Designer - Manchester, United Kingdom - Zachary Daniels

Zachary Daniels

Verified Company

Manchester, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Designer | Manchester | up to £35,000 | Ladieswear | Fashion - High Street & E-com
This Designer role offers great potential to progress within the business.

As the Designer you'll be passionate about bringing newness each season by setting the direction in terms of; key trends, hero pieces, colour palettes and any new silhouettes you see coming through.

You'll be able to trade with the brands online presence as well as working with some of the UK's biggest retailers which is a great opportunity for your exposure to the wider retail market

The Role & Required Experience:

Long lead sourcing experience is desired, especially outerwear
Ability to forecast trends through the use of utilising different platforms, shows, social media and catwalks
Feeding the wider product teams with key shapes, silhouettes, fabrics, trims and colour palettes for the season
Back styles and key trend items for the season
Be passionate about your vision when presenting
You will meet different partners, meaning you'll need to be able to adapt your tone and vision dependent for each customer profile
Attend national and international shopping trips and trade shows and markets for latest fabrics and trims
Monitor the competition on a daily basis for their newness and product execution
Find and innovate new styles whilst collaborating with your Buyer daily
Work closely to your Buying and Merchandising team to protect best sellers whilst driving newness
In every design you produce, emulate the brands key values and handwriting
Understand the consumer and design to each consumer profile
Review fit sessions with your Buyer and Garment Tech, ensuring your designs are brought to life correctly and to the best standard
Visit all suppliers to build and maintain relationships
Work closely with key suppliers for tech packs and sample management
Attend supplier meetings and trips for new development packs ahead of a season