Design Manager - Womenswear Jersey

Our client is a highly successful and well-established fashion supplier, renowned for delivering trend-led womenswear collections to leading UK high street retailers.They are looking to appoint a Design Manager across Womenswear Jersey to lead their talented design team and drive creative excellence across key accounts.This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded and inspirational Senior Designer or Design Manager with a strong background in womenswear jersey, who enjoys working closely with Buyers, leading customer meetings and developing commercially successful collections.The business offers long-term career progression and opportunities within a collaborative environment.Main Responsibilities Will Include:Leading the womenswear jersey design team, providing direction, support and mentoring to ensure high standards of creativity and performance.Driving the design and development of commercially successful jersey collections.Building and maintaining strong relationships with Buyers, acting as the key contact for customer accounts.Presenting trend research, seasonal concepts and product ranges confidently in Buyer meetings.Identifying emerging fashion trends, colours, fabrics and silhouettes, translating these into commercially relevant collections.Managing workload, priorities and deadlines across the design team to ensure all customer requirements are met.Collaborating with overseas factories and suppliers throughout the development process.Supporting business growth by identifying new opportunities within existing and prospective customer accounts.Ensuring collections are commercially viable whilst maintaining a strong fashion handwriting and meeting customer briefs.Person Specification:Previous experience in a Design Manager or Senior Womenswear Jersey Designer position.Strong womenswear jersey design experience across either short lead time, long lead time, or ideally both.Proven experience presenting to and building successful relationships with high street Buyers.Confident leading customer meetings and influencing key stakeholders.Demonstrable experience managing, mentoring and developing a design team.Strong knowledge of current and emerging fashion trends within womenswear jersey.Proficient in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.TPBN1_UKTJ