25 Oct
Recognized
London
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 *********@peoplemarketing.co.uk. Please note that we cannot accept files in excess of 5MB.
We regret that due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our vacancies, if you do not hear from one of our consultants within 5 days then unfortunately you have not been shortlisted for this role. Please continue to check our website for any other roles which may be of interest.
▶️ Outerwear Designer (Ladies And Kids)
🖊️ Recognized
📍 London