Design Assistant: Ackermans Woman Standalone Stores

2 weeks ago


Blackheath, South Africa Ackermans Full time

The Ackermans Woman Standalone Stores team are looking for a fashion obsessed individual to assist our dynamic Trend & Design Team.

**So, what will you do?**
- Assist design team with strategy execution
- Research, analyse, edit and select key volume drivers based on high level trends as well as international commercial retail trends
- Continuously keep abreast of updates to these trends through understanding our customer sales.
- Filter, select and translate this information to design partners to optimize assortments and drive sell-thru across portfolios.
- Research and spot newness for testing purposes in collaboration with the designer(s)
- Create key seasonal technical drawings to inform Product Technology and Buyers for tenders and seasonal blocks
- Collaborate with buying team to ensure the collection is trend relevant, commercial, strong, cohesive and balanced
- Continuously flag in-season international retail shifts keeping latest Ackermans sales and customer preferences top of mind, highlighting new test and category opportunities.

**What experience & qualifications do you need?**

**SKILLS required**:

- Awareness of global, local and holistic trends.
- Good strategic, conceptual skills and a solid knowledge of South African retail landscape
- Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite
- Strong eye for fashion and detail with the ability to predict, analyse & monetize future retail and fashion trends for local customer
- The ability to research and provide mood, colour, print and silhouette direction, drawing from many sources of influence including runway, street, retail, culture, art, social media and trend services.
- The ability create key seasonal technical drawings.
- Appropriate trends, items, colour, styling, materials and patterns proposed and prepared in an exciting, understandable and appropriate format.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills
- All communication demonstrated in an in-depth trend knowledge coupled with a business understanding.
- Strong relationship building and influencing skills
- Excellent time management, organizational and administrative skills and presentation skills
- High energy level and is performance-driven and deadline-orientated
- Creative with an eye for detail, analytical and systematic, passionate about fashion

**KNOWLEDGE required**:

- Knowledge of the retail merchandise cycle with regards to buying
- Fabric knowledge
- The knowledge on how to stay abreast of emerging macro trends, micro trends and cultural phenomenon and consistently communicate these trends.

**QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE required**:

- A Grade 12 Certificate/Matric
- Relevant Degree (e.g. Fashion Design) or Diploma
- Minimum of 1-2 years’ experience in clothing design: with proven experience in Apparel



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