Expect high energy. Expect autonomy. Expect fast paced.
We work hard but we have fun doing it. You’ll join a supportive, friendly team that thrives on collaboration, celebrates success, and supports one another.
Current Vacancies
Knitwear Designer (Manchester, UK)
Are you ready to take your design career to the next level?
We’re looking for an experienced Designer to join our dynamic
team in Old Trafford.
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Key Responsibilies
- Creating and developing original design ideas, concepts, embroideries, fabrications and seasonal themes
- Sourcing of relevant fabrics to meet the design requirements
- Responsible for own account
- Developing original themes for seasonal collections
- Creating specs/tech packs for our factories
- Ensuring critical path is adhered to, and keep on top of all key dates
- Assist the design process
- Liaising with factories and overseas offices
- Creating relationships with buyers
- Inspiration and sourcing trips abroad
- Trend packs/ colour inspiration
- Managing expenses and returns
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
- +3 years minimum background in Design
- A good understanding of illustrator and or photoshop
- Creative and trend driven with a good eye for colour and fabric
- Flexible and able to travel to Leicester and occasional overseas travel.
- Attentive to detail with the ability to think creatively
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Team player and able to build relationships
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- To be able to deal with all challenges in a calm and positive manner
Our Benefits Package
At Vogue Sourcing, we believe people do their best work when they’re trusted, inspired, and supported. We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package that has your back:
- Enhanced Maternity pay + Workplace Nursery Benefit Scheme (save up to 40% on nursery fees)
- Private healthcare (after 2 years)
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Extra day off on your birthday
- Buy/sell up to 5 extra days holiday
- Flexible start/finish times & opportunity for remote working
- Sample sales
- Bike2work scheme
- Travel opportunities
- Clear progression pathways & competitive salary
Fabric Sourcing Manager (Manchester, UK)
We’re searching for a Fabric Sourcing Manager to join our fast paced, innovative team based in Old Trafford.
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Roles and Responsibilities
- Proactively source fabrics globally, ensuring competitiveness on price, quality, MOQs, sustainability and lead times.
- Manage and grow relationships with mills in key regions
- Ensure mills meet compliance, testing and ethical standards in line with client and business requirements.
- Negotiate pricing, capacity, and delivery schedules to support business needs.
- Identify and develop new fabric qualities aligned to seasonal trends and customer requirements.
- Collaborate with design, production and merchandising teams to deliver fabric concepts that meet client briefs.
- Oversee fabric performance requirements, and compliance to meet retailer standards.
- Troubleshoot fabric issues quickly and effectively, working with mills and technical teams to resolve problems.
- Maintain accurate fabric library, specifications, and costing files.
- Support margin improvement by identifying cost-efficient fabric opportunities, negotiating core and volume buys on a seasonal basis.
- Monitor global fabric trends, fibre price movements, and market dynamics
About You
- Minimum 5+ years’ experience in fabric sourcing or textile development within a fashion supplier, manufacturer, or retailer.
- Strong experience working with UK or European retail clients, ideally Next or similar.
- Established global mill network and deep understanding of fabric manufacturing processes.
- Strong knowledge of woven/knit fabric structures, yarns, dyeing, finishing, sustainability and testing standards.
- Ability to travel internationally.
- Commercial mindset with strong negotiation and cost-management skills.
- Excellent communication skills, able to present confidently to senior retail stakeholders.
- Highly organised, proactive, and able to manage multiple developments at pace.
Our Benefits Package
At Vogue Sourcing, we believe people do their best work when they’re trusted, inspired, and supported. We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package that has your back:
- Enhanced Maternity pay + Workplace Nursery Benefit Scheme (save up to 40% on nursery fees)
- Private healthcare (after 2 years)
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Extra day off on your birthday
- Buy/sell up to 5 extra days holiday
- Flexible start/finish times & opportunity for remote working
- Sample sales
- Bike2work scheme
- Travel opportunities
- Clear progression pathways & competitive salary



