Location: Manchester
Type: Permanent
Industry: Ladieswear
Job Ref: TGN5348
The Company
Due to continued growth, we are looking to recruit an Experienced /Senior Knitwear Designer to join a busy design team. Our client is a highly respected, trend lead global supplier of private label and branded products, looking to strengthen their team with a creative Designer. You will ideally have 4 + years of experience in either Ladies or men’s Knitwear, ready for your next exciting career challenge
The Role
* Developing seasonal stock collections across several in-house menswear brands.
* Working to customer briefs to present relevant collections that satisfy their style and colour direction for both UK & global contract customers.
* Creating technical packs for initial sample development and fine tuning with colourway options for production.
* Creating profiles for ordered styles on our PLMS database for orders to be raised by our merchandise department.
* Liaising with our China and Bangladesh offices, senior management, sales, garment technologists and merchandisers.
Skills Required
* Minimum of 4 years’ experience in a similar knitwear role.
* Strong creative design skills.
* Excellent Illustrator CAD skills.
* Strong communication and experience of working with Global suppliers.
* Sound knowledge of knitting times, yarn counts and gauges.
* Commercially aware with a good eye to adapt high street trends and colour.
* Exceptionally well organised with good attention to detail.
* Able to work as part of a team.
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