Hobbs has an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded and trend-focused fabric specialist to influence the product journey from concept through to collection.

Based at our London Head Office, the Fabric Coordinator will join a collaborative team that is passionate about creating beautiful products and continually evolving the Hobbs brand, building strong partnerships with global mills and suppliers, driving fabric innovation, supporting sustainability goals, and ensuring our collections continue to deliver the quality and style our customers love. 

What the Fabric Coordinator will do:

• Lead fabric sourcing initiatives for Hobbs
• Research and present seasonal fabric trends, identifying key innovations, colours, textures, and developments.
• Source and manage fabric qualities from Europe, India and the Far East, balancing cost, quality and trend relevance.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with global mills and suppliers, while identifying and onboarding new partners.
• Drive fabric development projects, briefing mills and managing developments through to approval.
• Negotiate fabric prices and minimum order quantities, identifying opportunities to maximise value and support commercial objectives.
• Manage sampling activity, budgets and fabric libraries.
• Work closely with the CSR team to champion sustainability initiatives. 
• Work closely with Technical teams to review fabric performance, test reports and quality standards.
• Represent Hobbs at industry trade shows and fabric fairs.
• Manage greige bookings, fabric liabilities and bulk fabric commitments.

What Hobbs is looking for:

• Experienced in fabric sourcing, development or textile buying within a fashion retail environment.
• Passionate about fabrics, trends and product innovation with a strong eye for quality and detail. 
• Commercially aware, with experience negotiating costs and managing supplier relationships. 
• Confident building partnerships across design, buying, technical and sourcing teams. 
• Organised and proactive, able to manage multiple developments and deadlines simultaneously. 
• Knowledgeable about fabric construction, testing and performance standards. 
• Passionate about sustainability and responsible sourcing initiatives. 
• A strong communicator who enjoys collaborating with internal teams and external partners globally.

What's in it for you?

Across the TFG Brands, we pride ourselves on having our people at the heart of everything we do. We will give you the tools and the time to develop your career in the direction you want to go.  Alongside that, we have some great benefits which include:

• Employee Discount of up to 70%
• Up to 28 days holiday entitlement per annum in addition to the usual public and bank holidays
• Financial and Wellbeing assistance
• Enhanced Maternity package
• Virtual GP service – unlimited access 24/7
• Plus much more!

About Us

At TFG Brands We Care, We Connect, We Collaborate and We Create. We have four brands in our portfolio: our iconic fashion brands Phase Eight, Whistles and Hobbs as well as our luxury Homewares brand Inside Story. We aren’t stopping there though, we have plans to grow beyond this in multiple retail sectors.

TFG London Inclusion and Diversity statement of commitment:

At TFG London and across all our brands we are committed to creating an inclusive culture that welcomes, develops and celebrates a diversity of backgrounds, experiences, cultural references and ideas and opinions within our business.

We are working together to ensure our environment is one where difference is not only respected but encouraged and celebrated and people can bring their authentic, unique selves to work, where their contribution is valued, ability enhanced, and perspective appreciated.