Li & Fung
Senior Director - Design
New York · Director
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 2 days ago
Account ManagementLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationPublic Speaking
About the role
- Are you seeking new and exciting career opportunities?
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- These imposters may offer false opportunities including fake employment offers and other fraudulent opportunities by email or other means of communication.
Responsibilities
- Drive seasonal product direction and innovation across elevated brands, denim, sweaters, and other strategic growth categories.
- Serve as the executive design partner to the customer, building trusted relationships and presenting seasonal concepts, trend direction, and long-term design strategies.
- Partner closely with Account Management, Merchandising, Product Development, Technical Design, Sourcing, and global teams to deliver innovative product that meets customer expectations and business objectives.
- Lead the development of seasonal assortments from concept through commercialization, ensuring design excellence, product quality, and successful execution.
- Drive category expansion and identify opportunities to grow the customer's private label business through new concepts, trend initiatives, and product innovation.
- Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing design organization, fostering creativity, collaboration, and continuous professional growth.
- Present seasonal design strategies, trend forecasts, and product concepts to executive leadership and customer partners.
- Develop strong partnerships with global design teams, sourcing offices, and manufacturing partners to ensure best-in-class product execution.
- Collaborate with senior leadership to support long-term business strategies, customer growth initiatives, and organizational objectives.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design or a related field.
- Extensive experience across multiple apparel categories, including strong expertise in denim, sweaters, elevated fashion, and contemporary product development.
- Strong understanding of apparel product development, sourcing, garment construction, fabrication, and manufacturing.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment while managing multiple priorities and driving strategic initiatives.
- If you are in doubt as to the legitimacy of any communications purportedly from Li & Fung, please verify with us by contacting LFHR@lifung.com.
- 15+ years of progressive apparel design experience, including senior leadership experience within private label apparel
- Proven success leading design organizations supporting major national retail customers.
- Demonstrated ability to build executive-level customer relationships and influence strategic business decisions.
- Exceptional creative vision with strong commercial awareness and business acumen.
- Proven ability to build, mentor, and lead high-performing creative teams.
- Excellent presentation, communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
- Compensation/Benefits:
- The approximate annual base salary range for this position is, which can vary based on role requirements, skill set, and years of experience.
- Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, and company holidays.
- Important Notice: Fraudulent Communications: It has come to our attention that there are people posing as representatives of Li & Fung. These imposters may offer false opportunities including fake employment offers and other fraudulent opportunities by email or other means of communication. Please beware of such fraudulent communications. If you are in doubt as to the legitimacy of any communications purportedly from Li & Fung, please verify with us by contacting LFHR@lifung.com.
Compensation
- The approximate annual base salary range for this position is, which can vary based on role requirements, skill set, and years of experience.
Benefits
- Lead the overall creative vision and design strategy across multiple private label apparel categories for a key customer.
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