Global Textiles Sourcing Manager – Materials & Suppliers

UA Brands (Uniform Advantage Brands); Fort Lauderdale (FL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life insurance

AD&D insurance

EAP

401(k) match

Disability insurance

Legal insurance

Identity protection

Pet insurance

Holiday pay

Parental leave

Paid time off

Volunteer time off

Job summary

UA Brands is seeking a Global Raw Materials Sourcing Manager – Textiles & Apparel to lead fabrics, trims, and other raw materials for medical scrubs and chef wear. You will manage supplier relationships, negotiate pricing, ensure quality, and drive cost efficiency across global regions.

You’ll collaborate with Product Design, Quality, Merchandising, and Global Supply Chain teams to meet product, cost, and delivery requirements while guiding a team and developing new fabric capabilities.

Qualifications

• Experience in global raw materials sourcing, textile sourcing, fabric sourcing, apparel sourcing, or supply chain.
• Experience negotiating directly with global textile mills in markets such as Egypt, Pakistan, Turkey, China, or similar sourcing regions.
• Strong knowledge of fabric development, textile manufacturing, supplier management, costing, capacity planning, and production lead times.
• People management experience, including at least one direct report.
• Strong analytical, organizational, negotiation, communication, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the global raw material sourcing strategy across fabric mills and trim suppliers.
• Build and manage relationships with global textile mills and suppliers, negotiating pricing, MOQs, capacity, and lead times.
• Manage raw material costs and identify value-engineering and cost-saving opportunities while maintaining quality and performance.
• Lead new fabric and trim development based on product strategy, emerging textile technologies, and Design and Merchandising needs.
• Partner with Product Design and Development to ensure fabrics meet performance, testing, quality, and compliance requirements.
• Manage supply risk through dual sourcing, supplier diversification, mill capacity planning, and lead-time management.

Skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

People management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Fashion, Textiles, Apparel, or related field

Tools

Yunique PLM

Job description

UA Brands is seeking a Global Raw Materials Sourcing Manager – Textiles & Apparel to lead fabrics, trims, and other raw materials for medical scrubs and chef wear. You will manage supplier relationships, negotiate pricing, ensure quality, and drive cost efficiency across global regions.

You’ll collaborate with Product Design, Quality, Merchandising, and Global Supply Chain teams to meet product, cost, and delivery requirements while guiding a team and developing new fabric capabilities.