At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a creative team to design trend-led womenswear jersey collections.
- Company: Established fashion supplier known for innovative womenswear.
- Benefits: Long-term career progression and a collaborative work environment.
- Other info: Opportunity to work closely with Buyers and influence key accounts.
- Why this job: Make a mark in the fashion industry while driving creative excellence.
- Qualifications: Experience in womenswear jersey design and team leadership.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
Our client is a highly successful and well-established fashion supplier, renowned for delivering trend-led womenswear collections to leading UK high street retailers.
- They are looking to appoint a
- Design Manager across
Womenswear Jersey to lead their talented design team and drive creative excellence across key accounts.
This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded and inspirational Senior Designer or Design Manager with a strong background in womenswear jersey, who enjoys working closely with Buyers, leading customer meetings and developing commercially successful collections.
The business offers long-term career progression and opportunities within a collaborative environment.
Main Responsibilities Will Include
- Leading the womenswear jersey design team, providing direction, support and mentoring to ensure high standards of creativity and performance.
- Driving the design and development of commercially successful jersey collections.
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with Buyers, acting as the key contact for customer accounts.
- Presenting trend research, seasonal concepts and product ranges confidently in Buyer meetings.
- Identifying emerging fashion trends, colours, fabrics and silhouettes, translating these into commercially relevant collections.
- Managing workload, priorities and deadlines across the design team to ensure all customer requirements are met.
- Collaborating with overseas factories and suppliers throughout the development process.
- Supporting business growth by identifying new opportunities within existing and prospective customer accounts.
- Ensuring collections are commercially viable whilst maintaining a strong fashion handwriting and meeting customer briefs.
Person Specification
- Previous experience in a Design Manager or Senior Womenswear Jersey Designer position.
- Strong womenswear jersey design experience across either short lead time, long lead time, or ideally both.
- Proven experience presenting to and building successful relationships with high street Buyers.
- Confident leading customer meetings and influencing key stakeholders.
- Demonstrable experience managing, mentoring and developing a design team.
- Strong knowledge of current and emerging fashion trends within womenswear jersey.
- Proficient in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
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Design Manager - Womenswear Jersey employer: TRP Recruitment ltd
Join a dynamic and innovative team as a Senior Soft Wovens Designer, where your creativity will thrive in a fast-paced environment. Our company fosters a collaborative work culture that values mentorship and professional growth, providing you with the opportunity to lead and inspire junior designers while developing trend-led collections for key accounts. With a commitment to employee development and a focus on commercial success, this role offers a unique chance to advance your career in a supportive and ambitious setting.
