Assistant Menswear Designer - Knit; Tgn- Doe

Location:

Manchester

Type:
Permanent

Industry: Menswear

Job

Due to continued growth, we are looking to recruit an Assistant Menswear Designer to join a busy design team. Our client is a highly respected, trend lead global supplier of private label and branded products, looking to strengthen their team with a creative Designer. You will ideally have 1+ years of experience ready for your next exciting career challenge and a passion for knitwear.

• Developing seasonal stock collections across several in-house menswear brands.
• Working to customer briefs to present relevant collections that satisfy their style and colour direction for both UK & global contract customers.
• Creating technical packs for initial sample development and fine tuning with colourway options for production.
• Creating profiles for ordered styles on our PLMS database for orders to be raised by our merchandise department.
• Liaising with our China and Bangladesh offices, senior management, sales, garment technologists and merchandisers.

• Minimum of 1 years’ experience in a similar role, knitwear experience is essential.
• Strong creative design skills.
• Excellent Illustrator CAD skills.
• Strong communication and experience of working with Global suppliers.
• Sound knowledge of knitting times, yarn counts and gauges.
• Commercially aware with a good eye to adapt high street trends and colour.
• Exceptionally well organised with good attention to detail.
• Able to work as part of a team.