CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Work location: Beijing, China

We are recruiting a Creative Director for a global lifestyle fashion brand which bridging sport and fashion.This brand has both menswear and womenswear, but this position will focus more on womenswear.

Role and objectives

• Ensure new brand high performance and productive design team:

1. Ensure to lead with example and good judgment
2. Proper planning and work plan for teams
3. Conduct coaching and problem solving for team
4. Create team spirit and unified team which bring together team and also inspire team.
5. Ensure skill building and professional development to create successful talent.
6. Optimize workflow and product development process
7. Grow new brand China total sales year on year going forward
8. Increase sales productivity, like pieces per transaction, average price point, basket size (no of pieces * average price) and conversion rate
9. Increase sales through measure by pieces and value, before seasonal on-sale and after seasonal on-sale

• Collection planning budget:

1. Understand planned product supply (sales budgets, order versus budget, etc.)
2. Fundamental understanding of retail sales by product category, price points, product line and styles, etc.
3. Plan selling meeting dates and related seasonal collection planning for design teams work.
4. Collection planning by product category and sub-category
5. Price matrix: Certain styles developed for higher price points
6. In-debt analysis and review of past sales
7. Inspiration trips (buying samples, new materials, etc. learn from category “role-models”): Gain more value out of travel and spend

• Seasonal design process and team coaching:

1. Trend research, inspiration and reach conclusion for direction
2. Workshops for seasonal development of key product categories
3. Establish clear work plans and action calendars for each team
4. Keep deadlines and ensure collection sample ready for selling meetings
5. Work with buying team for closing selling meeting orders: online buying team & offline buying team
6. Expand categories with lower share of share of sales in retail stores & on-line
7. Focus on serving and partner with new brand China online & offline sales channels:

We expect you have:

• Minimum bachelor degree education in Fashion/Apparel design or relevant education
• At least 8+ years’ relevant experience from trend-forwarding lifestyle fashion brand(s) and has experience with womenswear design
• Good team management skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills as well as leadership skills
• Familiear with Chinese consumer market, experiences in designing for Chinese market is a big plus
• Willing to relocate to China

Application:

Pls. send your application via our website by click on ‘’APPLY JOB’’ and follow the instructions. Please include the following documents.

1. your updated CV - please include a personal photo, your family status, contact info etc.
2. Cover letter – Pls. include your motivation, competences for this job and your personality.
3. portfolio in .pdf file (Pls. make sure each of your portfolio is less than 23MB).
4. A scanned copy or a photo of your education degree certificate (bachelor or master).

Application deadline: ASAP.

Efficient Recruitment based in Denmark, handles this recruitment process for the fashion retailor in China. For more info or any questions regarding this position, please contact Jessi Ji by tel: +45 6131 5847 or e-mail jj@erhr.cn or Michael Folmann at tel. +45 2121 6464 or e-mail mf@erhr.dk.

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