Senior Designer, Bags & Accessories Leader

Bata Group; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Bata Brand SA in Amsterdam, Netherlands, seeks a Senior Designer – Non-Footwear to lead creative execution across Bata’s accessories, prioritizing bags. You will work with Product Management, Development, and Sourcing to balance design intent with cost and quality targets.

The role emphasizes hands-on execution, cross-functional collaboration, and mentoring junior designers in a global, multi-brand setting.

Qualifications

• 8-12+ years in accessories design, with strong bags and small leather goods experience.
• Portfolio showing commercial accessory design at scale, especially bags.
• Solid understanding of materials, construction, and manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver seasonal accessories collections with bags as priority.
• Define look, materials, colors, graphics for value-to-mid market positioning.
• Ensure bags align with footwear for coherent storytelling.
• Create sketches, CADs, and specs to support development.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Development, Sourcing, and Quality.

Skills

Bags design

Accessories design

Bag construction

Material knowledge

Creative direction

Tools

CAD software

Technical specs

Job description

Bata Brand SA in Amsterdam, Netherlands, seeks a Senior Designer – Non-Footwear to lead creative execution across Bata’s accessories, prioritizing bags. You will work with Product Management, Development, and Sourcing to balance design intent with cost and quality targets.

The role emphasizes hands-on execution, cross-functional collaboration, and mentoring junior designers in a global, multi-brand setting.