Sourcing Manager

OVERVIEW:

The Sourcing Manager role is an ideal opportunity be the central point of contact for Gymshark sourcing, leading initiatives and projects and work with cross functional partners within Gymshark’s headquarters and suppliers.

The position will be a good fit for your talents if you are adept in controlling costing, managing, and delivering margin targets as well as enjoy leading and coaching a team.  

In this role, you'll focus on continuously improving service, cost, and quality while reporting on key departmental KPIs. You will collaborate closely with our cost accountant on cash forecasting to ensure accurate spend reporting, and prepare the monthly faulty stock and claim report, including fabric and trim liability. 

FIND THE GYMSHARK WAY

Gymshark has grown rapidly from humble beginnings in a Solihull garage to become a global leader in fitness retail. We now have operations and outlets all over the world and a value in excess of a billion dollars. In such a dynamic, respected, high-growth business, we can offer exciting careers with real opportunity to make your mark and achieve success as a team member and individual. From day one, our mentality has been ambitious, agile and disruptive. If you share the Gymshark mindset, join us for the ride – our growth will be your growth.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

As the Sourcing Manager, you’ll lead negotiations on program pricing, margins and delivery, using your attention to detail to effectively manage the development critical path. You'll prepare insightful reports for weekly meetings to ensure seamless operations. Your expertise will play a crucial role in meeting expectations around capability, capacity, quality, and performance, making a real impact on the success of the team. Key tasks include:

• Aligning with the technical team on key sample management dates and reviewing raw material commitments, ensuring NOOS on key materials.
• Leading interdepartmental communication as the operations lead within your category.
• Managing vendor contracts and supplier Scorecards, collaborating with vendors on improvement plans.
• Executing and implementing Sourcing SOPs across the team.
• Working closely with materials to develop a raw material matrix (good, better, best).
• Overseeing and managing projects within deadlines, ensuring alignment with department strategic goals.
• Creating and overseeing a robust rebuy process and hold monthly supplier meetings to discuss key updates.
• Onboarding new vendors in line with ethical and sustainability requirements while building innovation partnerships with mills, garment, and accessory manufacturers.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

It is important that you have clothing/garment sourcing experience and have managed a team before. Working for a global brand is particularly useful.
We are also looking for:

• A comprehensive understanding of component pricing.
• Proficiency in conveying insights through data-driven storytelling.
• An understanding of garment manufacturing and production management.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a focus on finding solutions.
• Proficient with Excel and PLM or similar data management systems.

This is a hybrid role and would require the successful candidate to attend at least 3 days a week in GSIQ, Solihull, UK.

CLOSING DATE: 4 October 2024

BELONGING AT GYMSHARK.

Our mission is to be a place where everyone belongs. We’re an equal opportunities employer, and for us that means we always strive to be as inclusive as possible in all aspects of employment, right from your application. We’re committed to finding reasonable adjustments* for candidates with specific needs or have a disability during our recruitment process, and all applicants will be considered fairly and equally. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. *If you’d like to request a reasonable adjustment please email [email protected]. 

ABOUT US.

We’re here to unite the conditioning community. We believe that putting the sweat in today, prepares us for tomorrow. So, we give people the tools they need to reach further, go faster, be stronger. We celebrate those who show up – for themselves – to be their physical or mental best, whatever that means for them. It’s what we want for our community, and our team. A team that’s growing rapidly around the world. A collective of talented individuals working together to invent Gymshark’s future. Our plans are ambitious, and we’re looking for people who want to join us for the ride – our growth will be your growth.

THE PERKS.

🙌 Competitive ‘Win Together, Lose Together’ Bonus
🩺 Choice of Private Medical Insurance or Healthcare Cash Plan, paid for by us!
🏖 25 days holidays + your birthday and all the Bank Holidays which can be substituted and taken whenever you want.
💻 A truly Flexible Working Culture
👥 A collaborative, creative and inspiring working environment
💰 Employer pension contributions up to 7%
🤩 Life Assurance at four times your basic salary
🦈 50% Gymshark Discount
🎁 Gymshark Gift Card for each year of service
🛍️ Discounts, Cashback and Savings programme
🥇 Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support
📚 Great Training and Learning Resources
🖥 Choice of hardware and access to the best software
🤒 Paid time off when you’re physically and mentally unwell
🧸 Very Generous Family Leave package – we support you extending your family
🍎 Refuel - Healthy fresh food at GSHQ
🏋️‍♂️ Lifting Club (LC) Gym Membership
👉 Free monthly massages
💈 Beauty and Barber facilities
🚘 Free on-site parking

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