Kidswear Designer (Remote)

Job description / Role

– Presenting the Trend forecast followed by Line Presentations
– Planning and developing ranges.
– Working with buyers and forecasters, to develop products to meet a brief.
– Liaising closely with buying and planning teams on an ongoing basis to ensure the item suits the customer, market and price points.
– Keeping up to date with emerging fashion trends as well as general trends relating to PU, colors and quality and technical parameters
– Should have experience of getting the samples made from factories and should have deep understanding of Pricing along with the product
– Knowledge of Leather for working on men’s accessories

– Should be well versed in submitting the required touch backs with all technical specifications to the factories.
– Understanding design from a technical perspective.
– Should be able to locate factories for production
– Trainings should be imparted on the product to the front end along with the buyers
– Well versed in latest designing software (Illustrator, Photoshop etc.).
– Readiness to multitask and should have a proactive approach. Knowledge of working on excel to take out the sell through rate will be beneficial.

Designers who have a solid amount of experience and a strong portfolio. They can handle a variety of projects with minimal supervision and often start to take on leadership or mentorship roles within teams.

About the Company

The Apparel Group is a global fashion and lifestyle brand conglomerate residing on the crossroads of a modern economy – Dubai, UAE. The mercurial growth in the last 17 years has been by acquiring a host of world class fashion labels from around the world – Nine West, Tommy Hilfiger, Kenneth Cole, Aldo & Tim Hortons just to name a few.

Today the group caters to thousands of eager shoppers through its over 1530 stores, 75 International brands and employing 12,000 multi cultural staff in over 4 continents. Apparel believes in turning dreams in to reality and we give everyone – our customers, our stakeholders, our employees – an equal opportunity to do so.

Apparel group has carved its strong presence not only in the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and Saudi Arabia but opened thriving gateways to market in India, South Africa, Poland, Singapore, Jordan, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. Additionally, clear strategies are in place to enter emerging markets such as Hungary, Pakistan, Egypt and Philippines.