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