Responsibilities
Lead, mentor, and develop a regional materials team, driving innovation and aligning global fabric sourcing, sustainability, and quality strategies across HQ and sourcing regions.
Build and manage a strong global supplier network (mills and garment manufacturers), ensuring right-first-time production, on-time delivery, cost efficiency, and continuous product innovation.
Develop and execute global material sourcing strategies for core and seasonal products, leveraging market insights, raw material cost monitoring, trade show research, and cross-functional partnerships with Buying, Design, Quality, Traceability, Ethical Trade, and Sustainability teams.
Drive commercial negotiations and supplier performance, leading cost engineering, pricing discussions, and material development initiatives to optimise cost, speed, quality, compliance and sustainability outcomes.
Act as a strategic connector and influencer across a matrixed organisation, building trust-based relationships, enabling cross-functional alignment, supporting executive-level decision making and fostering an inclusive, collaborative culture.
Bring deep technical and leadership expertise with 10+ years' fabric/yarn production experience, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, exceptional communication and a proven ability to manage complex workstreams with integrity, diplomacy and sound judgement.
Qualifications
10+ years' experience in yarn and fabric production across major textile and apparel sectors, supported by a relevant degree (Textile Production, Materials or similar) and a proven global sourcing and development background.
Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships in a matrixed organisation, including executive-level stakeholder management, with exceptional communication and presentation skills to convey complex technical and commercial information clearly.
Advanced problem-solving capability, able to provide strategic guidance on complex sourcing, material development and supply-chain challenges while maintaining a calm, fact-based approach in high-pressure situations.
Strong organisational and project-management skills, with the ability to lead multiple complex workstreams, prioritise effectively, analyse high volumes of data and ensure accurate decision-ready summaries.
High integrity leader with strong influencing, coaching and networking skills, operating with professionalism, diplomacy and confidentiality while driving continuous improvement, innovation and effective execution in a fast-paced environment.
Benefits
Healthcare, pension and potential bonus; 27 days of leave plus bank holidays and the option to purchase five additional days.
Tax Saver Tickets, fitness centre access and a subsidised cafeteria.
We provide reasonable adjustments and accessibility support such as extended time or breaks between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, mobility access or assistive technology.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Our fashion isn't one-size-fits-all and neither is our culture.
Primark promotes equal employment opportunity and strives to create an inclusive workplace where people can be themselves, access opportunities and thrive together.
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