Fashion & Lifestyle Recruitment for Candidates

Encore Recruitment represents people for roles in Fashion and Lifestyle.

Our clients are brands, retailers, suppliers and importers with permanent and fixed-term roles to fill across the UK.

If a role could be relevant to you, we'll discuss the opportunity and decide together whether to recommend you to the client.

We have a Recommendation Standard for doing that.

Key Takeaways

We recruit permanent and fixed-term roles across the UK, from entry level to leadership, across fashion, accessories, footwear, homeware and beauty.
Our Recommendation Standard brings together what we know about you, the role and the business before we make a recommendation.
We only represent you with your agreement and stay involved with you and the client right up until the start date.

Exploring an Opportunity

An application, CV or search gives us somewhere to start. Where it leads depends on what we see and what we learn from there.

People come to Encore Recruitment at different stages of their careers and in different ways. You might be looking for your first role, considering your next move or not have been looking until an opportunity caught your attention.

Experience, skills, education, progression and potential can all tell us something. Our knowledge of Fashion & Lifestyle roles, career paths and businesses helps put those signals into context.

Where that starting information leads isn't always predictable. The role that first connects us might be the one we discuss, or something we see could point towards another opportunity or business.

When there's something to discuss, conversation takes us beyond the data. What you've done matters, and so does what you've learned from it, what interests you and what you might want to do next. You get to understand more about the opportunity, the business and why we thought it could be relevant.

Explore the primary Fashion and Lifestyle sectors we recruit for.

Recommending and Representing You

We recommend the opportunity to you before we recommend you to the client.

A conversation gives both of us the chance to consider whether to continue. If you're interested and we're prepared to make the recommendation, you decide whether you want Encore Recruitment to represent you. Your details are only submitted with your agreement.

There isn't always a live vacancy involved. Sometimes what we know about you gives us reason to think your experience could be relevant to particular businesses. We may agree together to approach them, initially without identifying you. If a conversation develops with a client, we'll come back to you before it goes any further.

Read the guidelines behind our Recommendation Standard.

Deciding What Happens Next

If the client wants to meet, an interview gives you both more information and another decision to make. Further interviews, feedback and conversations can confirm what you thought at the start or change it.

When both sides want to proceed, Encore Recruitment stays involved through the offer, resignation, notice period and preparation for joining. If either side decides not to continue, we'll talk about what happened and agree what, if anything, makes sense next.

Starting a new role can close one recruitment process without closing the relationship.

Backed by over 25 years of UK fashion and lifestyle recruitment experience, our team builds long-term industry relationships.

Some of the people we work with have known us for many years, long before Encore Recruitment was founded. And we've represented people again at different stages of their careers, including people who have also become clients.

Discover how we approach our Process.

FAQs

What happens when I apply for a role?

We review your application against the role and other relevant opportunities. Every applicant receives a response; we'll contact you if there's something to discuss.

Will you send my details to a client without asking me?

No. We only represent you with your agreement. Initial proactive approaches are anonymous, and personal details are only shared after you agree.

What happens if this role isn't right for me?

We'll discuss what we've learned and agree what happens next, whether that's another opportunity, staying in touch or exploring the market together.

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Ladieswear Graphic Designer

Cheshire

North West

Ladieswear Graphic Designer Cheshire Our client are a family run business with many years experience in the clothing supply industry, providing design, development sourcing & distribution to retailers globally. They are looking to add an experienced Graphic Designer to their vibrant team. Responsibilities Creating original graphics, prints for apparel collections Researching new fashion and graphics trends and developing mood boards and trend packs Designing full graphic and jersey ranges to fit customer briefs Creating technical packs for artworks and styles to send to factories. Liaising with our international teams to ensure artworks and designs are translated accurately into finished products. Collaborate with other shape and graphic designers in the team to ensure graphics compliment garment shapes and collection themes Organising samples and artworks Required skills and experience Degree level qualification in Graphic Design, Fashion Graphics, Textile Design Around 5 years' experience in a similar fashion graphic design role. Excellent Adobe Creative Suite skills, particularly Illustrator and Photoshop. A strong commercial eye for women’s, men’s and childrenswear UK fashion Good knowledge of print techniques- some knowledge of jersey is preferable Strong typography, illustration, and layout skills. Some experience working with license designs and agencies Proactive and self-motivated, with good communication and collaboration skills Organised with excellent time management. Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment, prioritising workload and meeting deadlines Experience working with overseas factories

