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Junior Account Manager Manchester We are looking for a Junior Account Manager for our client who is an expanding supplier of Homewares. This hybrid position will assist in the day to day running of a major account, meeting agreed KPIs to deliver exemplary service and meet customer expectations. Key Responsibilities: Attend and support the Account Manager in documenting category meetings both in house and with the customer, identifying actions, facilitating customer’s requests and ensuring we deliver to their requirements. Represent the company while building a relationship with the customer. Internally support the account manager in attending key stakeholders through meetings. Assist our Design and Buying teams by providing relevant data and product knowledge to drive profit and positive new development that meets the customer’s strategic brief. Build a good knowledge of the given product categories through competitor analysis and benchmarking. Support the Account Manager in the Pre-Production process from concept through to delivery to store following the critical path on time and raising any concerns to Account Manager prior to final deadlines. Taking the lead on any areas given to ‘own’ Completing customer related product documentation on time, in detail and to the requirements, gathering information from relevant stake holders where needed. Working as part of the wider team across all areas of the business from Design, QC, Merchandising, Accounts and Warehousing, completing and updating all required documents accurately to ensure processes are followed and stakeholders are fully updated on the customer’s present requirements. Skills and Experience: Ideally 2 years’ experience of working within Supply Chain, account team or buying department. Ideally the candidate will have worked with High Street / Supermarket retailers or Supplier. Preferably holds an understanding of Far East manufacturing including costs / moqs / lead-times. Ability to understand and follow a critical path and work to deadlines. Confident with costings. Taking quoted prices and adding associated costs, with the ability to arrive at an agreeable margin Excellent attention to detail to ensure details are logged and records are kept updated accurately. A good communicator who is a team player. Previous experience or study within the home textile / ceramic product areas preferred but not essential. Excellent skills in Excel, Word, Office and PowerPoint.

Lingerie, Swim & Nightwear Designer West Yorkshire - Hybrid Our client specialises in the design, development and manufacture of lingerie, underwear, nightwear and swimwear for leading retailers and brands. Based in a beautiful location in Yorkshire and with their own factory in China, they offer a comprehensive design and technical service to their customers. Due to continued growth and exciting new opportunities, they now need to expand their amazing creative team and are looking for a Designer with lingerie, swimwear and nightwear experience to work on leading brand and retail accounts. To be considered for this role, you would need: An eye for fashion trends and new product innovation. A keen interest in catwalk trends, fashion, fabric, print designs and trims is a must. CAD skills using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop as standard. Print design skills. Excellent communication skills. To be able to manage your own workload and take responsibility for the customer accounts assigned to you, working autonomously to meet deadlines and sharing knowledge and product with your colleagues. Excel skills and the ability to use MS Teams and Outlook. Availability to travel to fairs and exhibitions, comp shopping trips, customer meetings and global suppliers. A creative mindset, able to turn the ideas and thoughts of buyers into stunning sketches and CADS to help the account managers secure orders. If this sounds like you and you would like to be part of a small, friendly, hard working team in a growing company then please apply now. Please note this is a hybrid role, based in the office Mon, Tue and Thu with remaining days based remotely. Ability to travel to customer meetings in UK and Europe as well as overseas suppliers is a must.

Designer - Girlswear Cheshire - hybrid options are available This is a unique opportunity to join a thriving company, offering excellent potential to drive your career forwards. My client is the UK’s market leading supplier of License children’s apparel, supplying character girlswear to major High Street retailers and on-line companies in the UK. A vacancy has arisen for a girls daywear designer with character licencing experience. The company is based in the North West but will offer remote working for the right candidate. You will be: Ensure high service levels are provided and newness in design is given. Proficient in Adobe Software, including Illustrator and Photoshop. See concept designs through to production, working closely with buyers and factories to ensure the brief is met. Work closely with technologists and merchandisers, to ensure products fit and find solutions to any problems in production. A common interest/knowledge for Licensed Properties and product. Researching trends, and creating mood boards for new projects and seasons ahead. Collaborate with other creatives in the Design team to ensure a common vision and consistent branding across the business. Attending customer meetings and prepare for presentations. Design to a brief and amend as buyer requests, display experience of liaising with buyers requests and demands. Creating exclusive designs, with awareness of cost and factory restrictions. Prepare design packs, including technical drawing and size specs. Thorough understanding of the current market and research of retailers to ensure handwriting is in line. Manage day to day work load, working closely with buyers and factories to ensure deadlines are met for samples and designs. Develop new products with the factories from research, requesting new fabrics and embellishments. Reasonable travel, including factory visits and regular comparative shopping in the UK and overseas. A competitive salary and remote working is on offer to the perfect candidate. If this sounds like it could be you, we’d love to hear more

Garment Technologist Manchester A fantastic opportunity has become available for a Garment Technologist to join a well established Childrenswear client. You will be: Check first fit/red & gold seals, where applicable, and send to customer along with necessary paperwork/specifications for approval. Ensure that factories are manufacturing in accordance with guidelines and provide technical support. Ensure all relevant testing is complete in accordance with guidelines. Hold weekly meetings with the technical team where any issues should be highlighted. Ensure that workloads remain balanced throughout the team. Identify opportunities for improving the method of operation in your area of responsibility and implement improvements which have been agreed with your manager. About you: QC experience of garments & fabric Experience of Childrenswear/Baby products A clothing technology related qualification Must be willing to travel as and when required

