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AT THE FOLD

Careers

AT THE FOLD

The Fold is an award-winning womenswear brand with a mission to empower women to realise their ambitions. The brand creates beautiful, high quality collections for women to feel their confident best. The Fold has a wide reaching international audience and has dressed some of the world’s most influential female leaders and innovators.

Join The Fold Team

 

We are an ambitious, supportive, passionate team who love what we do. We are Founder-led, and we lead by example –never compromising on our quality.

We are committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion across our business and within our teams. Creating equal opportunities for employees and applicants.

See below for the roles we are currently recruiting for:

Join The Fold Team


We are an ambitious, supportive, passionate team who love what we do. We are Founder-led, and we lead by example –never compromising on our quality. We are committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion across our business and within our teams. Creating equal opportunities for employees and applicants.

 

See below for the roles we are currently recruiting for:

 

We are not currently recruiting! Please keep an eye on the page for any further job opportunities with The Fold.

We are looking for:

Accounts Assistant

About the role:

 

Responsible for all aspects of cash and bank reconciliations, general accountants payable and providing support to the finance team.  
 

 

 

Your responsibilities:

 

Sales, Cash & Banking
 
  • Reconciliation of all GBP, EUR & USD bank accounts on a daily/weekly basis
  • Reconciliation of other cash accounts including Braintree, PayPal, Shopify & Global-e on a weekly basis ensuring any queries are communicated to Customer Services and resolved in a timely manner
  • Reconciliation of store cash balances
  • Communicate weekly cash balances to CEO, CFO & HoF

Accounts Payable

 

  • Ownership of invoice postings and supplier relationships for certain areas of spend, ensuring consistent communication with Finance
  • Manager on the status of these accounts
  • Weekly posting of supplier payments
  • Completing certain Supplier Statement Reconciliations
  • Ad hoc support where required, during periods of annual leave etc.

Management Accounts & Trackers

 

  • Preparation of all monthly bank & cash reconciliations
  • Ownership of certain balance sheet reconciliations

General

 

  • Assist Finance Manager in compiling documentation for year end audit
  • Other ad hoc tasks and support to the Finance team in line with team requirements

 

 

Your skillset:

 

  • Previous experience working in the Finance team of an SME retail/ecommerce business

  • Solid financial systems experience; Netsuite preferable

  • Strong Excel skills (pivots, vlookups etc.)

  • Good understanding of basic accounting principles

  • A motivated and ambitious team player, keen to be an integral part of the Finance team

  • A great communicator, building and encouraging strong relationships with the rest of The Fold team

 

 

Benefits and perks of working with The Fold:

 

  • 25 days holidays (including bank holidays)
  • Buy additional holidays
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Pension scheme
  • Enhanced maternity pay
  • Yearly gift voucher of £1,250
  • A friends and family discount policy with 50% off full retail price
  • Bike to work scheme, save on the cost of bikes and equipment
  • Eye Care.
  • Summer Friday hours
  • Fully stocked snack cupboards, fruits and coffee & tea
  • Regular Social Events - including summer and Christmas parties
  • Volunteering

 

Our Culture:

 

We are an ambitious, supportive, passionate team who love what we do. We are Founder-led, and we lead by example – never compromising on our quality. We strive to uphold a values based working culture with five key principle across the business:

 

  1. Be Humbitious: Be ambitious for yourself and The Fold in a humble way - don’t be a diva.
  2. Wrap it up with a bow on it: Be a completer finisher, be able to trust others to take on a job completely and fully, and earn that same trust yourself.
  3. Be Empowered: Take on responsibility, share your views confidently but kindly, feel ownership, take pride in results,
  4. Fold Gold Standard: Quality and professionalism, don’t just ‘let it go’, pride ourselves on attention to detail and excellence in everything we do, deliver results.
  5. Embrace, pace, progress and adventure: Know that to fully embrace our ambition and our challenges, this will mean stepping out of your comfort zone - get comfortable being uncomfortable.

 

Diversity and Inclusion:

 

We promote a diverse and inclusive workplace which harnesses the benefits of the diversity of our team and strives to represent the communities in which we live and work. Our vision is to establish an environment that attracts individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and talents, empowering them to contribute their best and authentic selves. We welcome and encourage applications from those who share our commitment to fostering this inclusive and authentic work culture.

