JOB TITLE: Fashion Designer

FUNCTIONAL AREA: Apparel Ethnic

REPORTS TO: Category Head Position’s Objective: Drive creative excellence by leading concept evolution, trend analysis, and design development, ensuring seamless collaboration with cross-functional teams. Spearhead efficient sampling, range development, and sourcing initiatives to deliver innovative, market-responsive fashion products. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Concept Evolution & Trend Analysis:

To create concepts / Mood boards/ trend boards.

Visit exhibitions, museums and events related to Fashion, Art and Design fairs/ Markets to keep up-to-date on the latest fabrics/ silhouettes and garment trends.

Analysing trends in fabrics, colours and shapes- Through research/ internet/ in store surveys/ runways/ fashion weeks subscribing to channels/ magazines etc.

Identify target markets for designs, looking at factors such as age, gender, socioeconomic status, demography, competition and competitors.

To educate the store staff about the product and creating presentations for the same.

Design

Development

To Communicate with Category Heads and team and with MRH or both in order to discuss design requirements.

Liaising closely with Sales, buying and Production teams on an ongoing basis to ensure the item suits the customer, market and price points

Creating artworks / sketches by hand or on computers- Sketch rough and detailed drawings of apparel or textiles, and write specifications such as techniques, colour schemes, construction, material types, accessory requirements and specific measurements required

Analyse sell thru reports to identify hits and misses.

Adapting existing designs for mass production

Initial costing of the product.

Collaborate with other designers to coordinate special products and designs. Sampling & Range Development:





Planning and developing ranges

Direct and coordinate with Pattern Masters involved in drawing and cutting patterns

Develop range - overseeing sampling/ construction of samples or finished garment. Select materials and production friendly techniques to be used for products.

Coordination with the vendors at different stages of sampling

Cluster visits for product development for specific crafts

Regular and Timely visits to vendors to check on samples under construction.

Purchase competition samples for technique and design inspiration

Review samples on models to secure good fits.

Putting together range for product review meetings

Managing and facilitating the sampling team for smoot flow of design process.

Developing creative process to aid the development of products.

Editing and restyling the production Samples according to the challenges being faced by the production tem.

Fast chase and plugin samples. Sourcing :

Sourcing suppliers for sampling keeping in view their viability for the production.

Record new and potential material ideas

Sourcing, selecting and buying fabrics, trims, fastenings and embellishments.

Sourcing and developing prints and colourways

Sourcing and developing Embroideries.

JOB SPECIFICATION: (QUALIFICATIONS/KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE) Years of Functional Experience: 3 - 6 years of work experience as a Designer in a Retail or Apparel manufacturing Industry or Craft sector

Degree/Diploma: B. Design/ Masters in Design/ Diploma NIFT/ NID Knowledge & Skills:

Fabindia Product Knowledge

Visualising

Ability to generate fresh ideas

Creativity and Aesthetics

Eye for Colour, Texture and Pattern

Range creation with technical knowledge

Pattern Cutting, Grading, Fits and Garment Construction for Fashion Designers

Commercial acumen

Negotiation Skills

📌 Fashion Designer (Faridabad)
🏢 FABINDIA
📍 Faridabad