Senior Designer

Gokaldas Exports; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Gokaldas Exports Ltd is seeking a Senior Designer for Sportswear and Lifestyle to own design concepts and seasonal direction. Translate market trends and buyer requirements into commercially viable collections aligned with brand and export-customer expectations.

Responsibilities include leading buyer-focused collections, collaborating with merchandising and sourcing, and presenting to buyers while mentoring juniors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Fashion or Textile Design from a recognized institute.
• 3-5 years of apparel design experience, preferably in export houses or high-volume manufacturing.
• Strong concept development, presentation and design leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop seasonal design direction, themes, color stories, and silhouettes.
• Lead creation of buyer-focused collections aligned to target markets.
• Balance trend relevance, commerciality, and manufacturability.
• Collaborate with merchandising, sourcing, and production to ensure feasibility and margin alignment.
• Present collections internally and to buyers, and brief junior team members.
• Interpret global fashion trends for export markets and track feedback from consumers, competitors and buyers.
• Guide fabric, trim, and vendor selection with sourcing.

Job description

Position- Senior Designer (Sportswear + Lifestyle)

PURPOSE OF THIS ROLE

Own design concepts and seasonal direction, translating market trends and buyer requirements into commercially viable collections aligned with brand and export-customer expectations.

RESPONSIBILITY

• Develop seasonal design direction, themes, color stories, and silhouettes.
• Lead creation of buyer-focused collections aligned to target markets.
• Balance trend relevance, commerciality, and manufacturability.
• Collaborate with merchandising, sourcing, and production to ensure feasibility and margin alignment.
• Present collections internally and to buyers, and brief junior team members.
• Interpret global fashion trends for export markets and track consumer, competitor, and buyer feedback.
• Guide fabric, trim, and vendor selection with sourcing.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Conceptual and creative, with a strong business orientation.
• A confident presenter and storyteller.
• Ownership-minded over the collection brief.
• Decisive, designing with a clear point of view.
• A supportive mentor to juniors.

COMPETENCIES

• Concept Development
• Commercial Acumen
• Design Leadership
• Buyer Presentation
• Trend Interpretation
• Cross-Functional Collaboration

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Fashion or Textile Design from a recognized institute.
• 3-5 years of apparel design experience, preferably in export houses or high-volume manufacturing.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Advanced design visualization and concept development.
• Deep understanding of fabrics, fits, and manufacturing constraints.
• Buyer presentation and range planning.
• Knowledge of washes, with a good understanding of denim, woven, and knit categories.
• Understanding of Outerwear, Bottom wear, casual wear and TSD categories.