Head of Design London, England
Job description
From Merchandising and Marketing - Product Development and Design, through to Supply Chain and Space Planning - our mission is to bring stylish wardrobe, home and beauty essentials to our customers via an easy, inspiring shopping experience online and in store that will delight them every time.
As we accelerate the transformation of our business to suit the changing needs of our customer, we need results-orientated colleagues that not only have a passion for our product, but a strong team working ethos, creativity and a healthy commercial aim to join us on our journey.
We are looking for a Head of Design for our Clothing & Home division to head up our Menswear category. Reporting into the Menswear Director, this person will work alongside the other Heads of (Buying, Merchandising, Tech and Retail) to design outstanding product to delight our customer for our retail stores and online offering.
About the Role:
Job purpose
- To create the Global Product Vision and lead the Product Strategy for Menswear
- To manage, inspire and nurture a team of Design leads and Designers to design brilliant a Menswear product offering
Key accountabilities
- Deliver global product direction through seasonal Design Briefs
- Drive and promote a forward thinking, collaborative culture that puts the customer at the heart of all product development across Menswear. Share design directions, best practice and identify new opportunities to deliver cohesive looks for the customer.
- Deliver all Design processes to BU critical path dates, from vision through to tech pack.
- Deliver product messages with PR as Design spokesperson for Menswear. Provide the creative product direction for press shows.
About you:
- Expert in the field of Design with significant experience with a major retailer, including a Design leadership position
- Significant experience in understanding brand strategy/vision creation and delivery
- Significant knowledge of the global market, supply base and competitors with the ability to identify product opportunities.
- Ability to lead, coach and manage teams and individuals
- Lead a trading culture within Menswear, identifying product opportunities to deliver the right product at the right time
- Drive strong relationships with our Sourcing Office teams and Suppliers to build effective working relationships
- Understanding of Design IT applications to optimise quality and efficiency of design work e.g. Photoshop, Illustrator, CAD
- Strong communication and influencing skills with the ability to multi task and work to tight deadlines while maintaining creative flair and entrepreneurialism
What's in it for you...
Being a part of M&S is exactly that – becoming a part and playing your part. We’re an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and always evolving business built on core values. We offer a flexible / hybrid approach - talk to us, if it’s meaningful to you, it’s important to us.
Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special…
- 20% Colleague discount on most things from furniture, fashion and food.
- Attractive annual bonus, based on company performance and personal objectives.
- 33 days holiday including bank holidays!
- A very generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices website. Including GymSave – that offers up to 25% off Gym Memberships and the option to become an M&S Shareholder using our ShareSave & ShareBuy Schemes
- A first class welcome to M&S with a tailored induction.
- A wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development. Having options to progress is something we’re proud of at M&S.
- Charity Volunteer Day – A paid day away from work to support your chosen charity.
- Every colleague at M&S has access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support – this includes access to our 24/7 Virtual GP, PAM Assist to support you & your family & free access to the UnMind App as well as many other schemes
Interested? Apply here!
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Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact. We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process. Applicants with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation by email [email protected], so we can make alternative arrangements for you.
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M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That’s why we’re revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There’s never been a better time to be part of our team. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact.
We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process, and we are happy to talk flexible working.
If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment.
