Senior Sourcing Lead

Company Overview

Reliance Retail is a major Indian retail company with a rapidly expanding and highly profitable business model. It runs a wide omni-channel network that combines physical stores with digital platforms, serving over 193 million customers and operating more than 15,000 stores nationwide. Based in Mumbai, the company is known for focusing on high-quality products, strong value, and a better shopping experience.

Role Snapshot

This opening is for a Senior Sourcing Lead role based in Delhi and offered as a full-time position. The job centers on strategic sourcing and vendor management, with a particular emphasis on fabric sourcing. The ideal candidate will bring strong negotiation ability, market research capability, and clear communication skills to support sourcing strategy and improve the product range.

Responsibilities

• Build and execute a sourcing approach that strengthens the company’s supply chain advantage.
• Oversee vendor partnerships while ensuring they meet expectations for quality, cost, and delivery.
• Handle supplier negotiations to achieve better commercial terms and improve cost effectiveness.
• Study market conditions and industry movements to uncover sourcing opportunities.
• Work with internal teams to make sure sourcing plans support wider business goals and operational needs.
• Track vendor performance and take corrective steps whenever service levels fall short.
• Follow procurement rules and internal processes to reduce risk and maintain compliance.
• Look for new and improved sourcing methods that can respond to changing market and customer demands.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience in strategic sourcing and vendor management, with a history of improving supply chain performance.
• Strong fabric sourcing background is required, including the ability to source high-quality materials.
• Excellent negotiation skills with the ability to use market knowledge to secure economical procurement deals.
• Good analytical ability and experience in market research to identify sourcing prospects and direction.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for dealing with stakeholders across the supply chain.
• Awareness of current retail trends and market shifts that may affect sourcing decisions.
• Ability to build productive, long-term vendor partnerships.
• Comfort using sourcing and procurement software tools for operations and data handling.

Additional Information

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Terms and Conditions

This is a full-time onsite role in Bawana, Delhi, India. No application deadline, start date, duration, or number of openings was mentioned.