Design Manager Womenswear

With your Design team, you ensure daily that we can continue to grow and innovate, so it is only right that this is reciprocated. You work for WE®, WE work for you. Therefore, you receive from us:

• A salary that matches your knowledge, education, and experience.
• A travel allowance, 25 vacation days, 8% holiday allowance (which you can choose to have paid out annually or monthly), a standard 20% shop discount, a pension scheme, and an extensive package of collective insurances.
• An annual "Moments that matter day"; an extra day off that you can use on a day of special significance to you.
• The opportunity to continuously learn and develop, both professionally and personally. From our WE® Academy, for example, we offer various educational and training opportunities that you need to excel with us.
• A discount on your gym membership, participation in bootcamp and/or boxing classes at a reduced rate, and free fruit at our head office.
• Team outings, BBQs, events, and more!

As Design Manager Womenswear, you determine the creative direction for our Womenswear collection. You translate our brand strategy, customer insights, and international fashion trends into a clear design vision and ensure a consistent and recognizable signature within the collection. From seasonal concepts and color direction to silhouettes, materials, and details: you know where we want to go and you lead your team there.

You oversee the entire design process, from the initial concept to the final collection. You challenge design choices, provide direction, safeguard quality and brand consistency, and continuously seek the right balance between creativity, commercial relevance, and wearability. You stay close to the product and are hands-on when necessary, but your primary focus lies on determining the direction and enabling the team to deliver their best work.

Fashion instinct alone is not enough. You understand our customer, know what is happening in the international market, and use sales results, consumer insights, and trends to make informed design choices. You see new opportunities and translate these into collections that are relevant, distinctive, and unmistakably WE®.

Collaboration is key. You work closely with the Director Womenswear & Kidswear and form a strong triangle throughout the collection process with the Buying Manager Womenswear and Head of Merchandising Womenswear.

Just as important is the development of your team. You lead our Womenswear Designers, coaching and inspiring them while providing clear creative direction. You set the bar high, but simultaneously create an environment in which talent can grow, further develop, and take ownership.

In this role, you report directly to the Director Womenswear & Kidswear.

HOW WE RECRUIT
We believe that good leadership is not just about vision, but also about connection. Therefore, our procedure consists of interviews with key stakeholders, a creative pitch in which you share your view on the WE® brand with us, and an assessment to further explore your leadership qualities.