Sr. Designer Knits – Women’s Sportswear

Responsibilities

• To create a line of apparel that is attractive to the Tommy Bahama guest and to work with a team of designers and other staff to ensure the quality of the product is world-class.
• Women’s Sr. Designer Knits will work closely with the SVP Women’s Sportswear Design, Women’s Design Director, Women’s Knits Team and Cross Functional Team to develop a balanced assortment for cut and sew knits categories.
• The Women’s Sr. Designer will also be responsible for managing the design process from concept to completion while partnering with the Design Director to ensure alignment on priorities and direction.
• Leading focused seasonal trend research across aspirational and competitive markets to identify emerging trends, silhouettes, and fabrics for the Cut & Sew Knits category, interpreted through the Tommy Bahama brand identity.
• Researches and develops engineered layouts for print, seasonal yarn dyes, seasonal embroidery and graphics layouts, washes and seasonal trims.
• Researches fabric trends and works collaboratively with Materials Team to identify seasonal and annual needs for the category and product aesthetic, driving into targeted costs.
• Develop garment concepts and styling sketches that support the assortment strategy, partnering with PD to achieve targeted costs.
• Develops design elements of garment Tech Pack – including BOM, Design Sketches and Sketch Details.
• Embrace 3D, vendor co-creation, and emerging technologies to support efficient product development and execution.
• Orders samples, or approves prepared sample order from Associate Designer or Assistant Designer, in collaboration with Materials Team.
• Checks seasonal sales samples with Associate Designers or Assistant Designers for adherence to design aesthetic, color, fit expression, fabric.
• Approves final seasonal sales samples for aesthetic, color, fit expression, fabric, trim.
• Works on development fittings to articulate the design aesthetic, trim selections and validate fabric selection.
• Presents product category to merchants, sales and other company audiences at milestone meetings and sales launches.
• Manages assigned category deliverables for seasonal line lists, product knowledge and fabric selling features.
• Manage assigned Associate and/or Assistant