Sourcing Manager

About the role

Burberry is seeking a talented Sourcing Manager to lead seasonal placement and delivery of production across its supply base. You will work closely with Product Development, Planning and global sourcing teams to ensure collections meet calendar, margin and quality expectations.

Key responsibilities

• Lead seasonal sourcing and production placement in line with calendars, unit plans and margin targets.
• Build, develop and balance the vendor base, including onboarding new vendors and implementing counter‑sourcing strategies.
• Partner with Product Development to shape sourcing strategies that reflect product intent and delivery requirements.
• Analyse pre‑buy versus actuals, identifying risks, shortfalls and opportunities with Raw Materials teams.
• Provide seasonal production forecasts to Logistics for capacity planning.
• Own the accuracy and integrity of final range, pricing and production data across SAP and PLM.
• Lead final price negotiations and ensure margin delivery through cost and vendor performance analysis.
• Monitor on‑time, in‑full delivery and quality performance, collaborating with Technical Services, Quality and sourcing offices.

Required profile

• Proven experience in sourcing or production management within a complex, multi‑vendor environment.
• Strong commercial judgement with the ability to negotiate cost and value across regions and categories.
• Confidence working across functions and building trusted relationships with internal and external partners.
• Comfortable managing change and making informed decisions in a fast‑moving seasonal environment.
• Detail‑focused, organised and able to maintain high data integrity.

Required skills

• SAP
• PLM