Current Job Listings

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Retail Manager

Full-Time | Tib Street, Manchester (Northern Quarter) | Immediate Start | Title & Salary DOE

Application deadline: Friday 27th - Midday

The Role

We're looking for someone to open and run WAWWA's first permanent retail space - a store on Tib Street in the Northern Quarter, right in the middle of Manchester's independent shopping scene. We're a sustainable clothing brand that designs and manufactures almost everything in-house in Manchester, and we want a physical space that reflects that.

You'll start by managing a pop-up operation (Thursday to Sunday), then phase it up to seven days a week as the team and revenue grow.

Because we design, manufacture, and ship everything under one roof, you won't just be running a shop - you'll get exposure to our production floor, design studio, and warehouse. Understanding how a garment goes from sketch to shelf means you can genuinely tell customers the story behind what they're buying.

The title will reflect your experience. If you've managed a shop floor before and can hit the ground running, you're our Retail Manager. If you're stepping up from a strong supervisory or coordinator background, we'll support that development. What matters is that you're commercially sharp, good with people, and can run a tight operation without someone looking over your shoulder.

Working Pattern: Full-time, 5 of 7 days on rotation including Saturdays & Sundays. Based at our Tib Street store in Manchester's Northern Quarter.

Reports to: Managing Director (initially)

Direct reports: 2-3 part-time Retail Assistants.

What You'll Actually Be Doing

Daily

• Opening and closing the store - setting the standard from the moment the doors open
• Customer experience - greeting, advising, selling. You're the face of WAWWA in person
• Visual merchandising and store presentation - keeping the space looking sharp and on-brand
• Stock replenishment - coordinating with our warehouse team

Weekly

• Staff rota management - making sure the right people are in the right place, especially weekends
• Stock level monitoring - flagging reorder needs and ensuring bestsellers stay in stock
• Store standards - cleanliness, maintenance, and presentation checks
• Supporting community events and activations when they happen
• Cross-department time - spending time with production, design, and warehouse to build your product knowledge and bring that to the shop floor

Monthly

• Sales performance review against targets - what's working, what needs adjusting
• Stock take and inventory reconciliation with warehouse
• Visual merchandising refresh - aligned with new drops, collections, and seasonal changes
• Staff development - informal check-ins and performance conversations with your team

Quarterly

• Trading phase planning - you'll help shape the roadmap from pop-up to full seven-day trading
• Contributing to retail strategy - pricing, range, customer experience, and footfall targets
• Coordinating with the wider marketing team on in-store campaigns and product launches

What We Need

We want someone who genuinely enjoys retail - the pace, the people, the problem-solving. If you're the kind of person who notices a rail is in the wrong order before a customer does, you'll do well here.

Essential:

• Experience running or supervising a retail store, ideally in clothing, lifestyle, or similar
• Commercially aware - you understand what drives sales and how to improve performance
• Strong people skills - you can lead a small team and deliver great customer experience
• Organised and reliable
• Hands-on - this isn't a desk job. You'll be on the floor, selling, tidying, and making it happen

Bonus points:

• Experience opening or launching a new store or pop-up
• Visual merchandising skills
• Experience with Shopify POS or similar retail systems
• Interest in what we're doing - sustainability, local manufacturing, building something properly

What You'll Get

Salary:

• £27,000 - £32,000 base depending on experience

Our compensation framework runs across clearly defined seniority levels - from Retail Coordinator through to Retail Manager - so there's a transparent path for your salary to grow as your role and competency develop. All salaries are set at or above Real Living Wage, with a scheduled uplift in May 2026.

Sharing in success:

• Profit Share - 10% of operating profit distributed across all staff pro-rata by hours (first payment Dec 2026)
• Quarterly performance bonuses tied to store and team targets

Benefits:

• Paid therapy sessions
• Workplace pension scheme
• Extra holiday day per year of service
• Staff discount
• Enhanced sick pay

How to Apply

Applications are made via the form below. Please attach a CV and a cover letter - we do read them, and a short note on why this role and why now will go a long way.

In your cover letter, please address:

• Your experience managing or running a retail space
• An example of something you did that directly improved sales or customer experience
• Your attitude to weekend working and your preferred start date

Application deadline: Friday 27th - Midday. We'll be in touch shortly after.

Merchandising Coordinator

Full-Time | Manchester City Centre | £28,000 – £31,000 DOE

Application deadline: Friday April 10th - Midday

The Role

We're hiring a Merchandising Coordinator to be the commercial link between our production, design, marketing, and operations teams. Right now that function doesn't really exist as a discipline — bits of it are spread across the business, nobody owns it, and as a result some important things aren't happening. You'd be coming in to fix that.

This is a hands-on role with real scope. You'll own range planning, trading performance, stock management, and our trading calendar. You'll be working with genuinely rich product data, in a business that manufactures in-house, which makes the role more complex and more interesting than a typical retail merchandising position.

Working Pattern: Full-time, Monday to Friday. Based in our Manchester city centre offices.

