Head of Sourcing

Talasha has been mandated to hire a Sourcing Head for an award-winning leather accessories manufacturing entity based out if Chennai. Spread across 5 factories & 2200+ people, they contract-manufacture for leading brands across United States, Europe and Australia such as Levi’s, Columbia Sportswear, VF, Sedex, PVH and others

Responsibilities-

• Develop and execute strategic sourcing & purchase strategies for the complete range of raw materials
• Conduct regular supplier evaluations, including evaluation of manufacturing capabilities, quality systems and practices.
• Responsible for managing Inventory of Raw Materials including the management of all 6 warehouses and issues to Production
• Lead global sourcing initiatives. Identify and qualify new vendors from across geographies to diversify risk and optimize landed cost.
• Leverage the ERP & implement digital procurement tools and spend analytics to monitor price trends, demand forecasts, and vendor performance.
• Design and monitor KPIs such as supplier OTIF (On-Time In-Full), COGS reduction, and working capital optimization.
• Develop an efficient inventory forecasting process to have optimal inventory levels at all times & mitigate wastages
• Develop stringent SOPs on quality control of raw materials & create processes to mitigate quality issues & wastage
• Manage contract negotiations covering pricing formulas, credit terms, and supply security clauses.
• Handle inward logistics & warehouse operations to optimize multi-modal transportation
• Lead a multi-layer sourcing team, ensuring continuous capability building in procurement practices.

Good to Have

CTC - Upto Rs.30LPA (Basis last drawn)

Location - Chromepet, Chennai