House Of Fashion Associates
HEAD OF DESIGN - TEXTILES - BEDROOM & BATHROOM / PREMIUM BRAND
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HEAD OF DESIGN - PREMIUM TEXTILES BEDDING AND BATHROOM
MANCHESTER - HEAD OFFICES
£75 - £80k doe
Our client is a very successful and well established premium Textiles brand selling into UK and European retailers. They are now looking to recruit a HOME TEXTILES HEAD OF DESIGN (bedding / Bathroom) to join their growing business. Candidates must have a strong background of working in Premium brand Textiles in Bedding / Bathroom and be hands on in their current role. Managing a team of 4.
The role
- Working with retailers such as John Lewis, Harrods, Bloomingdales and many more
- This is a hands-on role and managing a team of 4
- Working closely with the Head of Product/ directors to ensure efficient bulk production of products
- To build a relevant, growing and profitable home textile business portfolio into all targeted trade channels, in existing & new categories/geographies
- Sourcing fabrics and techniques through supplier visits overseas and global trade fairs
- Dressing trade shows and showrooms in the UK and abroad,
- Assisting the Marketing team by providing information on the inspiration behind designs and collections to create product copy
- Assisting the Product Development team by providing CADs of packaging requirements such as insert cards and care labels
- Creating exciting bedding and bathroom designs and colourways in CAD form
- Presenting confidently to customers and internal stakeholders
- Working closely with key customers on exclusive designs to their brief and their timetable
- Working on own brand portfolio from.
- Working on designs for both the UK and varied export markets
- Following design trends and adapting them to our product areas, in order to generate compelling trend resources
- Briefing suppliers in detail to allow them to produce samples to their exact specification.
- Managing the development of samples from key suppliers
- Adhering to the business’ critical path for each project
- Approval of factory submissions from strike offs/lab dips through to full samples
- Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of new design and production techniques and textile technology
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- Strong CAD skills specifically in AVA, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
- Excellent drawing skills and a flair for using colour creatively
- Excellent presentation skills: creating strong visual presentation material and the ability to speak confidently about design concepts.
- Ability to manage a busy workload, strong organisational skills are a must as is the ability to juggle competing demands within the role
- The ability to work to deadlines is essential
- Strong interpersonal skills for dealing with everyone from overseas suppliers through to key customers
- Diligent and organized approach to maintaining records of approvals and developments
- Passion for textiles and a desire to keep learning about this exciting product area
- Commercial acumen with ability to understand pricing architecture for target business.
- Previous experience in a commercial environment, preferably Retail or Brands.
- Willingness to undertake global travel.
- Experience of planning and dressing trade fairs is an advantage
- Experience of using Microsoft Office programs
- Educated to degree level
- Minimum 6 years’ experience in home textiles with experience in PREMIUM home textiles bedlinen bathroom
- Be hands on within the business and role
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