Joules Senior Designer - Menswear in Leicester

About the Role

Ready to start your Joules Journey? Step into the role of a Senior Menswear Designer. Discover an exciting opportunity to take on an integral role here at Joules Head Office. Your focus will be mainly on wovens areas including shirting, tailoring and bottoms. You will utilise your exceptional taste level to create designs that are representative of the latest trends whilst reflecting the Joules brand to meet customer expectations.

Your day to day:

• 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 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 prototypes reflect your designs and meet required standards.
• Use knowledge of existing and potential suppliers to assist with evaluation of the supplier base for production of your product range.
• Work with technology to assess the most effective method of producing design prototypes and make recommendations to your Line Manager and product team.
• Delegate tasks effectively to ensure workload is fairly distributed amongst the team.
• Regularly review the effectiveness/impact of your designs through regular contact with stores and product teams and use insights to inform future proposals.
• Manage resources and workload to achieve your department’s business plan. This includes controlling budgets, prioritising workflow and conducting regular team reviews to meet deadlines and targets.

About You

To shine in the role of Senior Menswear Designer, 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 your alignment with the Joules brand. If you:

• Have a keen interest in the fashion and retail industry
• Want to be part of a team who loves getting things done
• Have a genuine team spirit
• Are fearlessly creative with ideas to share
• Are not afraid to fail and grow
• Have genuine positivity for the future of our brand and all we can achieve
• Are adaptable and can embrace change
• Can work collaboratively and are always ready to give your all
• Enjoy celebrating 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 extensive, 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 all relevant stakeholders.

Where will you be working?

This is a full-time role based at our Market Harborough, Leicestershire Head Office. You must be willing to be present in the office 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 the following:

• Design Portfolio
• Have you demonstrated your technical skills as well as your own unique handwriting?
• Have you considered who the Joules customer is?
• Have you researched and considered the latest trends in the product category you are interviewing for? Does your moodboard reflect this?
• Showcase your strongest designs, focusing on quality over quantity.

Cover Letter

• Demonstrate your knowledge of the Joules brand.
• Which Designers and Brands inspire you, why?
• What makes you, you? In true Joules fashion, we love to know how you spend your time off.

About Us

We believe in dressing well for the weekend, every weekend. We are inspired by the countryside, coasts and towns and our people are no exception to this. Prepare to be part of a dynamic, hard-working, collaborative and inspirational team, creating and bringing product to market season after season for our iconic British brand. You can expect a journey outlined with clear goals and aspirations shared by the whole business whilst building cross-collaborative relationships including the opportunity to work with our Founder, Tom Joule, and his Senior Team who have a wealth of knowledge to share.

About The Team

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays with opportunity to buy/sell
• Private medical insurance
• Health and Wellbeing benefits - Opt in Healthcare cash plan, free digital GP via the Aviva App, Wellhub app access with discounted gym membership, free access to health and wellness apps and much more
• Flexible start and finish times and discretionary flexibility to support your needs
• 25% staff discount on Joules and NEXT products
• Up to 10% off most NEXT partner Brands & Branded Beauty products
• Up to 25% off Joules partner Brands
• Opt-in clothing allowance
• Access to discounts at our NEXT staff shop
• Life assurance
• Reward Schemes - From a cycle to work scheme to discounts with nearly 1000 retailers
• Collaborative, progressive and supportive working environment
• Competitive employer pension contributions
• Financial, physical and mental wellbeing support via our Employee Assistance Program
• Dedicated Learning and Development
• The Cafe - on-site cafe with subsidised, healthy, fresh and varied food
• Free on-site Parking & low cost EV charging points

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

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 the subject line), or call 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.