Director, Raw Materials Procurement and Sampling

INTRODUCTION

At Burberry, we believe creativity opens spaces. Our purpose is to unlock the power of imagination to push boundaries and open new possibilities for our people, our customers and our communities. This is the core belief that has guided Burberry since it was founded in 1856 and is central to how we operate as a company today.

We aim to provide an environment for creative minds from different backgrounds to thrive, bringing a wide range of skills and experiences to everything we do. As a purposeful, values-driven brand, we are committed to being a force for good in the world as well, creating the next generation of sustainable luxury for customers, driving industry change and championing our communities. 

JOB PURPOSE

To manage the Raw Material procurement process across Sampling & production RTW Raw materials (Fabric & Trims) In-line with the seasonal critical path to ensure a seamless hand-over from Raw Material Development to Raw Material Procurement  to enable the seasonal RTW showroom collections to be delivered on time and the bulk pre-buy to be executed on time and to budget to enable requested floorset dates to be achieved in-line with regional requests and global Marketing campaigns.

To build the RM strategy & roadmaps to achieve our sustainability goals.

To ensure core raw materials are optimised from a cost and availability perspective to enable fluctuations to sales forecasts to be managed and sales optimised. 

To develop and lead the Raw Material teams and nurture strong supplier relationships aligned to our RTW supplier and product strategy.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and maintain Supplier Strategy
• Manage supplier relationships
• Support country of origin and ‘Good, Better, Best’ strategies
• Negotiate raw material costs (core and seasonal)
• Counter-source Core & Seasonal fabrics & trims (as needed)
• Monitor & ensure we meet our sustainability goals
• Manage Industrialisation and Quality of selected raw materials
• Manage Core & Seasonal raw material Pre-Buy process (sampling & bulk)
• Manage new requests
• Minimise seasonal RMX generation (influence utilisation)

• Provide seasonal reporting as needed (internal & external incl. seasonal hindsight)

PERSONAL PROFILE

• 5 years minimum relevant industry experience
• Strong Textile & Trims knowledge (knits & wovens)
• Good communicator
• Proven leadership skills
• Team player
• Commercial acumen
• Italian speaker (not essential)
• Solution focussed approach to problem solving

Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.