<dt class="rm-fieldTitle">Description</dt><dd class="rm-fieldData"><p></p><h3 class=""><span class="">Wovens Designer | £30,000 - £35,000 | Manchester | Wovens Specialist </span></h3><p class=""><span class="">Fast-moving. Trend-driven. Always ahead of the game.</span><br class="">If you're the kind of designer who thrives on pace, creativity, and spotting what's next, this could be the role for you.</p><p class=""><span class="">What you'll be doing:</span><br class="">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.</p><p class=""><span class="">What you'll do:</span></p><ul class=""><li class="">Lead the design process for day dresses and tops across both jersey and woven - covering casual, smart casual, and workwear.</li><li class="">Get under the skin of your department: analyse sales, returns, and trade data, understand past performance, and stay fully aligned with the department strategy.</li><li class="">Drive trend research and development, bringing fresh inspiration while reflecting trade messages and lessons learned.</li><li class="">Build a deep understanding of the Sosandar customer, sourcing newness and design ideas that feel like a natural progression of our brand.</li><li class="">Develop cohesive, balanced ranges that are commercially strong and fashion forward.</li><li class="">Source and select on-trend fabrics that fit our brand identity and price points.</li><li class="">Partner with suppliers, guiding them through development to secure high-quality samples.</li><li class="">Work closely with the Buyer to react quickly to sales performance and inject newness that builds on bestsellers.</li><li class="">Present confidently in planning meetings, selling in your designs and explaining your rationale clearly to the leadership team.</li><li class="">Collaborate with the print team to select and develop prints that are balanced, commercial, and reactive.</li><li class="">Play an active role in fit/buy sessions, ensuring each piece delivers a flattering fit for the Sosandar customer, informed by returns and feedback.</li></ul><p class=""><span class="">What we're looking for:</span></p><ul class=""><li class="">Proven experience working at Designer level for womenswear fashion brands.</li><li class="">Hands-on experience with jersey and woven fabrics and supplier management.</li><li class="">Excellent trend knowledge - from catwalk to high street - with a sharp eye for emerging directions.</li><li class="">A passion for working in a fast-paced, evolving environment, embracing change and driving improvements in how the Design team works.</li><li class="">Strong CAD skills and proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.</li></ul><p> </p><p>BBBH34488</p></dd>