Job Overview
Reporting to the Head of Production and Sourcing, the Sourcing & Compliance Manager is responsible for leading the organisation’s global sourcing activities while ensuring full compliance with ethical, regulatory and governance standards across the supplier base.
The role combines commercial sourcing leadership with robust compliance and risk management, covering supplier selection, negotiation, performance management and long‑term relationship development across multiple product categories. The postholder ensures suppliers deliver cost‑effective, high‑quality and resilient solutions aligned to business objectives, margin targets and brand values.
The role also has accountability for managing sourcing and compliance specialists, working to demanding deadlines, and requires regular international travel to support supplier engagement, audits and performance reviews.
Job Purpose
To develop and deliver a global sourcing strategy that secures competitive, reliable and innovative supply while safeguarding the business through strong ethical, regulatory and compliance governance. The role exists to ensure suppliers meet commercial, quality and sustainability expectations, mitigate supply chain risk, and support profitable growth through responsible sourcing and effective supplier management.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Global Sourcing Strategy & Execution:
- In collaboration with the Head of Production and Sourcing, help define and implement the end‑to‑end sourcing strategy aligned to business growth, margin, quality and sustainability targets.
- Identify, evaluate, negotiate and onboard global suppliers and manufacturing partners across multiple product categories.
- Develop a global network of preferred, cost‑competitive suppliers within established and emerging low‑cost manufacturing regions.
- Maintain awareness of market trends and conditions that may impact sourcing strategy or cost.
- Collaborate with supplier executive leadership to ensure alignment with strategic objectives and delivery expectations.
Commercial Negotiation & Cost Management:
- Lead supplier cost negotiations, contract agreements and long‑term commercial partnerships.
- Identify and implement cost‑reduction initiatives across all categories.
- Conduct cost analysis and benchmarking to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Drive supplier innovation and continuous process improvement to support cost reduction and margin optimisation.
Supplier Performance & Relationship Management:
- Drive supplier performance management across quality, cost, delivery, innovation and service.
- Monitor, analyse and evaluate supplier performance against agreed targets on a regular basis.
- Ensure supplier performance supports business requirements and maximises gross profit.
- Build and enhance strong relationships with key internal stakeholders and translate their requirements into effective sourcing strategies.
Supply Chain Risk Management:
- Mitigate supply chain risk through supplier diversification, contingency planning and resilience strategies.
- Identify, assess and manage sourcing‑related risks that may impact delivery, cost or continuity of supply.
- Take proactive action where supplier or market risks are identified.
Compliance, Governance & Ethical Sourcing:
- Own and maintain supplier compliance frameworks covering:
- Ethical sourcing and modern slavery requirements
- Environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards
- Product safety, quality and regulatory compliance
- Ensure adherence to all relevant regional and international regulations, including UK and applicable global market requirements.
- Develop, implement and audit supplier codes of conduct and compliance programmes.
- Lead supplier audits, corrective action plans and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Lead root cause investigations and remediation activities where compliance standards are not achieved.
Team Leadership & Delivery:
- Manage and support a team of Sourcing and Compliance specialists working to demanding deadlines.
- Provide clear direction, prioritisation and oversight to ensure objectives are met.
- Foster collaboration, accountability and high performance within the team.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required
- Strong commercial negotiation skills, with the ability to secure cost‑effective and sustainable supplier agreements.
- Significant experience in senior sourcing, procurement or supply chain leadership, ideally within a manufacturing or product‑led environment.
- Proven experience managing supplier compliance frameworks, including audits, governance standards and corrective action management.
- In‑depth knowledge of garment and fabric supplier processes and capabilities, enabling informed sourcing and compliance decisions.
- Strong understanding of materials, commodities and manufacturing costs across multiple markets and regions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence at Executive level.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure, managing tight deadlines and competing priorities.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, with the ability to analyse data and present clear commercial insights.
Life Working at Mi Hub
Our people are at the heart of our business. At Mi Hub, we know how hard our people work to achieve our business goals and keep our customers at the heart of our work.
- Mi Time Policy (after training is complete)– minimum 3 days in the office, finish early on a Friday rota basis (3pm!) and flexi your time and building up an extra half days annual leave per month. Also, grab a free tea and coffees whenever you are in the office!
- Annual leave - 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays increasing to 27 days plus bank holidays when you get to 5 years’ service. If this isn’t enough, we provide the ability once a year for employee to buy extra annual leave.
- 3x death in service life insurance scheme should the worst happen in your employment with us.
- Celebrating Service, we offer long service awards to celebrate continued employment.
- EAP covering support for mental health and well-being.
- Employee Engagement (survey or Mi Forum) – We care for your opinions.
- Social calendar driven by our desire to raise funds for local and national charities, supporting a number each year.
- We take huge pride in our ESG policy which includes our impact on the environment and ensuring our company is ‘a great place to work’.
Mi Hub is an inclusive employer that values diversity in its workforce. We encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.
If you wish to contact our in-house recruitment team you can contact them, via:
Email: recruitment @mi-hub.co.uk
Applications will also be accepted by email.
Mi Hub will keep your details for 13 months in accordance with our privacy policy, in case any other roles crop up that we think you'd be suitable for. If you'd like us to remove your details at any point, please contact the recruitment team on recruitment @mi-hub.co.uk
Mi Hub operates a Preferred Supplier List for recruitment agencies and only accept candidate introductions from agencies we have specifically engaged in writing for a particular role. Any unsolicited CVs or contact from agencies not formally instructed on the role, will not be recognised and no fees will be payable. Should we engage with a candidate whose details were submitted speculatively in this manner, it will not constitute acceptance of terms, and no agency fees will be owed.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £60,000.00-£65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Paid volunteer time
- Sick pay
Application question(s):
- Can you reliably commute to the office location (Castle Donington) at least 3 times per week?
Experience:
- managing global suppliers across multiple regions: 2 years (required)
- managing or leading a team: 2 years (preferred)
- senior sourcing, procurement, or supply chain role: 3 years (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Derby DE74 2UG
