Job Description: Sourcing Manager

Brand: Next2Skin
Location: Chandigarh
Reporting to :Sourcing Manger

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 quick-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: ₹22,000.00 - ₹27,000.00 per month

Benefits:

- Health insurance

Experience:

- total work: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

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