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Form of work• Competitive Salary
• Permanent – Full Time
• Monday to Friday – 37.5 hours a week
• Hybrid Working – 3 Days in the Office
• Based in Manchester – Centenary House, M50 1RF
We are now recruiting for a an experienced, passionate, and dedicated Designer specialising in Sportswear.
Please ensure you have the Right to Work in the UK before applying for this position.
About the Company:
We are LF Fashion, part of Li & Fung, a world leader in the design, development, and sourcing of consumer goods. Li & Fung has more than 115 years of supply chain expertise, covering everything from product design and production management to quality control and shipping.
We're a global group encompassing many sectors of the retail market but what makes us unique is that we work As One.
About the Role:
The Design role is a very creative and independent role. We are looking for an experienced, creative, confident, and dedicated designer, who will work together hand in hand with the Account manager, offshore product development teams on seasonal collections, which are then presented to our main client. This role is also part of the wider design team. As part of this design team, you will be working together on seasonal Colour, Fabric and Micro trends.
We are looking for a Designer who:
- Has a minimum of 2 years’ experience in sportswear
- Has worked for a fast fashion supplier or retailer, preferably with experience of both UK and European market
- Is prepared to travel both short haul and long haul for research trips, client visits and product development trips
- Is proficient in illustrator & photoshop with any 3D digital experience a bonus
- Is a positive spirited team player with a ‘can do’ flexible attitude
- Commercially aware of current trends
- An excellent communicator and someone who is comfortable working with colleagues and customers at all levels, including customers and factories and third parties based in the Far East and Europe
- Highly organised, efficient and able to work to tight deadlines
- To have technical knowledge, and ability to generate detailed tech packs and indirectly manage of shore development team on daily bases to achieve required result.
- Driven and results orientated
- Proactive, positive and solutions focused
- Educated to degree level, ideally in a qualification related to fashion design, business or retail
About the Recruitment Process:
If this is a role you are interested in or if you believe this role could be a good match for you, we would love to hear from you.
The interview process will consist of two interviews and a design project:
- Initial interview, with the hiring manager and a member of the HR team
- If successful in the initial interview, a design project will be set
- Second interview, in person, with the hiring manager and a member of the HR team
Please note, we are not working with any recruitment agencies at this time. As such we are not accepting any CV’s or candidate profiles from recruitment agencies.
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As an equal opportunity employer, we shall consider all applicants regardless of gender, age, religion, marital status, race, sexual orientation, disability, disease, pregnancy, or trade union and/or political affiliation, and disregard all factors deemed inappropriate by local law and the International Labor Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.
