Bamboo Clothing Careers

Interested in joining the BAM Family?

BAM is a fast growing, truly sustainable, ecommerce activewear business. We have set ourselves the goal of being internationally recognised as the best sustainable activewear brand by 2025.
The company was set up in 2006 by David Gordon who wanted to prove a sustainable business could be commercially successful. Identifying bamboo as one of the planet’s most sustainable crops, which could be made into supersoft performance fabrics, inspired him to create BAM, the first bamboo clothing company in Europe.
Having achieved years of double-digit growth, whilst staying true to our core values of putting people and planet first, BAM is now looking for new talent to join our team, to contribute to, and be part of, our exciting next stage of growth.

BAM Value’s

• We own our impact on the planet
• Whilst asking for excellence we always treat people with respect and kindness. Suppliers, customers, and ourselves
• We are always looking for creative solutions to drive profitable long-term growth
• We believe in the pursuit of active health and encourage and support others regardless of age or ability
• We never stop pushing ourselves

Current Roles Available Are:

Job posted:22nd November 2024  

Role – Womenswear Junior Designer
Reporting to – Head of Design
Location – Chiswick, London. Some opportunity for home working and London office-based working.

About the Company
 
 BAM was founded 18-years ago with a vision to prove that business can be a force for good. As a result, BAM’s business grew by innovating fabrics, and designing and developing a range of activewear which were better for the planet. At the same time, developing working practices across its business and supply chain that treated everyone fairly and with respect. This was ahead of its time, but principles that are as important today, if not more so.
 
Over its journey BAM has gone from strength to strength, but things don’t and can’t stand still. In a category with individual and collective progress at its heart, we’ve built and innovated creating something better for customers and the world. We’ve been unafraid to go the hard way because good things don’t come easy and we’ve had a great time doing it because the right way is where the good people are – nonconformist, upbeat, tenacious, courageous, and here for the journey.
 
We are now embarking on our next phase of ambitious growth, seeing the potential to create an inspiring consumer brand that customers fall in love with, while continuing to do things the right way.
 
“I wanted to build something I could present to the world and say ‘this is how it is done. Let’s get rid of all your nonsense and whatever big business is and say, ‘this is the way.’ I wanted to make a point. You can have more success doing things in a nice way” Dave – Founder
 
 
 BAM Principles
 
  • Radical honesty: No one is confident when they can’t tell what’s real and what’s not. So, we tell the imperfect truth – no matter what.
  • Softly does it: We are kind, we don’t force change, we make change feel better and in turn we make better easier to choose.
  • Courageous independence: Just because it’s ‘the way’ it doesn’t make it the right way. We’re always take the better way, even when it’s harder.
  • This is the best part: We don’t wait till later to enjoy ourselves or take it all too seriously. Every moment is the moment we never stifle a laugh.
 
 
Role:
 
  • Collaborate within the design team to produce and deliver highly creative multi product designs keeping Bam at the forefront of the sustainable clothing market
  • Researching the competitive marketplace, keeping updated on shape, colour, fabric, print, production techniques and innovation in all of these areas
  • Presenting designs, ranges and key research to the Head of Design and the wider product team
  • Liaising with suppliers and the technical team in order to elevate products constantly with focus on detail and fit
  • Working within the critical path and design deadlines to delivery product within category
  • Consistently finding creative solutions to ensure the further growth of an organic sustainable and contemporary outdoor active range
 
 
The candidate:
 
  • A talented designer with energy and enthusiasm for working in sustainability
  • A degree in fashion design with a minimum of 6 years working experience
  • Multi product designer with specific experience of designing womenswear product
  • Previous experience in the activewear or outdoor retail sector would be beneficial
  • Knowledge of fabric functionality and a curiosity in developing new fabric innovations
  • An eye for colour and print
  • Designing for circularity is core to what we do and demands a creative perspective on the normal process. This is an opportunity to learn more about how to design with this in mind. Experience here is welcome but equally this is something we can train and develop.
  • Expertise in the use Ai and Ps for all cad work and presentations
Personal Attributes
 
The BAM team demonstrate certain characteristics which we would love for you to share.
 
  • Self-motivated with a ‘can do’ attitude
  • Ambitious for what the team can achieve together
  • Entrepreneurial nature
  • Inspired by working for an ambitious, values driven brand
  • Have a sport or activity that they enjoy participating in regularly
  • Are proactive, resourceful, curious and love thinking outside of the box.
Everyone is welcome
 
BAM is an equal opportunities employer and actively supports Human Rights, and all Equality legislation. Our ethos is to respect and value people’s differences, to help everyone achieve more at work as well as in their personal lives so that they feel proud of the part they play in our success. We are all about transparency, honesty, integrity, and fun. We believe that all decisions about people at work should be based on the individual’s abilities, skills, performance and behaviour and our business requirements. 
 
Submit your CV and a covering letter telling us why you’d be great for this role
 
No Agencies, thank you 
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