Assistant Sales Manager - Next Sourcing (12 Months Fixed Term Contract)

hackajob is collaborating with Next Ltd to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

Working Pattern: Typically 5 days in the office, with core hours flexible between 8am-6pm.

International Franchise, Sales & Operations is making waves in the international market, expanding the reach of the Next portfolio. Our goal is to showcase collections, brands and product areas to potential and existing partners. Once the orders are secured, it is our responsibility to ensure these are processed and stock is delivered on time for partners to launch globally. Come join the international Franchise team and help make Next a Global household name

The Role

In this role, you will act as a central coordinator driving product development and commercial execution between the wholesale partner, the Arctic team, and regional territories.

What You’ll Take On

Working in close collaboration with the Wholesale team and the Design Manager, you will organise partner meetings, assist in setting up product presentations, and co-present key trends to the Arctic team. Operationally, you will be responsible for creating detailed territory documents featuring images and style references, as well as managing the end-to-end communication for sample ordering, pricing requests, and delivery timelines to ensure all strict deadlines are met. You will also serve as a vital link back to the UK buying teams, conducting meetings with Arctic for style selection, gathering pipeline visibility across different retail phases, and keeping UK managers fully aligned on style progress.

You will prepare and maintain selected style worksheets, track development sample progress, and work closely with Arctic and the Wholesale team to finalise pricing. When technical challenges arise, you will take ownership of resolving issues regarding blocks, fabric bases, or special embroidery and print techniques by coordinating directly with Territory Product and Technical Managers. Finally, you will oversee the P&P process—following up with the Territory Fabric Manager for NIS updates and sharing SCS documents—while closely monitoring production progress alongside territories and the Wholesale team to ensure all confirmed orders align perfectly with agreed delivery schedules.

What You’ll Bring

We are looking for someone who has incredible attention to detail and can work at pace, handling requests from your team and internal stakeholders. Beyond communication, the position requires rigorous project management to maintain momentum from development through to production.

Sponsorship

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: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

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.

At NEXT, we believe the best work happens when there are no barriers to collaboration. That’s why we are a Google-powered workspace. From your very first day, you’ll be using the full Google Workspace suite; Docs, Drive, and Meet, to stay connected and move fast.

If your previous experience is rooted in other software suites, don’t worry! We’ll point you to a digital Google toolkit the moment you join, packed with handy guides and insider tips to help you transition smoothly and hit the ground running.