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Business Development Manager, Job Work and Brand Partnerships
Bring stitching and embroidery job work to the Centre from brands, designers and institutions.
Location
Bhopal or remote, anywhere in India
Type
Full time
Experience
2-6 years in garment merchandising, apparel sourcing or fashion brand sales
To bring regular stitching and embroidery job work to the Centre from fashion brands, designers, boutiques, export houses and institutions, and to build its name as a reliable small-batch manufacturing partner. Visits to the Centre at Mendki 2-4 times a month; travel to client cities as needed. Reports to the Management; works with the Designer and Production Head.
Key responsibilities
- Find and approach new clients: online fashion labels, boutique and bridal designers, export houses, uniform and institutional buyers, corporate gifting companies
- Send the capability profile and sample swatches of the Centre; follow up until order
- Take client briefs, coordinate costing and sampling with the Designer, and send quotations
- Manage each order from confirmation to delivery: timelines, approvals, dispatch updates and payment follow-up
- Maintain a client and lead tracker; report weekly on enquiries, samples, orders and payments
- Keep the listings of the Centre active (IndiaMART, Google Business Profile, LinkedIn, Instagram enquiries)
- Represent the Centre at exhibitions, buyer-seller meets and sourcing fairs
- Register the Centre on government and institutional supplier portals for stitching and uniform orders
- Later: handle wholesale and B2B sales of the own label of the Centre
Who should apply
- Graduate; diploma or degree in fashion, textiles, apparel merchandising or marketing preferred (NIFT, NIFD, Pearl, ATDC or similar)
- Understands garment costing, fabric, trims, sampling and production timelines
- Existing contacts with brands, designers, buying houses or export houses are a strong advantage
- Good spoken and written Hindi and English; confident on phone, email, WhatsApp and Instagram
- Comfortable with Excel or Google Sheets; self-driven without daily supervision
How performance will be measured
- New clients added per month and value of orders booked
- Monthly billing of the Centre
- Sample-to-order conversion and repeat orders
- Payment collection within agreed terms
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