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Fabric Sourcing Partner
Fabric Sourcing Partner – ASOS
Who We Are
We’re ASOS, the world’s powerhouse for online fashion. Our mission is to give our customers the confidence to be whoever they want to be—just as we empower our people to embrace their authentic selves creatively and without judgement. We’re a global platform driven by millions of customers, and we’d love for you to be part of that story.
For us, inclusivity isn’t just a principle—it’s our promise. We’re Disability Confident Committed. If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please reach out to our Talent team.
About the Role: Fabric Sourcing Partner
The Fabric Sourcing Partner ensures ASOS delivers commercially competitive fabric solutions that align with our brand’s product strategy. You’ll balance cost, speed, quality, sustainability and innovation while collaborating across functions like Design, Buying, and Technical to secure the right fabrics from the right suppliers—meeting commercial, creative, and deadlines.
This is a hands-on role: you’ll work with suppliers, develop proven sourcing strategies, and make critical decisions that shape our collections—from raw material innovations to supplier relationships on four key continents.
Key Responsibilities
Fabric Sourcing & Supplier Management
- Source innovative fabrics aligned with seasonal trends and commercial targets.
- Build and manage relationships with global mills and fabric suppliers in:
- Turkey
- China
- India
- Bangladesh
- Negotiate fabric prices, MOQs (minimum order quantities), payment terms, and lead times for profitability.
- Identify new suppliers capable of scaling for yield growth and speed-to-market.
Product Development & Trend Leadership
- Partner with Design and Buying to source fabrics meeting aesthetic, performance, and budget requirements.
- Recommend margin-enhancing fabric alternatives (time, cost, or sustainability trade-offs).
- Drive fabric innovation through:
- New developments
- Advanced finishes
- Alternative manufacturing techniques
- Conduct seasonal supplier visits, trade fair research, and market analysis.
- Align with Technical teams to ensure fabrics meet performance, test standards, and compliance.
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Sustainability Impact
- Grow the use of preferred sustainable fibres and lower-impact alternatives.
- Contribute to ASOS’s environmental goals without compromising quality or retail prices.
Cost & Commercial Management
- Deliver seasonal fabric cost targets through strategic negotiation and sourcing.
- Monitor shifts in raw material costs and communicate market impacts to internal stakeholders.
- Identify platforming opportunities to streamline fabric selections across departments.
- Optimise supplier delivery timelines, lead times, and cost efficiency through value engineering.
Critical Path & Timeline Management
- Ensure fabric developments progress on schedule through meticulous critical-path tracking.
- Manage lab dips, fabric proofs, bulk fabric submissions, and final approvals.
- Respond quickly to delays or challenges to prevent production hold-ups.
- Hold regular alignment reviews with mills and suppliers and track strategic deadlines.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Culture
- Daily collaboration with Design, Buying, Technical, and Merchandising teams.
- Present fabric strategies, seasonal developments, and supplier capabilities to stakeholders.
- Support inspection trips abroad and other supplier engagement efforts.
- Champion our DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) mission within the team.
Our Expectations from You
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铝卡 (At a Glance)
You’re the Fabric Partner who lifts our business’s fabric sourcing game. Join us if you bring:
☑ 5+ years in merchant fabric sourcing within fast-fashion or high-volume retail. ☑ Deep expertise in jersey and knit fabric construction and global manufacturing. ☑ A proven track record in supplier negotiation, commercial trade-offs, and cost leadership. ☑ Insider global networks with mills in Europe, Turkey, China, and India. ☑ Knowledge of fabric testing, quality control, and compliance standards. ☑ Analytical musculature: you slice through data to spot trends, risks, and cost-saving moves. ☑ Hands-on governance: the ability to manage multiple fabric categories simultaneously. ☑ Soft skills: Negotiation is a sport you compete in daily. Your pitches with suppliers land wins. ☑ Office presence: 3+ days a week on-site to accelerate collaboration and connections.
Bonus Soft Skills
⚡ Familiarity with PLM, ERP, or sourcing management systems (ever used core tools like *Adobe Illustrator / trade standard systems? All valued.).
Why Join ASOS? (TLDR)
When you commit to ASOS, you’re winning big everywhere:
- ✅ ASOS employee discount – Take the discount to the nearest station.
- ✅ Extra employee sample sales – Try yarns first game-free.
- ✅ 25+ annual leave days (plus a celebration day to dance, relax, or reflect).
- ✅ Discretionary bonus scheme – Your performance = extra rewards.
- ✅ Private medical care – Unlimited access to wellness checks.
- ✅ Flexible benefits allowance – Cash or customised incentive programs.
You’re crafting not just clothes, but careers. Become part of a team that works together, thinks bold, executes fast—consistently achieving more while teaching others to do the same.
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