Assistant Manager / Deputy Manager - Material Planning & Sourcing - (Re - Advertisement)

* Spearhead the development of a centralized material intelligence system, encompassing a style-wise database of accessories, specifications, consumption, and sourcing origin to drive informed decision-making. * Architect a standardized material classification and mapping framework across all product categories, ensuring seamless integration and data consistency. * Drive the implementation of a structured framework for local vs. import sourcing decisions, analyzing material consumption patterns to unlock volume leverage opportunities and optimize sourcing strategies. * Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and usability, facilitating informed decision-making and aligning sourcing strategies with overall business objectives. * Develop and execute supplier allocation strategies to maximize consistency, reliability, and value creation, while ensuring strong adherence to the company's nominated supplier framework. * Foster strategic partnerships with nominated suppliers to understand capabilities, capacity, and development opportunities, and drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance visibility, efficiency, and sourcing discipline. * Lead coordination with factories' merchandising and procurement teams to ensure execution of the defined sourcing strategy, and proactively address deviations from approved strategies to minimize risks. * Analyze and resolve challenges related to material selection, sourcing feasibility, and supplier alignment, providing expert guidance and support to stakeholders. * Track and analyze key metrics related to material standardization, local sourcing adoption, and supplier compliance, providing regular insights and reports to management on sourcing trends, risks, and opportunities. * Drive a culture of continuous improvement, identifying areas for optimization and implementing initiatives to enhance sourcing efficiency, reduce costs, and improve overall business performance.