Head - Buying/Merchandising - Apparel - B2B Quick Commerce

Job Description :

We are hiring a Head of Buying/Merchandising - Apparel to lead sourcing and onboarding of factories and SKUs across key apparel clusters in India. This role is focused on building the wholesale apparel engine for a B2B Quick Commerce, where speed, price competitiveness, and SKU relevance drive sell-through - not traditional retail-style seasonal planning.

Key Responsibilities :

- Factory & Cluster Leadership Build and manage deep factory partnerships across Ludhiana, Tirupur, Ahmedabad, Surat, Mumbai, Delhi.

- SKU Strategy & Curation Own SKU onboarding aligned to label price range demand cues; ensure sharp transfer prices and 10-day sell-through.

- Team Building Hire and lead a team across sourcing, merchandising, and quality - with strong on ground execution DNA.

- Wholesale Economics Drive transfer price discovery, cost negotiations, and ensure margins are wholesale competitive and scalable.

- Process & Quality Control Institutionalize product approvals, QC processes, and production reviews to ensure zero tolerance for quality misses.

- Integrate closely with city-level demand sensing and trader feedback loops to constantly refine label playbook.

Must-Have Skills :

- Sourcing DNA - Proven experience onboarding and scaling factories for apparel.

- Wholesale Acumen - Understanding of transfer prices, label strategy, margins, and wholesale competitiveness.

- Merchandising Mindset - Balance of commercial sense, trend relevance, and sell-through velocity.

- Team Leadership - Ability to build and manage sourcing/merchandising/QC teams across multiple clusters.

- Negotiation Expertise - Strong costing background across knits, wovens, denims, shirts, trousers, jackets.

- Execution Rigour - Thrive in fast-paced, unstructured environments where speed accuracy matters.

Ideal Background :

- Buying/Sourcing leadership roles in Vishal, V2, Citykart, V-Mart, Reliance Trends, Future Group, or large wholesalers.

- Track record of scaling men's western wear categories (shirts, t-shirts, denims, trousers, jackets).

- Strong factory relationships and networks in Tier-1 and Tier-2 apparel clusters.