Head of Design

Job description

Head of Design

Primark exists to serve the ‘Savvy Shoppers’ of the world, creating MAXIMUM JOY AT MINIMUM COST. We make LOOKING GOOD and FEELING GOOD cost less. With a culture of maximum care: for our customers and colleagues, our partners and the planet. With minimum waste, damage or disrespect. We are PRIMARK. We are a £9bn+ turnover business with operations across 400+ stores and 16 international markets (and growing).
Over the past 15 years, we’ve transformed into a true Retail giant with a global footprint that covers 16 selling markets and now employs over 80,000 colleagues worldwide.

As Head of Design at Primark Kids Wear, you will help create and develop the vision for the department working alongside the rest of the Kids Leadership Team to deliver it. Leading and working with your team of 4 Designers, alongside Assistant & Trainee Designers, we will deliver key products and trends, enabling us to surprise and delight our customers across all of our markets. A key focus will be empowering your Design team, fostering a high-performance culture constantly seeking new opportunities to enhance our product proposition working closely with trusted suppliers and freelancers.

What You’ll Get

The world is changing and it’s important we support our colleagues. People are at the heart of what we do at Primark so it’s essential we provide the right environment for you to perform at your best. That’s why we offer benefits that put you first

Some of our benefits are:
27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more.
Flexible Working, opportunity for an early Friday finish, and a subsidised cafeteria.
Primark Perks – Discounts with some local partner business to our offices

What You’ll Do:
In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets
·  Communicate and translate strategic priorities to the Design team and relevant stakeholders, setting clear metrics and deliverables.
·  Build effective relationships with business leaders and stakeholders.
·  Overseeing product design and ensuring that the trends are translated into commercially successful products.
·  Oversee the Design team in building and maintenance of critical paths to support commercial opportunities throughout the year.
·  Identify opportunities to utilise technology to improve trend forecasting and ways of working.
What You’ll Bring
Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:

·  10 years in a Design role with at least 5 years in a management position
·  Minimum 3 years working on Kids product. International experience preferrable
·  Demonstrated experience in the implementation and execution of Design strategies and plans
·  The ability to effectively manage complex tasks and prioritise multiple projects and competing priorities.
·  Strong leadership skills, with the ability to effectively coach, guide and mentor while ensure the team achieves its goals
Ready? Fantastic - because we can’t wait to see what you can offer. You’ll be joining a team of diverse, passionate, and talented individuals where you’ll truly belong, collaborating on projects that will shape the future of our industry. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or another one, and our recruitment team can determine where your skills may fit in at Primark.

Apply to be part of our future and we’ll help you develop yours.

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