Brand Sales Coordinator - Next Sourcing

Working Pattern: Typically X days in the office, with core hours flexible between 9am-5pm.

The Role
The NEXT Sourcing UK Sales Team acts as the direct link between UK buying teams and our global manufacturing network. Working closely with key internal and regional stakeholders, the team drives product development, manages costing and capacity, and oversees critical path timelines to deliver innovative, high-quality, and profitable collections.

We are looking for a Sales Co-ordinator to join our growing NS branded sales team, supporting both the Sales and Design functions across our License, Direct, and Wholly-owned brands portfolio. This role is based across our Leicester (Enderby), Market Harborough (The Barn), and London offices.

What You’ll Take On
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Supporting the Sales Manager and Assistant Sales Managers with administrative tasks across brands such as Joules, The Set, and Ted Baker.

• Sample Management & Logistics: Managing end-to-end sample processes including coordination and sample handover preparation

• Operational & Critical Path Support: Tracking development and production sample progress, providing supplier liaison, territory support, and meeting support while keeping team documents up to date.

• Sales Analysis & Market Intelligence: Assisting with weekly reporting, London trade packs, sales tracker management, and market benchmarking analysis.

• Providing administrative support to The Set Design Manager for product documentation and sample management.

• Supporting product research, design sketches, and tech packs, with proficiency in Adobe Illustrator preferred.

What You’ll Bring
We are looking for a candidate who holds a degree in a related field, preferably within Design. You should have experience in a similar administrative role and possess excellent organisation and time management skills. The ability to communicate clearly and concisely with both internal teams and global suppliers is essential. Approx 30% of time will be spent in London. Candidates must be able to travel between offices.
Strong IT skills are advantageous, specifically proficiency in Excel; knowledge of the Google Suite, Power BI, or Next Sourcing systems would be beneficial.

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.

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You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 44,000 people across the Next group. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 450 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 80 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!