Designer (Menswear Outerwear)

Barbour; Jarrow; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Staff discount

Staff shop

25 days holiday

Free onsite parking

Subsidised canteen

Training & development

Hybrid & flexible working

4pm Friday finish

Refer a friend bonus

Rewards program

Length of service awards

Job summary

Barbour is seeking a Designer for the Menswear Outerwear team at our South Shields Head Office. The role is a temporary Maternity Cover, with 4 days onsite and 1 day home-working, focusing on design and development of seasonal menswear ranges to meet critical path deadlines.

You will create products considering features, price points, margins and market trends, while aligning with Barbour's DNA. Strong presentation and collaboration with sourcing, marketing and sales are essential.

Qualifications

• A degree in Clothing and Fashion Design is preferred.
• Experience designing for branded clothing is advantageous.
• Knowledge of garment construction and fit across categories.
• Ability to present product concepts and ranges to internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Design ranges in line with Barbour brand DNA and seasonal briefs.
• Create products with features, price points, margins and intro dates.
• Develop mood boards, colour stories and supplier collaborations.
• Prepare product lines and presentation packs for launches and sales teams.
• Work to a seasonal critical path and communicate progress to teams.

Skills

Garment construction

Brand development

Presentation skills

Market trend analysis

Education

Degree in Clothing and Fashion Design

Tools

Illustrator

Photoshop

Job description

The Barbour story began in 1894 in South Shields in the North East of England. Founder John Barbour began supplying oilskins and other garments to protect the growing community of sailors, fishermen and dockers. Still family owned and now fifth generation, Barbour HQ remains in South Shields. Under the leadership of Chairman Dame Margaret Barbour, Barbour has grown into a lifestyle brand sold in over 55 countries worldwide including Europe, the US and Asia offering a wardrobe of stylish functional clothing, footwear and accessories inspired by the unique values of the British countryside. The iconic Barbour Bedale and Barbour Beaufort wax jackets continue to be made by hand in the factory in South Shields. In 202, Barbour launched Wax for Life, an overarching name for all of Barbour's wax services designed to encourage customers to extend the life of their wax garments. Wax for Life includes re-waxing and repairs (first introduced in 1921) and Barbour Re-Loved an upcycling circularity initiative. Each year over 70,000 wax garments are sent back to Barbour globally to be repaired, rewaxed or altered.

Position Overview:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Designer to join our Menswear Outerwear team here at our Head Office in South Shields on a temporary, Maternity Cover basis. As Designer, you will be responsible for the design and development of seasonal ranges of Menswear Outerwear in line with critical path deadlines.

*The expectation for this role is 4 days onsite based at our Head Office in South Shields and 1 day of home-working*.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create products taking into account features, price points, margin and intro dates, and with reference to market trends and relevance to Barbour.
• Deliver product in line with the seasonal objectives for each category and target markets.
• Design ranges in line with the Barbour brand DNA, following the seasonal brief.
• Work to a seasonal critical path for product launch.
• Through regular market visits and range reviews with key representatives, demonstrate an understanding of they key markets in which to grow sales.
• Create an accurate, detailed specification for each product suitable for global manufacture.
• Create appropriate presentations and branding packs to communicate the range direction.
• Have the ability to progress product lines and ranges by creating comprehensive mood and colour boards in line with the Barbour brand DNA.
• Drive design development of key shapes, fabrics and relevant new colours with the fabric development team for each season.
• Work closely with the technical team and manufacturing base, to create prototype and selling samples to the required fit and specification, in line with critical path deadlines.
• Investigate and propose potential new suppliers where necessary and work directly with manufacturers to develop new seasonal concept prototypes.
• Provide accurate information on all products to the Marketing and Ecommerce teams.
• Prepare all product lines and product presentation packs for sales Launch.
• Have the ability to present all ranges in detail to the sales team and distributors.
• Manage special, make up packages for key accounts adhering to the business-critical path and process.
• Design and develop collab collections in line with internal critical path.
• Undertake any other reasonable activity as may be required by senior management.

Skills and Experience:

• A degree in Clothing and Fashion Design is preferred.
• Experience in designing for applicable clothing brands is preferred.
• Have proven experience in the branded clothing industry and especially useful the younger man's clothing market.
• Must have knowledge of garment construction and fit across a range of categories.
• Established experience of designing, developing and presenting products.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the Barbour brand positioning, it's heritage and competitor brands.
• Experience in creating clothing for multiple global markets.
• Excellent working knowledge of Illustrator and Photoshop packages.
• Discretionary Company bonus scheme
• Staff Discount
• Staff Shop
• 25 days holiday as standard increasing with length of service plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• Free onsite parking
• Subsidised canteen
• Access to training and development activities to support your career development
• Operate hybrid & flexible working
• 4pm finish on a Friday
• Refer a friend bonus scheme
• Reward & Recognition program
• Length of Service rewards

Note:

In the event that a sufficient volume of suitable applications are received, the post may close prior to the specified closing date.