Design director womens non denim ready to wear tommy jeans Vacatures

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Overview

In this role you will lead the Tommy Jeans women's non-denim ready-to-wear collection, translating strategic vision into a compelling point of view. You will steer seasonal direction, nurture a high-performing design team, and ensure the collection is contemporary, culturally relevant and aligned with brand heritage. You will collaborate across cross-functional partners to build iconic, commercially successful wardrobes that balance heritage with modern appeal. This is a leadership role with hands-on product involvement, based in Amsterdam.

Arbeidsvoorwaarden / Benefits

• onsite gym and fitness classes
• meditation studio
• personal training
• campus dining and social events
• PVH University training programs
• employee discounts

Verantwoordelijkheden

• Set seasonal direction and women's product vision across non-denim categories
• Collaborate with Color and Concept teams on themes, colour, graphics, prints
• Edit and evolve the collection to build a complete wardrobe around denim
• Maintain trend and cultural intelligence to translate fashion signals into Tommy Jeans product
• Create and evolve recognizable icons and franchises for long-term category authority
• Partner with Merchandising on range architecture, pricing, margins and structure
• Drive color, silhouette, material, fit direction and construction concepts
• Maintain consumer and market insight to inform collection and presentations
• Translate design strategy into priorities and deliverables with cross-functional alignment
• Lead and develop the design team, manage deadlines and foster a collaborative culture

Belangrijkste vereisten

• 10+ years design management experience in global premium or accessible-premium brands

• Significant senior womenswear experience

• Deep multi-category womenswear expertise and strong understanding of the female consumer

• Outstanding taste in colour, silhouette, proportion, fit and styling

• Strong knowledge of global fashion, runway, street style and marketplace shifts

• Ability to reinterpret brand heritage and design codes in a modern way

• Experience in American sportswear, denim-led lifestyle or premium casualwear is advantageous

• Knowledge of fabrics, yarns, construction, finishes, print and graphics

• Hands-on creative leader capable of directing design, fittings and prototypes

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite

• Strong strategic and commercial judgement balancing creativity with range and pricing

• Proven leadership of high-performing design teams and stakeholder management

• Excellent presentation, influencing and communication skills

• Fluency in English (verbal and written)

• leadership

• collaboration

• vision and storytelling

• Adobe Creative Suite

• fabric and material knowledge

• fitting and prototype development