Senior Manager/Manager - Procurement & Supply Chain - Textile/Home Furnishings

Title: Senior Manager / Manager - Procurement / Supply Chain (Textile / Home Furnishings / Carpets / Rugs) Location: Jaipur Role Profile: Planning: - Prepare order-wise delivery commitments, raw material requirements, and available manufacturing capacity. - Coordinate with Dyeing, Weaving, Finishing, and Quality Assurance teams to ensure realistic schedules and uninterrupted material flow. - Monitor Work-in-Progress (WIP) across production stages; identify bottlenecks and initiate corrective actions to protect shipment timelines. - Track and improve: 1. Lead time adherence 2. Plan adherence (%) 3. Schedule deviations - Prepare and circulate planning MIS reports highlighting lead indicators for operational risks and delivery performance. Procurement & Vendor Management: - Plan and execute procurement of wool, wool blends, yarns, dyes, chemicals, packing materials, and items. - Develop and manage approved supplier base ensuring quality, consistency, compliance, and cost competitiveness. - Track on-time material availability (%), inventory turnover ratio, and raw material cost variance; negotiate prices, payment terms, MOQs, and delivery schedules. - Align procurement plans with production schedules to prevent: 1. Loom stoppages 2. Excess inventory 3. Urgent purchasing premiums Educational Qualification / Work Experience & Skills: - Graduate / Post-Graduate in Textiles, Supply Chain, Operations, or related field with 8-16 years of experience with basic reasoning, logical & numerical analysis skills as well as be fluent in Hindi & English in speaking, writing and reading. - Working knowledge of wool & premium wool blend raw materials, weaving processes, yarn consumption, dyeing, washing & finishing. - Experience in Material Requirement Planning (MRP) and inventory management. - Vendor negotiation and sourcing skills. - Data-driven decision making ability and ERP exposure. - Good and assertive at coordination, problem-solving, and execution skills.