Overview
Fabric Sourcing Partner for ASOS Jobs in London Area, United Kingdom at YunoJuno
Title: Fabric Sourcing Partner for ASOS
Company: YunoJuno
Location: London Area, United Kingdom
As part of the Sourcing team at ASOS, you will play an important part of helping the Sourcing team uphold the Ethical and Sustainable principles of the Company and ensure that all ASOS OB suppliers are fit for purpose and deliver Fashion with Integrity. This will encompass managing current supplier relationships and supplier on-boarding. Working closely with ASOS retail teams and suppliers, our mission is to deliver a transparent sustainable supply base which can deliver our Fashion with Integrity strategy.
ASOS is one of the UK’s top fashion and beauty destinations, expanding globally at a rapid pace. Our values are to be authentic, brave, and creative, and we live and breathe these in everything we do.
The Fabric team work closely with, Supply Chain, Buying, Merchandising and Garment Technical teams. ASOS aims to deliver first to market product with innovative sustainable materials. We love our customer and take their feedback seriously; we want to ensure we keep them engaged with the positive changes we make. Our mission is to change our buying habits so our customers don’t have to.
What you’ll be doing
. Supporting the drive to position ASOS globally as a leading Fashion brand though fabric innovation, trend & sustainability.
. Working with key mills to drive new fabric trend & first to market fashion & gaining market price intelligence on volume fabrics to drive margin.
. Support HOF in fabric forecasting & greige commitment & fabric management.
. Exploring & driving consolidation opportunities across key Retail Departments negotiating the best fabric prices & delivery directly with garment manufacturers, fabric suppliers & agents.
. Working closely with agents, mills and manufacturers to gain full transparency of fabric origins as part of the wider ASOS Fashion with Integrity initiative.
. Supporting the implementation of cross functional Fabric Management Data Systems including working with commercial teams to identify seasonal volume fabric pots for consolidation, cost saving & standardization.
. Supporting & offering ideas for new fabric processes & best practices that support the ASOS Commercial Strategy within ASOS supplier business model
. Increasing customer trust & confidence through consistency in fabric quality working closely alongside Fabric Technical team.
. Working closely alongside Fabric Technologists to review existing fabric bases with a view to making consistent improvements in ASOS quality.
. Researching & being confident to present regular fabric trend updates, sourcing new fabrics as appropriate ahead of the season.
. Delivering seasonal overarching fabric trends, Catwalk Updates, Social Media & International Trade Shows.
. Collaborating with all relevant stake holders to work towards the FWI targets.
Qualifications
We’d love to meet someone with…
A broad knowledge and experience in fabric sourcing & composite materials in the current competitive marketplace
The ability to build strong relationships both internally with senior stakeholders & ASOS teams, as well as externally with suppliers & manufacturers will be integral to the role.
Broad current market-leading knowledge of worldwide fabric & composite materials supply chain including core volume lines & quick response unisex fast fashion.
Breadth of knowledge across all fabric bases, experienced in sourcing composite materials for fashion & sportswear.
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