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HOW WE TAKE CARE OF YOU:
- For full time employees, Health, Dental, Vision, 401K with generous matching program, generous paid time off.
- 50% discount at restaurants and retail locations.
- Career advancement opportunities as we are growing!
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SET THE COURSE
Provides creative vision, strategic direction and organizational leadership for Tommy Bahama Women’s Design, ensuring a distinctive, relevant and commercially compelling expression of the island lifestyle across all women’s product categories. Leads development of seasonal creative vision including product color, print and pattern, silhouette and fabrication while ensuring consistency with the Tommy Bahama brand. Partners closely with EVP of Product Design and Development and senior leaders across Merchandising, Product Development and Marketing to translate consumer insights, market trends and business performance into product strategies that drive growth and support profitability. Builds and leads a high-performing design team by establishing clear creative standards, through continuously improving department standards, processes, and ways of working while driving operational excellence, developing future leaders and cultivating a culture of creativity, collaboration, accountability and continuous innovation.
BE THE ISLAND GUIDE
- Exercises broad discretion over the design direction including; setting seasonal destination, color and print direction, silhouette and styling and material development while protecting brand authenticity and design integrity.
- Provides senior creative leadership throughout the end-to-end product development process, partnering with Merchandising, Product Development and Production teams to deliver quality products, which meet cost and margin objectives and calendar requirements
- Partners with Merchandising to translate consumer insights, market trends and business performance to shape assortment strategies and identify new product opportunities. Continuously seeks white space ideas.
- Establishes clear creative priorities and decision-making frameworks within the process to resolve major product, quality, cost and calendar tradeoffs in partnership with cross functional leaders.
- Communicates and champions the Women’s creative vision through presentations to Executive leadership, Wholesale Sales, Marketing, and Direct- to-Guest Merchandising teams.
- Leads develops, and inspires a high-performing design organization by establishing priorities, allocating resources effectively, coaching talent, rigorous succession planning and ensuring adherence to development calendars and departmental objectives.
- Manages departmental budgets, processes, and standards to maximize efficiency, foster innovation, and achieve strategic business goals.
ESSENTIALS FOR LIFE IN PARADISE
- Degree in Fashion Design, Business, or related field preferred.
- 15+ years of experience in women’s apparel design including leadership of large and complex design organizations, showing a pattern of successful growth.
- Demonstrates exceptional taste level and aesthetic judgement to translate consumer and cultural trends into compelling and commercially successful product launches.
- Seasoned domestic and international traveler for trend research and product development.
- Garment fit and construction experience with keen understanding of; silhouette, drape, fabric properties and performance, printing methods, trims, washes, embellishments and sustainability considerations.
- Strong multi-tasker, with ability to lead and inspire a team of professionals working under tight deadlines, across multiple seasons and conflicting deliverables.
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills, ability to articulate creative vision, product strategy and business rational to executive leadership, cross functional partners, and external stakeholders.
Multiple factors will vary the applicable rate of pay for this role, including an individual’s experience, knowledge, and skillset, as well as work location and available budget.
Rate Range: $261,000 to $375,000
Mahalo (thank you) for your interest in Tommy Bahama!
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Skills Required
- 15+ years of experience in women's apparel design including leadership of large and complex design organizations
- Degree in Fashion Design, Business, or related field
- Demonstrated exceptional taste level and aesthetic judgement translating consumer and cultural trends into commercially successful products
- Domestic and international travel for trend research and product development
- Garment fit and construction experience; understanding of silhouette, drape, fabric properties, printing methods, trims, washes, embellishments and sustainability considerations
- Proven ability to lead, inspire and manage teams under tight deadlines across multiple seasons
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills to articulate creative vision and product strategy to executives and cross-functional partners
- Experience managing departmental budgets, processes, and standards to achieve business goals
What We Do
Nearly 25 years ago, our founders started a brand based on the refined, unhurried attitude of coastal life. To our guests, Tommy Bahama soon became synonymous with laid-back style and the concept of living the Island Life. What started as a causal, upscale menswear collection quickly evolved into a unique luxury lifestyle brand. The Tommy Bahama offering has grown to include both men’s and women’s apparel, home and beach goods, and a thriving restaurant and bar business. Everything that bears the Tommy Bahama name is created with an unwavering eye towards quality. More than ever, our focus is on taking our guests someplace great — through exceptional service, upscale products, and delicious food and drinks. Maintaining our unique point of view requires a diverse team that includes apparel designers, e-commerce and technology experts, manufacturing and operations, and, of course, retail and hospitality professionals. We would love to have you share your talents with us! Tommy Bahama is part of Tommy Bahama Group, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Oxford Industries, Inc. (NYSE:OXM). Established in August 1992, with corporate headquarters in Seattle, Tommy Bahama is an island-inspired lifestyle brand that defines relaxed, sophisticated style in men’s and women’s sportswear, swimwear, accessories, footwear and a complete home furnishings collection. The company owns and operates over 160 Tommy Bahama stores worldwide, with 16 of those locations offering a Tommy Bahama restaurant & bar. Tommy Bahama products are also available at the country’s finest retailers, including Nordstrom and other specialty retailers and TommyBahama.com ships to over 100 countries. Additional stores will be opening this year. More information, please visit www.tommybahama.com.
