Main responsibilities:
- Ability to design for all woven and knit constructions offered by BekaertDeslee China.
- Contribute ideas to the overall design direction on customer specific projects as well open-line product offerings.
- Stay current on market trends with regard to product type, fabric construction, color trends and design trends.
- Development of new innovative designs in accordance with market trends.
- Merchandise fabric collections for presentation to customers or open-line.
- Prepare trend presentations and supporting materials for use in customer presentations.
- Work with customers to assess and execute their specific design needs as needed.
- Ability to address fabric quality issues through fabric engineering and design.
- Maintain working knowledge of BekaertDeslee' capabilities and product offering.
- To learn cover related knowledge and make cover designs according to customers’ requests.
- Development of new cover designs which are matching industrial requirements, and market trends.
- Other tasks assigned by the department leaders.
Professional qualifications and knowledge:
- University degree in fashion, textile engineering or textiles design or equivalent knowledge through experience.
- A thorough knowledge of and interest in textiles in general and of the BDCN product assortment.
- Knowledge and understanding of textile production processes and its key drivers.
- Strong skill on EAT, SAP, Photoshop.
- Being able to and interested in using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive), as well as up-to-date communication technologies (e.g. Teams for Business).
- A thorough understanding of and adherence to the BD Values, BD principles of quality, safety, environment and its Code of Conduct.
- Has technical authority to represent BekaertDeslee to official authorities, and to represent BekaertDeslee interest to the BekaertDeslee organization and to customers.
- Thorough knowledge of English and Chinese to ensure a fluent communication, both writ¬ten and spoken.
- Has the required social skills to make new contacts to build up business relations with customers and other stakeholders.
- Has good team spirit and willing to share