About the Role:
Your role may include research trips to places such as China and Bangladesh! You will be researching the latest trends relevant to various customer profiles, then communicate this information to your team and senior managers is a key part of this role. We would ask you to produce creative designs that tastefully represent and reflect the latest trends into the Next customer base. Day to day roles could be things like briefing suppliers and continue to build great relationships whilst working closely with the Print Designer & Buyer to support the whole design process from planning new ranges through to product selection.
About you:
We would love you to have previous experience working within a UK brand or high street retailer. Previous experience working within a similar product area would be essential. A great taste level and a real passion for the latest trends and how to translate these to your designs, whilst having an enthusiastic attitude and being a team player. A high level of experience and be proficient in creating designs and tech packs using Adobe creative suite-from initial trend concepts to final tech packs would be necessary for this role.
Your team
You would be joining an amazing team whose enthusiasm for trend and elevation is the main focus. A wealth of experience across multi-fabrications and innovative progression is one of the many plus points of joining this team!
Sponsorship
Candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship for this role will be required to meet the Home Office sponsorship requirements. For further information please see:
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close earlier than planned.
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
* Profit-related bonus - based on company performance
* Private health insurance- surgery choices
* Sharesave scheme - make savings from your net pay to buy NEXT shares at a discount
* Pension - fixed contribution rates from both an employer and employee perspective, but you're also able to make additional voluntary contributions (AVCs) if you wish to save more.
* 25% staff discount on most NEXT products - plus discount on other products
* Wagestream - helping you make the most out of your money
* Salary finance - offers access to affordable loans repaid through salary, simple savings and free financial education.
* Life assurance
* Direct to work - NEXT orders delivered free to the office for collection
* VIP sale - early access to the NEXT sale
* Access to NEXT staff shops
* Octopus energy - like cycle-to-work, but for electric vehicles
* Free parking (excluding London locations)
* Travel2NEXT - bus services dependent on location
* On site dining facilities (excluding London locations)
* National and local discounts on goods and services - this includes things like discounted cinema tickets
* Wellhub - includes access to discounted gym membership
* Simply health - a healthcare subscription service
* Aviva Digicare Workplace+ healthcare service - 7 Free services including Digital GP appointments and an annual health check.
* Onsite GP - Leicester Head Office
* Onsite Physio - Leicester Head Office
* A range of dedicated 3rd party wellbeing partners
* Free eye testing - voucher to use at specific locations
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. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email headoffice_careers@next.co.uk (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.