Boyswear Designer

Dobson Welch Recruitment Specialists; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Dobson Welch Recruitment Specialists seeks a mid weight Boyswear Designer for a central London role focusing on sports/leisurewear within a growing fashion design team. You will lead the design process, manage the lifecycle from concept to final samples, and work with cross-functional partners globally.

The ideal candidate has UK experience in boyswear, strong communication skills and a flexible, proactive approach to other business areas.

Qualifications

• Mid weight boyswear designer with a sportswear/leisurewear handwriting.
• UK experience with supply background preferred but retail/brand considered.
• Dynamic with a can-do attitude and flexibility to work across the business.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and product development of a boyswear house brand focusing on sports/leisurewear.
• Manage full design lifecycle from research and concepts to final samples and packs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams: product development, buying, merchandising, licensors and suppliers.
• Source seasonal fabrics, trims and collaborate with mills and suppliers in Far East and South Asia.
• Oversee fabric, trim and print development to deliver on-brand collections.
• Ensure designs meet cost targets and production timelines across markets.
• Present seasonal collections to UK and Polish buyers.

Skills

Communication skills

Flexible attitude

Can-do attitude

Job description

We are working with a growing successful fashion business in central London to add a Mid weight Boyswear Designer with a strong sports/leisurewear handwriting to their design team of over twenty and work on a key boyswear area for them

The role

• Leading the design and product development of a key in boyswear house brand covering multi product but with a focus on sports/leisurewear
• Dealing with it's commercial relevance, and strong market performance.
• Managing the full design lifecycle, from initial research and concept development, final technical packs to final SMS samples. Developing cohesive product ranges across multiple categories while maintaining aesthetic and quality standards.
• Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, including product development, buying, merchandising, licensors, and international suppliers.
• Souring seasonal fabrics, trims and collaborating with far East Asian and South Asian mills, factories, and suppliers.
• Overseeing fabric, trim, and print development to deliver value-driven, on-brand collections.
• Ensuring all designs meet cost targets and production timelines across diverse global markets.
• Help present seasonal collections to buyers from the UK and Poland.

Must haves to be shortlisted

• We are looking for a Mid weight boyswear designer with a sportswear / Leisurewear handwriting and recent UK experience, ideally supply background but will look at retail or brand backgrounds
• First class communications skills (verbal and written)
• Must be dynamic and have a "can do attitude,” you will be asked sometimes to work on other areas of the business so being flexible to key
• London based (or commutable within an hour) and eligible to work in the UK

“We will endeavour to contact you within 48 hours of receiving your CV, however due to the nature of our business this may be delayed due to meetings, holidays, and offsite visits. If you have not had a response within 7 days then please assume that your application has been unsuccessful, due to high volume response unfortunately we are unable to reply to all applicants.”

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