Designer - Menswear Outerwear

Barbour; South Shields; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary company bonus scheme

Staff Discount

Staff Shop

25 days holiday

Free onsite parking

Subsidised canteen

Hybrid & flexible working

4pm finish on Friday

Job summary

The Barbour Head Office in South Shields is seeking a Designer to join the Menswear Outerwear team on a temporary maternity cover basis. You will design and develop seasonal menswear outerwear ranges, aligning with critical path deadlines and Barbour brand DNA.

Responsibilities include market-driven design, technical specifications for global manufacture, and collaboration with marketing, ecommerce, and suppliers to drive successful product launches.

Qualifications

• Hold degree in clothing and fashion design (desirable).
• Experience in Designing in applicable clothing brands.
• Have knowledge of product development from concept to consumer launch.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Create products taking into account features, price points, margin and intro dates, 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 the key markets in which to grow sales.
• To create an accurate, detailed technical specification for each product suitable for global manufacture.
• To create appropriate presentation & 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.
• To work closely with the technical team and manufacturing base, to create prototype and selling samples to the required fit and specification, in line with the critical path deadlines.
• To investigate and propose potential new suppliers where necessary and work directly with manufactures to develop new seasonal concept prototypes.
• To provide accurate information on all products to the Marketing and E Commerce 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
• To manage special, make up packages for key accounts adhering to the business-critical path and process
• To design and develop collab collections in line with the internal critical path.
• To undertake any other reasonable activity, as may be required by senior management.

Education

Degree in clothing and fashion design

Tools

Illustrator

Photoshop

Job description

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. This role will be responsible for the design and development of seasonal ranges of Menswear Outerwear in line with critical path deadlines.

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 the key markets in which to grow sales.
• To create an accurate, detailed technical specification for each product suitable for global
• manufacture.
• To create appropriate presentation & 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.
• To work closely with the technical team and manufacturing base, to create prototype and
• selling samples to the required fit and specification, in line with the critical path deadlines.
• To investigate and propose potential new suppliers where necessary and work directly with
• manufactures to develop new seasonal concept prototypes.
• To provide accurate information on all products to the Marketing and E Commerce 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
• To manage special, make up packages for key accounts adhering to the business-critical path and process
• To design and develop collab collections in line with the internal critical path.
• To undertake any other reasonable activity, as may be required by senior management.

Skills and Experience:

• Hold degree in clothing and fashion design (desirable).
• Experience in Designing in applicable clothing brands.
• Have knowledge of product development from concept to consumer launch.
• 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
• Access to training and development activities to support your career development
• Free onsite parking
• Subsidised canteen
• Operate hybrid & flexible working
• 4pm finish on a Friday

The Company

he 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 2020, 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.

Barbour House
South Shields
NE32 3EG
0191 455 4444
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