<h3 class="theme-panel-header text-2xl pb-6 theme-vacancy-section-title">About the role</h3><p>As a Design Manager you are the design subject matter expert for your division, leading the delivery and curation of the creative direction and product development ensuring brand-aligned and commercially successful collections alongside the Head of Buying &amp; Merchandising.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Strategy &amp; Creative Leadership&nbsp;</strong></p><ul><li>Partner with Buying &amp; Merchandising leadership teams to define and deliver a clear, long-term design strategy for your given product category that aligns to divisional and company objectives.&nbsp;</li><li>Set the creative vision and strategic direction for your product category, translating market insight and customer needs into compelling design outcomes.&nbsp;</li><li>Establish and own a seasonal range framework that reflects strategic priorities, supports KPIs, and drives design excellence.&nbsp;</li><li>Lead category design with a strong point of view, introducing insight-led concepts that elevate product relevance and innovation.&nbsp;</li><li>Build strong, senior cross-functional partnerships to align design, buying, merchandising, and trading priorities.&nbsp;</li><li>Drive cohesive execution of collaborative ranges and initiatives across divisions, ensuring alignment with the overall design vision and buying strategy.&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;<strong>Range Planning &amp; Development&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Partner with the Heads of Buying and Merchandising to deliver commercially robust ranges aligned to the seasonal framework and overarching design strategy.&nbsp;</li><li>Own the seasonal creative direction across colour, print, and fabric, ensuring a consistent and compelling aesthetic across categories.&nbsp;</li><li>Lead best-in-class range presentations that clearly articulate the design narrative, style credentials, and quality standards.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Present and influence confidently at Executive and Investor level, incorporating feedback to strengthen strategic decision-making.&nbsp;</li><li>Champion continuous improvement in quality, fit, and range composition through structured review and feedback loops.&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Leadership &amp; Accountability:&nbsp; &nbsp;</strong></p><ul><li>Act as the senior leadership voice for the Design function, influencing direction and decisions within the wider leadership team.&nbsp;</li><li>Confidently drive constructive challenge and healthy debate at senior level, using insight and judgement to strengthen outcomes and decision quality.&nbsp;</li><li>Set clear expectations and hold teams accountable for delivery, quality, and behaviours aligned to the product strategy, KPIs, and company values.&nbsp;</li><li>Lead and sponsor cross-functional initiatives, anticipating challenges, driving decisive action, and ensuring clarity of ownership and outcomes.&nbsp;</li><li>Develop and coach talent through purposeful feedback, capability building, and succession planning.&nbsp;</li><li>Create a high-performance, psychologically safe environment where roles, objectives, and impact are clearly understood.&nbsp;</li><li>Role-model disciplined, commercially minded ways of working, balancing creative ambition with executional rigour.&nbsp;</li></ul><div class="absolute bottom-2 right-2"><button onclick="scrollToTop()" class="theme-primary p-2 rounded-lg flex"> <i translate="no" class="material-symbols-outlined"> arrow_upward </i> </button></div>