<dt class="rm-fieldTitle">Description</dt><dd class="rm-fieldData"><div dir="ltr"><h1 class=" axiom1-1 axiom-scraped-1"><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Sourcing Manager | Greater Manchester | £45,000 - £55,000 | Hybrid </span></h1><p>We're looking for a Sourcing Manager who's as passionate about beautiful, commercially strong products as they are about efficiency, ethics, and smart strategy.</p><p>If you're a proven buyer looking for a role that broadens your scope, this is a natural step: your skills in range planning, supplier relationships, and commercial decision-making will translate directly into managing the sourcing and responsible product strategy for a fast-growing, design-led brand.<br><br>This is a pivotal role where commercial buying expertise meets responsible sourcing, giving you the chance to shape how collections are developed, sourced, and delivered to customers worldwide.</p><h2>What You'll Do:</h2><ul><li>Lead seasonal supplier and product strategy reviews, analysing data to identify opportunities, mitigate risks, and maximise commercial potential.</li><li>Contribute to a forward-thinking strategy that balances style, quality, ethical standards, and profitability.</li><li>Identify new sourcing opportunities, materials, products, territories, and operational solutions to strengthen the brand and deliver exciting assortments.</li><li>Anticipate challenges, close gaps, and bring fresh ideas to how products are developed, sourced, and delivered.</li><li>Manage and develop supplier relationships, ensuring transparency, trust, and innovation at every stage.</li><li>Apply ethical and compliance checks to ensure suppliers meet the brand's standards.</li><li>Work closely with buying, tech and merchandising teams to validate suppliers, secure competitive pricing, and ensure business cases are sound.</li><li>Lead projects to implement new processes or solutions, coordinating multiple teams to bring initiatives to life.</li><li>Guide new suppliers through first orders and ongoing collaboration, troubleshooting and resolving challenges to maintain smooth delivery.</li><li>Stay ahead of evolving legislation</li><li>Partner with teams to maintain high standards for ethical sourcing, stock quality, and environmental responsibility.</li><li>Act as a key point of contact for supplier performance, ensuring alignment with the brand's vision and commercial goals.</li></ul><h2>What You'll Bring</h2><ul><li>Proven experience as a buyer, merchandiser, or commercial product manager</li><li>Strong commercial acumen and confidence in driving range decisions, supplier negotiations, and cost structures.</li><li>Interest in ethical sourcing, sustainability, and ESG compliance, with the ability to implement best practice across partners.</li><li>Excellent stakeholder management and collaboration skills.</li><li>Analytical, strategic, and proactive mindset with a keen eye for detail.</li><li>Passion for delivering beautiful, commercially viable product ranges that delight customers and align with brand values.</li></ul><p>BH34954</p></div><p> </p></dd>