Minimum Entry Qualifications

- Degree or diploma in Fashion Merchandising, Technology or Business.
- Transparent written and spoken English for vendor and team coordination.

Minimum Experience

- 4–5 years in fashion merchandising for luxury or designer womenswear.
- Hands-on sourcing, sampling, BOM costing and production follow-through.

Key Performance Indicators

Role Accountabilities:

Design & Collection Planning

- Work with the Designer on collection briefs and material needs.
- Build style, colour and size plans within approved budgets.
- Plan modular components and complete garment combinations.
- Map sampling, sourcing and production milestones.
- Submit commercial trade-offs to the Creative Director.

Sourcing & Vendor Development

- Source luxury fabrics, trims, fasteners and specialist artisans.
- Compare quality, minimum orders, lead times and supplier capacity.
- Present material alternatives for the Designer’s approval.

Costing & Commercial Control

- Maintain bills of materials, consumption and style cost sheets.
- Negotiate costs and flag variances against approved margins.

Sampling & Approval Coordination

- Track prototypes, fit comments and sample approval deadlines.
- Record the Designer’s decisions and update vendor instructions.
- Confirm approved samples and specifications before bulk release.

Production & Quality Follow-through

- Track material arrivals, vendor output and delivery commitments.
- Check workmanship and modular parts against approved samples.
- Escalate delays or defects and coordinate corrective action.

Inventory & Launch Readiness

- Reconcile materials, finished stock, wastage and pending orders.
- Maintain SKU data, product details and launch readiness trackers.
- Use stock and sales feedback to recommend future quantities

Key Performance Indicators

- On-time Material Availability
- Sample Approval Turnaround
- BOM & Costing Accuracy
- Cost Variance vs Budget




- Margin vs Approved Plan
- On-time Production Delivery
- First-pass Quality Acceptance
- Rework & Rejection Rate
- Stock Record Accuracy
- Launch Readiness on Time

Skills

- Excel / Google Sheets
- Costing & Budget Tracking
- Sourcing & Negotiation
- Vendor & Artisan Coordination
- Time & Action Planning
- BOM & Specification Management
- Sample & Quality Evaluation
- Inventory Reconciliation
- Commercial Problem-Solving
- Reporting & Team Communication

Essential Knowledge:
Sound numerical reasoning, material judgement and an understanding of how design choices affect cost, lead time and quality. Able to read specifications, assess trade-offs and translate the Designer’s requirements into executable sourcing and production plans.

- Fashion Merchandising Fundamentals (Craft quality, workmanship costs and artisan lead times.)
- Luxury Womenswear & Occasionwear
- Fabric Behaviour & Consumption
- Garment Construction & Fit
- Modular Parts & Fasteners
- Bills of Materials & Costing
- Sampling & Approval Stages
- Production Planning & Lead Times
- Quality & Finishing Standards
- Inventory & SKU Management
- Luxury Markets & Pricing
- Indian Craft & Artisan Processes

Personality

Organised, observant and dependable, with commercial judgement and respect for craft. Communicates clearly, follows through persistently and remains calm under pressure. Collaborates constructively with Designer & acts with integrity in vendor dealings.

Mindset & Aptitude:

Commercially alert, numerate and sensitive to design intent.

Connect creative ambition with material availability, supplier capacity, quality and cost. Anticipate dependencies, question assumptions and solve development problems while protecting the Designer’s vision. Own follow-ups and escalate decisions early.

Can continuously ask: "How can this design reach the customer on time, at the right cost and quality?"

Pay: ₹320,000.00 - ₹480,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

📌 Fashion Merchandiser (Gurugram)
🏢 Darak Private
📍 Gurugram