Fashion Roles by Specialism
Today’s roles. Tomorrow’s future. Built one step, and one role, at a time.
We’ve spent years building the teams that drive fashion and retail - Buyers, Designers, Merchandisers, and more. These roles keep businesses moving and create meaningful careers.
But the future? It’s evolving fast. Sustainability, technology, and changing demands mean the roles of tomorrow might not look like today. We’re here to bridge that gap.
By understanding where you are now and where you need to go, we’ll keep matching talent with opportunity; helping businesses adapt and careers thrive, one role at a time.
Opportunities Across Fashion & Retail, Tailored for You
Permanent
North West
Design Manager / Senior Designer
Design Manager / Senior Designer
Manchester
We are recruiting for an amazing opportunity to work with senior management in a dynamic and fashion led Multi-Brand Menswear supplier. The company influence trends with some of the leading brands and high street retailers and as such are looking for someone who is passionate about the fashion industry.
This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious, trend-driven Design Manager or Senior Designer to join a fast-paced and fast-growing company.
The successful applicant would benefit from experience in denim and will join the MD, supporting the design team, working with some of the country’s largest and most influential retailers and directional streetwear customers on varied product areas.
The role:
To manage a smaller team of 4 designers
Working with key streetwear brands and retailers
The role is multi branded working on men’s / boys semi casual trend lead ranges including denim
To be the lead with regards to trend analysis, competitor analysis and seasonal direction
Work with Account Managers to plan seasonal key dates for design / development of key collections
Manage designers workload and ensure design deadlines are achieved on key projects
Attend customer meetings / take briefs / confidently present trends and design work
Engage with customers to develop collections, liaise on design and development
Engage with suppliers to develop trims, fabric and wash development, sample development
Visit factories as needed to brief collections / develop product and nurture relationships
Attend trade shows, organise design travel calendar with regards to UK shop reports, international and UK research trips etc
Review samples and manage design team workload with regards to sample review / workload on daily basis
Carry out sample reviews with design, tech, account manager and director
Manage samples being processed by development team
About you:
Must be very organised with good creative energy
Experience in a similar product area is essential with a history of working with denim and cargos product areas
Ambitious and driven
Ability to manage and motivate people
Strong CAD skills
Ability to manage multiple deadlines
Permanent
North West
Product Developer
Product Developer
Manchester
We are recruiting for an exciting opportunity as a Product Developer. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious person to join a fast-paced and fast-growing company.
The successful applicant will be working as part of a close-knit team, working with some of the country’s largest and most influential retailers and directional streetwear customers on varied product areas. Previous experience in fashion is essential along with knowledge of fabrics, tech packs, product development cycles and experience liaising with various customers and factories
The Role:
Working as part of the design and development team.
Liaising with customers and suppliers to ensure efficient workflow.
Working with design and tech teams to create tech packs to brief out to suppliers.
Create and manage sample trackers for each supplier & customer.
Management and review of development samples, lab dips, fabric developments, trims.
Reviewing samples with design and tech teams to give feedback to customers and suppliers, ensuring the highest possible standards are achieved at all times.
Frequent brand competitor research & analysis to generate new ideas, concepts, areas for growth.
Use of initiative and creativity to bring new ideas to the team, sharing knowledge and contributing.-An enthusiastic and energetic work ethic.
Strong organisational skills.
Capable of working effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to multi-task and manage complex projects with good prioritisation skills.
Able to quickly adapt to last minute changes and feedback.
Excellent attention to detail and high level of accuracy.
Ability to make effective decisions.
Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
About you:
2 + years of experience
Knowledge of Excel, Adobe Illustrator
Experience working with and factories overseas
Good with people management.
Experience in pricing structure and product costings/negotiation.
Good commercial perspective & creativity skills.
Strong organizational & time management skills.
Key understanding of garment construction
Demonstrate a pro-active approach to problem solving.
Flexible and open to evolving business needs and priorities.
Keen fashion interest
Permanent
North West
Senior Garment Technologist
Senior Garment Technologist
Manchester
Our client is a supplier to the high street, ecommerce brands and have several inhouse brands and are seeking a Senior Garment Technologist to join their team. You should have experience with men’s casual fashion additionally some kids experience would be very beneficial.
Their customer base includes: NEXT, JD SPORTS, FOOOTASYLUM, TK MAXX, FRENCH CONNECTION AND LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB.
This business has a small, close team who are passionate about product. Being a small team, everyone has a say and will be involved in various functions accordingly. The business is steadily growing and therefore looking to recruit new team members who fit within their mindset and business ambitions. Their main objective of the business is to service current 3rd party accounts whilst they grow their inhouse brands and retail brand partnerships.
The Role
• Create size and amend specs.
• Carry out grading on specs provided by customers, align grading across collections.
• Review samples alongside designer, developer and account manager.
• Liaise with customer and factory to relay and discuss comments.
• Set parameters for testing on each customer, inhouse brand in relation to base fabrics and finished garments and trims.
• Relay all testing info to suppliers
• Liaise with account manager to ensure testing is aligned with Critical Path
• Review and submit to customers as required.
• Keep on top of supplier compliance status to ensure all audits are up to date.
• Submit to customers to keep records up to date.
• To be familiar with or happy to learn and be up to speed on customer systems and processes when working with retailers.
Permanent
North West
Garment Technology Manager
Garment Technology Manager
Manchester
Our client is a design house and clothing importer based in the UK with a turnover of £45 million supplying the UK, mainland Europe and rest of world high street retailers. We are seeking to recruit a Garment Technology Manager to lead their technology team based in head office in Manchester.
