Sourcing Executive

Job Description

Industry

Womens Ethnic Wear

Experience

23 Years

What we are looking:

We are looking for a proactive Sourcing Executive to manage vendors for a women’s ethnic wear brand. The role involves field-based vendor engagement, purchase order execution, and ensuring finished goods are inwarded on time to support production and dispatch schedules.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct regular field visits to vendor units to assess capacity, quality, and production readiness.
• Place and follow up on purchase orders to ensure timely inwarding of finished goods as per committed timelines.
• Take end-to-end ownership of resolving vendor issues, including quality escalations, delays, and payment queries.
• Negotiate rates, terms, and delivery schedules with vendors.
• Coordinate with production, quality, and warehouse teams to align sourcing with order priorities.
• Maintain vendor records, sourcing trackers, and inwarding reports.
• Continuously map new vendors and sourcing options to strengthen the supply base.

Non-Negotiables

• Open to frequent field visits.
• High ownership in resolving vendor issues.
• Ability to ensure timely inwarding of finished goods as per committed timelines.

Required Skills

• Strong vendor sourcing and relationship management skills.
• Good negotiation and follow-up abilities.
• Working knowledge of ethnic wear fabrics, trims, and vendor ecosystems.
• Proficiency in Excel and sourcing/purchase trackers.
• Willingness to travel extensively for vendor visits.

Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree/diploma in any field; background in textiles, fashion, or supply chain preferred.