Sourcing Partner

About the Role

The Sourcing Partner is responsible for managing and developing a competitive agile and responsible supply base to deliver Woven product across our brand. Working closely with Buying Design Fabric Garment Tech and Sustainability teams youll ensure product is delivered on time to quality at the right cost and aligned to our ethical and sustainability standards.

This role plays a key part in driving speed to market cost transparency and continuous supplier improvement with a strong focus on Wovens construction fabrication and manufacturing capabilities.

What youll be doing...

Supplier Strategy & Management

• Manage and develop a defined global supplier base for Wovens ensuring strong partnerships clear expectations and accountability
• Assess onboard and exit suppliers in line with category strategy and business needs
• Drive supplier performance across cost quality delivery compliance and sustainability
• Lead regular supplier reviews capacity planning and risk management activity

Costing & Commercial Ownership

• Own the initial costing process ensuring all styles are submitted in open costing format
• Challenge and negotiate costs while maintaining quality and ethical standards
• Use benchmarking and market insight to support cost negotiations and longterm cost improvements
• Support fabric and trim sourcing decisions balancing quality innovation lead time and cost

Speed Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Drive speedtomarket initiatives including Test & React and nearshore options where relevant
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiencies and reduce lead times

Responsible Sourcing

• Partner closely with wider Responsible Sourcing teams to deliver against ethical environmental and traceability commitments
• Ensure suppliers meet all compliance audit and minimum make standards
• Support initiatives around preferred materials certifications and continuous improvement within the supply base
• Supporting our culture by championing Diversity Equity & Inclusion strategies

We believe being together in person helps us move faster connect more deeply and achieve more as a team. Thats why our approach to working together includes spending at least 3 days a week in the office. Its a rhythm that speeds up decision-making helps ASOSers learn from each other more quickly and builds the kind of culture where people can grow create and succeed.

Qualifications :

Who wed like to meet...

• Strong experience in a Sourcing Production or Supply Chain role within fashion retail
• Wovens product knowledge preferable
• Proven experience managing offshore supplier relationships and production across multiple regions
• Commercially driven with strong negotiation and costing capability
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fastpaced environment
• Confident stakeholder manager able to influence across Buying Design Fabric and Technical teams
• Strong problemsolving skills with a proactive solutionsfocused mindset
• Flexibility to travel 

Additional Information :

BeneFITS

• Employee discount (hello ASOS discount!)
• Employee sample sales
• 25 days paid annual leave an extra celebration day for a special moment
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Private medical care scheme
• Flexible benefits allowance - which you can choose to take as extra cash or use towards other benefits
• Opportunity for personalised learning and in-the-moment experiences that enable you to thrive and excel in your role

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time