Designer - Clothing
Job Description
Title: Designer - Clothing
Company Name: Sainsbury's Argos Asia Limited
Vacancy: 2
Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor degree in any discipline
∎ Skills Required: 3D digital design, clothing design, Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop, Product Development
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):
Buying House
Job Context:
∎ This role supports delivery of the Clothing Design Strategy that keeps Tu clothing relevant for all its customers.
∎ You will work within the guidelines of the Tu Brand handwriting and be obsessed with delivering product to surprise, delight and exceed our customers` expectations.
∎ You will do this by demonstrating strategic thinking and the ability to work on broader initiatives whilst being adept at switching your focus to more detailed commercial delivery when it is appropriate to do so.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ What you need to do
∎ Responsible for development of product from concept design, briefing to suppliers and through to launch, liaising with UK Design, Global Sourcing, Product Technologists and UK Buyers ensuring that the critical path targets are met
∎ You will be a cool hunter in the Asia markets - and will identify new commercial product opportunities that meet category & marketing growth plans, as well as designing commercial & competitive product ranges according to key customer profiles
∎ You will translate design packs issued by the UK team, as well as creating your own design packs for suppliers - coaching suppliers in the Tu Brand Handwriting ensuring right first-time samples and an improved sample hit rate KPI.
∎ Work within the given target price framework and quality criteria for own label products, achieve optimum product cost through effective design and engineering of product with suppliers.
∎ Where relevant, review aesthetic fit (green seal sign off) working with Technologist to ensure right commercial fit for our customer.
∎ Know our customer - design with the customer at the heart of every product decision. Be obsessed with building knowledge of the UK market and Tu target customers by reviewing the customer profile boards and understanding when customer shifts occur.
∎ Partner with Global Sourcing to build strong relationships with Global Supply Base. Be the eyes and ears of the Product Teams in Asia - delivering significant competitive advantage by being closest to product source.
∎ Manage and record sample hit rate.
∎ Support Global Sourcing with evaluating and reviewing new suppliers, assessing product and design capability.
∎ Seek out inspiration from external sources and resources e.g. trend books, trade fairs, inspirational shops, museums, galleries etc as well as desktop research.
∎ Be a champion for sustainability through both how we do things and the product we deliver.
∎ What you need to know & show
∎ Demonstrable experience working in Clothing Design or Product development within a retail environment - ideally with experience and understanding of the UK market dynamics, as well as having an understanding of International retail dynamics that influence UK customer behaviour.
∎ Multi product categories and multi fabric base experience, so including but not limited to; Tops - Woven & Jersey, Dresses - Woven & Jersey, Bottoms - Woven & jersey, Denim specialism, Lingerie & Swim specialism, Knitwear
∎ Strong commercial awareness.
∎ Extensive knowledge of manufacturing processes and working with suppliers, including product and cost engineering, as well as pattern cutting.
∎ Computer literate with the ability to use Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop to a high standard, ability to create design packs and cad. Experience and understanding of 3D digital design would be an advantage.
∎ Articulate; ability to communicate ideas and creative thinking, confident in translating trends and inspiration into Suppliers and in-house stakeholders.
∎ Be culturally aware: you will be working within a diverse, multi-cultural team.
∎ Role model positive and agile ways of working with all areas of the business; facilitating an environment that delivers at pace and iterates from learning.
∎ Show capability to be a strategic thinker who puts the customer at the heart of decision-making, striking the balance between driving business metrics & longer-term objectives.
∎ Be curious: discover and investigate new opportunities to evolve our business beyond your functional area.
∎ Role model positive leadership behaviours, working within a values-driven culture, where all colleagues can be themselves and fulfil their potential.
∎ Show a high degree of self-awareness, understand the benefit of continuing professional development and exhibit a deep passion for continuous learning and seek to provide and share knowledge widely.
∎ Consistently exceeds results through the setting of high standards, and galvanising others around common objectives.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Person with disability are encouraged to apply
Salary: Negotiable
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 29 Apr 2021
Company Information:
∎ 15 Apr 2021
∎ Sainsbury's Argos Asia Limited
∎ Business : J Sainsbury is a leading UK food retailer. The company`s business comprises Sainsbury`s supermarkets, convenience stores, UK`s third largest digital & catalogue retailer named Argos, groceries online and Sainsbury`s Bank. The company`s range of product offerings besides food and groceries include clothing, beverages, books and gift items, computer peripherals, kitchen appliances, meat and fish, petrol and fuel, pharmaceutical drugs, and home ware.
Sainsbury`s commitment to helping customers live well for less has been at the heart of what we do since 1869. Today that means making our customers lives better and easier every day by offering great quality and service at fair prices across food, clothing, homeware and financial services whenever and wherever they want it. As our customers` lives change, so will our business. Sainsbury`s acquired Home Retail Group, the owner of Argos and Habitat, on 2 September 2016, creating one of the UK`s leading food and non-food retailers - a multi-product, multi-channel business with fast delivery networks.
Sainsbury`s Argos Asia Ltd is a subsidiary of J Sainsbury - our Bangladesh Liaison Office currently manages the procurement process for products sourced through Asia. We source great products from Bangladeshi suppliers at best quality and the right cost in order to provide our customers with the products they love.
Find out more about us at http://www.sainsburys.co.uk & http://www.argos.co.uk/
Category: Garments/Textile
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