Head of sourcing Work, Jobs in Manchester, Eng (with Salaries)

Head of Sourcing
REPRESENT —Bolton
- Travel
- Leadership
- Annual leave
- Work from home
Head of Group Commercial & Procurement
Club L London —Manchester
- Marketing
- Negotiation
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
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Talent Acquisition Specialist (Partner Recruitment)
Shoosmiths —Manchester
- Continuous improvement
- AI
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Head of Enterprise Applications
National Nuclear Laboratory —Risley
- From £84,549 a year
- Financial services
- Annual leave
- Sick pay
12d
Procurement Coordinator - Kids Planet Central Support
Kids Planet Day Nurseries —Lymm
- Full-time
- Hospitality
- Microsoft Excel
- Administrative experience
- Life insurance
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13d
Talent Acquisition & Learning & Development Advisor
Radisson Hotel Group —Manchester
- Full-time
- Hotel
- Communication skills
- Employee discount
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Group Supply Chain Manager
Mercury Hampton Ltd —Manchester
- £75,000 - £95,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Continuous improvement
- Business
- Communication skills
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Key Account Buying Manager
RMS International (UK) Ltd. —Manchester
- Full-time
- Administrative experience
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
- Free parking
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3d
Sector Lead - Healthcare, Fitness & Education
Brewers Decorator Centres —Manchester
- Monday to Friday
- Sales
- Microsoft Office
- Analysis skills
- Employee assistance programme
17h
Head of Accounting and Financial Control
Your Trust Rochdale —Middleton
- £49,389 - £55,301 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Accounting
- Human resources
- Time management
4d
Regional Sourcing Manager (UK Market) Manchester
Fractory —Manchester
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- In-person
Production Assistant
Footasylum —Manchester
- Hybrid work
- Time management
Talent Acquisition Executive
Strativ Group —Manchester
- Hybrid work
- Sales
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
Head of Platform Engineering
OnBuy —Manchester
- Up to £100,000 a year
- Full-time
- Remote
- Mentoring
- APIs
- Python
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
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Talent Acquisition Specialist
Thwaites —Blackburn
- £37,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hospitality
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
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Fundraising Champion
Reuben's Retreat —Glossop
- £27,095 a year
- Weekend availability
- CRM software
- Microsoft Office
- Administrative experience
- Free parking
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21h
Capacity and Capability Service Manager
Public Sector Resourcing —Manchester
- Full-time
- Business development
- Analysis skills
- No degree
- Annual leave
23h
Category Coordinator - Kids Planet Central Support
Kids Planet Day Nurseries —Lymm
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- ERP systems
- Administrative experience
- Life insurance
Quick apply
13d
Procurement - Technology Lead
JDSPORTS —Bury
- Full-time
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Employee discount
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Internal Recruiter
mydentist —Radcliffe
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Free parking
- Employee assistance programme
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Head of Sourcing

REPRESENT -
Bolton

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Job details

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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