Product Quality Administrator Manchester Our client is a home textiles company with over 100 years of service, the business has built strong relationships with many of the UK’s leading home furnishing retailers, independents, mail order and e-commerce companies, working with them to create and deliver market leading designs that go on to become best-selling collections. With a passion for design, a focus on innovation and commitment to providing high quality products, they have set the standard in readymade curtains, bedding, cushions, accessories and kitchen textiles in the home furnishings market. The Role You will be required to undertake a wide range of product quality inspections as well as office-based administration functions to ensure compliance with customer and delivery requirements. The successful candidate will form part of a small internal team dealing with a wide range of quality issues as well as communicating directly with overseas factories and internal stakeholders. Investigate quality issues reported to the business. Perform hands on detailed quality inspection of various products and raising of inspection reports. Completion of Quality Inspection log and reporting progress of inspections and planned actions to internal stakeholders. Raise Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) for non- compliant goods / deliveries, where necessary arrange rectification or disposal and arrange claims with overseas suppliers. Completion and issue of product specification information Approval of compliance documentation received from factories, ensuring they meet the requirements of delivery requirements. Skills and experience Excellent attention to detail. Ability to work autonomously and under pressure, to prioritise own workload. Good communication skills to correspond with internal and externals stakeholders efficiently and clearly. Good IT skills Experience in the homewares or apparel industry a bonus Benefits Package: Salary commensurate with experience Pension plan with 3% employer contribution Death in Service Life Assurance Employee Assistance Program Product discounts

Import / Wholesale Merchandiser Manchester Our client is regarded as one of the leading suppliers of men’s and women’s private label and branded products to high street retailers and wholesalers worldwide. They use market intelligence gathered from across the globe, to develop on trend and commercially viable products for the men’s and women’s fashion apparel markets across the globe. There is now an opportunity to join this fantastic company as an Import Merchandiser You will be: Collating overviews of all ranges/teams to update Production Manager Presenting updates in production meetings to the wider business. Building strong supplier relationships to support partnership approach Reviewing Production Critical path data Factory schedules - checking to make sure all orders on and planned with correct dates. Plan fabric critical path with fabric team and giving details of cut dates to sales team. Weekly production meeting with internal teams. You will have: 5 years of experience of working in a similar role. Good understanding of garment manufacturing, production line management and raw material management. Ability to work within strict deadlines and able to be adaptive to changes Comfortable in a fast-paced and ever-changing business environment Flexible approach and willingness to further learn & adapt in a fast pace growing business High level of proficiency with MS Office, including Microsoft Excel spreadsheets Strong attention to detail & a natural problem solver Excellent interpersonal skills Organisation, planning, able to juggle multiple projects at once Confidence in own ability to challenge current ways of working, whilst delivering recommendations for improved process

Account Manager Manchester We are looking for an experienced Account Manager for our client who is an expanding supplier of Homeware. This hybrid position will manage the day to day running of a major account, meeting agreed KPIs to deliver exemplary service and meet customer expectations. Key Tasks Arranging, attending, and documenting category meetings both in house and with the customer, identifying actions, facilitating customers’ requests and ensuring we deliver to their requirements Support our Design and Buying teams by providing relevant data and product knowledge to drive profit positive new development that meets the customer’s strategic brief Negotiate prices to our costing methodology, to arrive at the agreed margin and present to Senior Management team for sign off. Build a comprehensive knowledge of the given product categories through competitor analysis and benchmarking. Present findings to internal stake holders and the customer seasonally, to demonstrate a full understanding of the categories in terms of scale and opportunity. Drive the Pre-Production process from concept through to delivery to store, ensuring stakeholders have completed all aspects of the critical path on time and raising any concerns to Senior Management prior to final deadlines. Completing all customer related product documentation on time, in detail and to the requirements, gathering information from relevant stake holders where needed. Working as part of the wider team across all areas of the business from Design, QC, Merchandising, Accounts and Warehousing completing and updating all required documents accurately to ensure processes are followed and stakeholders are fully updated on the customers present requirements. Experience Ideally at least 5 years’ experience of working within Supply Chain and progressed to Account Manager Level. Ideally having worked with High Street / Supermarket retailers and have experience of leading supplier meetings with Head office peers Ideally having worked in a stock holding business and have an understanding of the complexities of being part of a DTS supply team. Must have an understanding of Far East manufacturing including costs / moqs / lead-time’s Must have a solid understanding of and be able to create and drive a critical path Must be confident with costings. Taking quoted prices, adding associated costs, having the ability to take action to arrive at an agreeable margin and have excellent attention to detail to ensure costs are logged and kept updated accurately Previous experience within the home textile / ceramic product areas preferred but not essential Essential Skills Excel / Word / Office / Power point Good Communication skills Excellent attention to detail A strong team player

Garment Graphic Designer Manchester Our client is regarded as one of the leading suppliers of men’s and women’s private label and branded products to high street retailers and wholesalers worldwide. They use market intelligence gathered from across the globe, to develop on trend and commercially viable products for the men’s and women’s fashion apparel markets across the globe. There is now an opportunity to join this fantastic company as a Graphic Designer on the Menswear department. The role will involve the following: Developing branding packs and badge logos. Jersey graphic prints for t-shirt and fleece. Creating repeat patterns for shirts and swimwear. Christmas character graphics and more sophisticated Christmas graphics working alongside our knitwear team. Working to customer briefs to present relevant collections that satisfy their colour and style direction. Adjusting graphic artwork based on customer comments for selection. Creating technical packs with colourway options for initial sample development and fine tuning for production. Creating profiles for ordered styles on our PLMS system for orders to be raised by our merchandise department. Liaising with suppliers by email. Presenting trend. The ideal candidate should be a Graphic designer with a minimum of two years’ experience working on menswear ideally within the supply / import industry.