Manish Tripathi

**Responsibilities:**

Product Categories: Riding Gear, Man & Women Lifestyles Apparels, Helmet and Accessories.

Sub Categories: Shirt, T-shirt, Trouser, Jackets and Trims(Metal and Plastics accessories)

* Developing new suppliers according to our sourcing requirements.

* Monitoring and reviewing vendor compliance for trims and fabrics.

* Sourcing all types of fabrics (woven, knitted, sportswear, and performance fabrics) as per fashion design management guidelines.

* Meeting all trim requirements (quality and MOQ) for various materials, including plastic, metal, silicon, TPU, paper, and woven trims.

* Calculating fabric costing and negotiating prices with vendors.

* Tracking all orders and developments, and managing all communications from the initial stage until order execution.

* Conducting customer or supplier visits as planned and resolving quality issues at the vendor's end.

* Reviewing quality checks and following up on system implementation within the department.

* Updating all Excel files with data entry in the master sheet of orders received from the fashion design or garment merchant teams.

* Submitting samples to the lab for fashion design and QA purposes.

* Handling dispatch as per instructions (lot-wise and group-wise).

* Sourcing new vendors, attending fairs, and client visits.

* Resolving production and merchandising-related issues.

* Holding various production-related and general meetings with the team and management for planning future activities and developments.

* Ensuring timely payments and clearing all challans, bills, invoices, debit notes, and credit notes.

* Following up with the warehouse for quality assurance of received goods.

* Ensuring the smooth supply of products against order booking.

* Coordinating with fashion design departments for new developments or new designs.

* Creating Purchase Orders (PO), Purchase Requisitions (PR), and Goods Received Notes (GRN) for payment purposes.

**Responsibilities:**

Product Categories: Women's Wear and Kid's Wear

• Enhanced brand identity through diligent fabric sourcing, resulting in cohesive collection aesthetics.
• Contributed to planning seasonal collections by assisting designers with fabric sourcing and trend forecasting.
• Assisted with fabric sourcing by researching suppliers and requesting swatches based on designer specifications.
• Ensuring all requirements are met, both in terms of quality and Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ).
• Calculating fabric costing and negotiating prices with vendors.
• Managing all orders and development, and handling all communication from the initial stage through to the execution of the orders.
• Updating all Excel files with data entry in the master sheet of orders received from the Fashion Design or Garment Merchant teams.
• Submitting samples to the lab for Fashion Design and Quality Assurance (QA).
• Holding various production-related and general meetings with the team and management for planning future activities and developments
• Ensuring timely payments and clearing all challans, bills, invoices, debit notes, credit notes, etc.

**Responsibility:**

Product Categories: Garments Accessories & Packaging

Sub. Categories: Labels, Patch, Badge, Tapes, Tags & Box's.

* Providing daily reports to the senior manager on regular activities.

* Following up with suppliers on new samples and ongoing production until dispatch.

* Conducting price negotiations and discussing payment terms.

* Coordinating with both the Marketing team and suppliers regarding order statuses.

* Assisting in product development and sampling processes.

* Managing multiple brands and buyers simultaneously, providing regular updates on production and sample statuses.

* Handling all order-related documentation, such as Proforma Invoices (PIs) and artworks.

* Managing all challans, bills, invoices, debit notes, and credit notes.