Job Description

JOB TITLE: Fashion Designer

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FUNCTIONAL AREA: Apparel Ethnic

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REPORTS TO: Category Head

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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.

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

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- Concept Evolution & Trend Analysis:n
- To create concepts / Mood boards/ trend boards.n
- 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.n
- Analysing trends in fabrics, colours and shapes- Through research/ internet/ in store surveys/ runways/ fashion weeks subscribing to channels/ magazines etc.n
- Identify target markets for designs, looking at factors such as age, gender, socioeconomic status, demography, competition and competitors.n
- To educate the store staff about the product and creating presentations for the same.n

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Design Development :

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- To Communicate with Category Heads and team and with MRH or both in order to discuss design requirements.n
- Liaising closely with Sales, buying and Production teams on an ongoing basis to ensure the item suits the customer, market and price pointsn
- 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 requiredn
- Analyse sell thru reports to identify hits and misses.n
- Adapting existing designs for mass productionn
- Initial costing of the product.n
- Collaborate with other designers to coordinate special products and designs.n

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Sampling & Range Development:

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- Planning and developing rangesn
- Direct and coordinate with Pattern Masters involved in drawing and cutting patternsn
- Develop range - overseeing sampling/ construction of samples or finished garment. Select materials and production friendly techniques to be used for products.n
- Coordination with the vendors at different stages of samplingn
- Cluster visits for product development for specific craftsn
- Regular and Timely visits to vendors to check on samples under construction.n
- Purchase competition samples for technique and design inspirationn
- Review samples on models to secure valuable fits.n
- Putting together range for product review meetingsn
- Managing and facilitating the sampling team for smoot flow of design process.n
- Developing innovative process to aid the development of products.n
- Editing and restyling the production Samples according to the challenges being faced by the production tem.n
- Fast chase and plugin samples.n

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Sourcing :

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- Sourcing suppliers for sampling keeping in view their viability for the production.n
- Record new and potential material ideasn
- Sourcing, selecting and buying fabrics, trims, fastenings and embellishments.n
- Sourcing and developing prints and colourwaysn
- Sourcing and developing Embroideries.n

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JOB SPECIFICATION: (QUALIFICATIONS/KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE)

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- Years of Functional Experience: 3 - 6 years of work experience as a Designer in a Retail or Apparel manufacturing Industry or Craft sectorn
- Degree/Diploma: B. Design/ Masters in Design/ Diploma NIFT/ NIDn

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Knowledge & Skills:

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- Fabindia Product Knowledgen
- Visualisingn
- Ability to generate fresh ideasn
- Creativity and Aestheticsn
- Eye for Colour, Texture and Patternn
- Range creation with technical knowledgen
- Pattern Cutting, Grading, Fits and Garment Construction for Fashion Designersn
- Commercial acumenn
- Negotiation Skillsn

📌 Fashion Designer (Haryana)
🏢 FABINDIA
📍 Haryana