Location: East Anglia

Type: Permanent

Industry: Childrenswear

Job Ref: TGS1642

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.