Ladieswear Designer- Skirts and Trousers

Purchasing Professionals; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Purchasing Professionals is seeking a Ladieswear Designer specializing in skirts and trousers, preferably with around 8 years of experience in design for suppliers or retail brands. The role requires collaboration with the Sales Director and designers in China to create trend-led ranges.

The successful candidate will have knowledge of fabrics, techniques, and be proficient in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator, alongside strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Approx 8 years experience in ladieswear design, specifically skirts and trousers.
• Ability to work under fast-paced environments and adapt to deadlines.
• Strong presentation skills for industry meetings.

Responsibilities

• Designing skirts and trousers for potential young high street accounts.
• Collaborating with Sales Director and designers in China.
• Researching global trends to influence design.

Skills

Trend identification

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Verbal communication

Job description

Ladieswear Designer- Skirts and Trousers

The ideal candidate must have at approx 8 years experience designing on tailoring, skirts or trousers either for a supplier or retail brand. Ideally experience with for young high street accounts. The designer must be confident and able to work within a fast paced environment.

You will work closely with the Sales Director and the designers in China to create trend led ranges, research global trends and keep ahead of the competition. We are looking for passionate, driven designers to bring innovative ideas.

You may also be covering some girlswear product design as well as Ladies.

Qualifications

• The ability to identify current trends and shapes from catwalks to blog sites, comp shop trips and translate into commercial product and also produce customer trend analysis presentation boards.
• A good Knowledge of techniques, fabrics and finishes.
• Ability to work within design briefs and understand buying sign off requirements.
• All applicants must have excellent and extensive knowledge and practical use of both Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.
• Applicants must have a keen eye for detail.
• Excellent knowledge of print and able to produce high quality specification sheets for samples to be made in China and be able to liaise with the China development office.
• Good organisational skills and time management.
• Strong verbal communication and presentation skills.
• The ability to adapt to situations and deadlines by keeping a level head, thinking outside the box and able to work independently as well as working well in a team.

Additional Responsibility

Presenting ranges to Directors and Buyers.