Softs Designer

DescriptionABOUT USSince 1981, Karen Millen has been an iconic name in fashion, known for quality design, premium fabrics, and attention to every detail. Our brand moves fast, sets trends (we don’t follow them), and thrives on creativity and collaboration.Our passion is luxury level quality, our mission is to deliver outstanding value for our customer and to make Karen Millen a truly democratic brand.THE ROLEAt Debenhams Group, we are on a journey of transformation, revitalising our brand, culture, and connection with colleagues and customers alike. In a fast-changing retail environment, effective and authentic communication is vital to building trust, aligning our teams, and amplifying the impact of our work across internal and external audiences.Our in house design team are obsessed with detail. We interpret trends to serve our customer, harnessing the colour palettes and moods of the international catwalks. Due to our continuing growth, we are now looking for an experienced Softs designer to join our passionate, agile and creative team.What You'll Be DoingEnsure the development of the collection and trends each season for your department.Source and develop fabrics for each month to suit your product range.Forecasting trends to bring newness and fashionability into the ranges with original, detailed designs.Producing in season catwalk analysis for your department to underpin your range direction.Proposing balanced ranges covering customer attitudes, creating total looks and considering her end uses and lifestyle.Confidently leading the fit and seal process in our fit sessions, with tech. Innovating on bestsellers to ensure the commercial baseline of the range is protected.Demonstrating your awareness of what is new in fashion on the street, in the competition and in the designer collections. Driving this into the product ranges.Alongside the Head of Design and design team, contributing to seasonal research, developing on-brand macro trends at season launch. Managi