About Us Brand Concepts Ltd is recognized as a vanguard of style, innovation, and quality within the country’s fashion landscape. It specializes in curating exceptional Travel Gear, Handbags and Lifestyle Accessories, and has a strong reputation for delivering excellence. Job Description Position Summary: As a senior figure within Design & Development, this position steers the creative direction and execution of handbag collections—from initial mood boards to production-ready samples. You’ll set seasonal themes, develop advanced tech-packs and prototypes, guide material sourcing (leathers, hardware, linings), and lead a small team. Coordination with licensors, merchandising, and sales ensures commercial viability. With strong oversight of documentation, trend research, and stakeholder presentations, you’re responsible for delivering brand-aligned and market-ready handbag assortments. Key Responsibilities Define seasonal direction: mood boards, range plans, technical sketches, material palettes. Develop detailed tech packs, pattern guidance, structural specs, and prototypes. Collaborate on material selection—leathers, hardware, linings, functional elements; manage cost-quality trade-offs. Oversee sampling: assess fit, structure, function, and production feasibility. Lead, coach, and manage a small team of designers for efficient hand-off and execution. Interface with licensors and internal teams to align product strategy and approvals. Monitor trends, sales performance, and competitor activity to optimize assortments. Ensure all documentation—tech specs, costing, BOMs, trim lists—is up-to-date. Present collections during review sessions; drive key stakeholder buy-in. Requirements Preferred Candidate: B.Des (Master’s preferred); from recognized design institutes. 5-8+ years in handbag design, especially with licensed or premium brands. Advanced skills in CorelDRAW, Illustrator, CAD, and 3D tooling. Deep knowledge of leather sourcing, hardware mechanisms, bag construction, and durability standards. Proven leadership in managing designers and cross-functional teams. Strong commercial understanding of cost structures and pricing dynamics. Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills. Licensed brand coordination experience is highly desirable. Qualitative Skills Leadership and team management skills. Strong decision-making and problem-solving abilities. Ability to adapt to a fast-paced retail environment. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Benefits In this senior role, you will define and lead the creative direction for Brand Concepts’ handbags collection—across licensed and proprietary brands. By spearheading mood boards, advanced tech packs, materials sourcing, sampling, and cross-functional approvals, you ensure delivery of compelling, market-aligned products. Your leadership will guide the team toward consistent innovation, trend relevance, and operational success. check(event) ; career-website-detail-template-2 => apply(record.id,meta)" mousedown="lyte-button => check(event)" final-style="background-color:#6875E2;border-color:#6875E2;color:white;" final-class="lyte-button lyteBackgroundColorBtn lyteSuccess" lyte-rendered=""> Show more Show less