Knitwear Fabric Sourcer & Technologist - Menswear

Knitwear Fabric Sourcer & Technologist - Menswear

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Based at Head Office in Enderby, Leicestershire.

Working Pattern: 5 days a week onsite, with some flexibility once embedded into the role.

Core hours between 8am to 6pm.

Our Fabric Technology teams work hard to ensure the quality of our Next product is always of the highest standard. Working alongside the Designers, Buyers, Merchandisers and Garment Technologists.

The knitwear product area within Menswear is vast and exciting and perfect for the right candidate.

Travelling to factories, sourcing fabric & yarns along with developing and elevating quality is key here at Next within the Menswear team. We are looking for someone with great knowledge & proven experience of yarn and fabric technology for this role. Innovation is what we strive for here at Next and this fantastic area offers up some great opportunities for this.

Working with suppliers and driving fabric/yarn developments and setting and reviewing standards is a key part of the role. Working as an integral member of the product team, you will help to guide any decisions in line with the legal requirements and within Next guidelines.

As a team player; you will have great people skills and love to work collaboratively but also using your own skill set. Using your extensive technical experience & exceptional eye for technical detail, you will be working on a great department. Utilising your qualifications & extensive experience within fabric technology; you will communicate effectively within a multi functional team. You’ll be able to demonstrate an excellent understanding of fabric including performance knowledge.

Candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship for this role will be required to meet the Home Office sponsorship requirements. For further information please see:

We encourage early applications for our roles, as our recruitment process begins as soon as the role is advertised. If we successfully fill the position, this advert may close earlier than planned.

You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world!

So we’ve gone global!

• 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap
  * and Victoria's Secret
  * products (
  * when purchased through NEXT)
• Company performance based bonus
• Sharesave scheme
• On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
• 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
• Early VIP access to sale stock
• Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
• Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
• Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
• Free on-site parking
• Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
• Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
• Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
• Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
• Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more

Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.

We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long‑term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email  (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on  and leave a voicemail.

Entry level

Full‑time

Human Resources

Retail

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