Sourcing Manager – South India (Founding Team)

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Sourcing Manager – South India (Founding Team)

Tiruppur / Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Full-time 5–8 years

About Tradio

Tradio is transforming textile sourcing for global fashion and home brands. We eliminate supply chain fragmentation with a full-stack approach uniting sourcing, verified manufacturers, quality control, and logistics. Unlike marketplaces, we deliver end-to-end reliability through technology and a vetted supplier network. We are a founding team that values building over talk and autonomy over micromanagement. We're looking for someone who doesn't just want a job, but wants to own a piece of the company and write the playbook for how India exports to the world.

The Role

Join our founding team to build South India's manufacturing network—the region generating 40%+ of India's textile exports. This isn't traditional sourcing—you'll architect our platform's manufacturing backbone with equity ownership and direct influence on strategy as we scale from Karnataka to pan-India operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Own manufacturer discovery, verification, and relationship management across Tamil Nadu (Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Karur, Erode), Karnataka (Bengaluru, Hassan), and Andhra Pradesh textile clusters
• Build network of dyeing processors, printing units, embroidery vendors, and input suppliers across knitted garments, home textiles, and technical fabrics
• Design standardized audit frameworks for capacity, quality systems, and compliance certifications (OEKO-TEX, GOTS, WRAP, ZDHC)
• Match factory capabilities with international buyer demand from Europe, North America, GCC, and Southeast Asia
• Monitor production timelines, quality, and delivery metrics; resolve bottlenecks across the value chain
• Provide market intelligence on pricing, capacity trends, and emerging capabilities to inform platform strategy
  
  

What You Bring

• 5–8 years in textile sourcing, merchandising, or production management with proven track record onboarding 15+ export-oriented manufacturers
• Deep operational knowledge of knitted garment and home textile manufacturing (spinning, weaving/knitting, dyeing, printing, finishing)
• Established network with manufacturers, processors, and suppliers across Tamil Nadu textile clusters
• Entrepreneurial mindset—comfortable building systems from scratch, thriving in ambiguity, and taking ownership beyond defined roles
• Strong factory audit, compliance standards (SEDEX, BSCI, Higg Index), negotiation, and relationship management skills
  
  

Good to Have

• Bachelor's/diploma in Textile Technology, Apparel Management, or related field
• Fluency in Tamil/Telugu/Kannada and English; proficiency with Excel and supplier management tools
  
  

Why Join

• Founding team equity with stock options aligned to company growth
• Direct strategic influence on product roadmap, expansion strategy, and business model
• Build infrastructure unlocking global market access for 10,000+ South Indian textile MSMEs
• Clear growth path from regional lead to national operations leadership (Year 2-5 scaling)
  
  

Ready to Build?

If you're tired of being a cog in a machine and want to be the engine of a new supply chain revolution, let's talk.

Submit resume with a brief overview of your manufacturer network, one example of a challenging sourcing problem you solved, and why you're excited about Tradio's founding team opportunity.

Send Your CV/profile To

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