We are Sosandar. Based in Wilmslow, Cheshire, we’re one of the UK’s fastest growing online fashion brands for chic and stylish women; worn by celebs and influencers galore. We have an amazing opportunity for someone equally as amazing to join our growing team as a Designer.
This is what you’ll do:
As designer, you will lead on one of our large product areas or departments independently alongside the Buying and Merchandising team. As Designer your responsibilities will include:
* Designing our day dresses and tops range across both jersey and woven that will cover casual, smart casual and workwear end uses.
* Fully understanding the analysis around how your area has and is currently performing, gaining full knowledge of its history to include best sellers, returns data and current trade and be fully up to date with the strategy for the department.
* Leading on research development across both woven and jersey dresses and tops as well as top line trend research that reflects the messages coming through trade and lessons learnt.
* Building up a strong knowledge of the Sosandar customer so that you are able to confidently source newness/design inspiration that is in line with our brand identity and a natural progression from where we have already seen success.
* Planning/developing newness independently from a range plan/shopping list to be able to build a strong, balanced and cohesive range.
* Identifying premium, on trend fabrics across both woven and jersey that are in line with the brand identity as well as sitting within our target price points.
* Work closely with our supply base identifying the right suppliers for new development and supporting them through the development process so we receive high quality first samples.
* Working closely with the Buyer on this product area to support them in trading the department by reacting to sales on a weekly basis and offering newness to further build on its success.
* Confidently presenting ideas in planning meeting by talking through each design and reasons why this has been included in the range and sell each style to the Leadership team.
* Building up a strong knowledge of the print history at Sosandar particularly across dresses and tops as well as our current trade messages on prints so that, working with the print team, you can select and develop prints for your range that are balanced and commercial and reactive.
* Playing an active part in fit/buy sessions to achieve perfect fitting flattering styles for our Sosandar customer alongside the buyer and garment tech, taking onto account current and previous high and low returners and building knowledge of what is and isn’t working from a fit perspective.
The candidate must have:
* Experience and success working at Designer level for other womenswear fashion brands.
* Experience of working with both jersey and woven fabric bases and suppliers.
* Excellent knowledge of trends from catwalk to high street and a good instinct for new emerging trends.
* Passion for a fast paced, high pressured and ever evolving way of working, embracing change and always looking for ways to improve how the Design team function and work together.
* Excellent CAD skills and be proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.
As an equal opportunities’ employer, we celebrate our differences and know that as a team we thrive in a diverse and inclusive environment. Sosandar, therefore, very much welcomes applicants from all individuals.
Think you tick all the boxes? Great, we want to hear from you! Please send us your CV and a covering letter telling us why Sosandar and you are the perfect fit.