Joules Menswear Designer in Leicester

Menswear Designer – Joules

We are looking for an experienced Menswear Designer to join our Market Harborough Head Office. Your focus will be on shirting with potential involvement in knitwear and bottoms.

About the Role

Your responsibilities will include:

• Plan and create a vision for your product area, making proposals for newness.
• Create mood boards to reflect key design influences and the overall vision for your department, in order to sell the looks, moods, colours, etc. to the product teams.
• Motivate your team to ensure they maximise performance levels.
• Identify new areas of potential business and put forward proposals to your Line Manager and product teams.
• Collaborate with Buying and Technology to ensure the prototypes reflect your designs and meet the required standards.
• Use your knowledge of existing and potential suppliers to assist with the evaluation of the supplier base in relation to the production of your product range.
• Work with technology to assess the most effective method of producing your design prototypes and make recommendations to your Line Manager and product team.
• Delegate tasks effectively to ensure the workload is appropriately and fairly distributed amongst the team.
• Regularly review the effectiveness/impact of your designs through regular contact with the stores and with the product teams and leverage this knowledge to inform future proposals.
• Manage resources and workload to achieve efficiently your department’s business plan, controlling budgets, prioritising workflow, and conducting regular team reviews.

About You

To shine in this role you must be able to work flexibly and at pace, with a passion for the fashion industry and a clear understanding of lifestyle brands. We value:

• Keenness for the fashion and retail industry.
• A genuine team spirit.
• Creativity with ideas to share.
• Fearlessness in experimentation and learning from failures.
• Positivity towards the future of our brand.
• Adaptability and embrace change.
• Collaborative mindset and commitment to give your all.
• Celebration of success.

From a technical and operational perspective, it would also be advantageous if you have:

• Hold a Degree or HND in fashion or textiles, or have equivalent experience.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Organisational skills and strong time management.
• Enthusiasm for and dedication to the Joules brand.
• Strong commercial awareness.
• Willingness and high-level ability to liaise with colleagues, suppliers and relevant stakeholders.

Where you will be working

A full‑time role based at our Market Harborough, Leicestershire Head Office – office attendance required 5 days per week.

Your application

Please note that applications not accompanied by a cover letter and portfolio are unlikely to be progressed. We highly recommend that your application includes:

Design Portfolio

• Demonstration of technical skills and unique handwriting.
• Consideration of the Joules customer.
• Research and incorporation of the latest trends in the product category, reflected in your moodboard.
• Showcase your strongest designs, focusing on quality over quantity.

Cover Letter

• Demonstrate knowledge of the Joules brand.
• Names of designers and brands that inspire you, and why.
• Share what makes you, you – including how you spend your time off.

About the Team

We offer a dynamic, hard‑working, collaborative and inspirational environment, with clear goals and opportunities to work with senior leadership.

Benefits

• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Health and wellbeing benefits (Opt‑in healthcare cash plan, free digital GP app, gym membership discounts, access to wellness apps).
• Flexible start and finish times, discretionary flexibility.
• 25% staff discount on Joules and NEXT products.
• Up to 10% off most NEXT partners and branded beauty products.
• Up to 25% off Joules partner brands.
• Opt‑in clothing allowance.
• Discounts at our NEXT staff shop.
• Life assurance.
• Reward schemes (cycle‑to‑work, discounts with 1000 retailers).
• Collaborative, supportive environment.
• Competitive pension contributions.
• Employee assistance programme for financial, physical and mental wellbeing.
• Dedicated learning and development.
• The Café – on‑site cafeteria with subsidised food from breakfast through lunch.
• Free on‑site parking and low‑cost EV charging points.

Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.

EEO Statement

We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. If you need support with your application due to a disability or long‑term condition, contact us at headoffice_joulesHR@next.co.uk (include “Workplace Adjustments” in subject) or call 0116 284 2486.