毛衫资深设计/设计经理(027935)

• Responsible for managing the Knit collection, and working within deadlines;

• Responsible for the continued growth of your collection;

• Ensure the sell-through by offering a balanced collection of trend vs. commerciality;

• Communicate effectively within your own team to ensure a pleasant & productive team environment;

• Build strong relationships with the Buying Teams & Retail teams;

• Build up your Commercial knowledge: spending time in our stores & our competitors, study the weekly bestsellers from both Retail & EC. Be fully immersed in the Chinese websites & social media, and clearly understand customers and the latest trends;

• Lead your collection in fittings, problem solve & create on the spot;

• Be competent at driving research throughout your team & present convincingly;

• Become experts in sample buying - hunt for the new, cool & commercial products - communicate between your teams to bring out the best ideas & concepts;

• Drive the fabric research & upgrading for your collection, regularly visit the fabric fairs, bring innovation & build up fabric library;

• Map out your collection offer, ensuring all the best sellers are covered, based on strong research, balanced & innovative;

• Drive the Development Meetings, be prepared with your data, present your garments convincingly & be ready to create & resolve problems on the spot;

• Fully responsible for presenting your category to Retail & Senior Management, ensure your team have all the tools to explain the trends and to map out business opportunities;

• Qualified designer with a Bachelor’s degree in Fashion and above

• Proven experience in woven design and management (minimum 3-4 years)

• Strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional talent and feeling for premium designs

• Creative design flair and strong sense for fast moving trends in China and Asia

• Excellent knowledge of fabrics and attention to details is an absolute must

• Excellent knowledge of Adobe programs (Photoshop and Illustrator)

• User knowledge of Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, and PLM system

• Strong team player with ability to work on a one to one basis with local buyers

• Having a positive, professional, and flexible attitude, and willingness to develop yourself and your team.

• Workable English skills, both written and spoken