BuyHive has planned to recruit more than 5,000 independent sourcing professionals across India over the next 12 months.

The hiring will take place across a diverse set of categories, including apparel and textiles, home décor, handicrafts, metalware, garden & outdoor furnishing, electronics, hardware and hand tools.

The company has also rolled out its Expert-Assisted Sourcing Program in India. The program will enable global buyers to find and work directly with independent sourcing professionals from India specialising in a variety of product categories.

The program aims to democratise independent sourcing from Indian manufacturers and suppliers. BuyHive said that it has signed up nearly 500+ sourcing experts specialising in the consumer goods industries in Greater China. Considering the importance of India as a sourcing destination, the company plans to recruit over 5,000 independent sourcing professionals spread across India over the next 12 months across a diverse set of categories, including apparel and textiles, home décor, handicrafts, metalware, garden & outdoor furnishing, electronics, hardware and hand tools.

Minesh Pore, Co-founder and CEO of BuyHive said, "The roll out of 'Expert-Assisted Sourcing Program' in India marks an important milestone in our mission to reinvent global sourcing for the digital age. As the world warms up to manufacturing in India, this program will enable global buyers to work with qualified sourcing experts and use the latter's skills to source and procure high-quality products from Indian manufacturers."

BuyHive said it plans to reach out to and work with manufacturing associations and Export Promotion Councils, including FIEO, EPCH, AEPC, EEPC, TEXPROCIL, CoirBoard, APEDA, and HEPC among others, to recruit the top sourcing professionals in each Vertical. A majority of these freelancers will have over 10 years of experience in working with local manufacturers and buying goods on behalf of international buyers. BuyHive expects these freelancers to speak the local language, business language and the manufacturing lingo, of that respective vertical.