Greetings from Synergy Resource Solutions (www.synergyresource.co.in), a leading HR Consultancy firm & Career Guide for Professionals like you. We are hiring for one of our leading clients.

Client: A Leading D2C baby product brand was founded in 2014 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Company is having annual turnover of around 200 Crs & employee strength of 200 employees & they are providing international safety standard certified bay products by their e-commerce website & online market platforms like Amazon, Flipkart & other leading online & offline platforms.

Job Title: Head (Apparel)-Baby & Kids Wear

Working days and timings: 9.30 am to 6.30 pm (2nd & 4th Saturdays off)

Experience: Minimum 10 Years

Salary: ₹1.5 Lakhs – ₹2 Lakhs per month

Level: Senior Leadership

Reporting-Founder

Industry Preference: Baby & Kids Wear / Kids Fashion / Apparel / D2C Fashion / Retail

Qualification: Graduate/Postgraduate in Fashion Design, Textile Technology, Apparel Manufacturing, Fashion Management or related discipline

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Head (Apparel) to lead and scale the complete Baby & Kids Wear category for a leading baby products company.

The position will have end-to-end ownership of the apparel business, including category P&L;, design and collection strategy, fabric and garment development, sourcing, merchandising, costing, production coordination, inventory planning, forecasting and product launches.

The ideal candidate should combine strong technical expertise in fabrics and garment manufacturing with sound commercial and category-management capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

Category & P&L; Ownership

- Own the complete P&L; of the Apparel category, including revenue, gross margin, inventory and profitability.
- Prepare annual and seasonal business plans and category budgets.
- Monitor sales, margins, sell-through, stock cover, ageing, OOS and overstock.
- Drive category growth while maintaining healthy inventory turns and profitability.
- Identify bestselling and underperforming products and take timely decisions on repeats, discontinuation and liquidation.

Design & Collection Development

- Lead seasonal, fashion and core-essential collections for babies and kids.
- Guide designers on themes, silhouettes, colours, prints, fabrics, trims and overall collection direction.
- Translate global and domestic trends into commercially viable products suitable for the Indian market.




- Build the annual/seasonal collection calendar and ensure timely launches.
- Maintain the right assortment between newness, fashion products, essentials and repeat bestsellers.

Fabric & Garment Technical Expertise

- Strong technical understanding of knitted and woven fabrics, including composition, yarn, construction, GSM, finishes and performance.
- Knowledge of fabric parameters including shrinkage, spirality, pilling, colourfastness, dimensional stability and related quality requirements.
- Robust understanding of garment construction, patterns, measurements, fit, stitching, trims and finishing.
- Convert fabric concepts and design ideas into commercially manufacturable Baby & Kids garments.
- Ensure comfort, functionality, quality and appropriate safety standards for baby and kids wear.

Merchandising, Sourcing & Vendor Management

- Lead the complete product development cycle from concept → fabric → design → sampling → costing → PP approval → bulk production → launch.
- Develop and manage fabric mills, garment manufacturers and nominated trim/accessory vendors.
- Review BOM, consumption, garment costing and manufacturing feasibility.
- Negotiate commercially competitive costs without compromising product quality.
- Ensure vendors meet agreed quality, cost and delivery expectations.

Inventory Planning & Forecasting

- Own category-level demand forecasting and inventory planning.
- Determine initial order quantities and replenishment requirements based on sales trends and forecasts.
- Maintain optimum stock levels across the apparel portfolio.
- Ensure availability of high-selling products while controlling excess inventory.
- Regularly review stock cover, sell-through, ageing inventory, OOS, overstock and inventory turns.
- Drive repeat-order decisions based on actual sales performance and future demand.

Team Leadership

- Lead and mentor a team of Designers, Merchandisers and Product Development professionals.
- Define clear KRAs, timelines and ownership for the team.
- Conduct regular reviews covering design, sampling, costing, sourcing,



production and launches.
- Establish SOPs and structured processes for the apparel division.
- Build a high-performing team capable of supporting rapid category growth.

Cross-Functional Leadership

Work closely with Supply Chain, Quality, Procurement, Warehouse, Marketing, E-commerce, Sales and Finance to ensure smooth execution from product concept to final consumer.

Key Skills

- Minimum 10 years of relevant apparel experience
- Baby Wear / Kids Wear experience strongly preferred
- Fabric and textile technical expertise
- Knitted and woven fabric knowledge
- Garment construction and manufacturing
- Design and collection development
- Apparel merchandising
- Category management
- P&L; ownership
- Product costing and margin management
- Vendor development and negotiation
- Demand forecasting and inventory planning
- Strong analytical and commercial capabilities
- Team leadership
- Strong Excel, MIS and dashboard capabilities

Preferred Candidate The ideal candidate should currently be working in a senior apparel/category leadership role with a Baby Wear, Kids Wear, Fashion, D2C, Retail or established Apparel company.

The candidate should have demonstrated experience managing the complete apparel value chain—from fabric and design development to sourcing, manufacturing, merchandising, inventory and commercial performance.

The person should be equally comfortable discussing fabric construction, garment fit and product development with designers and factories, and sales, gross margin, inventory turns and category P&L; with senior management.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

- Category revenue and growth
- Gross margin and profitability
- Category P&L;
- New collection launch adherence
- New product success rate
- Sell-through %
- Inventory turns
- Stock cover
- OOS and overstock %
- Forecast accuracy
- Product development lead time
- Vendor OTIF
- Product quality performance
- Cost optimisation
- Team performance

Core Mandate: Build, lead and scale the Baby & Kids Apparel category as a profitable independent business vertical, with complete ownership from fabric, design and product development through sourcing, inventory, sales performance and P&L;

If your profile is matching with requirement & if you are interested for this job, please share your updated resume with details of your present salary, expectations & notice period

📌 Apparel Head-Baby Clothing (Ahmedabad)
🏢 R For Rabbit Baby Products
📍 Ahmedabad