Job Title
Junior Designer
Location
George House
Employment Type
Full time
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours Per Week
37.5
Salary
Competitive salary plus benefits.
Category
Product Development - SF
Closing Date
16 February 2025
We are currently recruiting for a Junior Designer to manage and have sole responsibility for the creation, design and development of a portion of the range.
You will develop/source a commercial range meeting customer & market requirements whilst driving profit ahead of sales.
“Everything about Asda”
We are a values-led organisation. As such we encourage everyone to be open and honest. We work creatively and collaboratively, valuing everyone's input.
Our collaborative culture, the size of our business and our belief in the empowerment of the individual means opportunities at Asda are abundant.
We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week. Our website handles over 2 million transactions a month. We have more than 145,000 dedicated Asda colleagues ensuring that our customers are at the heart of everything we do.
“Everything you'll love”
- Hybrid and flexible working
- Discretionary bonus – Rewarding you for your hard work and efforts
- Company Pension Scheme matched to a limit – Looking forward to the future
- Minimum 24 days annual leave per year plus 8 bank holidays – Making sure you take time for your self and switch off
- 4 weekly pay – which means you get an extra payday a year
- Digital GP and Wellbeing sessions – Asda genuinely cares so we create a culture where our people can perform at their best, the physical health and mental wellbeing of all our people is very important to us
- Discount off your shopping at Asda and George - with extra discounts running throughout the year – really makes a difference, saving the colleagues an average of £700 a year
- Career development and apprenticeship and graduate schemes - we want our colleagues to excel and grow with our business.
Plus, much more!
“Find your role”
· Responsible for correct range construction including design & range building process.
· Awareness of departmental profit, sales & highest markdown lines.
· Responsible for creating department product strategy. Starting to demonstrate strategic thinking, drives innovative & market leading
ideas into product ranges and store environment.
· Research, collate & identify key trends, shape, fabric & colour for department and ensures they are in ranges.
· Prepares and presents in the production & delivery of the design presentation.
· Demonstrates strong awareness of market trends and competitor ranges. Identifies missed opportunities & 3 key actions.
· Completion of regular inspirational shop reports. Highlight and follows up on 3 key actions.
· Proactive production of design packs to agreed standard in-line with the critical path.
· Prepares & presents in key departmental meetings i.e. Base Plan, Range Build, RBSO, Selection & Product Reviews.
· Responsible for ranking with buying & merchandising, taking into account department history & trends.
· Direct product development with supply base.
· Understands garment construction and its effect on lead-time and cost.
· Understands supply base capabilities.
· Drives Ethical Trading at George and supply base.
· Attends Design The Legal Way and adheres to legal requirements
“Let's find out about you”
A proactive team member who demonstrates a passion for product, vocalizes opinions and has strong product development & presentation
skills.
Creative interpretation of trends with both commercial and technical skills. Displays strong interpersonal, organisational, management &
coaching skills.
Self motivated and able to work under pressure, quickly and effectively to agreed deadlines. Demonstrates clarity of thinking
and problem solving.
Proficient on relevant CAD packages. Flexible and able to travel.
“Find your everything at Asda” – To be the Uks best fresh food & clothing superstore by satisfying the daily & weekly shopping needs of ordinary working people and their families who demand value.
We are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, representative of the communities we serve, and are creating ways to inspire diverse talent to join Asda.
Availability
· Drives critical path management.
· Drives in season trading - monitor sales, reacts and works with
Work Where it Works
Our hybrid way of working gives you the choice to work where it works. This enables you to chose where you’ll be the most effective. It offers a mix of working from home and in an office environment that works best for you and your team.
You will also get an excellent benefits package including;-
• Discretionary company bonus
• Company pension up to 7% matched
• 10% colleague discount, free parking and many additional rewards.
We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves
