Leather Sourcing / Production Manager (IN)

The role

This person will manage leather inventory, quality control, and on-time delivery performance. They will partner with tanneries and coordinate with sourcing, warehouse, and production teams to ensure leather availability and quality.

What you will do

• Oversee leather inventory levels to ensure adequate supply and minimize waste.
• Inspect and verify leather quality against specified standards.
• Implement checkpoints to catch non-conforming leather.
• Coordinate with sourcing and warehouse teams for inventory records and storage.
• Own leather on-time delivery performance and track supplier timelines.
• Manage production schedules to ensure leather availability.
• Resolve supply interruptions by expediting shipments or reallocating inventory.
• Establish and monitor KPIs for supplier lead times and delivery reliability.
• Partner with tanneries to ensure processing meets technical specifications.
• Monitor leather consumption to identify yield loss or quality deviations.

Required qualifications

• Degree in Textile Engineering, Material Science, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• Proven experience managing raw materials in a textile or apparel production environment.
• Strong ability to assess leather quality and enforce standards before tanning.
• Demonstrated skill in tracking inventory levels and driving on-time delivery performance.
• Ability to use data to monitor leather usage, identify yield issues, and improve production flow.
• Experience working with tanneries, suppliers, planners, and internal production teams.

Nice to have

• Experience with leather leather grading, testing, or lot management.
• Knowledge of tannery operations and leather-to-yarn conversion.
• Familiarity with inventory management systems or ERP tools.
• Understanding of sustainable leather sourcing and production practices.

Before you apply

• Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

About the company

Quince is a destination for builders, creators, innovators, and operators who want to come together and challenge the status quo. They use a manufacturer-to-consumer model to deliver high quality essentials for low prices.