 

To apply for this role, please send your CV to careers@thefoldlondon.com. Due to the number of applications we receive, we can only reply to those that are successful to the next stage.

 

 

Apply Now

 

Midweight Graphic Designer

About the role:

 

Reporting into the Senior Graphic Designer, you will be working across all of The Fold’s design collateral from printed lookbooks and web page design to paid media advertising and direct mail.

 

 

Your responsibilities:

 

Design Development
 
  • Developing design assets into rich, creative online and offline experiences across multiple touch-points.
  • Continuously driving the brand’s creative output with innovative and effective design, inspiring the team with outside-of-the-box thinking and new ideas.
  • Designing across day-to-day BAU briefs as well as special projects.
  • Upholding a consistent and high standard of quality across all your work, always striving to learn and develop more effective techniques and efficient processes.

Conceptualisation

 

  • Help generate ideas in order to make improvements to current systems and take a proactive approach in implementing those ideas.
  • Working with a strategic mindset, keeping well informed in customer, creative and product trends to better inform your work and create effective results.
  • Taking ownership of your own projects whilst supporting the other designers when needed, helping each other to develop skill sets within the team.  

Branding

 

  • Helping to evolve all aspects of the brand in line with the brand ethos.

Collaboration

 

  • Understanding and working to company wide briefing processes and asset management, ensuring a good standard of filing and organisation is kept.
  • Working with other teams across the business (marketing, ecomm, design, operations) to ensure your designs encompass all relevant business objectives when required.

 

Your skillset:

 

  • Degree in BA Graphic Design

  • Previous multimedia design experience in a similar business such as ecom or creative agency, preferably in fashion or luxury sector

  • Strong portfolio showcasing a range of projects, from digital assets (social, email, ecomm, video editing, animation) to printed matter and store POS

  • Passionate about graphic design, typography, colour and layout, staying up-to-date with best practices in the design field and finger on the pulse of aspirational brands

  • Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, most importantly InDesign, Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator

  • Experience with Figma

  • A strong eye for detail and pixel perfect designs

  • A passionate approach to work- a humbitious, can-do attitude and open to feedback

  • Ability to approach design challenges with creativity and an open mind, offering fresh solutions and taking initiative

  • Ability to work efficiently and proactively with strong time management - managing multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

  • Collaborative team-player- mentoring and guiding junior members of the team.

  • Good communication skills- confident and articulate presentation skills and actively contributing to meetings and creative sessions.

  • Self-motivated, conscientious and ambitious, constantly learning and developing your skills.

  • Genuine personal interest in fashion, lifestyle and cultural trends with an eye for detail and style.

 

 

Benefits and perks of working with The Fold:

 

  • 25 days holidays (including bank holidays)
  • Buy additional holidays
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Pension scheme
  • Enhanced maternity pay
  • Yearly gift voucher of £1,250
  • A friends and family discount policy with 50% off full retail price
  • Bike to work scheme, save on the cost of bikes and equipment
  • Eye Care.
  • Summer Friday hours
  • Fully stocked snack cupboards, fruits and coffee & tea
  • Regular Social Events - including summer and Christmas parties
  • Volunteering

 

Our Culture:

 

We are an ambitious, supportive, passionate team who love what we do. We are Founder-led, and we lead by example – never compromising on our quality. We strive to uphold a values based working culture with five key principle across the business:

 

  1. Be Humbitious: Be ambitious for yourself and The Fold in a humble way - don’t be a diva.
  2. Wrap it up with a bow on it: Be a completer finisher, be able to trust others to take on a job completely and fully, and earn that same trust yourself.
  3. Be Empowered: Take on responsibility, share your views confidently but kindly, feel ownership, take pride in results,
  4. Fold Gold Standard: Quality and professionalism, don’t just ‘let it go’, pride ourselves on attention to detail and excellence in everything we do, deliver results.
  5. Embrace, pace, progress and adventure: Know that to fully embrace our ambition and our challenges, this will mean stepping out of your comfort zone - get comfortable being uncomfortable.

 

Diversity and Inclusion:

 

We promote a diverse and inclusive workplace which harnesses the benefits of the diversity of our team and strives to represent the communities in which we live and work. Our vision is to establish an environment that attracts individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and talents, empowering them to contribute their best and authentic selves. We welcome and encourage applications from those who share our commitment to fostering this inclusive and authentic work culture.

