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(Junior) Sourcing Manager (m/f/d) - peterhahn.com
- Publication date:13 December 2025
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:Winterbach
Job summary
Join our team in Winterbach as a (Junior) Sourcing Manager! This role offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for growth.
Tasks
- Collaborate with design, QM, purchasing, and suppliers effectively.
- Support product development from material selection to cost optimization.
- Maintain supplier relationships and ensure timely deliveries.
Skills
- Degree in Textile Management, Fashion Management, or related fields.
- Strong knowledge of textile materials and production processes.
- Excellent communication skills in English and proficiency in MS Office.
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About the job
For our headquarters at the Winterbach location near Stuttgart / Sourcing department, we are looking for a
(Junior) Sourcing Manager (m/f/d)
limited until 31.12.2027
Your tasks
- You work closely with design, QM, purchasing and suppliers and take on active interface management.
- You accompany product development holistically - from the selection of materials to the optimization of costs and efficiency.
- You prepare price, quantity and condition negotiations and accompany their implementation to ensure optimal purchasing conditions.
- You keep an eye on all delivery dates of our own brands and ensure timely implementation through consistent monitoring and proactive action.
- You maintain our master data in our systems (PIM, PLM, D365) - reliably and structured.
- You identify and develop international suppliers for our defined textile product groups.
- You support the development and implementation of our country and supplier strategy - including evaluation of production sites and capacities.
- You conduct supplier evaluations and maintain long-term, partnership-based relationships with suppliers.
- You contribute to sustainable sourcing strategies - thinking along regarding material alternatives, certifications and future viability.
Your profile
- Completed studies in textile management, fashion management, business administration or a comparable commercial-textile education.
- Experience in sourcing, product management within the fashion or textile industry.
- Very good material and product knowledge (cut, processing, ingredients).
- Ideally experience in dealing with international suppliers.
- Good understanding of production processes in the textile industry (manufacturing processes, capacities, lead times).
- Know-how on sustainability standards (e.g. Oeko-Tex, GOTS, BSCI, supply chain due diligence).
- Very good English skills as well as confident MS Office skills (especially Outlook, OneNote, Excel, e.g. pivot tables, basic formulas, etc.).
- Strong communication skills, both internally and with international partners.
- Analytical thinking, high problem-solving skills and flexibility with short-term changes.
- Structured and independent working style in a dynamic environment.
What to expect
- A collegial, dynamic and appreciative working environment
- Continuous development and learning opportunities (e.g. through sustainability initiatives, market analyses and supplier management)
- Exciting and varied tasks with personal responsibility and scope for design
- Presence-oriented collaboration with reasonable remote flexibility
- Attractive benefits: employee discounts, health offers and company pension scheme.
Apply now
Send us your meaningful application including salary expectations, preferably via the "APPLY NOW" button.
If you have any questions, Elena Melnik will be happy to assist you at +49(7181)708-8286 or by email at elena.melnik@peterhahn.de.
If you have any questions, Elena Melnik will be happy to assist you at +49(7181)708-8286 or by email at elena.melnik@peterhahn.de.
