Knitwear Designer - Leicester, United Kingdom - CVUK
Description
Posted on January 24, 2024Job Sector:
Manufacturing
Knitwear Designer - Leicester.**: Reference: GC
- Competetive
Permanent
A great role for an experienced Knitwear Designer to join the design team of this well established Knitwear supplier to many UK High Street brands.
- Knitwear Designer
- Main Responsibilities will include:
- Responsible for all elements of design on your accounts, from initial research and prep for your customer meetings, through to yarn sourcing and design sample development.
- Work closely with knitting technicians and makeup team in the UK sampling unit to develop your customer design samples in a commercial and timely manner.
- Create detailed design specs to develop new product with overseas factories.
- Carry out market research online and through UK & overseas inspirational shopping trips.
- Ability to design and knit range samples based on latest catwalks & trends in a commercial way.
- Present ranges to the customer and internally as required in a creative and informative manner.
- Source yarns for new season in line with trends and customer requirements.
- Liaise with suppliers to source trims.
- Attend yarn fairs and exhibitions and compile reports to feedback to the wider team and customer.
- Person Specifications:
- A highly motivated and creative individual.
- You will have at least 3+ years of commercial knitwear industry experience and be familiar with working with off shore factories.
- A strong communicator with internal teams, retail clients and off shore factories.
- Highly methodical and well organised, able to prioritise workload to meet set deadlines.
- A keen eye for detail.
- Ability to remain calm under pressure and problem solve.
- Great time management skills and ability to multi task.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- CAD literate (proficient in both photoshop and illustrator).
- You will have the ability to design in all gauges of knitwear with extensive yarn and garment construction knowledge.
- Ability to have worked with Stoll machines is advantageous for this role.
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