Material Sourcing Manager - Derbyshire, United Kingdom - Culture Recruitment Ltd

Culture Recruitment Ltd

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Derbyshire, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Title:
Material Sourcing Manager
Salary: £28-£32,000

Location:
Shirebrook

Type:
Perm

JOB DESCRIPTION We are looking for a full time Apparel and Accessories Sourcing Manager based in Shirebrook to manage the sourcing process of Group-branded clothing and accessories to ensure the team delivers an elevated group-brand product strategy at the most competitivecosts, in the correct factory in an on-time and sustainable way.

You will initiate and participate in reviews, inline with the Design/Sourcing Calendar to ensure the sourcing team are contributing to business, category and product strategy.
Ensure that the correct lines are being designed/updated, whether that be existing continuity, last year's seasonal or any new ideas found from business analysis or market place knowledge and research.
Document the required specification, quality and usage, ready for future analysis, to allow further accurate cost comparisons and QC processes.
Propose the best solution to the RFQ, based on the required selection criteria, including costs/duty rates, sample quality, factory reliability, lead time and container mixing. At every stage, you will challenge whether we can improve the environmentalcredentials of product, packaging and factory.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Desire to "own" allocated Budget Groups and drive their commercial success.
Commercially aware to be able to prioritise workload and deliver the most benefit for the business.
To have a fearless attitude to change, suggesting and driving improvements to current processes.
Basic understanding of têxtiles, garment or product construction with a good sense of production routine and quality control.
Confident and clear communication skills, both verbal and written to work alongside other Design/Buying teams and external suppliers.