities, presenting the company profile, products, and strengths to initiate partnerships.
