Menswear Casual Bottoms Designer
Location: North West
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 plus (depending on experience)
Menswear Casual Bottoms Designer
Position: Menswear Casual Bottoms Designer
Location: North West
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 plus (depending on experience)
Job Reference No: D014
Recruiting Consultant: Dani
Consultant Tel: 0161 511 0655
Email: dani@dwrecruitment.co.uk
Details
Are you passionate about designing trend-led, commercial menswear with a particular focus on casual woven bottoms?
We’re working with a thriving fashion supplier. As they continue to expand, they’re looking to recruit a talented Menswear Casual Bottoms Designer to take ownership of their woven bottoms category.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a designer who enjoys combining trend research with commercial product development, creating ranges that seamlessly balance style, fit and functionality.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Designing and developing menswear casual woven bottoms including cargos, parachute pants, utility trousers, chinos, shorts and jogger-inspired styles.
- Identifying emerging trends, fabrics, washes and garment details to keep ranges fresh and relevant.
- Creating customer-focused collections tailored to retailer briefs and target markets.
- Producing detailed CADs, technical packs and development artwork.
- Working closely with product development and overseas manufacturing teams throughout the sampling process.
- Attending customer meetings and contributing to range presentations.
- Researching competitor activity and analysing market trends.
- Sourcing innovative fabrics, trims and finishing techniques.
- Supporting the development of seasonal collections from concept through to production.
About You
- Previous experience within menswear design, with exposure to woven bottoms.
- Strong understanding of garment construction, fit and fabrication.
- Commercially minded with a good eye for emerging trends.
- Proficient in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
- Experience working within a supplier or fast-paced fashion environment would be advantageous.
- Confident managing multiple projects and meeting deadlines.
- Highly organised with excellent communication skills.
Why Apply?
- Join a well-established and growing supplier with an impressive customer portfolio.
- Work within a collaborative and creative design team.
- Opportunity to have real influence on product direction and category growth.
- Excellent exposure to major high street retailers and fashion brands.
- Based in Manchester with genuine opportunities for career progression.
If you’re looking to specialise within a key menswear category and want to be part of a business where your ideas and creativity will be valued, we’d love to hear from you.