Ladies Multi Product Designer in Manchester, Greater Manchester

We are seeking an experienced Ladies’ Multi-Product Designer to join a design team at our head office in Manchester

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years industry experience in ladieswear design, with a strong understanding of multiple product categories, garment construction and the commercial requirements of the high street.

You will be working for a UK based design house, supplying high street retailers across the UK, mainland Europe and the rest of the world.

The Role

The role will involve the following responsibilities:

• Developing seasonal ladieswear collections across several in-house brands, covering a range of product categories.
• Working to customer briefs to develop and present commercially relevant collections that reflect individual customer requirements, style direction, colour palettes and target markets for both UK and global contract customers.
• Researching high street trends, fashion forecasts, fabrications, colours, prints, graphics and detailing to develop innovative and commercially viable product ranges.
• Designing across multiple ladieswear categories, including jersey, woven tops, shirts, dresses, skirts, trousers, outerwear and co-ordinated separates.
• Creating detailed CADs, design specifications and technical packs for initial sample development, including fabric, trim, print, embroidery and construction details.
• Developing colourways, fabric options and product variations, refining designs through the sampling process to meet customer requirements and production standards.
• Liaising with our overseas offices in China and Bangladesh, as well as senior management, sales, account managers, garment technologists and merchandisers, to ensure designs are developed effectively and delivered to agreed deadlines.
• Ensuring collections meet target price points, quality expectations, customer specifications and commercial objectives.
• Managing multiple projects and seasonal deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy, organisation and attention to detail.

Requirements

• Proven experience designing across multiple ladieswear product categories, with the ability to develop cohesive and commercially successful collections.
• Strong creative design skills, with a good understanding of garment construction, fabrics, finishes and manufacturing processes.
• Excellent Adobe Illustrator CAD skills, with proficiency in creating clear, accurate and detailed technical drawings.
• Good working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and other relevant design software would be advantageous.
• Strong understanding of seasonal fashion trends, colour direction, print, pattern, fabrications and commercial high street styling.
• Commercially aware, with an understanding of target costs, customer requirements, quality expectations and the needs of global retail markets.

• Overseas suppliers and manufacturing partners

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Please be aware the duties listed above are an interpretation of the role and do not form any part of your employment contract. Please ask the interviewer any questions about the role that you wish to clarify.

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