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Job Title
Apparel Designer-Men's Tailored & Furnishings
Location
Charlotte, North Carolina
Zip/Postal Code
28201
Country
United States
Region
Southeast
Reference Number
15568
Position type
Permanent
Category
Apparel
Job Function
Design - Fashion / Product

Apparel Designer-Men's Tailored & Furnishings

SAVE THE DATE!!!

Belk will be exhibiting at the StyleCareers.com Fall Fashion Career Fair in New York.   

Face-to-face interviews will be held on Thursday, October 26th, 2017 at Penn Plaza Pavilion from  2pm to 7pm.  Visit http://stylecareers.com/career-fair for more details.

Position Summary:

Responsible for designing, developing and executing product designs that achieve Belk’s Private Brand objectives, and overall product strategy. Participate in research and development of seasonal trends and ensure that designs meet merchant line plans, assortment strategies, price points, and overall creative direction. 

  • Strong fashion sense and ability to translate merchant/ market input into highly salable product.
  • Create and present design concepts to Product Management, Merchant Teams, Trend Department, Technical Design and Vendor partners.
  • Create development sketches for new private brand styles.
  • Apply understanding of design process and Private Brands/Merchant’s business objectives to ensure consistency and drive financial results.
  • Collaborate with Product Management, Overseas Offices, Merchandising, Trend Department, Textile Design, Technical Design/QA, and Vendors to achieve product execution and maintain design integrity.
  • Produce cohesive product presentations to sell concept to entire team, including boards, tear sheets and samples.
  • Evaluate all meeting and production samples with extended Private Brand team.
  • Participate as a member of Private Brand team for continual improvement of product.

 

Other Duties and Responsibilities

 

 

  • Develop relationships and interact with extended Private Brand teams, extended Merchandising teams, Trend Director, Overseas Offices, and vendors to exchange ideas, leverage expertise and streamline the process.
  • Ability to travel as necessary.

Requirements/Qualifications: Education & Experience:

 

 

  • BS, BA in Fashion Design, Fine Art or related field.
  • 5 years experience in related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Demonstrated creative ability.
  • Knowledge of design and product development processes.
  • Presentation and organizational skills.
  • Proven design expertise in a given category.
  • Commercial sense and market knowledge.
  • Strong listening skills and experience assimilating product feedback.
  • Ability to prioritize and manage workload with multiple deadlines.
  • Demonstrated proactive thinking and problem solving ability; team player.
  • Ability to research and apply market/trend information.
  • PC skills, knowledge of design related computer system.

For reasonable accommodation information for an ADAAA qualified disability please see Belk Associate Handbook for policy and procedures.