Designer
Women’s Bag designer
Let’s Take it On
Womenswear Non-clothing
Head Office, Enderby Leicester

Let’s talk trend led design…When it comes to UK retail, it’s hard to find a company with a bigger focus on quality within design. We sell thousands of items an hour and our repeat customer base comes back to us time and time again for our renowned trend led, quality products. For anyone in the design field - this is the place to learn. To grow. And to thrive.


The role
This is an exciting chance to be a part of the Womenswear Non-Clothing team as a bag designer. Trend led and inspired by the travel you will undertake; we are always looking to push the boundaries of design within this category. Working across multi-fabricitions, you will work alongside the Buyers, Merchandisers and Product Technologists closely with a keen eye for pricing and elevated design. Experience within bag design is a must for this position.


About you
Creative and approachable with clear presentation skills, you will drive the design within the bags area of Womenswear. Working at an excellent level with the Adobe suite, you will have an excellent taste level and an excellent understanding of the technical aspects within the bag design area. Living and breathing this area of design, you will have knowledge of brands within the category and looking to push the design direction for Next.


The team
The Womenswear Non-Clothing team has a vast array of knowledge across multi-product areas. You will be situated within our amazing Design Studio, over-looking the lake in the central part of our Head Office Campus.


Your benefits
We’ll discuss more of what you’ll get when you work for Next at interview, but here’s an overview of what you can expect:

● Profit–related bonus
● 25 days holiday and the opportunity to buy more
● Contributions into a pension scheme
● Sharesave scheme, which allows you to invest in Next and claim your share of our
success
● On-site nursery (salary sacrifice scheme) in Leicester
● A fantastic restaurant, coffees shops and juice bar
● Staff shop
● Free parking on-site, including car sharing
● Free company bus service to and from Leicester city centre and other areas
● 25% staff discount on most Next products – either in our stores or delivered
directly to your desk
● National and local discounts on goods and services
● A digital GP healthcare service

Sponsorship
Candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship for this role will be required to meet the Home Office sponsorship requirements. For further information please see: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.


We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email headoffice_careers@next.co.uk (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.


We encourage early applications for our roles, as our recruitment process begins as soon as the role is advertised. If we successfully fill the position, this advert may close earlier than planned.