Executive - Design Operations

Role : Executive Design Operations
Industry : Fashion and Apparel
Location : Bathinda, Punjab
About the Role
Our client is a design-led luxury apparel brand based in Bathinda, Punjab. Their pieces are made in a manufacturing setup run largely by women, sold through select stockists and exhibitions, and bought by a clientele that expects craft, not volume. The brand is founder-led and growing, which means its operational backbone is still being built. This role is that backbone.
This is a Design Operations seat, not a design job. You'll run the operational side of the brand while carrying enough design judgment to protect what makes its pieces worth their price. The two halves matter equally.
What You'll Do
Own the full sales-to-production cycle end to end: from customer enquiry, through payment follow-up, to handing the confirmed order into production and tracking it to delivery
Coordinate with stockists on stock, licensing, reconciliation, and monthly sales reports
Resolve customer queries directly: customization requests, order updates
Maintain the brand's website and keep pricing consistent across its B2B online partners
Manage exhibition sales alongside the Founder: stock, packing, organisers, negotiation, budgets, working toward running them independently
Report operational, financial, marketing, and design team performance to the Founder monthly
Handle the day-to-day admin that keeps a small brand running: Excel, documentation, emails
Must Have
Design education, preferably Fashion Business Management or Fashion Communication
About 1 year of experience
Strong Excel and documentation skills
Confident written and verbal communication, since you'll be talking to stockists and customers directly
Comfortable with hands-on admin work, not just coordination
Genuine intent to build a life in Bathinda
Good to Have
Exposure to retail or stockist operations, exhibitions, or a premium brand environment
Not a Fit If
No design education at all, including management-only backgrounds
Fresh graduate or intern-minded
You want to be designing collections from day one
Not from Bathinda or nearby, and not willing to relocate and stay
Compensation
₹4.80–6.00 LPA, negotiable for the right fit. Work from office, 6 days a week, 10 AM to 7 PM.

Work arrangement
No