Sourcing Assistant

I’m looking for a candidate with strong Excel, admin and negotiation skills to take on responsibility for looking for sourcing commercial products locally and internationally.

This will suit a a candidate with apparel sourcing experience or a more junior production candidate with transferable skills.

This is an opportunity to work within a friendly and busy production team, with an established business who can offer ongoing training and career development.

The role:

• Sourcing apparel and footwear, to service customer requirements.
• Complete costing for tenders.
• Seek opportunities to enhance margin and company profitability.
• Onboarding new suppliers where required.

The candidate:

• Strong negotiator.
• Self-motivated, tenacious and performance driven.
• Thrives in pressured situation and comfortable working to tight deadlines.
• Comfortable in using Microsoft packages, in particular Excel and PowerPoint

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday + Bank holidays
• Pension
• Full time 9am – 5pm
• Hybrid working following 6-month probation period, with 2 days a week in the office. (Flexibility is required)

Right to work in the UK is required and must be in place prior to application