Overview
The Assistant Manager for Menswear Design researches fashion trends and develops seasonal accessory collections, including bags, wallets, and belts, for the Splash brand. The role involves creating tech packs, collaborating with buying teams, and managing the product development process from concept to final approval.
Full job description
Key Responsibilities
- Research global and regional fashion trends, competitor activity, runway influences, street style, social media and emerging accessory trends.
- Develop seasonal concepts, mood boards, colour palettes, materials, prints, graphics and product directions for men's accessories.
- Design commercially relevant accessory ranges that reflect the Splash brand identity and appeal to the target customer.
- Create detailed product sketches, specifications and tech packs for supplier development.
- Select appropriate materials, trims, hardware, finishes and colourways while considering target costs and commercial viability.
- Work closely with Buying and Merchandising to build balanced seasonal ranges across product categories and price points.
- Partner with suppliers and sourcing teams throughout product development, from initial concept and sampling through final approval.
- Review prototypes, samples, materials and finishes and provide clear design comments and corrections.
- Ensure consistency of design language, branding, colours, materials and product details across the collection.
- Use sales performance, customer preferences and previous-season insights to improve future collections.
- Conduct regular competitor and market analysis across relevant international and regional fashion brands.
- Manage multiple seasonal developments simultaneously while meeting critical-path and product-development deadlines.
- Support presentations of seasonal ranges, concepts and key product stories to internal stakeholders.
- Collaborate with apparel design teams where required to ensure accessories complement the overall men's seasonal collection.
Product Categories
Bags, wallets, belts, caps and hats, socks, sunglasses, fashion jewellery and other seasonal men's accessories.
Qualification & Experience
- Bachelor's degree or diploma in Fashion Design, Accessory Design, Product Design or a related discipline.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in men's accessories design, preferably within fashion retail or a fast-fashion environment.
- Strong understanding of men's fashion, accessories, materials, trims, hardware, construction and manufacturing processes.
- Experience developing commercially successful products for a fashion-conscious customer.
- Experience working with international suppliers and product-development teams is preferred.
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