Gurgaon based buying house Sambatur Sourcing, catering to the needs of buyers looking for mass and premium range women’s wear in Germany, Netherlands and France, is shifting its base to a new and more spacious office in the city. The buying agency started its operations 2½ years ago under the leadership of Padma Reddy, a recognized figure in the industry, known for her work and experience in the field. She has been associated with both the buying and manufacturing side of the business since having worked with companies like Triburg and Orient Craft.
The buying office at present is looking to expand into the US as their new market base. “Despite, what people say, the stock market has shown that the US economy is performing really well and business is on the upsurge. Though, I’m not sure how long this will take but, we’ll definitely enter the US market,” opines Padma. All the buyers working with Sambatur have given them exclusive rights of sourcing on particular product categories and are not taking products of similar nature from any other buying office.
With a collection that ranges from jerseys, woven garments, leather products and accessories, the FOB’s of the buying house vary anywhere between 6 Euros to 70-80 Euros with order sizes starting from 800 pieces and going up to 15,000 pieces. While most of the buying houses are running to rope in big orders, Padma is fine with small quantity orders and is working towards forming credibility for her buying office. “I believe in working towards building a good credibility and providing my buyers with quality products as this brings your buyers back to your doorstep. I am confident that mutual respect will help us both grow together. Once we have consolidated sourcing for women’s wear, we would like to expand into jerseys for men with the same buyer base,” concludes Padma.
At present, Padma is consulting with some apparel companies for improvement in systems of production and quality. She is all set to launch her book, The Smart Merchant via the Triburg Center for Learning, a ‘must have’ for every merchandiser in all supplier countries. She has also come up with a training programme for the trainers of sewing machine operators, and is working towards conducting training programs in Orissa and other sectors for the trainers of sewing machine operators in institutes set up under the NSDC scheme.
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