Senior Designer

3 weeks ago

Oldbury, United Kingdom Workwear Uniform Group Ltd Full time

**About Us**:
Workwear Uniform Group Ltd (WWUGL) is a leader in the sourcing, design, manufacture and distribution of technical workwear, PPE and bespoke corporate uniforms.

Boasting £100m annual turnover and an international reach, the Group comprises multiple brands who each excel in a distinct part of the workwear lifecycle. This enables us to offer cradle-to-grave solutions to household brands spanning construction, healthcare, rail, logistics, banking, retail, tourism and more.

You'll play a central role in driving the growth of two of the Group’s key brands: Direct Corporate Clothing (off-the-shelf PPE and workwear contract specialists) and Incorporatewear (bespoke corporate uniform specialists). You’ll also help establish WWUGL as a renowned brand in and of itself.

**Job Overview**:
**Responsibilities**:

- Responsibility for outputs on all assigned design projects including designs, presentation packs, design samples and design presentations.
- In conjunction with the Group Design & Technical Manager, ensure that the design departments strategic objectives directly contribute to the overall company objectives.
- To ensure all fashion and fabric trends are understood and communicated.
- To manage the design team’s resources to deliver new design initiatives and ranges in line with critical path dates.
- To work with technical team creating innovation in fabrics, cost reduction engineering, technology, fit and constructional improvements.
- To work with the wider supply chain to identify and create enhancements in the design function.
- To generate design specifications in an efficient and effective manner whilst achieving right first-time disciplines in information transference and to a level a sufficient technical detail.
- To control the customer brand colour in the development process to ensure the lab dips are reviewed/ approved.
- To generate the costing board for the product/ range to provide the accurate information for the costing purpose.
- To support the account management with focus groups and design related tasks in conjunction with client’s requirements and business operational parameter.
- To create speculative design initiatives to expand within and outside our current client base.
- To re assess all specification standards with a view to delivering an improved product in terms of quality and speed.
- To establish and standardise all pattern blocks to drive consistency and speed of development.
- To constantly review the new block for the key garment category to be in line with the fashion trend and customer need.
- Innovative ways to present designs to clients or potential clients.
- To manage the design costs in line with budget parameters.
- Other project-based tasks as defined from time to time by senior management.

**Requirements**:

- Design Related degree.
- Proven experience as a Senior Designer or similar role with minimum 5 years’ experience
- Knowledge of Critical Path and PLM systems.
- Pattern knowledge ideal.
- Factory process knowledge essential.
- Garment technical knowledge essential.
- Fabric technical knowledge ideal.
- Excellent communication skills including customer presentations.
- People management and collaboration
- Ability to manage own workload and be a team player.
- Excellent level of IT knowledge especially Excel, Word, Illustrator & photoshop.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
- Strong attention to detail and ability to multitask effectively

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £35,000.00-£45,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Education**:

- Diploma of Higher Education (preferred)

**Experience**:

- design: 5 years (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 21/06/2024
Expected start date: 21/06/2024

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