Designer, Product Developer

Designer (Buzzbrands) Long-established international clothing manufacturer requires a Designer for its London office to form part of a multi-functional team dedicated to design, development and production of garments for several leading clothing retailers.

Responsibilities: · Design seasonal and trend led in house collections in line with customer design aesthetic. · Identify emerging trends and potential gaps in the customer product range, capitalize on gaps by proposing appropriate fabrics and styling options.

· Work closely with in-house account management teams to provide customers with continuous and excellent service and help with business progress. · Carry out fabric and trend research on an ongoing basis, present findings to in-house teams and customers.

· Extensive fabric and trim sourcing according to customer briefs and emerging trends. · Preparing and leading customer development days and actioning development samples according to brief. · Raising and updating design technical packs and checking samples against them.

· Managing development critical path, working closely with suppliers and productions sites, regularly updating customer on sample progress through sample CPs and ensuring samples are delivered in time for range build and sign off meetings.

· Liasing daily with mills, factories and customer buying teams, establishing professional relationships on all sides. Skills and Requirements: · Educated to degree level or equivalent. · Three years relevant experience in clothing design, (particually Mens Tailoring and working with fast fashion retailers).

· Strong Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator) and Microsoft Office skills. · Excellent communication and presentation skills. · Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail. · A confident, proactive approach, capable of working effectively in a team under p0ressure in a demanding fast paced environment.

· Ability to interact effectively with suppliers and colleagues at all levels. We offer an attr