Location: Manchester
Type: Permanent
Industry: Menswear
Job Ref: TGN4918
The Company:
This is an excellentopportunity for an ambitious, trend-driven Designer / Product Developer to join a fast-paced and fast-growingsupplier and brand house.Working across Men’s & Women’s Denim & Fleece Suppliers. Multi Product with a focus on men’s and boy’s fleece / jersey.
Key accounts include JDSPORTS and FOOTASYLUM.
Ideally someone who has design capability while having good organisational and communication skills so they can liaise with several brands / customers on development / sampling and brand development.
The Role:
* Be the point of contact for design / development for a selection of key brands / retailers.
* Customer liaison / meetings to discuss requirements / take briefs.
* Create mood boards / season trends for the key brands / retailers.
* Carry out design work for and on behalf of key brands / retailers and inhouse brands.
* Creating tech packs to issue sample requests to suppliers.
* Review tech packs from customers and create briefs for suppliers.
* Chasing in samples from suppliers
* Review samples / lab dips in conjunction with design, tech and account managers.
* Review comments with brand / retailer / internally and issue to suppliers.
Skills Required:
* Trend analysis
* Denim and woven knowledge would be good, not ideal.
* Strong organisational skills
* Proficient with Illustrator / Corel
* Excellent attention to detail.
* Ability to multitask and effectively manage time / varied workload.
* Work to deadlines
* Good communication skills
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