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    Senior Designer - United Kingdom - DCK Group

    DCK Group
    DCK Group United Kingdom

    4 days ago

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    Senior Designer - Jewellery & Accessories

    About us

    DCK Group a global leader in the design, supply of fashion jewellery and accessories. #pride

    Here at DCK our people are central to everything we do. We are welcoming, friendly and have a culture that promotes learning and development from day one. #care #community

    Diversity, equality and inclusion are the core of who we are and reflect this in every aspect of our company culture, DCK DNA.

    It's a great time to join DCK, we are looking for dynamic individuals who are as passionate about our business as we are, as it continues to flourish and grow.

    We are currently searching for a SeniorDesigner to work as part of a design team, designing and delivering tailored products and ranges which target and focus on the customer and satisfy the customer expectation, whilst striving to innovate and influence the commercial fashion market.

    The Role

    • Manage team, work collaboratively across the Group, ensuring achievement of KPIs and contribute to creating apositive working environment for all colleagues, inspiring team in a positive and professional manner to work to thebest of their abilities.
    • Assist Head of Design/ Design manager in delivering the company & brand strategy , establishing clear brand positioningin the market and making sure customer profiles remain current. Undertake & deliver regular competitive retailanalysis/ reports.
    • Manage and deliver the financial plan for the brand/s, adhering to budgets , keeping on target of company sample hitrate and maintaining appropriate cost controls.
    • Actively monitor trading across the brand/s and react to sales, making timely decisions and seeking new sellingopportunities to maximise revenue and profitability from each season. Identify gaps in the market and react quickly toemerging trends and 'must have' products, ensuring speed to market with new innovative profiles and product areas.
    • Source and develop products through trips that excite and inspire the customer and gives reasons to shop our ranges.
    • Build strong customer knowledge.
    • Ensuring collections meet the customer profile and brand/s identity, delivering anappropriate balance of product assortment between high fashion and commerciality
    • Oversee the development of each range for the Brand/s. Produce clear and detailed specifications using appropriatedesign software as well as producing high quality hand-made samples. Proactively resolving design specificationqueries, paying attention to detail, to ensure all designs come in correct first time.
    • Responsible for Training more junior members of the team to ensure they are being taught the appropriate standards ofproducing detailed spec sheets and hand-made samples.
    • Responsible for Overseeing the process for company sourcing pack - sourcing relevant material & components to meetthe wider design teams requirements. Review supplier base and take a pro-active approach to overcoming product andpricing challenges.
    • Working Collaboratively, Input in original inspiration themes, through trend research, insight of key colours/ themes /must have items & key materials that meets the company & brand/s requirements.
    • Responsible for working collaboratively, as part of the wider design team to create & present inspiring yet commercialcompany ingredients boards, contributing input to the key statements for the season, as well as supporting in makinghandmade samples and creating design sheets.
    • Lead in creating & designing innovative, original designs and concepts, applying techniques, applications and ideas thattranslate into complete ranges for buyers
    • As required, to further support and appropriately influence buying and merchandising, attend 'first look' range building
    • Ensure all design development is done in line with the brands pricing and option framework, working within target RRP& margins, displaying a good understanding of negotiation and adapt design to meet targets where necessary.
    • Review ranges globally to ensure we are sharing & consolidating as many options as possible to maximise marginbenefit.
    • In partnership with buying, Identify, support and grow key suppliers (including the Fareast) through relationshipbuilding, product development and negotiation activity. Actively seeking to improve ways of working that ensurehealthy and prosperous business relationships.
    • Manage and implement key activities in the 'critical path' to ensure all work undertaken meets the requirements of thedesign critical path.

    About you;

    Ideally educated to degree level or equivalent with jewellery or accessories degree.

    Competent Adobe suit skills and good working ability with Microsoft office suit.

    Sound commercial acumen, trading experience and a good ability to understand and interpret financial data.

    Creative flare, with at least 6 years design experience.

    Competent hand making skills – construction of buying samples.

    Awareness of Far East suppliers and jewellery production processes.

    Good developed understanding of the retail market, fashion trends and brand positioning.

    Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate competently and clearly.

    Strong organisational and task management skills, with the ability to prioritise and work in a fast moving reactivebusiness with multiple deadlines.

    Ability to design across multiple brands and work under pressure/tight deadlines.

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