Assistant Sales Manager - Next Sourcing (12 Months Fixed Term Contract)

hackajob is collaborating with Next Ltd to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

Working Pattern: Typically 5 days in the office, with core hours flexible between 8am-6pm.

About the Role

International Franchise, Sales & Operations is making waves in the international market, expanding the reach of the Next portfolio. Our goal is to showcase collections, brands and product areas to potential and existing partners. Once the orders are secured, it is our responsibility to ensure these are processed and stock is delivered on time for partners to launch globally. Come join the international Franchise team and help make Next a Global household name.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will act as a central coordinator driving product development and commercial execution between the wholesale partner, the Arctic team, and regional territories.

Key Tasks

• Working in close collaboration with the Wholesale team and the Design Manager, you will organise partner meetings, assist in setting up product presentations, and co-present key trends to the Arctic team.
• Operationally, you will be responsible for creating detailed territory documents featuring images and style references, as well as managing the end-to-end communication for sample ordering, pricing requests, and delivery timelines to ensure all strict deadlines are met.
• You will also serve as a vital link back to the UK buying teams, conducting meetings with Arctic for style selection, gathering pipeline visibility across different retail phases, and keeping UK managers fully aligned on style progress.
• You will prepare and maintain selected style worksheets, track development sample progress, and work closely with Arctic and the Wholesale team to finalise pricing.
• When technical challenges arise, you will take ownership of resolving issues regarding blocks, fabric bases, or special embroidery and print techniques by coordinating directly with Territory Product and Technical Managers.
• Finally, you will oversee the P&P process—following up with the Territory Fabric Manager for NIS updates and sharing SCS documents—while closely monitoring production progress alongside territories and the Wholesale team to ensure all confirmed orders align perfectly with agreed delivery schedules.