Olivia Hughes Recruitment

Job Description:

This is an amazing opportunity to join one of the UK’s fastest growing fashion brands as a Junior Sourcing Manager. If you would like the opportunity to bring your expertise to a place where you can make your mark and develop your career, then this could be the right opportunity for you.

We are looking for a Junior Sourcing Manager who’s as passionate about beautiful product as they are about efficiency, ethics, and smart strategy.

This is a key role where creativity meets commercial thinking and you’ll be able to shape how product is developed, sourced and delivered to customers around the world.

You will be at the heart of this business’ global supply chain, leading sourcing strategy, building strong supplier partnerships, and ensuring products flow efficiently from concept to customer.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute and lead seasonal supplier strategy reviews and analyse sourcing landscapes and supplier data to identify opportunities and mitigate risk.
• Support in creating a forward-thinking global strategy that addresses key commercial, technical, ethical and sustainable KPI’s.
• Anticipate challenges, close gaps, and bring fresh thinking to how product is moved from concept to customer.
• Identify new sourcing opportunities in all aspects of the supply chain, that leverage existing and new supplier relationships to introduce new products, fabrications, territories and operational solutions to the brand.
• Monitor and convey global micro-level changes within the supply chain, providing risk analysis and training to internal teams.
• Continuous relationship management and development of the global supplier base, ensuring transparency, trust and innovation at every level.
• Ensure at onboarding stage and through continuous review, that rigorous ethical and compliance checks are applied to meet business requirements.
• Work collaboratively with the product teams to commercially validate new suppliers and ensure a verifiable business case is in place.
• Ongoing review of commercial agreements with suppliers and services providers.
• Act as project leader on required new processes and or solutions the business may need.
• Stay ahead of evolving legislation (ESPR, Digital Product Passports, etc.) and lead cross-functional projects to implement change smoothly.
• Own EPR reporting by collecting, analysing, and coordinating packaging data across stakeholders.
• Support the business to make responsible, data-driven decisions that balance creativity with compliance.
• Collaborate with suppliers and internal teams through business forecasting to manage capacity for sampling and production and give visibility to future requirements.
• Manage freight forwarder relationships to ensure the supply chain runs efficiently, sustainably, and commercially.
• Oversee packaging procurement and forecasting to ensure consistent, sustainable supply for suppliers and across online, retail, and partner channels.
• Ongoing monitoring on all consumables, ensuring stock levels always align with sales requirements.
• Champion innovation in packaging design, function, and sustainability.

About You:

• You will have experience in sourcing, buying, supply chain, operations or compliance within the fashion industry.
• You will have proven success in developing and delivering sourcing strategies, with an understanding of global sourcing principles and sustainability practices.
• Your analytical, detail-driven, and logical approach will allow you to turn data into smart, actionable solutions.
• You will be able to demonstrate a solid level of analytical and numeracy capability.
• You will be highly organised, with a proactive can-do attitude and the ability to thrive and manage multiple tasks and priorities in a busy fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively.
• Strong I.T skills, being highly skilled in Excel and PowerPoint.

The Benefits:

• Salary £30-40,000, depending on experience
• Hybrid working (2 days working from home)
• An opportunity to develop your career and make a real impact
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off
• Holiday buy scheme
• Generous employee discount
• Pension contribution
• Life assurance