Manager - Sourcing & New Product Development

Frido is a company focused on innovation and improving everyday activities. Our range of award-winning products, including wheelchairs, shoe inserts, and seat cushions, have gained recognition in the Indian market. Our mission is to enhance people's lives by providing innovative solutions that promote comfort and freedom. Role: Sourcing Manager Category: Footwear, Textile, Consumer health products, Orthotics, Medical devices Location: Pune Experience: minimum 4 years in product sourcing Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the sourcing of products from Indian and Other factories
• Negotiating best prices and favorable payment terms to the company
• Driving end to end process from sampling, production follow-up, shipments
• Working with cross-functional teams like Design team on developing artworks for packaging boxes, Engineering team for quality checks of product, training customer, support on new launches etc.
• Driving top line and bottom line for their respective category
• Implementation of plans for category in areas of price, promotion & assortment.
• Dealing with various vendors-merchandising activities like calculating trims / raw material, costing of product.
• Monitoring product lifecycle of every product in the category and take early calls for opportunity maximization
• Accurately forecasting trends, planning stock and monitoring performance.

• 4+ years' experience in sourcing.
• Prior experience in Planning and Category Management, B2B sales / marketing role with team management capability preferred
• Self-starter, problem solver to identify process gaps and trouble shoot them
• Ability to execute in rapid growth and fast paced environment -ability to work with ambiguity in a start-up environment