Fashion Designer

Wovens Designer | £30,000 - £35,000 | Manchester | Wovens Specialist

Fast-moving. Trend-driven. Always ahead of the game.
If you're the kind of designer who thrives on pace, creativity, and spotting what's next, this could be the role for you.

What you'll be doing:
You'll take the lead on one of our biggest areas, specifically, you'll be driving the day dresses and tops ranges - both jersey and woven - with styles that span casual through to smart workwear.

What you'll do:

• Lead the design process for day dresses and tops across both jersey and woven - covering casual, smart casual, and workwear.
• Get under the skin of your department: analyse sales, returns, and trade data, understand past performance, and stay fully aligned with the department strategy.
• Drive trend research and development, bringing fresh inspiration while reflecting trade messages and lessons learned.
• Build a deep understanding of the Sosandar customer, sourcing newness and design ideas that feel like a natural progression of our brand.
• Develop cohesive, balanced ranges that are commercially strong and fashion forward.
• Source and select on-trend fabrics that fit our brand identity and price points.
• Partner with suppliers, guiding them through development to secure high-quality samples.
• Work closely with the Buyer to react quickly to sales performance and inject newness that builds on bestsellers.
• Present confidently in planning meetings, selling in your designs and explaining your rationale clearly to the leadership team.
• Collaborate with the print team to select and develop prints that are balanced, commercial, and reactive.
• Play an active role in fit/buy sessions, ensuring each piece delivers a flattering fit for the Sosandar customer, informed by returns and feedback.

What we're looking for:

• Proven experience working at Designer level for womenswear fashion brands.
• Hands-on experience with jersey and woven fabrics and supplier management.
• Excellent trend knowledge - from catwalk to high street - with a sharp eye for emerging directions.
• A passion for working in a fast-paced, evolving environment, embracing change and driving improvements in how the Design team works.
• Strong CAD skills and proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.

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