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We have been retained on a senior Marketing position for an established London based Brand, working closely with key stakeholders of the business and reporting directly to the Customer Director.

This important function sits firmly within Marketing and Communications team and is responsible for the development, implementation and management of the marketing calendar as well as having ownership for all activities to help the business drive sales and profitability for the business. A creative entrepreneurial spirit is required to bring the brand to life creating interest and exposure.

Key Responsibilities:-

Create, implement and manage of the Trade Marketing calendar developing innovative, high impact campaigns in line with the overall business objectives and budget for the brand.
Ensure appropriate media is selected and all campaigns adhere to a clearly defined advertising strategy.
Bring and share best in class knowledge and marketing expertise across the business.
Build a vision and roadmap for the future development of marketing activity across the brand and contribute to the on-going development of brand and communications strategy.
Work closely with the leadership team to deliver this vision.
Working closely with the Customer Director and the Brand, Buying and Merchandise Director ensure that the brand proposition, retail marketing and trade messages are communicated consistently, effectively and efficiently.
Work with Ecommerce and Digital Marketing teams to amplify and drive cut through of all Marketing messages.
Manage store marketing manager to deliver effective store and local marketing communications activity that drives store footfall.
Support in development of marketing toolkits and assets that can be deployed by local stores and regional managers to drive in store footfall and conversion.

Key Requirements:-

At least 8 years’ experience in a Marketing/Brand management role within a retailer.
Entrepreneurial spirit and confident with self-belief.
A proven track record of delivering exciting and innovate marketing solutions.
You will have a strong background in developing marketing strategy.
You will also have experience of taking new ideas from concept to execution.
Excellent communication skills across the business and working with external agencies.
The ability to understand and read situations well with key stakeholders of the business from Director level and across Digital, Marketing and B&M.
Excellent communication and project management skills, numerate, commercial, passionate.
Highly commercial, execution driven marketing professional with proven record of influencing at all levels.
Highly energetic and most comfortable working with real pace and driving change.
Degree in Marketing/Business.

Opportunity for an experienced trend-led Senior Menswear Designer to join a growing and established supplier to world-wide retailers and brands. You will need a minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar Design position, putting together a line with strong CAD skills.

Key Responsibilities:-

Being responsible for designing and developing Denim and Casualwear garments.
Trend presentations to senior level, commercially identifying fabric/styles appropriate to the business.
Confidently Initiate the Design and Development from concept to production.
Undertake regular Comparative shop reports and fashion trends.
International travel including Trade Exhibitions.
Working closely within a team of designers, buyers and technologists to create commercial products.
Ability to work effectively with customer design briefs.
Strong understanding of Fabric and Trims.

Key Requirements:-

The ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines.
At least 5 years’ relevant experience, working with leading accounts.
Proficient in Adobe, Photoshop and MS Office.
Appropriate Software Design packages (Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign)
The ability to translate catwalk designs into a commercial product.
Strong presentation skills.
Strong communicator both internally and with clients.
Ability to work independently and to adhere to the critical path.

Due to the anticipated interest in this role, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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We have a fantastic opportunity for a talented Womenswear Design Manager, working across all Casuals and Denim to join a progressive and young fast-fashion Design Studio in Hong Kong.

The opportunity is for a trend-led Designer with a young handwriting to join their growing ‘International’ team, designing into world-wide accounts across Europe and UK.

Key Responsibilities:-

Being responsible for designing and developing Denim and Casualwear garments.
Trend presentations to senior level, commercially identifying fabric/styles appropriate to the business.
Confidently Initiate the Design and Development from concept to production.
Undertake regular Comparative shop reports and fashion trends.
International travel including Trade Exhibitions.
Working closely within a team of designers, buyers and technologists to create commercial products.
Ability to work effectively with customer design briefs.
Strong understanding of Fabric and Trims.

Key Requirements:-

The ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines.
At least 7 years’ relevant experience within casual wear and washed garments.
Proficient in Adobe, Photoshop and MS Office.
Appropriate Software Design packages (Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign)
The ability to translate catwalk designs into a commercial product.
Strong presentation skills.
Team player with excellent management skills.
Strong communicator both internally and with clients.
Ability to work independently and to adhere to the critical path.

