[JOBS] DESIGNER - HOME – TEXTILES : NEXT PLC

Ref: 0068633

Leicester - Enderby

36 Hours p/w

Our fantastic Home department at Next Head Office is looking for an experienced Textile Designer to design & develop textiles across all Home Furniture Categories.

If your experience combines creativity, commercial awareness and delivering exceptional design in a fast paced environment, then this opportunity is going to be something you might be interested in.

About the team:

Design and develop new ranges, taking responsibility for everything from design concept through to technical development and product selection.

About the role:

You will,

* Drive newness through the different product ranges.

* Support range building.

* Work closely with other designers to create cohesive looks and stories across home.

* Understand and propose products for all our customer styles and price architecture.

* Identify trends in pattern, fabric, trims & formats

* Create detailed technical briefs for supplier development

About you:

* Highly creative with a real vision for interior and homeware product

* A passion for pattern and fabric

* Experienced in identifying and proposing potential new product opportunities.

* Outstanding commercial awareness and comprehensive understanding of homeware interior design and trends.

* Ability to prioritise workflow and ensure challenging deadlines is met at all times.

* Hard working, enthusiastic, curious, resilient, prolific, honest and fair

* Experienced Designer, ideally with experience of working for a retailer

* Experience working with Far East suppliers, understanding of manufacturing processes

Skills and Qualifications you have:

* BA in Textile Design or equivalent.

* Excellent user of Adobe suite

* Exceptional communication and presentation skills, capable of working well with other product teams and external suppliers to build productive relationships.

Please note, as part of the application process we require you to submit examples of your portfolio, please ensure you upload examples or provide a link to your portfolio.

Unfortunately, applications without a portfolio will not be considered