Head of Product Design

4 weeks ago

Manchester, United Kingdom House of Fashion Associates Ltd Full time
Head of Product Design

House of Fashion Associates Ltd is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Head of Product Design to lead our design and buying teams in creating innovative, trend-focused, and commercially viable designs for our global ladies and menswear premium fashion brand.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop and grow talent within the Department and Support team by providing consistent direction and support to achieve stretch targets and take leadership positions.
  • Enhance team productivity through recognition, skills development, and coaching.
  • Work closely with marketing and merchandising to ensure stock remains tight and commercial, working on product strategy and frameworks.
  • Lead Design and Buying teams of varying levels by providing clear strategic direction.
  • Define the collections and produce them to reflect the brand's concept while ensuring a good balance of innovation and commerciality.
  • Responsible for the critical path and calendar timelines alongside Buying and Design to ensure quality and timeliness of all critical path milestones.
  • Facilitating the seasonal development calendar.
  • Supervising designs for all phases and seasons, providing direction to senior and junior designer/buyers.
  • An ability to maintain a brand's identity and keep up to date with current trends.
  • Technical knowledge of product, raw materials, manufacturing techniques, and processes.
  • Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to manage Designers/Buyers in a positive and strategic way, while nurturing creativity at all levels.
  • Improve department efficiency by proactively taking measures to reduce time, cost, identify & resolve issues.
  • Determine buying requirements and formulate buying plan and budget for the assigned department/category with head of Merchandising.
  • Ensuring that entire buying strategy is as per the buying budget with appropriate phasing and coherent with size of the buying.
Requirements:
  • Innovative design thinking with the ability to generate and execute design ideas.
  • Proficiency in incorporating emerging trends and technologies into fashion design.
  • Strong skills in trend forecasting and market analysis with the ability to interpret consumer behaviour and preferences to inform design decisions.
  • Ability to inspire and lead creative teams, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.
  • Experience in mentoring and developing design and buying talent.
  • Significant proven experience in the role of Product Lead across design and or buying.
  • 5 years plus of experience in managing and developing a team.
  • Significant experience creating and controlling a product development department budget.
  • Proven experience in a role requiring strong organisational and administrative skills, accuracy, attention to detail and prioritising of a diverse workload.
  • Team player, whilst having the ability to delegate.
  • Proven management and leadership skills.
  • Able to work under pressure and to prioritise.
  • Strong understanding and ability to interpret designs into product.
  • Ability to deal with change.
  • Proficiency in financial planning and resource management related to design projects.

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