 

 

To apply for this role, please send your CV to careers@thefoldlondon.com. Due to the number of applications we receive, we can only reply to those that are successful to the next stage.

 

 

Apply Now

 

 

Freelance Designer

About the role:

 

The Fold are redefining modern luxury for the working woman — and we’re looking for a talented freelance designer to join our team based in our London atelier, working on projects designing woven styles including daywear and occasionwear.

If you share our passion for refined elegance, contemporary style and luxurious fabrics, we’d love to hear from you!  

 

 

Your responsibilities:

 
  • Conceptualise and design contemporary pieces, from technical drawings and launching sketches with various teams to preparing collection for sign off meetings
  • Trend research, including seasonal design research and creating mood boards and colour palettes whilst staying true to Fold’s DNA
  • Selecting fabrics, prints, colours and trims for the season, with international trips to fabric fairs, supplier and exhibitions
  • Collaborating with Production, Marketing, Merchandising and our Retail teams, to have a strong understanding of our products and customers
  • Working closely with pattern cutters on creating new drapes and silhouettes along with weekly fits with the technical team

 

Your skillset:

 

  • Strong Design portfolio and Photoshop skills are essential.

  • Impeccable eye for print and colour.

  • Advanced knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator.

  • Minimum 5 years in the Fashion Design Industry.

  • Strong drawing and draping skills.

  • Excellent communication skills.

 

Our Culture:

 

We are an ambitious, supportive, passionate team who love what we do. We are Founder-led, and we lead by example – never compromising on our quality. We strive to uphold a values based working culture with five key principle across the business:

 

  1. Be Humbitious: Be ambitious for yourself and The Fold in a humble way - don’t be a diva.
  2. Wrap it up with a bow on it: Be a completer finisher, be able to trust others to take on a job completely and fully, and earn that same trust yourself.
  3. Be Empowered: Take on responsibility, share your views confidently but kindly, feel ownership, take pride in results,
  4. Fold Gold Standard: Quality and professionalism, don’t just ‘let it go’, pride ourselves on attention to detail and excellence in everything we do, deliver results.
  5. Embrace, pace, progress and adventure: Know that to fully embrace our ambition and our challenges, this will mean stepping out of your comfort zone - get comfortable being uncomfortable.

 

Diversity and Inclusion:

 

We promote a diverse and inclusive workplace which harnesses the benefits of the diversity of our team and strives to represent the communities in which we live and work. Our vision is to establish an environment that attracts individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and talents, empowering them to contribute their best and authentic selves. We welcome and encourage applications from those who share our commitment to fostering this inclusive and authentic work culture.

 

 

To apply for this role, please send your CV to careers@thefoldlondon.com. Due to the number of applications we receive, we can only reply to those that are successful to the next stage.

 

 

Apply Now

 

 

Logistics & Operations Manager

About the role:

 

 

Responsible for managing all stock operations and logistics across the business, ensuring accuracy and adherence to SLA’s while controlling costs. A systems and Excel expert, you’ll drive process efficiency and maintain strong communication across Merchandising, Retail, Finance and PI&D.

 

 

Your responsibilities:

 
3PL Management
 
  • Is the main point of contact for all operational activity within the 3PL
  • Ensures 3PL are hitting their SLA’s and escalates any issues to Head Of Merch & Logistics & Commercial Director
  • Manages EOM/EOY priorities
  • Is accountable for bi - weekly meetings between 3PL & Fold HO and ensures there is a clear agenda and actions
  • Conducts regular site visits to maintain relationships (X4 per year)
  • Reviewing processing and storage guidelines and adjusting as necessary (e.g. steaming, hanging, flat v hanging storage)
  • Manages fulfilment & warehousing budget and works with 3PL & Finance to control costs
  • Owns the 3PL forecasting tool
  • Contributes to business sustainability practices in relation to the 3PL (stock/packaging etc)

Logistics/Intake Management

 

  • Owns the relationship with Freight Forwarders
  • Works alongside production but ultimately accountable for organising all deliveries of production into 3PL taking into consideration any prioritization
  • Uses the FF portals to inform the delivery schedule and highlights issues relating to customs clearance etc
  • Issues shipments timetables & transit times
  • Manages customs & Duty payments with accounts
    Reconciles and reports back on freight / duties
  • Works alongside buying/production on ensuring accurate date for imports (HS codes, MID codes etc)
  • Approves relevant invoices in Netsuite relating to logistics & operations
  • Providing intake update in weekly business trade meetings

