Pendleton Woolen Mills · 3 hours ago
Senior Director of Design
Portland, OR
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
15+ years expPendleton Woolen Mills is a company with a rich legacy of craft and quality since 1863, seeking a Senior Director of Product Design to lead its design vision. This role involves mentoring a diverse design team, overseeing the design process, and ensuring alignment with the brand's identity while achieving business goals.
ApparelConsumer GoodsManufacturing
Responsibilities
Define, champion, and protect a global product design vision aligned to the Brand DNA across all product categories
Lead long-term and seasonal product design direction, including pre-season concepting
Partner with product leaders and brand creative partners to deliver cohesive seasonal and annual product stories
Provide strategic direction, leadership, mentorship, and inspiration to a diverse team of designers while driving alignment and cohesion of the line across all categories
Manage the design process budget, including design cost, to deliver on financial targets and KPI
Attract, develop, and retain top design talent while building a long-term talent pipeline for the brand
Monitor progress against plans, course-correct as needed, and clearly communicate impacts to leadership and cross-functional partners
Make decisive trade-off decisions that protect brand standards and long-term value
Build a culture of collaboration, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement, supported by clear scope, KPIs, deliverables, and resource plans
Maintain strong awareness of competitors, market trends, and consumer needs
Qualification
Required
Strong product acumen with end-to-end knowledge of apparel product development, including design, development, costing, sourcing, and manufacturing
Excellence in project planning and management, with the ability to manage multiple timelines and deadlines
In-depth knowledge of design techniques, processes, and technology with a strong comprehension of product construction, color trends, textiles, and materials
A proven ability to create new concepts and bring them to reality
The ability to balance creativity and bottom-line business needs
Knowledge of costing components and product fabrication, with the ability to achieve margin target
Ability to engage and inspire people at all levels of the organization with a proven history of building strategic working relationships through trust, excellence in collaboration, and communication skills
Growth mindset with enthusiasm for learning new tools and solving complex problems
Strong leadership capability with a track record of developing future leaders and retaining diverse, high-performing teams
Decisive leadership style with comfort in making tough decisions and taking calculated risks
Passion for your work matched by passion for the brand
Bachelor's degree in design or a related field
15+ years of progressive design experience, including 10+ years of leadership managing teams of 6+ designers across apparel and accessory categories
Demonstrated experience mentoring talent and building a positive team culture
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop)
Experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new design and project management tools
Preferred
Cut-and-sew experience
Additional language valued
Company
Pendleton Woolen Mills
Pendleton Woolen Mills manufactures and sells wool clothing products such as sweaters, pants, shorts, blazers,jackets.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$5M2009-07-07Series Unknown· $5M
Leadership Team
D
Dennis Simmonds
Chief Financial Officer
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