THE ROLE

Senior Designer on Topshop wholesale plays a critical role in the brand and this role is key across multi categories including Knitwear & Jersey, driving the success of the brand through delivering best in class product. Working collaboratively with the wholesale team across Design, Merchandising, Buying, Sourcing and Technical, they are responsible for delivering the Topshop collection for our wholesale business and for the global Topshop customer.

You will identlfy and contribute to the wholesale product strategy for the categories with the wider design team, working collaboratively with the wider wholesale team to deliver a commercial and trend-led range.

You will be collaborative, organised, and strategic, delivering trend direction and product that ensures Topshop stays ahead of the market in newness and trend always looking to push the range for our global markets forward.

The role will contribute to design direction and ensure that product design is aligned to the strategic vision & focused on delivering a compelling and commercial offer appropriate for our target customer.

You’ll be:

Researching & developing trends to deliver wholesale collections for Topshop by identifying & developing Jersey and Knitwear big deals, key seasonal shapes, with focus on newness in fabric, yarn, pattern, stitch and silhouette for the TOPSHOP customer.
Developing new and unique product to deliver a range in line with the Topshop wholesale strategy which delivers a balanced range across customer profiles and end-uses including volume pieces, key items of the Season and stand out hero pieces.
Delivering product design for wholesale collection across Jeans & Denim, Casual Outerwear and Casual Bottoms categories.
Presenting key looks and styling for the wholesale collection working with the wider wholesale design team to deliver a cohesive range.
Sourcing new fabrications, techniques and trimmings alongside the wider Wholesale design team.
Anticipating the needs of the Topshop customer, using sales data, customer profile analytics and trend research to deliver commercial product ranges.
Working closely with in-house wholesale buying teams – collaborating to create new product, each season and shape the product direction for the department, ensuring that it is aligned to the brand wholesale strategy.
Working with the Technical team on fits on a weekly basis, identifying and helping create new silhouette blocks for the department and produce a commercial range.
Building relationships with suppliers and advising factories on product direction, silhouette, construction, key details, fabrics, trimmings and artworks.
Managing, developing and motivating more junior team members, providing them with clear direction and regular feedback
Work collaboratively with other functions to deliver the Topshop wholesale strategy including our wholesale team and partners to ensure ranges are cohesiviely presented.
Motivating and engaging the wider design team through role model behaviour.

We’d love to meet, someone who has…

High level of multi product experience in jersey & Knitwear is a requirement with experience of working with Far East, Mauritius, India and European manufacturers and sourcing.
Can deliver world class product driving creativity as well as commercial interpreted pieces for must have items of the Season.
Strong trend research and inspirational direction with the ability to interpret this inline with the Topshop wholesale brand strategy.
Experience in Knitwear and Jersey development both Long and Short lead time with experience in formal & casual jersey as well as jersey basics.
Experience in yarn, stitch and pattern design across Far East and European manufacturing is essential.
Has a strong eye for Print, graphics, knit pattern, embroidery & embellishment direction.
Has experience of fabric & yarn sourcing across multiple sourcing territories to bring new direction to the collection.

BeneFITS’

Employee discount (hello ASOS discount!)
Employee sample sales
25 days paid annual leave + an extra celebration day for a special moment
Discretionary bonus scheme
Private medical care scheme
Flexible benefits allowance - which you can choose to take as extra cash, or use towards other benefits
Opportunity for personalised learning and in-the-moment experiences that enable you to thrive and excel in your role