Stock Management

 

  • Is accountable for all stock movements within the business including stocks takes at 3PL & Store & inter store transfers
  • Works with finance on process mapping any stock related processes across the business (eg, inventory adjustments, cycle counts, stock and fulfilment workflow)
  • Works with finance to ensure accurate reporting of stock on a units and cost basis, and supports finance in determining stock valuation
  • Works with finance on forecasting of stock provisions
  • Monitors quarantine process, reporting on levels of faulty stock vs saleable stock.
  • Works with HOM on Exit strategy, engages with 3rd parties such as TK Maxx, sample sales etc.

Reporting & Analysis/Systems

 

  • Is a Netsuite system super user
  • Understands and documents all system processes relating to stock and operations (impact on other areas), including integrations
  • Understands and works with Finance on the logistics trackers
  • Inputs / reports operational activity in WBR and S&OP
  • Owns the Warehouse forecasting tool- ensures the 3PL has long term & short term forecasts and that they reflect any WSSI re-forecasts

Operations Projects

 

  • Works alongside CD, HOM on any projects relating to Operations & Logistics (3PL moves, changes in freight forwarders etc)
  • Supports with any new channels that affect warehouse operations
  • Keeps up to date on any new legislation relating to customs, freight, duties
  • Constantly challenges rates / monitors (and reports back on) any changes in rates, surcharges & duties

 

Your skillset:

 

  • Be enthusiastic and pro-active

  • A great team player with a positive can-do attitude

  • Highly organised, with great multitasking and time management skills and a meticulous attention to detail

  • Strong planning and analytical skills, including strong knowledge of using Excel

  • In depth knowledge of logistics, operations and stock management systems, process and risk management  

  • Comfortable in operating at strategic and operational level with the ability to problem solve and make data driven decisions  

  • Collaborative approach and ability to build relationships across various departments

  • Is a change champion and has a proven track record in implementing new process to improve performance  

  • Is a competent negotiator and has the ability to forge collaborative relationships both internally and with external suppliers and partners.

  • Enthusiastic and flexible in response to an ever-evolving business and ad-hoc requests and tasks  

  • Want to bring whole self to the business, is team player and a has supportive attitude  

Benefits and perks of working with The Fold:

 

  • 25 days holidays (including bank holidays)
  • Buy additional holidays
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Pension scheme
  • Enhanced maternity pay
  • Yearly gift voucher of £1,250
  • A friends and family discount policy with 50% off full retail price
  • Bike to work scheme, save on the cost of bikes and equipment
  • Eye Care.
  • Summer Friday hours
  • Fully stocked snack cupboards, fruits and coffee & tea
  • Regular Social Events - including summer and Christmas parties
  • Volunteering

 

Our Culture:

 

We are an ambitious, supportive, passionate team who love what we do. We are Founder-led, and we lead by example – never compromising on our quality. We strive to uphold a values based working culture with five key principle across the business:

 

  1. Be Humbitious: Be ambitious for yourself and The Fold in a humble way - don’t be a diva.
  2. Wrap it up with a bow on it: Be a completer finisher, be able to trust others to take on a job completely and fully, and earn that same trust yourself.
  3. Be Empowered: Take on responsibility, share your views confidently but kindly, feel ownership, take pride in results,
  4. Fold Gold Standard: Quality and professionalism, don’t just ‘let it go’, pride ourselves on attention to detail and excellence in everything we do, deliver results.
  5. Embrace, pace, progress and adventure: Know that to fully embrace our ambition and our challenges, this will mean stepping out of your comfort zone - get comfortable being uncomfortable.

 

Diversity and Inclusion:

 

We promote a diverse and inclusive workplace which harnesses the benefits of the diversity of our team and strives to represent the communities in which we live and work. Our vision is to establish an environment that attracts individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and talents, empowering them to contribute their best and authentic selves. We welcome and encourage applications from those who share our commitment to fostering this inclusive and authentic work culture.

 

 

To apply for this role, please send your CV to careers@thefoldlondon.com. Due to the number of applications we receive, we can only reply to those that are successful to the next stage.

