Head - Sourcing & India Supply Base, Exports F&L;

Location: Mumbai, India

About the Role

Reliance Retail's Fashion & Lifestyle Exports organisation is built on a strong, reliable India manufacturing base. As Head - Sourcing & India Supply Base, you will own the creation and management of this vendor ecosystem, reporting to the Head - Fashion & Lifestyle Exports.

You will be responsible for vendor qualification, capacity allocation and compliance onboarding across garment, textile and allied manufacturers (footwear, beauty, home décor), and for structuring JV and co-manufacturing partnerships wherever dedicated export capacity is required. You will align the vendor capacity pipeline with buyer order book commitments coming from Sales & Key Accounts and Category Management, and drive productivity, technology adoption and quality upgradation across the supply base.

As the F&L; business grows through acquisitions, you will also manage supply-side readiness for integrating acquired exporters, including vendor base alignment and capacity rationalisation. You will maintain vendor scorecards and capacity dashboards, and partner closely with Quality, Regulatory & Compliance on factory qualification and quality systems. This is a builder's role at the heart of India's export manufacturing capability.

Key Responsibilities

- Build and manage the vendor ecosystem as a structured export supply base across garment, textile and allied manufacturers
- Own vendor qualification,



capacity allocation and compliance onboarding
- Structure and negotiate JV and co-manufacturing partnerships for categories requiring dedicated export capacity
- Align the vendor capacity pipeline with buyer order book commitments from Sales & Key Accounts and Category Management
- Drive productivity, technology adoption and quality upgradation across the vendor base
- Own factory qualification and quality systems in partnership with Quality, Regulatory & Compliance
- Manage supply-side readiness for acquired exporter integration, including vendor alignment and capacity rationalisation
- Monitor vendor delivery, quality and compliance performance; manage supplier corrective actions
- Maintain vendor scorecards and capacity utilisation dashboards

Job Specification / Candidate Requirements
- 12-18 years of experience in sourcing, vendor development, manufacturing or supply chain within the textiles, apparel or export industry
- Postgraduate/MBA or degree in textile technology, engineering or supply chain management
- Strong experience in vendor qualification, factory compliance and JV / co-manufacturing structuring
- Experience managing large, multi-category supplier networks in a fast-scaling or acquisition-led workplace is preferred

Required Skills
- Vendor Development & Sourcing
- Supply Base Management
- JV / Co-Manufacturing Structuring
- Factory Compliance & Quality Systems
- Capacity Planning

📌 Head - Sourcing & India Supply Base, Exports F&L (Mumbai)
🏢 Reliance Retail
📍 Mumbai