Head - Supply Chain - Textile Firm - IIM/MDI/ISB/FMS

About the company:

Locofast Online Services Private Limited operates under the brand name - Locofast- & today is one of the fastest-growing B2B companies in the textiles B2B space. The company connects textile manufacturers (mills, manufacturers) to customers (brands, buying houses) both in India & internationally.

It integrates technology into the core transaction flow & delivers industry-best pricing & turnaround time for textile products.

The century-old textile industry has been untouched by any disruption leave alone technological disruption.

At Locofast, we are driven to do exactly that & today have an opportunity to create a very large impact in an extremely large industry.

Founders & Investors:

The company in a short span of time (a little over two years) has raised two rounds of funding, most recently one large round of Series B financing (to be announced soon).

The company is backed by some of the most marquee investors that have backed landmark companies such as Myntra.com, Firstcry.com, Lenskart.com, Cult.fit, Bounce, Gomechanic & others.

The company is founded by second-time entrepreneurs who have demonstrated the ability to build and scale businesses in the past.

The profile of the founder can be seen here :

www.linkedin.com/in/wadhwadeepak.

Deepak was previously the founder of WeAreHolidays, a B2C platform for travelers. The founders come with deep expertise in building & scaling marketplaces.

Current team:

Locofast currently has more than 75+ employees across its four offices in India & abroad. The team scale up planned over the next 6 months is to the tune of 250+ people across these offices & few more that the company intends to set up in the near future.

The company is biased towards hiring young dynamic individuals who want to change the status- quo & are hungry for exponential growth in a short span of time. The company has already onboarded high-quality talent from some of the best startups (Whitehat Jr, Cars24, etc), folks from large companies (Hero Honda, PWC, etc) as well as folks from premier colleges (IIM- s, BITS, IIT& etc).

At the core, the company looks at individuals who can take ownership, manage a team, execute fast & deliver superior outcomes, irrespective of age & experience.

Core values (can also be seen on our website):

- Speed - We work at the speed of light. We are strategically patient and tactically swift.

- Integrity - When there& a choice between what& convenient and what& right, we choose what & right.

- Responsibility - We are bigger than our roles, and are not defined by our titles. We take responsibility for our actions.

- Selflessness - We make time to help each other. We put Locofast first, always.

- Empathy - We listen, we understand, and we care. We have compassion for others, and it shows.

- Open disagreements - We encourage you to share your disagreements - keeping it to yourself will only make us less productive.

Expectation from the candidate:

- We are now looking to onboard an exceptional Supply head on our team.

- They will be responsible for the business growth of the company and our supply partners.

- The role requires them to ensure the sourcing and onboarding of the right mix of suppliers to meet geographical sales demand.

- They will also be required to lead, hire, and set up a support team to meet supply and business objectives.

Role & Responsibilities :

- Onboard new suppliers and nurture existing ones to ensure quality and strict adherence to the committed timelines

- Create a supply kick-off plan with the right mix of suppliers across product categories and geographies

- Lead supply chain across India in the areas of production, logistics, warehousing, dispatch & transportation.

- Negotiate & implement supplier contracts on a national level and lead supplier business relationships

- Closely understanding supplier manufacturing operations, ensure timely and quality delivery as per the client & requirements

- Conducting regular reviews and keeping supply health (on-time delivery, quality failure, NPS) at the desired level

- Partner management, compliance, and contracts

You should have :

- MBA/B.Tech from a Tier-1 institute

- 8-10 years of work experience (Preferably min. 2 years of team management experience in supply role)

- Demonstrated ability in vendor development/management

- The individual must be self-motivated, someone who has led teams has experience running cross-functional projects with strong conceptual and interpersonal skills.

- The individual should possess a team-oriented & collaborative approach

We have :

- A team of aces, from top-tier schools and startups, to work with

- A fast-paced, data-driven, and fun work environment

- A huge appetite for new, disruptive, creative, and implementable ideas

- An open work culture

We offer :

- Competitive salary

- ESOPs

- Great working environment, opportunity to work directly with the founders on very exciting real- life problems.

- Opportunity to grow really fast.

- Opportunity to hire a team & mentor them in the future.