Assistant Designer - Womenswear Woven Bottoms - Next Sourcing

Job ID
Job ID 74496
Team
Team Product
Location
Location Leicester
Contract Type
Contract Type Perm
Job Schedule
Job Schedule Full time
Salary
Salary £30,000 to £40,000
Posting Date
Posting Date 10/02/2026
Apply Before
Apply Before 24/02/2026
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Summary

About the Role:
Based at Head Office in Enderby, Leicestershire. Working Pattern: 5 days a week onsite, with some flexibility once embedded into the role. Core hours between 8am to 6pm.

  • Design casual bottoms, including Linen, cord, cotton, washed products, casual and semi smart formal trousers, with a focus on high-quality, trend-led design.
  • Respond quickly to briefs, producing fast-turnaround designs as needed.
  • Research trends and translate them into elevated, customer-relevant products.
  • Work within price point guidelines while maintaining quality and style.
  • Collaborate with buyers, sourcing teams, and suppliers to deliver on time and to specifications.
  • Support project-based collections as well as core line development.


About You:

  • Experience & knowledge in Photoshop and Illustrator is essential for this role.
  • Having strong team work and people skills is a must as well as experience working with factories and different brands/retailers would be an advantage.
  • Must have experience of working for a similar sized Retailer or Supplier background.
  • Must have Woven Design experience
  • Creative and passionate about fashion and new opportunities.
  • Eye for fabrics and graphics.

All applications must be provided with an updated digital portfolio. Any applications without a portfolio will not be considered.

Sponsorship:
Candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship for this role will be required to meet the Home Office sponsorship requirements. For further information please see: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

We encourage early applications for our roles, as our recruitment process begins as soon as the role is advertised. If we successfully fill the position, this advert may close earlier than planned.

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Benefits

  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Profit-related bonus - based on company performance
  • Private health insurance- surgery choices
  • Sharesave scheme - make savings from your net pay to buy NEXT shares at a discount
  • Pension - fixed contribution rates from both an employer and employee perspective, but you're also able to make additional voluntary contributions (AVCs) if you wish to save more.
  • 25% staff discount on most NEXT products - plus discount on other products
  • Wagestream - helping you make the most out of your money
  • Salary finance - offers access to affordable loans repaid through salary, simple savings and free financial education.
  • Life assurance
  • Direct to work - NEXT orders delivered free to the office for collection
  • VIP sale - early access to the NEXT sale
  • Access to NEXT staff shops
  • Octopus energy - like cycle-to-work, but for electric vehicles
  • Free parking (excluding London locations)
  • Travel2NEXT - bus services dependent on location
  • On site dining facilities (excluding London locations)
  • National and local discounts on goods and services - this includes things like discounted cinema tickets
  • Wellhub - includes access to discounted gym membership
  • Simply health - a healthcare subscription service
  • Aviva Digicare Workplace+ healthcare service - 7 Free services including Digital GP appointments and an annual health check.
  • Onsite GP - Leicester Head Office
  • Onsite Physio - Leicester Head Office
  • A range of dedicated 3rd party wellbeing partners
  • Free eye testing - voucher to use at specific locations
Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.

We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email headoffice_careers@next.co.uk (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.

What's Next?

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This is where ideas become incredible collections. Designers, Buyers, Merchandisers, and Technologists collaborate to create products our customers love. You'll spot global trends, strategically balance our range plans and meticulously test quality so every season feels fresh, inspiring and exceptional.

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