Product Designer

Retail Human Resources plc; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Retail Human Resources plc seeks a Senior Product Designer to join a fast-paced, design-led business supplying trend-driven fashion products to leading global retailers and brands. You will lead development from concept to customer presentation, collaborating with sales, sourcing, and technical teams.

You will bring strong product design/development experience, excellent trend awareness, and proven ability to manage projects from concept through to production, plus mentoring for junior designers.

Qualifications

• Experience in product design or product development, hosiery experience preferred.
• Excellent trend awareness and commercial understanding.
• Experience leading projects from concept to production.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders and customers.
• Proactive, organised and solutions-focused.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of commercial fashion product ranges.
• Research and present seasonal trends, concepts and opportunities.
• Create customer presentations and support client meetings
• Manage development critical paths and sampling activities
• Collaborate with sourcing and product development teams to identify opportunities
• Mentor junior team members
• Build relationships across design, sales, technical and sourcing
• Champion brands meeting commercial and creative goals

Skills

Product design

Product development

Trend awareness

Presentation skills

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Hosiery experience

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented Senior Product Designer to join a fast-paced, design-led business supplying trend-driven products to leading global retailers and brands.

This is a role for someone who thrives on innovation, loves spotting what's next and gets genuine satisfaction from turning ideas into commercially successful product. Working across a diverse portfolio, you'll be responsible for driving product development from concept through to customer presentation, collaborating closely with sales, sourcing, technical and development teams.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading the design and development of commercial fashion product ranges
• Researching and presenting seasonal trends, product concepts and innovation opportunities
• Creating inspiring customer presentations and supporting key client meetings
• Managing development critical paths and overseeing sampling activities
• Working closely with sourcing and product development teams to identify new product opportunities
• Supporting and mentoring junior members of the design team
• Building strong relationships across design, sales, technical and sourcing functions
• Championing assigned brands and ensuring products meet both commercial and creative objectives

About you

You’ll be a commercially minded designer with strong product development experience and a passion for creating exciting customer-focused collections.

You will bring:

• Strong experience within product design or product development (ideally hosiery experience in there!)
• Excellent trend awareness and commercial understanding
• Experience leading projects from concept through to production
• Strong presentation and communication skills
• The confidence to work with multiple stakeholders and customers
• A proactive, organised and solutions-focused approach
• Experience mentoring or guiding junior team members would be highly beneficial

Why apply?

This is a genuinely exciting opportunity to join a growing, innovation-focused business where creativity is valued, ideas are encouraged and there is real scope to influence product direction across multiple brands and retail partners.

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