Fashion Marketing Executive / Junior Buyer

RAW Sourcing; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A garment manufacturing company in Manchester is expanding its customer acquisition team and seeks an individual with a background in fashion marketing and design. The role involves identifying business opportunities, developing sales strategies, and managing client relationships. Candidates should possess strong negotiation skills and creative abilities. The position offers a salary of £25,000–£30,000 with a hybrid 4-day working week for improved work-life balance, alongside growth opportunities.

Benefits

4-day working week

Clear progression opportunities

Exposure to international fashion markets

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in fashion marketing or design preferred.
• Excellent creative and commercial ability.
• Strong negotiation skills required.

Responsibilities

• Identify and secure new business opportunities.
• Develop targeted sales strategies for different client segments.
• Meet clients in person, typically buyers from fashion brands.
• Manage product brief timeline and sampling status.
• Collaborate with merchandising and QA teams to pre-empt issues.
• Build strong relationships with buying offices.
• Create engaging content for social media and marketing growth.

Skills

Creative ability

Negotiation skills

Product Development experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in fashion marketing or design

Job description

Overview

RAW Sourcing is a supplier and manufacturer of Ready-made Garments (RMG). Our own manufacturing capacity is 5,000 pieces per day (without our partner factories' capacity).

We're adding to our growing team here at RAW Sourcing Group, with various roles across our customer acquisition team at different locations. So if you're ready for your next challenge, get in touch.

Responsibilities

• Identify and secure new business opportunities
• Develop targeted sales strategies for different client segments
• Meet clients in person — typically buyers from fashion brands and wholesalers/Importers in Europe
• Ensure that new season development is progressed efficiently and commercially. To manage the product brief timeline & sampling status.
• To manage department critical path by working collaboratively with the merchandising and QA teams to pre-empt issues, take preventative action and escalate where appropriate.
• Build strong relationships with buying offices and decision-makers
• Create engaging contents for social media, brand communications, and occasionally attend trade fairs. Contribute ideas for marketing growth and customer engagement

Qualifications

• Fashion marketing and Design/creative background (bachelor's degree) preferred.
• Excellent creative and commercial ability
• Strong negotiation skills
• Product Development experience preferable

What We Offer

• £25,000–£30,000 salary (depending on experience) excluding bonus
• 4-day working week (hybrid) for improved work-life balance
• Clear progression opportunities as the company expands
• Exposure to international suppliers, factories, and fashion markets

How to Apply

If this sounds like the perfect next step in your fashion career, send your CV and any relevant portfolio links to:

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We look forward to hearing from you.