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The Company:
An established supplier of childrenswear to the high street are looking for an experienced Designer to join their busy team. You must have a childrenswear and babywear background working with both boys and girls products and be either graphic design or styling design led.
The Role:
- Designing childrenswear /babywear (age range 0 years upwards, both boys and girls).
- Stay upto date with babywear trends.
- Generate and maintain a high standard of design within the brief.
- Co-ordinate with the sales team and Technical team to ensure design and fits ate within the required specifications/costs.
- Analyse sales feedback from customers to ensure new designs are based on best sellers.
- Create and send new sample request, line drawings, style details and artwork to the factories.
- Supplying the factories with clear details and accurate artwork.
- Checking and maintaining license portal websites including concept, strike-offs and sample uploads.
- Checking approvals, initial samples/strike-offs/lab-dips/trim cards/PP samples.
- Attending weekly meetings with suppliers and licenses.
- Regular store visits.
- Managing accounts including high street retailers/supermarkets.
- Managing critical paths.
- Liaising with factories in the Far East ensuring quality and deliveries are on time.
- Presenting ideas to clients and buying teams.
- Preparing briefs, technical packs and trend boards.
- Market research.
Skills Required:
- Experience of childrens/babywear both girls and boys.
- Must have worked with high street retailers/ supermarkets.
- Be either graphic design led or styling led Designer.
- A background in licensed goods is advantageous.
- Exceptional communication, organisational and presentation skills.
- Working knowledge of critical paths.
- Experience of liaising with Far East on a daily basis.
- Confident when designing on-trend commercial products from initial concept to final design.
- Able to work effectively in a fast paced environment.
- Previous management of high street/supermarket accounts.
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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.
