Senior Designer Adult Footwear & Accessories - Lutterworth

Asda Stores Ltd.; Lutterworth; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Pension matching 7%

Car allowance £5700

Colleague discount 15%

Wellbeing services access

Inclusion networks

Parental leave policies

Job summary

George, the Asda George brand, is seeking an experienced Senior Designer for the Adult Footwear & Accessories range. You will work closely with the Commercial team to research trends, develop exciting new ranges, and ensure quality, style and value across products.

You will lead trend research, collaborate with UK and overseas suppliers, coach junior team members, and help shape the design strategy. This role supports a hybrid working model with three days per week in a Home Office.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in retail or supply-base fashion design and a track record of innovative designs aligned with customer needs.
• Confidence working with UK and overseas suppliers/factories to develop multi-category products.
• Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the business.
• Innovative approach with a digital mindset to flex style, research and creativity across product areas.
• Broad knowledge of CAD software (including Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator) and strong critical path understanding.

Responsibilities

• Lead research of new trends and market information to inform decision making and drive product development.
• Design ranges that appeal to George customers, ensuring quality, style and value across lines.
• Coach junior team members and empower them to develop ranges.
• Collaborate with UK and overseas suppliers/factories to develop multi-category products.
• Balance collaboration with flexibility, and adapt to varying critical paths.

Skills

Experience in fashion design (retail/s

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Illustrator

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Senior Designer for our Adult Footwear & Accessories category to join us at George, Working closely with and supporting your Commercial team, you will be accountable for researching and developing exciting new ranges, executing the latest trends that will appeal to the George customer and supporting on general design requirements. You will play a pivotal role in the design strategy, planning and designing product, ensuring quality, style and value is consistently delivered across the ranges. Your Role We want to know what you think. As a Designer you will have the ability to spot up and coming trends as well as commercial opportunities, you will lead the research of new trends and market information, informing our decision making and driving product development, whilst keeping the George customer at the heart of what we do. You'll be a role model and provide coaching to our junior members of the team , supporting them in their own development and empowering them to design ranges that make people feel good.

• Significant experience within either a retail or supply base fashion design environment and a strong track record of researching and producing innovative designs in line with customer needs
• Confidence working with UK and overseas suppliers/ factories to develop multi category products.
• Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the business.
• An innovative approach and desire to drive a more digital way of working and the agility to flex your style, research and creativity across all product areas - juggling multiple critical paths
• A broad knowledge of CAD software (including Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator) as well as a strong critical path understanding will be key
• To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

• Discretionary company bonus
• Company pension up to 7% matched
• Company Car allowance of £5,700
• 15% colleague discount in store and online
• Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks - helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves