Responsibilities :
- Product planning and developments based on requirements in hand, be it for garment collections and accessories, furniture, home d cor, furnishings, rugs, or textiles as is, with a primary focus on regional crafts and woven fabrics and prints.
- Develop necessary mood boards, theme boards, samples, color options, sizes, etc balancing seasons, trends, market needs, fresh concepts, and on-ground production challenges.
- Work on specific briefs and seasonal developments simultaneously starting from the concept stage till the final execution.
- Collaborate with internal teams on design and product planning and developments across the various portfolios.
- Work aggressively in identifying and connecting with various craft clusters as per directives set and taking their craft forward in terms of new product developments and ranges.
- Sourcing exciting trims and accessories and developing aesthetically appealing trend-led home d cor and furnishings range that works within the target price points.
- Experiment with colors, textures, prints, motifs, patterns, yarn combinations, etc to come forward with innovative concepts.
- Keeping up to date with new design and production techniques, trends, market requirements, and textile technology, current and upcoming fashion and textile trends, noticing the general trend in fabric, color scheme, patterns, and crafts, predicting the later advancement in upcoming trends, and developing designs and products accordingly.
- Proactive vendor sourcing for various requirements, be it raw material, finishing processes, fabric treatments, dyeing, printing, and other techniques
- Planning of purchase orders based on projected production requirements, timelines, and budgets.
- Liaising regularly with vendors on designs, sampling, and production and ensuring the outputs are in line with the design planned and the quality standards set.
- Checking and approving samples and QC of completed orders.
- Daily, weekly, and monthly reporting on all tasks in hand.
- Assist with price calculations across various product portfolios and ranges
- Negotiate on costings as and when needed.
- Maintaining fabric samples library along with technical specifications packages for every product and design made.
- Conduct market research to understand competition, customer preferences, market landscape, etc., and utilize intel to map out design concepts, product developments, and pricing.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: ₹300,000.00 - ₹700,000.00 per month
Benefits:
- Food provided
- Paid time off
Schedule:
- Morning shift
Supplemental pay types:
- Overtime pay
- Yearly bonus
Education:
- Bachelor's (Preferred)
Experience:
- 3 Years Design (Preferred)
Language:
- English (Preferred)
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (Preferred)
