Sourcing & Procurement Manager

Sourcing Manager New Product Development | Premium Kids D2C Brand

Location: Bengaluru (Near HSR Layout)

About Us:

We are one of India's fastest growing premium kids essentials brands, trusted by 2 Lakh+ families across India. We build bold, design led products that kids love and parents trust, engineered around child first safety and design. Headquartered in Bengaluru, we are scaling fast and building the team and systems to grow without ever compromising on what goes into a child's hands.

The Role:

This is the person who turns a new product idea into real, sourced supply. You will own sourcing for everything we launch next, from spotting the right product and the right factory, to sampling, costing, and getting it production ready. You will live in the global supply base, source through platforms like Alibaba, visit trade fairs, and run the entire cross functional effort that takes a product from concept to shelf. This is a hands on, execution heavy role for someone who is equal parts product hunter, negotiator, and coordinator.

What You Will Do:

Sourcing and Market Research:

• Source new products through online platforms, OEM and ODM factories, and suppliers in India and overseas.
• Run market and trend research to identify the right products, categories, and whitespace opportunities.
• Attend trade fairs and expos such as Canton Fair and kids and lifestyle expos to find new products and vendors.

Vendor Development and Negotiation:

• Identify, evaluate, onboard, and develop vendors including factory audits and regular vendor visits.
• Lead commercial negotiations across pricing, MOQs, payment terms, lead times, and contracts.
• Build a resilient dual source supplier base to protect cost, quality, and continuity.

Product Development to Launch:

• Drive the full development cycle from brief to concept to sampling to costing to launch, on time and on budget.
• Manage sampling, approvals, and production readiness before mass production.
• Make trade off calls between cost, quality, and price while protecting margin targets.

Cross Functional Coordination:

• Coordinate across design, quality, supply chain, marketing, and operations to land launches well.
• Support catalogue readiness including packaging, artwork, and branding follow ups.
• Track post launch performance and feed learnings into the next product cycle.

What We Are Looking For:

• 4 to 8 years in sourcing, NPD, procurement, or category and supply chain roles in consumer products, D2C, retail, houseware, kids, or lifestyle categories.
• Hands on global sourcing experience including online platforms like Alibaba and importing or private labelling products.
• Proven track record of taking products from concept to launch, not just managing an existing line.
• Strong negotiation, costing, and vendor development skills.
• Comfortable running cross functional projects across design, quality, and supply chain.
• Willing to travel to suppliers, factories, and trade fairs domestically and internationally.
• Structured, self driven, and able to turn ambiguity into an executable plan with a genuine eye for product.

Why This Role Matters:

Great new products at the right cost are how we grow. This role decides what we source next and who makes it, turning ideas into launched products that families love at a cost and quality that lets us scale profitably.