My client is an established supplier to the UK & European High Street, and they are looking for a trend driven, dynamic Outerwear Designer to work across ladies and children’s outerwear. Based full time in a dynamic, creative office in central London, you will work within a small team on trend, mood, colour and product development. You will take ownership for outerwear and lead customer meetings/relationships, covering baby to older kids, and womenswear. This includes fashion styles, and sporty outerwear. This is a business with an excellent reputation in the industry and a great fashion forward product.
Outerwear Designer (Ladies & Kids)- The Role
- Within the team, develop trend and mood boards, including shape, colours, print and fabrics.
- Designing trend led ranges across Ladies Fashion Outerwear.
- Sourcing new fabrics and trims in-line with trend at the start and throughout the season.
- Presenting trend and ranges to buyers and actioning any design requests.
- Produce detailed tech packs and specs for accurate first-time samples.
- Monitoring range and customer sampling through from start to finish.
- Building strong relationships with clients, developing both new and existing accounts.
- Liaise with teams in China for range, sourcing and customer developments.
- Analyse catwalks and competitors, report and spot missed opportunities.
Outerwear Designer (Ladies & Kids)- The Person
- Proven experience working as an outerwear designer ideally in a supplier environment.
- Proven ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritise workloads.
- Driven and passionate.
- Confident presenting to clients at all levels.
- Strong commercial awareness and being up to date with current trends.
- Good understanding of garment construction to develop samples and ranges effectively.
- Excellent Attention to detail.
- Strong CAD skills and capable of producing tech packs and specifications that are easy for factories to understand.
- Flexibility to travel within the UK, Europe and Far East.
If this could be you, please send over your latest CV and Portfolio to k.barksby@peoplemarketing.co.uk. Please note that we cannot accept files in excess of 5MB.
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