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Design Manager
Global Brands Group
London, , United Kingdom
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Specific Responsibilities
• Lead and manage team of designers
• Ensure design briefs are followed through in accordance with seasonal guidelines
• Ensure specification standard and process is to required level and meets required time deadlines, laid out in critical path
• Ensure all samples are ready for review in line with critical path
• Ensure option count guidelines are adhered to
• Design collections as required
RESPONSIBILITIES:
(Based on our four performance management competency areas - )
Strategy & Innovation:
• Lead the Accessories business design function
• Design the xxx collection each season
• Integrate and manage the design of additional brands as they enter the business portfolio
Operations & Results:
• Ensure all samples are to the required standards.
Customers & Relationships:
• Develop a close relationship with the Sales and Merchandise team ensuring seasonal reviews on:
i) Future customer product & marketing requirements.
ii) Future option counts & requirements.
• Support the presention / handover products & collateral to sales team and key business partners (bi- annually).
Leadership & Teams:
• To lead and manage a team of designers
• Liaise as required with the Sales and Merchandise team to understand and deliver specific product requirements.
Skills & Qualifications:
• Excellent communication skills - verbal, written to include report writing and group presentations.
• Influencing and negotiation skills.
• Good organisation skills, ability to plan effectively.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills.
• Commercially strong with an excellent understanding of product values.
• Creative mind-set with a strong fashion sense.
• Collaborative player, concerned with team success as well as individual performance.
• Visible Leadership skills – can motivate others to achieve.
• Solution orientated.
Personal Attributes
• Self starter – high energy levels.
• Positive and enthusiastic.
• Strong professionally – credible with integrity.
• Good Listener – will challenge constructively and respond well to feedback
Other
. • Must be able to use MS Office applications – Word, Outlook, and Excel to a competent standard
Mobility – the job will entail overseas travel.