RM & Trims Manager

To manage the end-to-end procurement, planning, inventory control, and supplier management of fabrics, accessories, trims, and packing materials required for garment production. The role ensures uninterrupted production through timely material availability while achieving quality, cost, and inventory objectives.

Key Responsibilities

1. Material Planning & Procurement

- Develop RM & trims procurement plans based on production schedules and customer orders.
- Ensure timely sourcing and ordering of fabrics, labels, buttons, zippers, threads, elastics, interlinings, packaging materials, and other trims.
- Coordinate closely with Merchandising, PPC, Production, and Sourcing teams.
- Monitor material requirement planning (MRP) and forecast future requirements.

2. Vendor Management

- Identify, evaluate, and onboard fabric and trims suppliers.
- Negotiate pricing, payment terms, lead times, and supply agreements.
- Build strategic partnerships with key vendors to ensure consistent supply.
- Track supplier performance on quality, delivery, responsiveness, and cost competitiveness.

3. Inventory Management

- Maintain optimum inventory levels to avoid stock-outs and excess inventory.
- Monitor RM and trims stock, slow-moving inventory, and obsolete inventory.
- Establish inventory norms and reorder mechanisms.
- Conduct periodic inventory audits and reconciliation.

4. Production Coordination

- Ensure material readiness as per production plans.
- Coordinate with warehouses and production teams on material issuance.
- Support production planning teams in resolving material shortages or delays.
- Manage urgent procurement requirements for customer commitments.

5. Quality Assurance

- Ensure all incoming fabrics and trims meet approved quality standards.
- Coordinate fabric and trims inspections with QA teams.
- Resolve supplier-related quality issues and implement corrective actions.




- Monitor testing requirements and compliance standards.

6. Cost Optimization

- Drive material cost reduction initiatives.
- Identify alternative materials and suppliers without compromising quality.
- Track market trends in fabrics, trims, and raw materials.
- Support annual budgeting and cost-saving projects.

7. Systems & Process Management

- Maintain accurate data in ERP systems.
- Generate and analyze material availability reports, inventory reports, and procurement dashboards.
- Implement best practices in supply chain and materials management.
- Establish SOPs and process controls for material procurement and inventory.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

- Material availability rate (%)
- On-time procurement fulfilment
- Production stoppages due to material shortages
- Inventory turns
- Inventory carrying cost
- Slow-moving and obsolete inventory levels
- Supplier OTIF (On-Time In-Full) performance
- Fabric utilization efficiency
- Procurement savings achieved
- Quality rejection percentage for RM & trims

Qualifications

- Graduate in Textile Engineering, Apparel Production, Supply Chain, Operations, or related discipline.
- MBA/PGDM in Supply Chain Management preferred.

Experience

- 8-15 years of experience in garment manufacturing, textile, apparel, or fashion industry.
- Minimum 5 years handling fabric sourcing, trims procurement, or materials management.
- Experience working with domestic and international suppliers preferred.

Technical Competencies

- Fabric and trims sourcing knowledge
- Material Requirement Planning (MRP)
- Inventory management
- Supplier negotiation
- Costing and procurement analytics
- ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Infor, Microsoft Dynamics, etc.)
- Production planning coordination
- Excel and data analysis

Job Snapshot

Updated Date

26-08-2026

Job ID

20261925

Department

Essentials

Location

Essential - Varanasi, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Experience

8 - 15 Years

Employee Type

Full Time

Salary Range

INR 1000000 - 1500000 (Annual)

📌 Manager - RM & Trims (India)
🏢 Arvind Envisol
📍 India