HEAD OF DESIGN - TEXTILES - BEDROOM & BATHROOM / PREMIUM BRAND
House Of Fashion Associates
HEAD OF DESIGN - PREMIUM TEXTILES BEDDING AND BATHROOMMANCHESTER - HEAD OFFICES 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. The role :Working with retailers such as John Lewis, Harrods, and many more
This is a hand on role and managing a small team• 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 CA Ds 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