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The Company:
A great opportunity for a Merchandiser/ Designer to join a small, friendly and successful team supplying Outdoor and Leisure Apparel. The role will be very varied and involve designing and producing CAD work for a range of products, liaising with factories & merchandising the full range.
The Role:
- Designing and developing fashion items in line with the client's brand identity and target market.
- Working closely with suppliers to ensure designs are produced accurately and meet quality standards
- Keeping up to date with emerging fashion trends as well as general trends relating to fabrics, colours, and shapes.
- Prepare CADS, tech packs, and presentations for new collections.
- Attending Fit Sessions and provide fit comments to Suppliers
- Assisting in the selection of suitable fabrics and trims.
- Product Design and Research - researching current trends, liaising with buyers for feedback and gaining an understanding of the customer requirement.
- Merchandising - managing critical path
- Keeping in constant contact with customer buyers, relaying messages to the appropriate factory members, whilst learning how to deal with enquiries.
- Factory Production Management - ensuring production is on schedule
- Ad hoc duties are also an essential job role as you are providing full administrative support ie DHL parcel sending & filing.
- Maintenance of samples - chasing and booking in
- Accurately & efficiently creating purchase orders
- Oversee the fitting and sealing of samples (create size specs, fit garments in line with Critical path, check and approve pre -production/ production samples)
- Sample Management (including labelling, logging, organising, preparing sample for buyers’ meetings)
Skills Required:
- Previous experience in a similar role.
- Can do attitude & be keen to get stuck in, you will be part of a small stable team, that work well together.
- Excellent communication & organisational skills.
- Working knowledge of critical paths.
- Knowledge of Photoshop & Illustrator.
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Please be aware the duties listed above are an interpretation of the role and do not form any part of your employment contract. Please ask the interviewer any questions about the role that you wish to clarify.
Tagged Resources Limited acts as an employment agency. We have 25 years of Recruitment and Industry experience, working with Retail and Supply Chain markets and have various positions available. If this vacancy does not suit your experience and you are looking for a suitable role, please look at our website or follow us on social networking sites. All are updated daily.
