Job Title
Design Manager - Home Textiles
Location
Asda House
Employment Type
Full time
Contract Type
Fixed Term
Hours Per Week
37.5
Salary
Competitive salary plus benefits
Category
Design and Engineering
Closing Date
15 December 2025
This 12 month fixed term Design Manager opportunity will be a key lead on George Home Trend Direction, Lead print/pattern vision for the wider George Home team and be responsible for coordinated bedding category developing collections in collaboration with the wider Home design team.
Your Role
1. You will be a key lead in concepting, delivering and engaging the wider design and commercial teams in the trend direction for the season ahead.
2. You will be the print lead for the wider team developing key looks by trend to flow into wider categories.
3. As a design manager, you will lead the product vision to design, develop inspire and engage with your bedding category team members, wider design team peers and build external relationships with our supply partners to deliver commercial ranges to meet our customer and market requirements
4. Confidently lead the design critical path of the department to ensure timely delivery of samples, taking full accountability for the product development of the category from initial concept through to final product aligning with seasonal trends and the brand DNA.
5. Management development of one design assistant.
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6. Visionary Trend leadership with a keen eye for market-leading trends
7. Print and Pattern expert - ability to design at pace.
8. Adobe Creative Suite technical skills
9. Extensive Design experience within a comparable business
10. Strong creative, interpersonal, and organisational skills
11. Ability to engage and inspire commercial peers with your product vision
12. Strategic mindset with a ‘can do’ approach
13. Passionate about the product, proud of process and attention to detail
14. Strong presenting skills to large audiences
15. Eager to develop and inspire others
16. Ability to people manage
Please ensure your portfolio is uploaded to your application or via a link on your CV.
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Everything you'll love
To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.
You will also get an excellent benefits package including:
17. Discretionary company bonus
18. Company pension up to 7% matched
19. Company Car allowance of £5,700
20. 15% colleague discount in store and online
21. Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
22. Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
23. Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.
We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves