Svaya is a contemporary women’s wear D2C brand focused on comfort-led, thoughtfully designed apparel with strong attention to fit, fabric, and wearability. We are building a scalable product engine that balances creativity with commercial performance.
Role Overview
We are looking for a Fashion Merchandiser – Sourcing & Product Development who will own the end-to-end execution of product ranges—from fabric and design to sourcing to costing, sampling, and performance tracking. This role bridges design intent and business reality, ensuring that products are on-brand, well-priced, and sell profitably.
Key Responsibilities
1. Fabric & Trim Sourcing
- Source fabrics, trims, and finishes aligned with brand aesthetic, quality standards, and seasonality
- Coordinate swatches, lab dips, strike-offs, and fabric testing
- Evaluate fabrics for fit, fall, opacity, comfort, and durability, especially across extended sizes
- Negotiate prices, MOQs, lead times, and payment terms with mills and vendors
- Maintain a structured fabric & vendor library
2. Design Procurement & Product Development
- Do market research to stay updated on whats trending
- Design outfits in sync with our customer requirements, market trends and brand USPs + guidelines
- Translate creative direction into producible styles within target costing
- Coordinate sampling cycles, fit sessions, and revisions
- Ensure designs meet margin, quality, and feasibility benchmarks before bulk production
- Work closely with founders/design leads to align on final styles
3. Merchandising & Range Planning
- Assist in seasonal range planning (categories, silhouettes, price points)
- Plan quantities by style, size, and colour based on sales data and forecasts
- Finalise cost sheets, MRPs, and margins
- Support launch calendars and drop planning
4. Inventory & Performance Management
- Track style-wise and size-wise sales performance
- Identify fast movers, slow movers, and dead stock
- Recommend repeats, reorders, markdowns, or discontinuations
- Analyse return and exchange data to improve future buying decisions
5. Cross-Functional Coordination
- Work closely with:
- Design
- Production & vendors
- Marketing & e-commerce
- Operations & logistics
- Ensure timely product readiness for launches and campaigns
Desired ProfileExperience
- 2-3 years of experience in:
- Apparel merchandising
- Product development
- Sourcing roles (D2C, boutique brands, or export houses)
- Experience in women’s wear preferred
- Exposure to extended sizes is a strong plus
Skills & Competencies
- Strong understanding of fabrics, garment construction, and costing
- Commercial mindset with attention to margins and sell-through
- Ability to manage multiple styles and timelines simultaneously
- Comfortable working with vendors and negotiating rates
- Strong understanding of garment construction, quality checks, stitching cycles
- Data-driven approach to buying and product decisions
What Success Looks Like
- Better fabric and design decisions with fewer sampling errors
- Improved sell-through and lower dead inventory
- On-time launches with controlled costs
- Clear visibility into what to repeat, improve, or stop
Why Join Svaya
- Direct impact on product and brand growth
- Close collaboration with founder
- Opportunity to shape sourcing and product systems from the ground up
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: ₹18,000.00 - ₹20,000.00 per month
Work Location: In person
