Assistant Sales Manager
Company
Location
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
7/25/2025
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Description
Job Description
About the Role:
This role is a great opportunity to join our dynamic team and take charge of driving sales across Menswear within Next Sourcing. Your responsibilities will include monitoring current sales and market trends to identify new areas for growth, collaborating with Product Teams to propose innovative ideas, and selling products with conviction to Menswear customers..
You'll play a key role in driving new opportunities from concept to sourcing, developing clear strategies in advance of each season, and building strong relationships with stakeholders. Additionally, you'll manage critical paths, assist with negotiations, troubleshoot when necessary, and engage in travel for customer visits and territory exploration. This is an exciting opportunity to travel as part of your role! If you're ready to make an impact and drive success in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you.
Next Sourcing (NS) is a fully Next owned subsidiary and an internal supplier. We have 9 global sourcing hubs, from Hong Kong, Bangladesh to Porto! In the UK we are the face of the operation to our Next UK Teams - responsible for sourcing and product development. It’s a growing business with very exciting prospects.
We’re so much more than just a supplier. From Istanbul to Shanghai, our Sourcing teams live and work in some of the most iconic cities in the world.
They're at the heart of finding, developing and delivering the products our customers love, wear and use every day. Located across the globe, our Next Sourcing teams specialise in all different parts of the sourcing operation, from design and technology to product development.
The Next Sourcing Menswear team is growing. The team combined, has years of experience spanning across Buying and Merchandising, Design and Sourcing plus experience within varied product areas such as Branded, and Next own label. The team brings a wealth of experience and so much industry knowledge. They are so excited to share this and nurture additional talent in their team.
About You:
We are seeking a highly organised and proactive individual with a genuine interest in product and ideally a background in Buying or Merchandising. Strong price negotiation skills are essential for success in this role. You will be adept at prioritising tasks effectively and thrive in a dynamic environment that offers exciting travel opportunities. We value flexibility and actively encourage you to bring your progressive ideas to the table. The ideal candidate will be quick-thinking, eager to learn, and motivated to develop their skills within our organisation.
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.
About Us
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!
About The Team
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 [email protected] (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.
About the Role:
This role is a great opportunity to join our dynamic team and take charge of driving sales across Menswear within Next Sourcing. Your responsibilities will include monitoring current sales and market trends to identify new areas for growth, collaborating with Product Teams to propose innovative ideas, and selling products with conviction to Menswear customers..
You'll play a key role in driving new opportunities from concept to sourcing, developing clear strategies in advance of each season, and building strong relationships with stakeholders. Additionally, you'll manage critical paths, assist with negotiations, troubleshoot when necessary, and engage in travel for customer visits and territory exploration. This is an exciting opportunity to travel as part of your role! If you're ready to make an impact and drive success in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you.
Next Sourcing (NS) is a fully Next owned subsidiary and an internal supplier. We have 9 global sourcing hubs, from Hong Kong, Bangladesh to Porto! In the UK we are the face of the operation to our Next UK Teams - responsible for sourcing and product development. It’s a growing business with very exciting prospects.
We’re so much more than just a supplier. From Istanbul to Shanghai, our Sourcing teams live and work in some of the most iconic cities in the world.
They're at the heart of finding, developing and delivering the products our customers love, wear and use every day. Located across the globe, our Next Sourcing teams specialise in all different parts of the sourcing operation, from design and technology to product development.
The Next Sourcing Menswear team is growing. The team combined, has years of experience spanning across Buying and Merchandising, Design and Sourcing plus experience within varied product areas such as Branded, and Next own label. The team brings a wealth of experience and so much industry knowledge. They are so excited to share this and nurture additional talent in their team.
About You:
We are seeking a highly organised and proactive individual with a genuine interest in product and ideally a background in Buying or Merchandising. Strong price negotiation skills are essential for success in this role. You will be adept at prioritising tasks effectively and thrive in a dynamic environment that offers exciting travel opportunities. We value flexibility and actively encourage you to bring your progressive ideas to the table. The ideal candidate will be quick-thinking, eager to learn, and motivated to develop their skills within our organisation.
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.
About Us
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!
About The Team
- 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
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 [email protected] (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.
Advertise with us by contacting: [email protected]
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