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Sourcing & Operations Director - Apparel Supplier
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High-Impact Leadership Role
This is a high-impact leadership role focused on driving operational excellence, building scalable processes and leading global manufacturing teams to support continued growth.
Client Details
Our client is a growing international apparel manufacturing business with a strong reputation for quality, innovation and customer service. Operating a global production network, the business is investing in leadership and operational excellence to support its next phase of growth.
Description
- Lead sourcing, merchandising, product development and production operations.
- Spend significant time in Bangladesh and travel internationally as required.
- Drive operational excellence across quality, delivery and critical path performance.
- Improve processes, systems and reporting to support growth and efficiency.
- Optimise sourcing strategies, supplier relationships and factory networks.
- Lead and develop international teams, driving accountability and performance.
- Deliver continuous improvement and automation initiatives.
- Manage costing, margins, budgets and P&L performance.
- Ensure production is delivered on time, in full and to quality standards.
- Support business growth through operational leadership and strategic sourcing.
- Build strong customer and supplier relationships.
- Lead organisational change and create a scalable operating model.
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Profile
- Extensive experience in apparel sourcing, manufacturing or production leadership.
- Proven success leading sourcing and production teams in Bangladesh.
- Strong knowledge of garment manufacturing, costing and margin management.
- Commercially astute with experience managing budgets and P&L.
- Track record of improving operational performance and delivery.
- Experience managing global supplier and factory networks.
- Strong leadership skills with experience developing international teams.
- Credible stakeholder manager able to influence customers and suppliers.
- Experience leading change, restructuring teams and improving processes.
- Hands-on, results-driven and customer-focused.
- Willing and able to travel extensively, including significant time in Bangladesh.
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Job Offer
- A pivotal leadership role within a growing international apparel business.
- Full ownership of sourcing, production and operational performance.
- Significant strategic influence with P&L responsibility.
- International exposure and leadership of global teams.
- Highly competitive executive package and career growth opportunities.
Desired Skills and Experience
- 15+ years' experience in apparel sourcing, manufacturing or production leadership.
- Extensive experience working with factories in Bangladesh and knitted apparel.
- Proven leadership of international teams across sourcing, merchandising and production.
- Strong commercial, costing, margin and P&L management expertise.
- Track record of improving operations, quality, delivery and business performance.
- Experience developing sourcing strategies and managing global factory networks.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with customers, suppliers and senior leaders.
- Willingness to travel extensively, including significant time in Bangladesh.
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