• Flexible start/finish times
• Mix of working from home (1 day)/office (4 days) if desirable
• Salary and bonus earning opportunity
• Starting as soon as possible
• Growing leading Australasian corporate apparel and workwear company
• Wiri, Auckland based – friendly supportive culture

Are you a talented experienced designer, ready to take over designing, refreshing and developing our product ranges. Excited by design and research, you will work closely with the sales, marketing and supply teams to bring the designs to life, while ensuring alignment with the commercial and sustainable goals of the company.

About Deane Apparel

For over 90 years, Deane Apparel has been the premium supplier of uniforms and workwear to some of the world’s leading brands. Our mission is to make uniforms a source of pride and delight for companies and their people, and we do this by creating inspiring, contemporary and functional work clothes. Our clients are spread across the corporate, industrial, hospitality and aged/healthcare sectors and span Australia and New Zealand. We offer full-service capabilities from garment design and sourcing through to warehousing and delivery which creates a seamless experience for our customers. We’re an innovative organisation with a strong ethical backbone. We love what we do, and we do it well. 

Visit www.deaneapparel.co.nz to learn more about us.

This position reports to the Head of Product and Design involving:

• Market research, to identify sector and garment trends.
• Garment design and construction.
• Fabric and trim sourcing
• A passion for sustainability.
• Collaborating with our sales, marketing and supply teams.
• A strong commercial understanding of costs and overseas production.

You’ll be offered:

• a salary and an invitation to join our incentive-based earning scheme
• the ability to buy Deane’s products at a discounted price
• free carparking (plenty available on site)
• the opportunity to join a committed, friendly team with an excellent culture
• Do good! Be part of a company trying to make a difference. Our Corporate Sustainability Policy is focused on making a difference within the apparel industry

You’ll have:

• 5+ years’ experience in design and/or merchandising role
• a tertiary qualification in garment design
• a commercial eye and good understanding of current market trends
• an in depth understanding of apparel product design and technical development
• the ability to project manage to deadlines
• knowledge and experience in offshore production (ideally)
• proficiency in design software such as Coral Draw, Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop
• excellent verbal and written skills
• experience working within ERP systems
• intermediate MS Excel and Word skills

We’d very much like to hear from you:

Please forward in confidence your CV and covering letter detailing how you fit the above criteria via SEEK: https://www.seek.co.nz/job/83629116?ref=search-standalone&type=standard&origin=showNewTab#sol=4cf91f9706aee1535a3e65b27de4519ed45ed021

For more information call Juliette on 021 444 121.