Designer / Buyer – Men’s Tailoring, Suits, Jackets and Trousers

Douglas & Grahame Ltd; Carrickfergus; On-site; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent fashion house is seeking a creative Designer / Buyer for its men's tailoring portfolio. This role involves creating and maintaining garment collections aligned with brand objectives while ensuring quality standards. The ideal candidate should have experience in fashion design, excellent CAD skills, and a passion for men's fashion. Join a company renowned for its quality and commitment to a seamless omni-channel customer experience.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a designer is essential.
• Previous experience in creating fashion garment collections is desirable.
• Trend-aware with a strong eye for design.

Responsibilities

• Create garment collections for various brands.
• Control product development in line with brand DNA.
• Ensure quality standards are achieved and maintained.

Skills

CAD skills

CorelDRAW

Illustrator

Photoshop

Job description

Designer / Buyer – Men’s Tailoring, Suits, Jackets and Trousers

Our team is expanding! We’re looking for a creative Designer / Buyer to join the team on a permanent basis.

The Company

An independent fashion house boasting 100 years’ heritage, Douglas & Grahame’s Brand portfolio includes leading menswear brands REMUS UOMO, Douglas, DG’s Drifter and Daniel Grahame, as well as best‑in‑class schoolwear/boyswear brand 1880 CLUB.

With the company’s long‑established strength and success rooted in an unmatched commitment to product quality and exceptional customer service across all channels, Douglas & Grahame’s future vision is now focused on ‘connected retail’, and the creation of a seamless experience for customers engaging with each of its brands across all offline and online touchpoints. Leveraging new technologies to bring leading‑edge digital environments to the shop floor, enhancing customer experience and customer service in the fulfilment of an omni‑channel sales strategy.

The Role

As a Designer / Buyer, you will create garment collections for the company’s portfolio of brands consistent with brand objectives, while affording a commercial attitude and efficient performance in delivering seasonal collections.

You will control all aspects of product development, ensuring each new collection is developed in line with brand DNA, falls within desired cost structures, and that the appropriate quality standard is achieved and maintained.

You will create and maintain all style and size specifications for new collection samples and bulk production alike. You will also develop an appropriate branding presentation in line with brand guidelines.

The successful candidate will be trend‑aware and have a strong eye for design, able to create dynamic, commercial and innovative collections.

The role will require the successful candidate to have:

• Previous experience as a designer is essential.
• Previous experience in creating fashion garment collections is desirable.
• Excellent CAD skills and IT ability. Experience in CorelDRAW / Illustrator / Photoshop is desirable.

If you are a Designer / Buyer with a passion for men’s fashion, this is an exciting opportunity to enhance your existing experience with a leading fashion house.

Within a fast‑moving environment, you will have the chance to contribute to the development of respected brands that are renowned for their quality.

So, if you are looking to progress your career with one of the UK and Ireland’s most successful independent fashion businesses, we want to hear from you.