As Technical Manager you will serve as a role model to challenge, develop and lead a team of five garment technologists, one fabric technologist and a compliance expert ensuring the best quality of garment is produced, across multi products for both stock and contract customers whilst overseeing and helping to implement an ethical compliance business strategy that delivers exceptional standards.
The role focus is to increase customer satisfaction by implementing and managing a technical and quality strategy that delivers safe, fit for purpose products to exceed customer expectations, maximising sales and profit.
As a valued member of the senior management team, you will report directly to the company Directors and work very closely with all internal teams.
Other duties and responsibilities:
Working to agreed critical paths so that contracted delivery dates can be achieved.
Acting as a technical ‘centre of excellence’, keeping up to date with technical developments, contribute to product improvements, communicating these to the team and providing technical advice and support.
Ensure consistent product quality, sizing, fabric and colour standards are achieved across own brand product types, working closely with other departments to achieve consistency across the whole product offer.
Requirements:
A natural leader who inspires and motivates with previous technical management experience.
Significant experience in apparel fields with a thorough knowledge of production processes.
Be able to proactively identify and analyse problems to propose commercial solutions.
Be a decisive and committed decision maker.
Able to liaise with senior management, sales, design, and merchandise teams to ensure efficiency across the business.
Have market awareness of competition.
Strong communication skills to liaise with Global suppliers.
Able to give technical advice on quality and fabric bases, both knitted and woven.
Be commercially aware.
Exceptionally well organised with good attention to detail.
Good level of computer skills and general systems literacy including excel and have experience of a data base such as PLMS.
Have a flexible and proactive approach.
Able to be hands on to work as part of a team to ease workloads when required.
The role may involve some travel.
Education at degree level or time proven work experience.
Permanent
North West
Designer - Nightwear
Designer - Nightwear
Cheshire - Hybrid / Remote working available
This is a unique opportunity to join a thriving company, offering excellent potential to drive your career forwards. My client is the UK’s market leading supplier of adult and children’s nightwear, supplying mainly character nightwear to major High Street retailers and Ecommerce companies in the UK.
You will be:
Ensure high service levels are provided and newness in design is given.
Proficient in Adobe Software, including Illustrator and Photoshop (minimum 2-3 years’ experience)
See concept designs through to production, working closely with buyers and factories to ensure the brief is met.
Work closely with technologists and merchandisers, to ensure products fit and find solutions to any problems in production.
Researching trends, and creating mood boards for new projects and seasons ahead.
Collaborate with other creatives in the Design team to ensure a common vision and consistent branding across the business.
Attending customer meetings and prepare for presentations.
Design to a brief and amend as buyer requests, display experience of liaising with buyers requests and demands.
Creating exclusive designs, with awareness of cost and factory restrictions.
Prepare design packs, including technical drawing and size specs.
Thorough understanding of the current market and research of retailers to ensure handwriting is in line.
Manage day to day work load, working closely with buyers and factories to ensure deadlines are met for samples and designs.
Develop new products with the factories from research, requesting new fabrics and embellishments.
Reasonable travel, including factory visits and regular comparative shopping in the UK and overseas.
Experience with Licensed clothing is essential
A competitive salary and hybrid working is on offer to the perfect candidate. If this sounds like it could be you, we’d love to hear more
Permanent
West Midlands
HR Advisor
HR Advisor
Birmingham
Are you looking for your next exciting HR role? Look no further! My client is a leading retailer who are going through a huge period of growth. They have a strong identity as a design led and fashion forward retailer. Their business is fast paced, exciting and aspirational, with passion and enthusiasm reflected in the brand. We are looking for a HR Advisor to join their HR team at their Head Office. A rapidly expanding company, the successful candidate will play an intricate part in an evolving team to fully support the HR function throughout the business.
Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to;
• To maintain all HR systems ensuring data and records are accurate and up to date
• Reporting data and creating excel spreadsheets
• Developing job descriptions and person specifications
• Preparing job adverts, checking application forms, short listing and sifting CV's, interviewing and selecting candidates
• Liaison with recruitment agencies
• To produce and issue offer letters and employee contracts
• Liaising with Hiring Managers for vacancies in Head Office and in Stores
• Introduce new employees to the company and walk them through the induction
• To ensure all new starter paperwork is completed and relevant information provided to Payroll
• To provide line manager with new starter documents to ensure a smooth on boarding process for the new employee
• Managing the HR inbox
• Responsible for the organization of Agency staff by liaising with the Agency Company and Warehouse Management
• To administer starter/leaver processes
• Supporting and leading Formal Meetings, such as disciplinary, grievances and flexible working applications
• Organisation of HR documents in preparation for meetings (invite letters and outcome letters)
• Advising employee and Line Managers on all HR related queries. Confident in chairing ER related meetings such as disciplinaries
• Liaise with Payroll regarding relevant employee information, for example employee absence
• Support in revising Company policies, procedures and employee handbook
• Respond to reference requests
• Ensure electronic and paper based personnel files are maintained and filing/archiving is completed in a timely manner
• Support Payroll when required
About you:
• Previous experience of working within a HR environment
• Familiarity with the full recruitment and selection cycle
• Advanced in excel and able to do Macros, complex formulas, V-Look Ups and combining multiple cells of data
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Be able to take accountability and influence matters
• Well organised and apply a conscientious working approach
• Show dedication and a pro-active, can do attitude and can think outside of the box
• Up to date knowledge of legislation
• Confident and able to work under pressure
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