Title: Executive, Local Sourcing - Supply Chain Management
Company Name: Apex Footwear Limited
Vacancy: 1
Age: 28 to 42 years
Job Location: Gazipur
Salary: Negotiable
Experience:
PGD-SCM
Market Exploration & Scouting
Conduct extensive market visits across Dhaka, Chittagong, Gazipur, and other sourcing hubs to identify new and innovative materials, components, and accessories.
Track emerging local trends, indigenous materials, and technical innovations relevant to export footwear design.
New Vendor Development
Identify, evaluate, and onboard local suppliers for materials such as leather, textiles, soles, heels, trims, chemical sheets, and specialized footwear components.
Perform initial assessments on quality, capacity, compliance, and commercial viability before vendor engagement.
Internal Stakeholder Collaboration
Act as the key liaison between local vendors and the Design Lab/Product Development teams.
Supply samples, cost sheets, and technical inputs to support rapid prototyping and sampling needs.
Facilitate custom development of local components as required by the design team.
Negotiation & Costing
Negotiate pricing, payment terms, and MOQs with local suppliers to maintain competitive costing for export markets.
Support the creation of cost benchmarks for locally sourced alternatives.
Supply Chain Resilience & Localization
Develop a diversified and reliable local supply base to reduce dependency on imports and minimize lead time risks.
Support strategic initiatives for local value addition aligned with Apex’s export competitiveness agenda.
Reporting & Documentation
Maintain systematic records of market visits, vendor data, material samples, costing sheets, and sourcing evaluations.
Prepare periodic sourcing updates, opportunity assessments, and performance dashboards for SCM leadership.
Life Insurance (Accidental and Hospitalization)
Discounts in hospitals & diagnostic centers
Pick & Drop Facility (Depends on availability)
Partially Subsidized Lunch
Apex Family Discount on Apex products