Menswear Designer

Tagged Resources ,
Manchester, Greater Manchester

Overview

The Company: This leading clothing manufacturer is a company that adheres to the desired standards of manufacturing and quality which ensures that every one of their stakeholders, customers and employees receive the greatest value, along with the best that the industry has to offer. They are currently recruiting for a Menswear Designer to join their growing team. Every employee demonstrates commitment and dedication to their role, proud to be a part of their continually growing and successful company. They benchmark against the quality of their service delivery and timeliness and believe hard work with the right intent ensures success. You will be reporting to the Design Manager, and have the chance to move up in the business with regular performance reviews. The Role: Capacity to design multi category menswear ranges that encompasses jersey product. Creation of seasonal, trend led ranges in line with brief and budget. Works closely with relevant design team members to inspire buyers and build strong, long term relationships. Works closely with merchandise/ directors/ sales team to understand the budget and how to strategically design into the customer’s price point. Sound knowledge of garment construction and able to produce professional design packs with annotations to provide factory correct understanding. Understanding sales and cost effective design. Excellent knowledge of high street retailers, producing mood boards/ trend boards for customer meetings if required. Communication daily with the factory and customers to ensure correct understanding is being relayed across in design packs from customer vision to samples factory will produce. Responsible for arranging and attending meetings with customers assigned to. Training of placement student and assistant designer, encouraging to share work load and sharing concepts/ ideas. Taking part in design meetings and presentations around dates suitable for customers. Taking through new conceptual ideas and making them into commercial designs which has the impact to be selected by the customer. Skills Required: Share new development with the team from comp shops or provided by customers and strive for injecting newness into the business. Looking after designer rails and up keeping tidiness and organization. Adheres to all compliance requirements i.e. health & safety, security and ensures safe use of all IT systems and equipment Able to inspire and work closely with the designers of key accounts Confident in a fast-paced design environment working to critical path, delegating tasks if needed Advanced skills in Illustrator and Photoshop Highly organized with problem solving skills Attend inspirational shopping trips/ factory visits Strong verbal communication skills By submitting your CV you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as stated on our website and consenting to us processing your personal details in relation to current/future job opportunities. The information that you have submitted to us will be used in order to consider your suitability for the role you have applied for. A copy of our Privacy Policy can also be viewed on our website which explains how we gather, protect and manage any personal data that you share with us Tagged Resources Limited acts as an employment agency . We have 25 years of Recruitment and Industry experience, working with Retail and Supply Chain markets and have various positions available. If this vacancy does not suit your experience and you are looking for a suitable role please look at our website or follow us on social networking sites.All are updated on a daily basis.