Popstation, The fashion foundry (TFF)
Website:
popstation.in
Job details:
About Us
We're an early-stage AI startup building technology for India's D2C fashion and apparel ecosystem. We sit at the intersection of design, manufacturing, and operations — helping brands move from concept to production faster, smarter, and with less friction. We're in stealth. Details about what we're building will be shared through the interview process.
About This Role
This is not a job for someone who wants a defined scope and a clear reporting structure. This is a role for someone who has spent enough time in the fashion and apparel industry to know where it breaks — and wants to do something about it.
The Business Head, you will own and run a business vertical end-to-end. That means P&L ownership, client relationships, vendor networks, product development cycles, quality control, pricing, costing, and everything in between. You'll be working closely with the founding team but operating with genuine autonomy — this is your business to build within ours.
If you've been thinking about starting something in this space but want the infrastructure, technology, and team behind you to do it right — this is that opportunity.
What You'll Own
Sourcing & Vendor Management
- Build and manage a reliable vendor network across fabric, trims, and production
- Evaluate vendors on quality, capacity, lead time, and cost — and make calls accordingly
- Negotiate pricing and terms that make the business viable at scale
- Stay ahead of material trends, sustainability shifts, and supply chain risks
Design & Product Development
- Work with design clients to translate briefs into production-ready specifications
- Understand the gap between what a designer wants and what a manufacturer can deliver — and bridge it
- Manage sampling, fit approvals, and tech pack development
- Own the quality benchmark for every product that goes out under your vertical
Production & Operations
- Oversee end-to-end production cycles — from order placement to delivery
- Track timelines, flag delays before they become problems, and hold vendors accountable
- Build processes that can scale without breaking
Commercial & P&L
- Own the pricing and costing model for your vertical
- Understand margin at every stage — material, manufacturing, logistics, and landed cost
- Manage client relationships with a commercial lens — not just delivery, but growth
- Be accountable for the revenue and profitability of your business unit
Product & Technology
- Work closely with the tech team to shape how our platform supports your vertical's workflow
- Be the voice of the operator in product decisions — you know what actually happens on the ground
- Identify where technology can remove friction in sourcing, production, and client management
You're a Fit If You…
- Have 3–5 years of hands-on experience in the Indian fashion or apparel industry — sourcing, product development, buying, or brand-side operations
- Have worked across at least two of these functions: sourcing, design coordination, production, quality, or costing
- Know how to read a tech pack, have an opinion on a fabric hand feel, and understand why a vendor's sample is never quite right the first time
- Think commercially — you understand that good product at bad margins isn't a business
- Are the kind of person who follows up, chases down, and doesn't let things fall between the cracks
- Want to build something, not just manage something
- Are genuinely excited by the idea of technology making this industry work better
Background We're Looking For
- 3–5 years of experience in Indian D2C fashion, apparel manufacturing, retail buying, or a sourcing/product development role
- Demonstrated experience managing vendors and production cycles independently
- Strong commercial instinct — pricing, costing, and margin thinking
- Experience working with or for D2C brands is a significant advantage
- Exposure to design-to-production workflows, even if not formally trained in design
- An existing vendor network or industry relationships is a strong plus
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