Menswear Designer

People Marketing Fashion Recruitment; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fashion recruitment agency is seeking a Designer/Product Developer for menswear in Manchester. In this role, you will develop commercial ranges by collaborating with retail partners and factories overseas. Key responsibilities include managing design requests, handling tech packs, and ensuring product quality. The ideal candidate should possess solid experience in menswear design and excellent negotiation skills. This full-time role offers opportunities in a dynamic, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in design and product development for menswear.
• Strong communication skills to liaise with factories and retail partners.
• Ability to manage multiple design projects and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Review customer design requests.
• Manage the sampling and approval process.
• Negotiate and confirm prices with suppliers.
• Translate briefs and offer ideas in meetings.

Skills

Review and brief customer design requests

Complete tech packs for factories

Negotiate and confirm prices

Manage sampling and approval process

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Designer / Product Developer- Menswear

Manchester City Centre

My client is an established manufacturer with own brands, specialising in men’s streetwear. They are a close knit, friendly team, looking to add a new role to the business, this role will work with retail partners to develop commercial ranges with the factories in China and Pakistan.

Designer / Product Developer- Menswear - The Role

• Review and brief customer design requests
• Complete tech packs for the factories and liaise to ensure understanding
• Select and communicate size specs, testing requirements, and packaging
• Manage sampling and approval process
• Negotiate and confirm prices.
• Analyse and approve lab dips / testing alongside retail buyers/teams.
• Work with tech team to ensure quality and fit is as expected.
• Work closely with the account manage to manage CP and build relationships with buyers.li>
• Attend meetings with buyers & designers in retail partners, translate briefs and offer ideas & solutions

This is a product first business, you would be working 5 days a week in a dynamic, collaborative, open plan office, a desire to be present and hands on with product is essential.

You must have a permanent right to work in the UK to be considered for this role.

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Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Design

Industries

• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• Apparel Manufacturing