Due to the anticipated interest in this role, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
By applying for this role you will be asked to consent to the V&C GDPR Policy

An opportunity has come available for an experienced and dynamic Senior Wholesale Merchandiser to join a successful and reputable supplier.

The candidate will need to have strong communication and negotiation skills with a flair for spotting opportunities and developing sales with fast moving lines.  

Key Responsibilities:-

Working with the merchandising team which have close liaison with the fabric development department.  
Advice the Account Managers for booking deadlines based on customer sign off dates.  
Making sure the fabrics are put down with the mills in advance / co-ordinating the fabric shipments to achieve the increasing demand for shorter lead times from Far East factories competing with European markets.
Managing and raising purchase orders.
Overseeing critical path including lab dips submissions, approvals, samples and ensuring on time fabric delivery and garment production is on schedule.
Daily communication with factories and weekly Skype meetings.
Update meetings with customers.
Analytically and commercially minded looking at opportunities to repeat orders on fast selling product lines.

Key Requirements:-

Minimum 5 years’ experience in a supplier as Merchandiser.
Excellent negotiation skills.
Strong communicator.
Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
Good decision maker.
Confident and outgoing.
Excellent attention to detail.

Due to the anticipated interest in this role, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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V&C has been retained on an exciting New Position for a Sales Brand Manager to join an Urban Streetwear Brand reporting into the Managing Director with the remit to optimise sales across their wholesale division developing new accounts and maintain with existing accounts.

Based in London and working with a successful and talented team as the Brand continues to expand both nationally and Globally. This opportunity will have autonomy in strategizing and implementing a sales plan for the brand.

Key Responsibilities:-

Manage daily operations of all wholesale activities.
Grow network of major wholesale clients - identify opportunities.
Establish and nurture client relationships.
Monitor and analyse KPI’s.
Forecast wholesale business alongside Commercial Team.
Potentialise operational efficiencies.
Potentialise sales through replenishment minimising returns.
Manage sales calendar in close cooperation with Product Development team – adhere to critical path.
Manage sales budgets alongside Commercial team.
Conduct and oversee product educational trainings and concept implementations.

Key Requirements:-

Minimum 5 years’ experience working in the relevant sector.
Proven track record of sales performance and revenue growth across the wholesale market.
Strong network of contacts.
Possess entrepreneurial thinking.
Sales experience via showroom and one-to-one meetings, phone and email communication.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Result oriented personality, with the ability to work under stressful circumstances.
Professional and with high attention to detail and accuracy.
Independent, well organised & flexible with tasks given.
Strong interest and passion for the fashion industry.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
Willingness and ability to travel.

Due to the anticipated interest in this role, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Fantastic opportunity for a Senior Jewellery Designer to join a rapidly growing, fast-paced leading retailer!

You will need a minimum 5 years’ experience designing innovative designs, influencing ranges and leading a design team.

Key Responsibilities:-

Manage a design team that develops and implements a focused brand strategy, establishing clear brand positioning in the market.
Source and develop products that excite and inspire the customer and gives reasons to shop the brands ranges.
Lead in creating and designing innovative, original designs and concepts, applying techniques, applications and ideas that translate into complete ranges for buyers.
Take responsibility for leading first look mood boards and original inspiration themes, through colour, trend, handmade samples and design sheets.
Sign off range boards, having received feedback from relevant parties.
Build strong customer relationships and develop innovative and original ranges with strong sensitivity to material and colour.
Ensure collections meet the customer profile and brand identity, delivering an appropriate balance of product assortment between high fashion and commerciality.
Closely manage the development of each range for the brand, working with all relevant functions, staying close to the detail and resolving design specification queries. Support and appropriately influence buying and merchandising, attend second look range building and trade meetings.
Manage and implement key activities in the critical path to ensure design compliance for all products and ranges.

Key Requirements:-

Minimum 5 years Design experience in a similar business.
Be accountable for design of collection from concept to end product.
Have extensive commercial acumen, able to take accountability for a financial plan.
Possess highly effective influencing skills builds ranges that achieve a buy of greater than 50%.

