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Footwear Designer
Location: Singapore
Full Time

We’re on the lookout for individuals who are passionate about fashion, think outside the box, and have an eye for innovation.

Unleash your potential with us, and join us as we create joy and excitement in our global community to empower people to express themselves freely through fashion.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct market research & store visits to stay abreast with both consumer and competitor’s behaviours 
  • Review on product offering and feedbacks analysis from the end customer for product improvement 
  • Ability to analysis the market research and put into action for improvement 
  • Understanding brands competency, product efficiency and customer needs 
  • Design & conceptualise seasonal collection, product designs that fit ergonomics and user friendly 
  • Translate and presents inspiration & ideas via mood board & hand-drawn/CAD sketches professionally 
  • Work closely & liaise with the Technical Development and Sourcing team on merchandise, material & fitting development to ensure product vision is cost viable and mass producible with our factories 
  • Conduct sample checks during Buying conference stages to ensure consistency in design & development delivery 
  • Produce and meet deadline for specific number of products planned by Design Manager/MP Matric 
  • Ability to analyse sales report & feedbacks to understand brand & customers’ needs 
  • Display market/ consumer insights so as to respond to business objectives with consumer-eccentric, creative, innovative, and cost-effective design solutions 
  • Produce clear specification accurately for Prototypes Specification Sheet, ensuring smooth process for sample making 
  • Improvising merchandise review process for product offer accuracy 
  • Trendy material and ideas sourcing to keep the brand and product refreshed and on brand 
  • Highly organized when it comes to process planning, frameworks and project management (time to market) 
  • Keen interest and strong eye for fashion industrial/retail trends to support the day-to-day jobs 
  • Conduct team bonding sessions/activities, i.e. Christmas Decorations, After Launch Dinner and activities & etc. 
  • Conduct experience sharing sessions, knowledge sharing regarding improvements in life, career, and etc. 

Requirements

  • Degree in Fashion Design/ Fashion Marketing/ Footwear Design with 5 years working experience in Fashion & Footwear Design 
  • Proficient in Adobe Suits (Advanced) and, in CAD or Rhino (Intermediate) 
  • Basic Microsoft Office, Data Analysis Skills and Public Speaking 
  • Good understanding on Mind Mapping and Story Telling 
  • Strong knowledge in product and material for Ladies’ Footwear 
  • Excellent in time management and working independently