Senior Designer-Knitting

Centex Exports; Ludhiana; On-site; INR 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Centex Exports in Ludhiana is seeking a fashion designer to develop seasonal sweater collections and manage buyer communications from design to final approval. Expertise in Photoshop, Illustrator, CorelDraw and CLO/APEX FIZZ is essential, with strong market insight and costing know-how.

Lead professional buyer interactions, present collections, and collaborate with merchandising and production teams to ensure alignment with brand identity and profitability.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, CorelDraw and 3D design software CLO and APEX FIZZ.

Responsibilities

• Create seasonal sweater collections using mood boards, trend forecasts, yarn forecasts and customer insights.
• Lead buyer communications and draft clear professional emails to buyers, clients and internal teams; manage sampling from design to final approval.
• Collaborate with merchandising and production teams; participate in product presentations.
• Apply trend research, market analysis and forecasting to ensure collections align with buyer requirements and brand identity.
• Prepare accurate product costing based on yarn consumption, garment construction and pricing strategies.

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

CorelDraw

CLO

APEX FIZZ

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• 1. Collection & Range Development: Create seasonal sweater collections using mood boards, trend forecasts, yarn forecast and customer insights.
• 2. Technical & Software Expertise: Demonstrate proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw, and 3D design software (CLO and APEX FIZZ)
• 3. Buyer Communication & Sampling: Lead professional buyer communications, - strong email communication with the ability to draft clear and professional mail to buyer, clients and internal teams.. Manage sampling development and follow-up from design through final approval, collaborating closely with merchandising and production teams, also participate in product presentations.
• 4. Market & Commercial Awareness: Apply strong trend research, market analysis, and forecasting skills to ensure collections align with buyer requirements and brand identity.
• 5. Costing & Pricing Precision: Prepare accurate product costing based on in-depth knowledge of yarn consumption, garment construction, and pricing strategies to maintain profitability.