 

 

Apply Now

 

 

Merchandising Admin Assistant

About the role:

 

 

Working with the Merchandising team to provide crucial administrative support. Managing stock intake whilst ensuring stock is in the right place to optimise demand. Using initiative to create and run analysis to make product buying and trading decisions. Working collaboratively with multiple teams across Buying, Operations, E-commerce and retail teams.

 

 

Your responsibilities:

 
Intake & Stock
 
  • Owns Intake process and responsible for ensuring stock arrives within agreed window.  
  • Manages the delivery schedule and communicates changes to the wider product team.
  • Works alongside Operations & Logistics team to monitor Intake into the warehouse.
  • Allocates stock to our stores, and actions stock recalls working with retail team.
  • Manages product pre-order on the site, working alongside customer care.

Reporting & Trading

 

  • Produces & interprets the weekly trade reports, sharing findings with wider commercial team.
  • Produces reporting for seasonal lessons learned, collaborating with buying team.
  • Responsible for ensuring stock is in the right place to optimise demand, using trade reports to make decisions.
  • Supports the wider team with seasonal ad-hoc analysis, using initiative to create relevant reports.
  • Maintenance of Merchandising teams working documents and processes, including system maintenance.
  • Works alongside retail team to ensure Shopify reporting is accurate.
  • Collaborates with E-commerce team to trade product on site, providing analysis and data to inform decisions.
  • Supports Junior Merchandiser to run markdowns and promotions.

Product Range

 

 

  • Manage new season product launches on the site and with our retail teams in store.
  • Manage new season sizing ratios, working with production.
  • Responsible for maintaining delivery information in the Range plan.
  • Key point of contact for retail team, communicating any changes to product and pricing.
  • Maintains accuracy of product information across in house and 3PL systems, carrying out regular checks.

 

Your skillset:

 

  • A great team player with a positive, can-do attitude, who is committed to learning more and investing in their Merchandising career

  • Highly organised, with great multitasking skills

  • Demonstrate meticulous attention to detail

  • Strong analytical skills with a strong knowledge of using Excel.

  • Collaborative approach and ability to build relationships across various departments

  • Show excellent ability to communicate effectively and work well in a fun and busy environment.

  • Enthusiastic and flexible in response to an ever-evolving business and ad-hoc requests and tasks

  • Be capable of decision making and able to use initiative

  • Want to bring whole self to the business to be a problem solver, team player and a supportive attitude to the team

Benefits and perks of working with The Fold:

 

  • 25 days holidays (including bank holidays)
  • Buy additional holidays
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Pension scheme
  • Enhanced maternity pay
  • Yearly gift voucher of £1,250
  • A friends and family discount policy with 50% off full retail price
  • Bike to work scheme, save on the cost of bikes and equipment
  • Eye Care.
  • Summer Friday hours
  • Fully stocked snack cupboards, fruits and coffee & tea
  • Regular Social Events - including summer and Christmas parties
  • Volunteering

 

Our Culture:

 

We are an ambitious, supportive, passionate team who love what we do. We are Founder-led, and we lead by example – never compromising on our quality. We strive to uphold a values based working culture with five key principle across the business:

 

  1. Be Humbitious: Be ambitious for yourself and The Fold in a humble way - don’t be a diva.
  2. Wrap it up with a bow on it: Be a completer finisher, be able to trust others to take on a job completely and fully, and earn that same trust yourself.
  3. Be Empowered: Take on responsibility, share your views confidently but kindly, feel ownership, take pride in results,
  4. Fold Gold Standard: Quality and professionalism, don’t just ‘let it go’, pride ourselves on attention to detail and excellence in everything we do, deliver results.
  5. Embrace, pace, progress and adventure: Know that to fully embrace our ambition and our challenges, this will mean stepping out of your comfort zone - get comfortable being uncomfortable.

 

Diversity and Inclusion:

 

We promote a diverse and inclusive workplace which harnesses the benefits of the diversity of our team and strives to represent the communities in which we live and work. Our vision is to establish an environment that attracts individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and talents, empowering them to contribute their best and authentic selves. We welcome and encourage applications from those who share our commitment to fostering this inclusive and authentic work culture.

 

 

To apply for this role, please send your CV to careers@thefoldlondon.com. Due to the number of applications we receive, we can only reply to those that are successful to the next stage.

 

 

Apply Now

 

 

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