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Let’s talk quality… When it comes to UK retail, it’s hard to find a company with a bigger focus on quality. We sell thousands of items an hour and our repeat customer base comes back to us time and time again for our renowned quality products. For anyone in the product field - this is the place to learn. To grow. And to thrive.
Next offers a wide range of roles and more importantly, the space for you to be your authentic self and shine at what you do! Our in-house Learning and Development team along with our fantastic managers are skilled, prepped and ready to get you reaching your goals and getting to the NEXT Level.
Your role
From travelling to countries all over the world, to designing elevated pieces for the collection this is a fantastic opportunity for anyone in the creative field. Researching the latest trends relevant to various customer profiles, then communicating this information to your team and senior managers is a key part of this role. We would ask you to produce creative designs that tastefully represent and reflect the latest trends into the Next customer base. Day to day roles could be things like briefing suppliers and continuing to build great relationships whilst working closely with the Assistant Designers & Buyers to support the whole design process from planning new ranges through to product selection. This fast paced role is perfect for someone looking to focus on elevating their designs
About you
As a team player; you will have great people skills and love to work collaboratively, bringing fresh ideas to the table. Being flexible and using your ability to work on your own merit, we are looking for passion and drive within the product area. Using your skill set in each area will be essential to personal growth as well as business growth. We would love you to have previous experience working within a UK brand, supplier or high street retailer. A great taste level and a real passion for the latest trends and how to translate these in a fun way to your designs, whilst being enthusiastic attitude. A high level of experience and be proficient in creating designs and tech packs using Adobe creative suite-from initial trend concepts to final tech packs would be necessary for this role.
Your team
Next really strives to bring the best product through trend and quality to the customer. We can achieve this by making everyone feel part of a team and empowering everyone to be their true self. The extensive experience across the board within our product teams is truly inspiring!
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
