HEAD OF DESIGN - TEXTILES - BEDROOM & BATHROOM / PREMIUM BRAND
hace 15 días
Doncaster
MANCHESTER - HEAD OFFICES Our client is a very successful and well established premium Textiles brand selling into UK and European retailers. They are now looking to recruit a HOME TEXTILES HEAD OF DESIGN (bedding / Bathroom ) to join their growing business. Candidates must have a strong background of working in Premium brand Textiles in Bedding / Bathroom and be hands on in their current role. • Working with retailers such as John Lewis, Harrods, and many more, • This is a hand on role and managing a small team, • Working closely with the Head of Product/ directors to ensure efficient bulk production of products, • To build a relevant, growing and profitable home textile business portfolio into all targeted trade channels, in existing & new categories/geographies, • Sourcing fabrics and techniques through supplier visits overseas and global trade fairs, • Dressing trade shows and showrooms in the UK and abroad,, • Assisting the Marketing team by providing information on the inspiration behind designs and collections to create product copy, • Assisting the Product Development team by providing CADs of packaging requirements such as insert cards and care labels, • Creating exciting bedding and bathroom designs and colourways in CAD form, • Presenting confidently to customers and internal stakeholders, • Working closely with key customers on exclusive designs to their brief and their timetable, • Working on own brand portfolio from., • Working on designs for both the UK and varied export markets, • Following design trends and adapting them to our product areas, in order to generate compelling trend resources, • Briefing suppliers in detail to allow them to produce samples to their exact specification., • Managing the development of samples from key suppliers, • Adhering to the business’ critical path for each project, • Approval of factory submissions from strike offs/lab dips through to full samples, • Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of new design and production techniques and textile technology, • Strong CAD skills specifically in AVA, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop., • Excellent drawing skills and a flair for using colour creatively, • Excellent presentation skills: creating strong visual presentation material and the ability to speak confidently about design concepts., • Ability to manage a busy workload, strong organisational skills are a must as is the ability to juggle competing demands within the role, • The ability to work to deadlines is essential, • Strong interpersonal skills for dealing with everyone from overseas suppliers through to key customers, • Diligent and organized approach to maintaining records of approvals and developments, • Passion for textiles and a desire to keep learning about this exciting product area, • Commercial acumen with ability to understand pricing architecture for target business., • Previous experience in a commercial environment, preferably Retail or Brands., • Willingness to undertake global travel., • Experience of planning and dressing trade fairs is an advantage, • Experience of using Microsoft Office programs, • Educated to degree level, • Minimum 6 years’ experience in home textiles with experience in PREMIUM home textiles bedlinen bathroom, • Be hands on within the business and role #J-18808-Ljbffr