Job description:
In the role of Head Creative Design you are responsible for managing a team of designers across women’s accessories, responsible for designing a broad range of accessories comprising of bags, shoes, jewellery, watches, small leather goods, hats, scarves and belts. You work directly with the CEO on strategically building and growing the accessories range. You source materials and components from suppliers, attend international fairs and liaising closely with production throughout the development process.

Requirements:
The ideal candidate Skillz Recruitment is looking for has a degree in Fashion with proven track record in designing women’s accessories. You have a minimum of 5 year of experience with designing accessories and leading a team of designers. You are aware of the current trends, have excellent eye for details (shape, colour, materials and trims). You have good commercial understanding of the women’s accessories market and excellent organisational skills with ability to organise, prioritise workload and delegate. You have experience with the European and Far East suppliers market. You have excellent drawing and presentation skills and the ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines. Furthermore you are fluent in the English language (preferably you also master the Portuguese language). You are a visionary leader with passion for fashion and the willingness to relocate.

Reports to:
CEO

Salary:
Negotiable

Job type:
Permanent

Benefits:
Our client offers a challenging opportunity in a high paced environment, with opportunity for personal development. Remuneration according to experience demonstrated, relocation package negotiable.

Company information:
Skillz Recruitment is an international Fashion and Retail recruitment agency. We recruit within the divisions Fashion & Luxury, Footwear & Accessories, Beauty & Cosmetics and Living & Lifestyle. For our division Footwear & Accessories, we are currently recruiting for a Womens Footwear Designer for a high-street retailer.

Job description:
In the role of Womens Footwear Designer you are responsible for creating trendy footwear collection to compliment new and existing collection. You work closely with the design team and design director to develop mood and trend direction. You prepare mood and colour boards representing key shapes, trends, materials and components. You produce detailed technical sketches and define the seasonal range plan for footwear with the design director and the buyer. You design complimentary and exclusive footwear collection. You push season limits of trends by comprising key shapes and create a commercial and directional collection with a strong individual identity that meets brand requirements in terms of fit, quality and appearance. Furthermore you source materials and components from suppliers, attend international fairs and liaising closely with production throughout the development process. You present your designs to the management, your design team and buyer.

Requirements:
The ideal candidate Skillz Recruitment is looking for has a degree in Footwear Design with proven track record in designing womens footwear. You are aware of the current trends, have excellent eye for details (shape, colour, materials and trims). You have good commercial understanding of construction techniques for footwear and excellent organisational skills with ability to organise and prioritise workload. You have experience with the European and Far East suppliers market. You have excellent drawing and presentation skills and the ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines. Furthermore you are fluent in the English language (preferably also master the Portuguese language). You work well within a team and are willing to relocate.

Reports to:
Design Director

Salary:
Negotiable

Job type:
Permanent

Benefits:
Our client offers a challenging opportunity in a high paced environment, with opportunity for personal development. Remuneration according to experience demonstrated, relocation package negotiable.

Company information:
Skillz Recruitment is an international Fashion and Retail recruitment agency. We recruit within the divisions Fashion & Luxury, Footwear & Accessories, Beauty & Cosmetics and Living & Lifestyle. For our division Footwear & Accessories, we are currently recruiting for a Senior Designer Accessories for an international company specialist in fashion accessories in Portugal.

Job description:
In the role of Senior Designer Accessories you will be responsible for design from concept through final execution for the company’s fashion accessories lines (jewellery, watches and sunglasses, belts and bags, shoes, hats and scarves). Your duties are: design and sketch creative and practical product ideas, review and select materials and colours, review and technically correct first prototypes when needed and assist in all sample stages in order to achieve approval samples. You prepare the design presentations, prepare Spec packages and communicate with vendors to assure correct product executions. You work closely with buyers, merchandisers, the department heads and other team members to assure correct product execution.

Requirements:
The ideal candidate Skillz Recruitment is looking for has a Bachelor or a Master degree in Fashion Design.  You have a minimum of 5 years of experience in designing fashion accessories and strong understanding of the luxury lifestyle market. Your sketching abilities both technical and illustrative are excellent. You are a designer that pays a high level of attention to detail and product execution. Furthermore you have excellent communication and presentation skills.  You are fluent in English (preferably also speaks Portuguese).

Reports to:
Department Head

Salary:
Negotiable

Job type:
Permanent

Benefits:
Our client offers a challenging opportunity in a high paced environment, with opportunity for personal development. Remuneration according to experience demonstrated.

Company information:
Skillz Recruitment is an international Fashion and Retail recruitment agency. We recruit within the divisions Fashion & Luxury, Footwear & Accessories, Beauty & Cosmetics and Living & Lifestyle. For our division Footwear & Accessories, we are currently recruiting for a Senior Buyer Accessories for an international company specialist in fashion accessories in Portugal.

Job description:
In the role of Senior Buyer Accessories you will be responsible for significant sales and profit impact. You will select and purchases merchandise including type, quality, source, timing, delivery, mix and promotion for assigned merchandise category. You will create and implement plans to maximise gross profit by coordinating sales, gross margin, inventory turnover, cost of promotion and markdowns for assigned categories. You will achieve assigned goals and objectives including gross margin, sales and total inventory turn. You select and evaluate vendors and negotiate product costs. The merchandise includes accessories (shoes, bags, belts, hats, sunglasses, leather goods, scarves and soft accessories ranges). You will be up to date on all the accessories trends and be able to build directional accessories ranges working closely with your designers and merchandisers.

Requirements:
The ideal candidate Skillz Recruitment is looking for has a Bachelor or a Master degree, preferably in Fashion, Retail Merchandising, Marketing or Business. You have a proven track record in buying accessories, coupled with excellent communication and presentation skills. You must have strong relations with your suppliers to ensure you get the right products in your range. You have a high degree of analytical and negotiating skills and solid coaching/mentoring skills. Furthermore you are fluent in English (preferably also speaks Portuguese).

Reports to:
Department Head

Salary:
Negotiable

Job type:
Permanent

Benefits:
Our client offers a challenging opportunity in a high paced environment, with opportunity for personal development. Remuneration according to experience demonstrated.

Company information:
Skillz Recruitment is an international Fashion and Retail recruitment agency. We recruit for the divisions Fashion & Luxury, Footwear & Accessories, Beauty & Cosmetics and Living & Lifestyle. For our division Footwear & Accessories, we are currently recruiting for a Supply Chain Manager for a luxury brand in Italy.

Job description:
In the role of Supply Chain Manager you are responsible for the logistics process including production planning. You are in charge of constantly monitoring the production progress to guarantee that the finished products can be delivered at the scheduled times. You make sure that the collection and brands are planned correctly and delivered on time. Furthermore you are in charge of sourcing and procurement of raw materials (fabrics, packaging etc.) You manage the warehouse operations and the logistics of the raw materials and finished products. You develop sourcing strategies to find the right suppliers to reduce costs.  You work closely with the production and quality team.

Requirements:
The ideal candidate Skillz Recruitment is looking for has a Master or MBA degree in Industrial Engineering. You have 8 years of work experience, of which 4 years in a relevant industry. You master the English and Italian language perfectly word and writing. As a Supply Chain Manager you have managerial skills, you are a good negotiator, you can delegate, build strong teams and are able to motivate and inspire. Furthermore you are an innovator in your line of business.

Reports to:
Operations Manager

Salary:
Negotiable

Job type:
Permanent

Benefits:
Our client offers a challenging role within a high paced fashion organisation with excellent packages.