Reports to: Production Manager.

What You'll Actually Be Doing

Range & Product Planning

• Seasonal range planning — how many styles, in which categories, at what price points
• Option planning — colours, sizes, and variants per style based on historical sell-through
• Carryover vs. newness decisions — what gets re-run, retired, or refreshed each season
• Size ratio planning — getting our size buys right, particularly across womenswear and menswear
• New category assessment — evaluating whether to extend into new product areas

Trading & Performance

• Weekly trading review — reading sell-through rates, flagging over and underperformers
• Working with our product data to inform re-run, markdown, and discontinuation decisions
• Markdown and promotion planning — when to reduce, by how much, to clear aged stock
• Post-season analysis feeding directly into the next range plan
• Bestseller re-run decisions — using data to justify and time replenishment runs

Stock & Inventory Management

• OTB (open-to-buy) management — committing to production in line with cash flow
• Inventory forecasting against demand by product
• Raw materials intake planning alongside the Production Manager
• Finished goods tracking across production, warehouse, and retail
• Out-of-stock risk monitoring and channel stock allocation (online, retail, wholesale)
• Inter-site stock movement between our Manchester locations

Trading Calendar & Launch Coordination

• Owning a live trading calendar — what's launching when across the year
• Launch readiness — ensuring product is photographed, written up, and live on time
• Coordinating between design, production, and marketing on launch timing
• Pre-order window planning and transition toward holding more finished stock
• Wholesale calendar alignment as our B2B channel develops

What We Need

You'll need around two years of merchandising experience — enough to hit the ground running on the core functions, but we're not looking for someone who's done this in a large corporate and wants to coast. This role needs someone who's comfortable building things from scratch.

Essential:

• ~2 years merchandising experience, ideally in fashion, apparel, or a product-led business — or a suitable merchandising qualification with demonstrable application, commercial intuition, and the ability to work under your own direction
• Comfortable working with sales data — sell-through, margin, stock turn, OTB
• Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills
• Organised and proactive — you manage your own workload without things slipping
• Good communicator across departments — this role only works if people trust you

Bonus points:

• Experience in a business that manufactures rather than just buys in
• Familiarity with Shopify or similar e-commerce platforms
• Exposure to wholesale or multi-channel operations
• Interest in sustainability and what we're building in Manchester

What You'll Get

Salary:

• £28,000 – £31,000 depending on experience

Salaries sit within a transparent seniority framework with scheduled reviews — your pay grows with your competency and contribution, not just the calendar.

Sharing in success:

• Profit Share — 10% of operating profit distributed across all staff pro-rata by hours (first payment Dec 2026)
• Options Scheme — launching 2026
• Quarterly performance bonuses tied to team targets

Benefits:

• Paid therapy sessions
• Enhanced pension with salary sacrifice
• Extra holiday day per year of service
• Staff discount
• Enhanced sick pay

How to Apply

Applications are made via the form below. Please attach a CV and a cover letter — we do read them.

In your cover letter, please address:

• Your relevant merchandising experience and the kind of business you've worked in
• An example of a trading or range decision you influenced and what the outcome was
• Your preferred start date and current notice period

Application deadline: Monday 9th March 2026. We'll be in touch shortly after.

Sewing Machinist & Production Assistant

Full-Time | Ancoats, Manchester (10 minutes walk from Piccadilly station)

The Role

We're seeking talented individuals to join our production team as Sewing Machinists and Production Assistants, playing a crucial role in bringing our products to life. You'll have a clear career path that allows you to master various aspects of our operation.

What You'll Actually Be Doing

• Industrial Sewing — apply your existing machine skills to assemble and construct garments according to specifications
• Overlocking — operate overlocking machines to create professional, durable seam finishes
• Quality Control — thread trimming and final garment inspection
• Packaging — preparation of finished products for shipping

What We Need

• Experience using industrial sewing machines to create garments
• Detail-oriented approach with a commitment to quality
• Strong understanding of sewing techniques and garment construction
• Effective time management skills, enabling you to meet production deadlines
• Flexible and adaptable, thriving in a collaborative team environment
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to follow instructions accurately

This is an entry-level position, but candidates must have basic industrial sewing machine experience.

What You'll Get

Salary:

• £25,000 – £26,500 depending on experience

Sharing in success:

• Profit Share — 10% of operating profit distributed across all staff pro-rata by hours (first payment Dec 2026)
• Options Scheme — launching 2026
• Quarterly performance bonuses tied to team targets

Benefits:

• Paid therapy sessions
• Enhanced pension with salary sacrifice
• Extra holiday day per year of service
• Staff discount
• Enhanced sick pay

How to Apply

Applications are made via the form below. Please attach a CV and a cover letter — we do read them, and a short note on why this role and why now will go a long way.

In your cover letter, please address:

• Your relevant experience with industrial sewing machines
• What draws you to working in sustainable, in-house manufacturing
• Your preferred start date and current notice period