Sourcing Manager

Barclays Bank Plc; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic fashion supplier in the United Kingdom is seeking a Fabric Sourcing expert to lead the sourcing and development of fabrics. This role involves managing relationships with mills, negotiating pricing and timelines, and ensuring compliance with quality and sustainability standards. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in fabric sourcing within the fashion industry and strong communication skills. The position offers a competitive benefits package including private medical insurance and flexible working opportunities.

Benefits

Private medical insurance after 2 years

Enhanced maternity pay

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Birthday day off

Pension scheme

Flexible working opportunity

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years' experience in fabric sourcing or textile development within a fashion supplier, manufacturer, or retailer.
• Strong experience working with UK or European retail clients, ideally Next or similar.
• Established global mill network and deep understanding of fabric manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Proactively source fabrics globally, ensuring competitiveness on price, quality, and sustainability.
• Manage relationships with mills in key regions.
• Collaborate with design, production and merchandising teams.

Skills

Fabric sourcing

Negotiation skills

Communication

Job description

Fabric Sourcing

Vogue Sourcing is an exciting fast paced and dynamic fashion supplier based in Old Trafford. We are searching for a Fabric Sourcing to lead the end-to-end sourcing and development of fabrics across multiple product categories, ensuring commerciality, quality, sustainability, and speed-to-market.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Proactively source fabrics globally, ensuring competitiveness on price, quality, MOQs, sustainability and lead times.
• Manage and grow relationships with mills in key regions.
• Ensure mills meet compliance, testing and ethical standards in line with client and business requirements.
• Negotiate pricing, capacity, and delivery schedules to support business needs.
• Identify and develop new fabric qualities aligned to seasonal trends and customer requirements.
• Collaborate with design, production and merchandising teams to deliver fabric concepts that meet client briefs.
• Oversee fabric performance requirements, and compliance to meet retailer standards.
• Troubleshoot fabric issues quickly and effectively, working with mills and technical teams to resolve problems.
• Maintain accurate fabric library, specifications, and costing files.
• Support margin improvement by identifying cost-efficient fabric opportunities, negotiating core and volume buys on a seasonal basis.
• Monitor global fabric trends, fibre price movements, and market dynamics.

ABOUT YOU

Minimum 5+ years' experience in fabric sourcing or textile development within a fashion supplier, manufacturer, or retailer. Strong experience working with UK or European retail clients, ideally Next or similar. Established global mill network and deep understanding of fabric manufacturing processes. Strong knowledge of woven/knit fabric structures, yarns, dyeing, finishing, sustainability and testing standards. Ability to travel internationally. Commercial mindset with strong negotiation and cost-management skills. Excellent communication skills, able to present confidently to senior retail stakeholders. Highly organised, proactive, and able to manage multiple developments at pace.

OUR BENEFITS PACKAGE

• Vitality private medical insurance (after 2 years service)
• Enhanced maternity pay
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Buying and selling holiday scheme
• Birthday day off
• Sample Sales Opportunity to travel
• Pension scheme
• Sample sales
• Bike2work scheme
• Flexible working opportunity