Fabric Sourcing Manager
About Oh Polly
Founded in 2015, Oh Polly creates high-quality, innovative designs that are trend-driven, meeting our customers’ needs in an ever-evolving market without compromising on our global responsibility and ethical values. Our business model is social first, centred around our industry-leading Instagram and Facebook accounts.2020 saw the launch of Bo+Tee, Oh Polly’s much-loved gym and activewear brand, followed by the launch of Neena Swim in 2021, focusing solely on stylish swimwear. Fast forward to 2022 and we now have a combined following of over 5 million across the brands, selling products in almost every single country around the world. Operating via offices in Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, Dhaka and Guangzhou, the business has over 350 employees in the UK and 1500 directly employed worldwide. As we continue to expand our global presence, we are looking for talented, driven and ambitious individuals to join the Oh Polly team! Here, you can expect an environment to flourish, develop and take your career to the next level.
About the department
Brannerson Exports is employing for a Fabric Sourcing Manager in the garment factory, they exclusively supply garments for Oh Polly and Bo and Tee. The successful candidate will work closely with the production team on all styles starting from initial pass-off to the production stage.
Requirements
Identify and establish key fabric trends for the upcoming season covering woven and jersey fabric for the products actively source and manage the fabric supply base and expand the respective network in China.
Focus on Margin improvement and fabric consolidation across core ranges.
Manage and prepare key trend presentations to the UK buying and design teams.
Drive strategic seasonal cross costing projects on core programs globally.
Actively manage fabric sourcing critical path.
Monitor the execution of the day to day fabric sourcing requests.
Experience/Skills
Good level of technical expertise in woven & jersey fabrics.
Understand fabric trims and sourcing fabrics
Strong trend focus and a keen sense of fashion and the ability to interpret fabric trends.
Fabric sourcing network in China.
Confident communication and presentation skills in English.
Fluent English
Textile background knowledge
Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar role.
Minimum 2 years’ experience similar management role.
Proactive, excellent organizational skills and strong problem-solving skills.
Ability to work effectively under pressure and to meet tight deadlines.
Excellent communications skills.
Good Management skills.
Strong personality to work with a multicultural Team based in UK/LA/Bangladesh
This Company is an equal opportunities employer
Oh Polly job positions are open to all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
- Department
- Product Development
- Locations
- Guangzhou

Guangzhou
Some of Our Perks & Benefits
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Competitive Salary
We review our salaries regularly
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Enhanced Holiday Entitlement
You deserve a break after all your hard work
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Your Birthday Off
To celebrate being you
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50% Discount on Company Products
By far our most popular benefit
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Flexible Working Options
We want to make it work for you
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Enhanced Company Pension
Your future is important
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Corporate Gym Membership
Helping to keep you healthy in body and mind
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Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave
Extra help for your most precious time
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Personal Development Plan
We prioritise developing our people
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Cycle to Work Scheme
Its good for you and your environment
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Company Sick Pay
To help when you are not 100%
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Bright Modern Open Plan Offices
They really are lovely places to work
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Employee Assistance Programme
Supporting physical and mental health
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Employee Rewards Platform
To say thank you and give recognition
Workplace, Culture & Diversity
Our culture is diverse, creative and collaborative. Our teams are committed, ambitious and hard working. We offer an environment to flourish, develop and take your career to the next level.
All of our clothes are designed in the U.K and we are passionate about nurturing fresh and upcoming talent within the fashion industry – whether this is through working with the latest bloggers or spotting the next marketing guru in the making!
We work with hundreds of women across the world, with 70% of global senior management positions in the UK and LA being held by women – a striking contrast to the majority of fashion brands globally. Furthermore, there is no gender pay gap among workers in the same roles, regardless of where they are based around the world.
We are currently experiencing phenomenal growth and there are many opportunities to join our fun and dynamic teams across the globe. Click on our current vacancies or contact our recruitment team, they would love to hear from you!
About Oh Polly
Fabric Sourcing Manager
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