Due to the anticipated interest in this role, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Fantastic opportunity for a Junior Buyer to join a growing Retailer!

You will be responsible for planning strategies to maximise probability and to deliver and trade tailored product ranges to meet customers’ expectations and exceed intake margin.

Key Responsibilities:-

Work with the merchandising, design and retail teams to develop and implement a focused brand strategy, establish brand positioning in the market and deliver a product range that exceeds target intake margin and seasonal sales plans.
Establish and implement a commercial and targeted product range, with attention to benchmarking against competition, key market and catwalk trends and seasonality. 
Ensuring all products meet consumer expectation and achieve a high full price sell through increasing profitability.
Innovate the range by implementing product trials to establish new key product types.
Identify, support and grow key suppliers (including the Fareast) through relationship building, product development and negotiation activity.
Actively seek to improve ways of working that ensure healthy and prosperous business relationships.
Manage and implement key activities in the critical path to ensure smooth running of the product lifecycle and to guarantee all ranges and product are delivered in line with the appropriate planned phases.
In partnership with the merchandiser, lead weekly trading to increase profitability, planning actions & buys and investments strategy, with reference to analytical data to minimise risk and improve efficiency of the brands trade.
Develop first-to-market product ranges which excite the customer and influence the broader commercial fashion market.
Take measured risk, to maximise commercial opportunities from emerging trends.

Key Requirements:-

Buying degree level or equivalent in an academic or fashion subject with 3-5 years Buying experience.
Strong numerical skills used for negotiation and trading.
Experience in developing, implementing and reviewing a strategy and complete a trading cycle.
Sound in depth knowledge of the fashion jewellery market (UK and international), brand positioning and trends.
An understanding of current economic situations, impacts of potential treats and competitors.
Knowledge of the manufacturing process and technical terms, sourcing and negotiation process with direct supply base and manufacturers.
Ability to think through and prioritise products and ranges in order of commercial potential.
Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate competently and clearly, a good assertive influencer.
Strong organisational and task management skills, with the ability to manage and delegate own workload, as well as overseeing the work of others.

Due to the anticipated interest in this role, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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A fantastic opportunity for a dynamic, experienced and proven Talent Acquisition Manager to join one of London’s top Creative Marketing and PR agencies.

The agency is recognised as one of the UK’S most creative and ground breaking organisations working with some of the world most recognisable brands from Burger King, Deliveroo, Huwei to Coca Cola working across multiple sectors.

This new created opportunity has been a result of significant growth for the business and a willingness to drive and lead their recruitment in house.

Key Requirements:-

3-5 years experience in a similar role and business.
Strong understanding and experience of recruiting across PR, Paid Media, Social, Creative and Design.
Good use of utilising 3rd party web-sites, LinkedIn and company website to engage to engage with potential talent.
Excellent understand of culture fit for the business.
Personable, outgoing and the ability to set the standard for the business.
Building a temp desk for peak periods with Freelancers.
Pipelining potential candidates for new positions within the business.
Launch the company’s training and developing programme.
Work closely with 3rd party agencies for insight days.

Due to the anticipated interest in this role, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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An ambitious London based Fashion brand have created a new position for an Ecommerce Marketing Assistant to take full responsibility of managing the VM of products across all 3rd party platforms, creating creative campaigns and working with external digital agencies.

The business is looking for an individual with 2 years’ experience within content management and ecommerce platforms within a womenswear fashion brand.

Key Responsibilities:-

Visual merchandising of products across the website to drive engagement and conversion.
Upload copy, images and cross-selling for all products ensuring information is accurate, detailed and consistent across the site.
Create email marketing campaigns and produce weekly reports to monitor performance.
Undertake daily checks across the brands websites and marketplace partners.
Upload content to the homepage, website and blog pages of the brands website to coincide with the marketing calendar.
Monitor the affiliate programme approving publishers and provide updated content to the channel on a regular basis.
Work with the creative content assistant to produce imagery for the website, social channels and onsite blog.
Manage the brands market place partners by ensuing product feeds are accurate and orders are placed in a timely manner.
Monitor the competitive landscape and feedback analysis to wider team.
Ad hoc tasks to support the Ecommerce Manager.

