Role overview

Keeps fabric, trims and packaging in stock before production needs them, at the best landed cost and credit terms. Ekanta Global is a Chennai D2C brand making handcrafted kurtis, sarees, half sarees, matching sets and kidswear.
Location: Chennai, full-time, in office, with vendor visits
Reports to: Founder & CEO
Works with: Operations (requirements), design (samples), merchandising, accounts (payments)

Key responsibilities
Planning
Weekly purchase plan for fabric, linings, trims, labels and packaging, from production plan + BOM
Bulk buys 4–6 weeks before festive and collection launches
Reorder levels for quick-moving fabrics
Sourcing and vendors
2+ vendors per key material: cotton, silk, handloom, prints, trims, packaging
Recent fabrics and swatches for design each season
Monthly vendor rating: price, quality, delivery, credit
Negotiation and cost
Negotiate price, MOQ and credit period
Track and cut landed cost/metre (price + freight + wastage) at same quality
POs above agreed limit need CEO approval




Receiving and quality
Check every inward vs PO: qty, shade, GSM, width, defects
Return or claim short/defective supply within 48 hrs
Inventory
Keep the fabric inventory sheet updated on every inward and issue (store room vs supply room)
Monthly physical count, reconciled with sheet
Flag slow-moving and dead stock for reuse or clearance
Payments and reporting
Weekly payables schedule to accounts, per credit terms
Weekly CEO report: purchases, open POs, pending deliveries, savings, stock-outs

Must have
3+ yrs purchasing (garment brand, manufacturer or export house)
Fabric know-how: shade matching, shrinkage, defects added advantage.
Vendor contacts in Chennai, Tiruppur, Erode, Surat or similar added advantage
Google Sheets for POs, stock, payables
Fluent Tamil, working English

Pay: ₹20,000.00 - ₹25,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person

📌 Store & Purchase Manager Chennai
🏢 Ekanta
📍 Chennai