Job Summary

Researching emerging fashion trends as well as general trends relating to fabrics, colors and silhouettes for the category; Creating and developing innovative & commercially viable ranges which are consistent with consumer & market demand and also in line with the brand promise.

Job Context & Major Challenges

Creating/visualizing an idea and producing a range; Researching emerging fashion trends as well as general trends relating to fabrics, colors and silhouettes. Understanding design from a technical perspective, i.e. producing patterns, toiles and technical specifications for designs; sourcing, selecting and facilitate buying fabrics, trims, fastenings and embellishments and adapting existing designs for mass production; Major challenges are: Working closely with the larger design team, buyers, product developers and production teams to develop innovative ranges which are in line with the customer & market requirements; Understanding the trends and fashion styles before the actual time for the fashion comes

Kra1 Trend Forecast

- Trend Forecast Conduct primary & secondary Research on Fashion & Lifestyle trends; benchmark competition brands and travel to fairs/markets & mills; work closely with the buying team/marketing team and participate in sellthru presentations to identify key takeaways which needs to be integrated into design lines.
- Call out all colors / fabrics / silhouette / product innovation/ornamentation and consolidate creation of trend forecast for the upcoming season for the category

Kra2 Season Concept

- Season Concept Create the seasonal concept; to ensure commercial viability/fashion sensibility and reinstatement of the consumer value proposition and brand promise





Kra3 Line Creation

- Line Creation Liaison with the Product & Product Development teams to understand costing/commercial viability of the merchandize.
- Guide the team on preparing winning ideas to convert concepts into innovative & commercially viable products & present the Season line/collection.

Kra4 Tech Packs

- Tech Packs Monitor creation of quality tech packs and facilitate timely uploads on the PLM
- Intervene strategically wherever required to ensure handover to sourcing & product teams in line with the business process calendar

Kra5 Quality Sampling

- Quality Sampling Lead Quality sampling; guide team on working with product and sourcing & mills to ensure sampling and in compliance with the timelines/ deliverables.

Kra6 Current Category

- New Category Work closely with the Function Head and guide the team in understanding existing gaps, exploring newer value propositions, channels / product / design / concepts consistent with brand identity/fashion experience/consumer requirements

Kra7 Team Development

- Team Development Develop team capabilities; ensure continuous learning & development for all individuals in the team

Kra8 Self Development

- Self Development Ensure travel & visits to mills, fairs; work in the market to understand emerging trends & consumer insights. Take initiatives to build technical faculty and work with Function Head & other Category Heads to create innovative product lines

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