HEAD OF PRODUCT, MERCHANDISING & QUALITY

Company: C&C; Collective Private Limited (Cotton & Clay)
Location: Chandigarh, India
Employment: Full time | In office
Reporting to: Managing Director & CEO
Industry: Fashion, Apparel & Lifestyle Retail

ABOUT COTTON & CLAY

Cotton & Clay is building a digital-first fashion and lifestyle brand, combining premium-quality apparel, international sourcing, Indian manufacturing partnerships and technology-enabled operations.

With our initial commercial launch planned for January 2027, we're assembling an experienced leadership team capable of building a competitive and scalable fashion business.

THE PROSPECT

We're looking for an experienced Head of Product, Merchandising & Quality to lead our apparel product strategy, collection development, merchandising and quality standards.

You'll take ownership of our product portfolio, working closely with suppliers in China, India and Canada, as well as our procurement, marketing, technology and finance teams.

Your responsibility is straightforward:



develop commercially successful collections that customers genuinely want to wear, maintain exceptional product quality and protect our margins.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
PRODUCT STRATEGY & DEVELOPMENT
Develop our apparel product strategy and seasonal collections.
Define product categories, assortment architecture, size ranges and colour variations.
Conduct competitor analysis, customer research and fashion trend assessments.
Establish product specifications covering fabrics, construction, fit, finishing and durability.
Manage product development, sampling, approvals and production readiness.
Balance product innovation with commercial viability.
MERCHANDISING & COMMERCIAL PERFORMANCE
Develop seasonal buying plans and product assortment strategies.
Establish product selection criteria, target costs and margin requirements.
Analyse retail pricing, competitive positioning and product differentiation.
Monitor product pe

📌 Head Of Product, Merchandising Chandigarh
🏢 c&c collective private
📍 Chandigarh