Overview
Manager- Designer, Simon Carter Jobs in Karnataka, India at Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd.
Title: Manager- Designer, Simon Carter
Company: Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd.
Location: Karnataka, India
Location- Bangalore
Work Exp- 6 to 9 years
Education- Bachelors in Design
Key Result Areas:-
Research & Trend Analysis
Conduct primary & secondary Research on Fashion & Lifestyle trends for successful understanding of trends and range creation.
benchmark competition brands to have a clear understanding of product handwriting & brand differentiation
travel to fairs/markets & mills and share learning through design reports
Call out seasonal colors/fabrics/silhouette and product innovation to key stakeholders on a regular basis.
Season Concept & Story telling
Create seasonal concept backed by strong research and understanding of seasonal high-trends.
Build on a story telling model to ensure commercial viability & high fashion sensibility in-line with the brand promise to the consumer
Range Presentation
Create range in line with the seasonal concept.
Work with Product & Product Development teams to understand costing/commercial viability of the merchandise and to ensure seamless and timely end-to-end development of your range.
Participate in sell-thru presentations to identify key takeaways which needs to be integrated into design lines.
Tech Pack creation
Create elaborate and quality tech packs and facilitate timely uploads on the PLM
Ensure timely handover to sourcing & product teams in line with the business process calendar
Proto development
Lead Quality sampling; work with product and sourcing, suppliers & mills to ensure successful proto development in actuals. This has to be done in compliance with the timelines/ deliverables.
Approvals of strike offs, lap dibs, and other developments.
Stakeholder engagement
Ensuring seamless interactions with both internal and external stakeholders (supplier/mills)
Self Development
Ensure travel & visits to mills, fairs; work in the market to understand emerging trends & consumer insights.
Take initiatives to build technical faculty and work with Function Head & other Category Heads to create innovative product lines