Import Merchandiser

Manchester

North West

Import / Wholesale Merchandiser Manchester Our client is regarded as one of the leading suppliers of men’s and women’s private label and branded products to high street retailers and wholesalers worldwide. They use market intelligence gathered from across the globe, to develop on trend and commercially viable products for the men’s and women’s fashion apparel markets across the globe. There is now an opportunity to join this fantastic company as an Import Merchandiser You will be: Work closely with customers and our Sales Team, on UK, European and Middle Eastern contract accounts, whilst also playing an integral role within the Merchandise Team, managing both customer contracts and orders for our stock range. · Handle costings for development styles that have generated customer interest. · Raise orders on our in-house PLMS system. · Manage the critical path for your contract orders. · Liaise with all teams including Sales, Account Managers, Shipping, Design and Garment Technologists to ensure the smooth running of the critical path. · Where relevant, order or send out labelling and packaging to suppliers. · Manage press and photography sample requirements for customer orders. · Deal with incoming and outgoing correspondence resolving customer and supplier queries. · Generate progress reports You will have: 5 years of experience of working in a similar role. Good understanding of garment manufacturing, production line management and raw material management. Ability to work within strict deadlines and able to be adaptive to changes Comfortable in a fast-paced and ever-changing business environment Flexible approach and willingness to further learn & adapt in a fast pace growing business High level of proficiency with MS Office, including Microsoft Excel spreadsheets Strong attention to detail & a natural problem solver Excellent interpersonal skills Organisation, planning, able to juggle multiple projects at once Confidence in own ability to challenge current ways of working, whilst delivering recommendations for improved process

Buyers Admin Assistant

Birmingham

West Midlands

Buyers Admin Assistant Birmingham We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Buying Admin Assistant to join a dynamic team. You will be responsible for providing administration support to the Buying team and ensuring that all aspects of the buying process are running smoothly and efficiently. This role is ideal for individuals who possess strong organisational skills, have a keen eye for detail and have a relevant degree in Fashion. Duties Order Management • Use of internal software to Input and update weekly purchase orders. • Action any order amendments under direction of the B&M team. Critical Path Management • Managing critical path information with the suppliers (sending template and chasing updated information). • Using Critical path to ensure timely delivery of stock into the Warehouse, highlighting any possible risks and reasons for delays to the B&M team on outstanding samples/approvals. • Managing approval process, chasing suppliers for Buying samples/Outstanding approvals/fit samples, filing accordingly. Trading Information • Preparing weekly and seasonal analysis (Traffic light documents). • Ensuring preparation for Trade Meeting. • Creating and updating ‘New in’ competitive analysis. • Creating and updating Benchmarking information. • Creating and updating departmental trend and product research. • Monthly comp shop/store visits with report. Sample Management • Creating and chasing sample tracker from all suppliers. • Processing samples received (fits, development, shoots/meetings). • Labelling, logging organizing and filing samples including press and bought. • Collating and preparing meeting samples. • Preparing samples for fit meetings and recording fit notes. Administrative Support • Receiving, sending and logging in/out post accordingly. • Dealing with telephone, email queries. • Dealing with department queries, both internally and externally. • Supplier/Meetings minute taking and distributions. Key experience, skills and abilities; • Strong understanding of fashion trends and knowledge of the high street. • Excellent communication and team working skills with the ability to adapt. • Able to work under pressure to meet strict deadlines. • Good attention to detail and strong organizational skills. • Excellent working knowledge of Excel, word and Outlook.

Designer - Nightwear

Altrincham

North West

Designer - Nightwear Cheshire - Hybrid 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. A vacancy has arisen for an experienced Designer. 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 for the perfect candidate. If this sounds like it could be you, we’d love to hear more

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