Overview

Position Title: SOURCING STUDENT

Company: Gymshark

Location: Portsmouth, UK

Job Description:

We are looking for an undergraduate to join our   Sourcing   function for an exciting 13-month placement starting in July 2022. This placement year   will allow personal growth and understanding of   Gymshark’s   sustainable supply chain.

Responsibilities:

  • Assist in the onboarding and exiting of vendors
  • Learn how to keep administrative and information systems up to date, creating reports and collating data from multiple sources
  • Assist with planning for travel, meetings, workshops/training sessions and other events run by the team
  • Contributing ideas and feedback to support continuous development of the team
  • Support on the maintenance   of the new vendors sample library
  • Assist with research and learn how to maintain reports on external influence that could affect Sourcing regions and interrupt   Gymshark’s   global Supply Chain
  • Support the sourcing team in ensuring on time delivery of the global sourcing strategy.
  • Build and maintain close relationships within our global regional sourcing offices and other product teams such as Sustainability, Materials, Product Development, Product Management
  • Support the sourcing team in investigating new potential vendors and sourcing regions
  • Learn and develop an understanding the commercial impact of   sourcing   decisions made   within the critical path
  • Develop confidence in decision making

Requirements:

  • Confident working with high volumes of data
  • Strong attention to detail
  • An experienced and highly competent user of Microsoft Excel, able to use advanced formulas,   lookups,   and pivot tables for reporting
  • Someone eager to commence a career in sourcing
  • Able to cope with the pressures of working within a fast-paced environment
  • A   great   communicator who is comfortable liaising with various departments and colleagues
  • Effective communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and in team environment
  • Ability to plan and manage time effectively

About Gymshark

Gymshark is one of the fastest growing and most recognisable fitness apparel and accessories brands, supported by over 5 million highly engaged social media followers and customers in 100’s of countries.