Associate Sourcing Manager,Capacity Assurance at Ralph Lauren in Bangalore

Job Description

Company Description:

Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL) is a global leader in the design, marketing and distribution of premium lifestyle products in five categories: apparel, accessories, home, fragrances, and hospitality. For more than 50 years, Ralph Lauren’s reputation and distinctive image have been consistently developed across an expanding number of products, brands and international markets. The Company’s brand names, which include Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Collection, Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Polo Ralph Lauren, Double RL, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren Children, Chaps, among others, constitute one of the world’s most widely recognized families of consumer brands. At Ralph Lauren, we unite and inspire the communities within our company as well as those in which we serve by amplifying voices and perspectives to create a culture of belonging, ensuring inclusion, and fairness for all. We foster a culture of inclusion through: Talent, Education & Communication, Employee Groups and Celebration.

Position Overview:
Execute regional strategic and secure short-term & long-term capacity through active sourcing and validation of vendors’ performance and capability

Essential Duties & Responsibilities
· Handle onboarding & supplier exiting activities; evaluate suppliers’ performance & drive continuous development of the vendor base
* Develop and manage a pipeline of potential new vendors and keep them ready for times of need
* Maintain Long Range Plan for India. For Super Season Plan – do bottleneck analysis & seasonal comparison analysis in value and volume.
* Closely review the capacity plan & production schedule with the merchandising team in optimise capacity and utilize available vendors
* Continue & Sustain SES for the region
* O9 Follow up and communication with vendors – Arrange trainings.
* Capacity alignment with Sourcing for placed to projection Qty.
* VMS Follow up and Data Enrichments T1, T2/T3.
* Work closely with the merchandising team to layout the short-term & long-term capacity growth plans for all brands & products, and to secure an effective sourcing flow
* Identify and mitigate risks and propose solutions/alternative; alert management on high-risk areas, which may impact on production and future business
* Develop plans and action items to secure required capacity by travelling across the region to evaluate existing the capability of vendors
* Be responsible for maintaining, standardizing and managing the process and vendor database
* Manage the key stakeholders across different teams and counterparts to drive changes and results
* Collaborate with multiple stakeholders by analyzing capacity and on-time delivery data monthly
* Stay close to market information, conduct research regularly and share with the teams on the market conditions

Experience, Skills & Knowledge:

* Must have experience of 8-10 years in apparel supply chain, sourcing and with capacity planning is a must; at least 10+ years relevant managerial experience
* Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills; able to build effective relationship and influence key partners with all levels
* Experience and proficient with Microsoft Office suite including Power Point, Excel (analysis & Pivot )and Visio, and/or other relevant analytical tools
* Strong presence with the ability to interact with Senior Leadership
* Good project management skills and ability to drive changes and improvements
* Analytical thinker and data literacy; meticulous and with strong follow up skills, able to work under tight timeline
* Excellent communication and presentation skills, assertive and organized
* Demonstrates a “can-do” approach in being proactive with work assignments
* Good command of written and spoken English
* Willing to travel
* Degree holder in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or related discipline