Senior Design Manager

Gokaldas Exports; Bengaluru; Presencial; INR 1.800.000 - 3.500.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Gokaldas Exports Ltd in Bengaluru seeks a Senior Designer Manager for Sportswear and Lifestyle to lead design strategy, manage design teams, and deliver seasonal lines with quality and on-time delivery.

You will translate brand vision into commercially viable designs, conduct trend research, guide designers, and collaborate with sourcing, merchandising, and production while presenting concepts and mood boards for buyer meetings.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Fashion or Textile Design from a reputed institute.
• 10–15 years of experience leading design teams or owning categories.
• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities.
• Strategic mindset with commercial design execution.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and execute design concepts for assigned collections.
• Translate trends into commercially successful designs.
• Oversee design development from concept to final sample.
• Guide designers and collaborate across sourcing, merchandising, and production.
• Prepare and present concepts and mood boards for internal reviews and buyer meetings.
• Support range sign-offs, showroom reviews, and key stakeholder discussions.

Conocimientos

Design & Technical Expertise

Commercial Acumen

People & Team Leadership

Communication & Presentation

Stakeholder Engagement

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Fashion or Textile Design

Descripción del empleo

Position- Senior Designer Manager (Sportswear + Lifestyle)

PURPOSE OF THIS ROLE

Lead execution of design strategy for assigned categories or collections translating brand vision into commercially viable designs, managing design teams, and ensuring timely, high-quality delivery of seasonal lines.

RESPONSIBILITY

• Develop and execute design concepts for assigned collections in line with brand direction and seasonal themes.
• Translate trends, forecasts, and market inputs into commercially successful designs for target customers.
• Conduct ongoing trend research, competitor analysis, and market benchmarking for assigned categories.
• Oversee design development from concept to final sample approval, resolving issues during sampling.
• Guide and develop designers, and collaborate across sourcing, merchandising, and production.
• Prepare and present design concepts and mood boards for internal reviews and buyer meetings.
• Support range sign-offs, showroom reviews, and key stakeholder discussions. .

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Creative sensibility balanced with commercial thinking.
• Holds the seasonal calendar without letting quality slip.
• Gives designers direction without flattening their ideas.
• Steady when a buyer changes the brief late in sampling.
• Grounded in manufacturability, not only aesthetics.

COMPETENCIES

• Design & Technical Expertise
• Commercial Acumen
• People & Team Leadership
• Communication & Presentation
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Cross-Functional Collaboration

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in Fashion or Textile Design from a reputed institute (NIFT, Pearl Academy, or equivalent).
• 10-15 years of experience leading design teams or owning categories and collections.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Design and technical expertise with manufacturing and production understanding.
• Trend interpretation and range planning.
• Design software and digital workflows.
• Knowledge of washes, with a good understanding of denim, woven, and knit categories.
• Understanding of Outerwear, Bottom wear, casual wear and TSD categories.