Experienced Knitwear Designer (TGN5348) – Excellent Salary DOE

Location: Manchester

Type: Permanent

Industry: Ladieswear

Job Ref: TGN5348

The Company

Due to continued growth, we are looking to recruit an Experienced /Senior Knitwear Designer to join a busy design team. Our client is a highly respected, trend lead global supplier of private label and branded products, looking to strengthen their team with a creative Designer. You will ideally have 4 + years of experience in either Ladies or men’s Knitwear, ready for your next exciting career challenge

The Role

• Developing seasonal stock collections across several in-house menswear brands.
• Working to customer briefs to present relevant collections that satisfy their style and colour direction for both UK & global contract customers.
• Creating technical packs for initial sample development and fine tuning with colourway options for production.
• Creating profiles for ordered styles on our PLMS database for orders to be raised by our merchandise department.
• Liaising with our China and Bangladesh offices, senior management, sales, garment technologists and merchandisers.

Skills Required

• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in a similar knitwear role.
• Strong creative design skills.
• Excellent Illustrator CAD skills.
• Strong communication and experience of working with Global suppliers.
• Sound knowledge of knitting times, yarn counts and gauges.
• Commercially aware with a good eye to adapt high street trends and colour.
• Exceptionally well organised with good attention to detail.
• Able to work as part of a team.