TALA a digitalfirst sustainablymade womens activewear company has been on a rocket ship since itsfounding in 2019 by Fitness Entrepreneur Grace Beverley. Scaled onamazing organic social traction weve matured into a business with amultifaceted performance marketing strategy across multiplechannels. Off the back of our success weve raised funds with worldclass venture capital and are in a period of extraordinarygrowth.
This full time roleis the perfect opportunity for a Sourcing Manager experienced inperformance fabrics knitwear and beyond to make their mark within afastpaced scaling business. In this role you will lead TALASourcing & Production working across all productcategories developing our Supply Base in line with ourStrategy
Tasks
Dayto day youwill:
* Continuouslyreview current supplier base taking a strategic and practical eyeto areas forimprovement
* Futureproof the supplier base forscale
* Guard thequality and timeliness ofproduction
* Workacross the full life cycle of the seasonal critical path firstplanning production then supporting on sample reviews and approvalsand through to the management of bulk and in warehouseQC
* Anticipate andsupports expansion into new product areas at both long and shorthorizons
* Continuouslyoptimise for product costs through increasing degrees ofsophistication from cross costing to scale open costing patternoptimization andbeyond
* Maintain asupplier base which Is consistent with our commitment to ESG acrossthe supply chain and organisation including up to date auditscertificationsinspections
* Supportthe operations supply chain with production of packaging tags etcconsistent with ourstandards
* Takeownership of finding new suppliers for both the core business andnew productareas
* Manage theonboarding process of new suppliers in line with TALAmanual
* WithGarment Tech ensure materials are suitable for their end usethrough wearer trials reviewing the fabric specifications andapproving the testreports
* Buildstrong relationships across the supply base. Including throughfactoryvisits
Requirements
* Aminimum of 5 years Sourcing experience preferably within Activewearor other performancecategories
* Demonstrableexperience managing an evolving and optimising supplier base whilsta company scales
* Atrack record of production excellence in timeliness quality esgstandards andcosts
* Ideally haveexperience / knowledge with SeamlessProduct
* Knowledgeof working with environmentally conscious materials and productionstandards
* An indepth understanding of yarns and fabric types and theirproperties
* Becomfortable working in a startup environment: working lean andquickly being hands on and willing to get your hands dirty workingwell both autonomously andcollaboratively
* Beable to work in our office in London a minimum of 3 days perweek
Benefits
* Competitivecompensationpackage
* Funstartup workingculture
* A sense ofmission and contribution to the greatergood
* Flexibleworkingenvironment
* Mondaysand Fridays usually remote Tues Thurs at our Vauxhalloffice
* Half dayFridays (most of thetime)
* 25 daysAL
* Clothingallowance and discount on the best athleisure in thegame
* Beautiful andbright offices in a historic building in central London (nearVauxhall) with other startups onsite