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Mens Senior Outerwear Designer

Contract Type: Full Time
Location: London
Salary: £38000 - £42000 per annum
REF: 3805_1655375237
Contact Email: shelley@trprecruitment.com

Job Description

An established fashion supplier based in Greater London are currently recruiting for an experienced Mens Casual Outerwear Designer to join their team on mat cover role .

As a Men's Casual Outerwear Designer you will be responsible for creating on-trend casual outerwear designs keeping inline with their customer's brief.

The ideal applicant must have previous Outerwear Design skills working for a fashion supplier or high street retailer, possessing exceptional experience designing trendy yet commercial outerwear designs with strong research and trend awareness skills.

Main responsibilities will include:

  • The ability to identify current trends and shapes from catwalks and translate into commercial product
  • Produce customer trend analysis presentation boards.
  • Ability to work within design briefs and understand buying sign off requirements
  • Presenting Ranges to Directors and Buyers
  • Producing accurate and detailed CAD drawings on Adobe Illustrator to an industry standard for sampling
  • Working with sales/technical teams to help ensure end products are commercially viable, and in-line with customer requirements
  • Maintain strong relationships with customers through face-to-face meetings.
  • Sourcing of new fabrics

Person specifications:

  • Previous men's casual outerwear design experience
  • Previous supplier experience required for this role
  • Applicants must have a keen eye for detail.
  • Good organisational skills and time management.
  • Strong verbal communication and presentation skills.
  • The ability to adapt to situations and deadlines by keeping a level head, thinking outside the box and able to work independently as well as working well in a team.
  • A good Knowledge of techniques, fabrics and finishes.