Head of sourcing Work, Jobs in Preston, Lan (with Salaries)

Head of Sourcing
REPRESENT —Bolton
- Travel
- Leadership
- Annual leave
- Work from home
1d
Buyer
BAE Systems —Preston
- £40,000 a year
- Contracts
- Negotiation
7d
Social Value and Sustainability Lead
TVS Supply Chain Solutions —Chorley
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Analysis skills
- No degree
- Free parking
- Work from home
Quick apply
6d
Buyer / Intermediate Quantity Surveyor
BAE Systems —Preston
- £40,000 a year
- Contracts
9d
UK People and Talent Lead — On-site, £75k-£100k/yr inc equity
AIOS (YC W20/S21) —Blackburn
- £75,000 - £100,000 a year
- Full-time
- In-person
13d
News and Business Reporter
Farmers Guardian Ltd —Preston
- Hybrid work
- Driving
- IT
- AI
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
Category Buyer
Victorian Plumbing —Leyland
- Negotiation
Quick apply
Group Procurement Manager
Eric Wright Group Limited —Preston
- Civil engineering
- IT
- Construction
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Thwaites —Blackburn
- £37,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hospitality
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
Senior Furniture Buyer - MFI
Victorian Plumbing —Leyland
- Hybrid work
- Travel
- IT
- Free parking
- Annual leave
Quick apply
Chef de Partie
Delta Hotels by Marriott Preston —Preston
- £14.50 an hour
- Full-time
- Hotel
Quick apply
FP&A Graduate
Alexander Dennis —Skelmersdale
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Excel
- Analysis skills
- Communication skills
Quick apply
7d
Head of Buying - Men's Footwear
JDSPORTS —Bury
- Full-time
- Leadership
- Negotiation
- Employee discount
Quick apply
Product Engineer
Slingco —Rossendale
- £40,000 - £45,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- No degree
- Organisational skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
20h
Supply Chain Executive
RMS International (UK) Ltd. —Manchester
- Full-time
- Sales
- English
- Administrative experience
- Free parking
Quick apply
10d
Design & Development Engineer
Unipart —Southport
- Up to £50,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- AutoCAD
- Engineering
- Project management
- Free parking
- Employee assistance programme
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Resourcer
Mercury Hampton Ltd —Newton-le-Willows
- £25,000 - £30,000 a year
- Organisational skills
- Contracts
- Communication skills
Quick apply
Head Chef
Crown at worthington —Standish
- From £35,000 a year
- Overtime
- Cooking
- In-person
- Restaurant
- Free parking
- Annual leave
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11d

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Head of Sourcing

REPRESENT -
Bolton

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Job details

1 day ago

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
Work from home
Private medical insurance
Employee discount
Car scheme

Qualifications

Sourcing
Procurement
Supply chain
Sustainable sourcing
Leadership

Full job description

As Head of Sourcing you will lead Represent's global sourcing strategy to secure the right product, from the right partners, at the right cost, quality and lead-time, while maintaining ethical and responsible sourcing practices. The role owns vendor strategy, negotiations, capacity alignment and QC.

Represent produces mainline and apparel, requiring strong, reliable factory partnerships, disciplined sourcing, ethically verified supply chains and a robust critical path. Based at Head Office in Horwich, Bolton, reporting to the COO.

Key Responsibilities

Define and deliver a robust, rolling 3–5 year sourcing strategy aligned to Represent's four-category sourcing framework.
Maintain an optimum production portfolio across geographies, with a focus on country of origin strategy and duty arbitrage opportunities.
Ensure the COO and leadership team are fully informed of new and emerging manufacturing technologies, innovations and opportunities.
Lead supplier negotiations and relationship governance, driving FOB cost improvement against benchmark.
Ensure the continuous development of QC functions and maintain product quality and compliance standards.
Lead the translation of range plans into optimum seasonal sourcing commitments for raw materials and finished goods.
Deliver cost optimisation across materials, manufacture and logistics, reducing supply chain cost while enabling growth.
Drive dual-sourcing strategies to manage and mitigate strategic supply risk across the vendor base.
Align sourcing strategy across business units to ensure a consistent, coherent approach to strategic partnerships.
Optimise logistics Opex through efficient routing, consolidation and carrier management.
Ensure efficient alignment with and delivery to the critical path.
Through excellent leadership and management, build and develop a high performing team and culture, coaching talent and fostering a culture of accountability and brand alignment.

What you'll need

Proven track record in the development and implementation of sourcing strategy within a premium or luxury apparel environment.
Direct and extensive experience of sourcing in Asia and managing global vendor networks.
Strong commercial negotiation capability with a demonstrable track record of FOB and cost improvement.
Proven experience managing key stakeholders across cross-functional teams.
HRDD, Fair Wear and responsible sourcing compliance understanding.
Experience building and leading high performing sourcing teams.
Confident, resilient and assertive leader with the gravitas to influence at senior leadership level.
Commercially strong, decisive and data-led in decision making.

You have

Significant experience in a senior sourcing or procurement leadership role within apparel or fashion.
Direct, hands-on experience managing factory relationships in Asia.
A strong track record of delivering cost savings and supply chain efficiencies at scale.
Experience leading and developing cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
High integrity, accountability and a collaborative approach to leadership.

We would ideally like you to

Have experience within a premium or luxury branded environment.
Bring an established network of factory and supplier relationships across key sourcing regions.
Be comfortable operating as both a strategic leader and a hands-on practitioner when the business requires it.
Own the role and make things happen.
Be flexible and open to evolving business needs and priorities.

Our Values

Family
Quality
Progressive
Accountability
Relentless
Sustainable

Benefits

25 days holiday per year increasing with length of service
Annual leave purchase scheme
Wellbeing day
Company bonus scheme
Staff discount
£1,000 annual company gift card
Electric vehicle scheme
Pension
Life assurance
Private medical insurance

Working Pattern
4 days in office, 1 day WFH
Travel as required both domestic and international, including to key sourcing regions.

Location
Head Office, Unit 1 - 3, Northgate Close, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6PQ

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