Key Requirements:-

1-2 years ecommerce experience within an online fashion brand.
Experience working with content management systems and ecommerce platforms.
Highly organised and analytical, with a keen eye for detail & flexible with tasks given.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Good time-management skills along with the ability to multitask.
Computer literate with excellent knowledge of Microsoft office.
An understanding of Photoshop and Magento Enterprise would be an asset.

Due to the anticipated interest in this role, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
By applying for this role you will be asked to consent to the V&C GDPR Policy

An opportunity for a technical Solidworks CAD Designer to join the UK’s leading shopfitting supplier to the supermarket chains, fashion multiples, departmental stores and a variety of specialist and independent retailers.

Key Responsibilities:-

Developing concept sketches to support new business projects, taking account of all critical success factors within desired cost and manufacturing parameters.
Working directly with supply base to assist with technical queries and to maintain full awareness of manufacturing processes and techniques.
Producing drawings, specifications and BOM’s for manufacture of prototypes and production roll-outs.
Providing other functions and colleagues with advice on all aspects of design engineering and technical development.
Working within strict time parameters in keeping with the demands of retail customers.
React to project alterations and make adjustments promptly and efficiently.
Involvement with Development Manager at briefing stage to understand and agree brief and expedite the project management responsibilities from a development perspective.

Key Requirements:-

A minimum of 3 years’ experience of technical design within the retail display or shop fitting industry.
Demonstrable ability with Solidworks and/or AutoCAD design software and inventor.
Knowledge of shelving systems would be an advantage.
A good appreciation of the relevant manufacturing processes and materials.
Knowledge of other design tools such as Illustrator or Photoshop would be an advantage.
Excellent IT skills, numeracy and analytical ability.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Strong interpersonal skills, able to work both independently and in a team orientated collaborative environment.
Ability to effectively prioritise and execute tasks in a high pressure environment.
Organised, process driven individual who understands, critical paths and approval processes.
Flexible and motivated, with a ‘hands on' approach.
Good attention to detail with a disciplined approach to time management.

Due to the anticipated interest in this role, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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An opportunity for an Assistant Account Manager to join a reputable ladieswear supplier to premium fashion brands.

You will need a minimum 2 years’ experience as a Sales Admin Support or Assistant Account Manager, critical path management and ability to build strong relationships with buyers, clients and factories.

Key Responsibilities and Requirements:-

Attending and notarising sales/ development meetings with buyers.
Following through sample request process and anything related e.g. ordering sampling, arranging lab dips and trim requests.
Answering queries, dealing with problems from production, garment tech, factories and cloth suppliers.
Raising garment and fabric orders on our live system.
Managing Critical Path and liaising and updating buying teams.
Negotiating prices with cloth suppliers, factories and buyers.
Managing the life-cycle of the order and acting as conduit between customer, suppliers, factories and respective departments at Bravado.
Helping colleagues with other duties.

Due to the anticipated interest in this role, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious Accessories Buyer for a fast-fashion womenswear wholesaler to work with one of the biggest Jewellery & Accessories retailers on the high street.

Reporting into the Buying Manager, working alongside Merchandising and Design, you will be responsible for managing the label product development process, whilst accountable for driving sales.

Key Responsibilities and Requirements:-

Produce successful commercial ranges.
Setting the strategy.
Managing the own label product development process.
Accountable for driving sales through effective product sourcing, range building and negotiation.
Must display excellent market knowledge.
Possess good product development skills.
Have strong negotiation techniques.
Ability to build key supplier relationships.
Product development experience within a Fast-Fashion Buying role.
A background in own label Accessories, fragrance or beauty is preferred.
Full understanding of the Product/Buying Life Cycle or Critical Path.
Excellent communicator as you will be responsible for managing and developing a team, and working closely with many departments throughout the company such as QA, Design, Merchandising and Marketing.
Experience of travelling to the Far East and be able to introduce a specialist category supply base.

Due to the anticipated interest in this role, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
By applying for this role you will be asked to consent to the V&C GDPR Policy