Hidesign was started in 1978 by Mr. Dilip Kapur as a hobby which has now grown to an international brand known for its innovative, handcrafted leather accessories. With over 90 exclusive, company-owned stores and 150 points of sale, Hidesign is present in over 23 countries globally. Hidesign is a vertically integrated company with its own tanneries, brass foundry, production units, marketing and design offices and retail stores. This creates opportunities for candidates from all streams to work together to be innovative and actively participate from start to finish.
The Hidesign Group owns two hotels in Pondicherry - The Promenade, a modern, sea-facing hotel and Le Dupleix - a boutique heritage hotel. Casablanca, a charming department store is a landmark building which hosts international brands along with artisanal designers and products. Hidesign also partners with Future Group on the brand Holii Accessories.
Hidesign has over 2500 employees with a ratio of 55:45 women to men.
Six out of nine Regional Directors are women
Our products are crafted by 90% women
The brand is growing rapidly, opening on average 20 exclusive stores per year.
Hidesign is one of the top 5 brands among major ecommerce platforms.
Our founder Dilip Kapur, spent much of his college days in Princeton, fighting against the regressive laws limiting the black community in South Africa’s aparthied. He carried forward his beliefs in equality of colour, sexual orientation, caste, gender, etc in his work at Hidesign. The topic of diversity appears frequently through our journey, with many of our ad campaigns specifically calling out inequalities. Often these campaigns have been banned in conservative societies, while we have continued to speak out.
We our proud to have a higher women to men ratio (6:3) in our front end management team, in addition to 90% of our factory employees being women from the local area. Hidesign was one of the few companies in India who has been actively supporting, approaching and hiring candidates from the LGBTQ community since its inception.
We firmly believe in multiculturalism, women’s rights and in support of the LGBTQ community.
Hidesign has had an adventurous journey working with exciting talent from across the world while staying true to its core beliefs since its founding days as a counter-culture brand started in 1978. The company is vertically integrated from its tanneries, production sites, marketing & design offices and almost all its retail stores. This provides multiple opportunities for employees to experiment with various departments to innovate.
Our employees are a reflection of our main buyers - young, ambitious, cosmopolitan women and men. Working at Hidesign will allow you freedom and space to develop new ideas and work on exciting projects. The company is known for providing growth opportunities vertically as well as the option to move horizontally, challenging yourself in other departments and cities. With a strong commitment to equality, sustainability and innovation, Hidesign creates a space for you to be creative while working across categories with an exciting team of innovators.
Headquartered in Pondicherry, a former French colony which is a cosmopolitan town that has always been a refuge for alternative thinking inspired by the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, the international community of Auroville and the French influence. The Hidesign head office - a beautiful heritage building, two-minutes away from the sea, is always alive and buzzing with diverse group of people working together. Living in Pondicherry makes coming to work fast and pleasant - hop on to one of the company-provided bicycles or walk by the beach. A daily potluck of lunch is a fun time to bond with colleagues and taste multiple cuisines. Avail of employee discounts to Hidesign’s hotels, restaurants, spa and local department store.
As a rapidly growing retailer, Hidesign partners with premium airports, malls, department stores and ecommerce giants. The company has regional sales & operations offices in Bangalore, California, Delhi, Jakarta, Lisbon, London, Mumbai, Nairobi, amongst many others. Over the years, the brand has collected multiple awards for excellence in retail which have been achieved through its dynamic front-end teams, supported by the head office. As a company that manages its own stores, our managers have freedom to experiment with marketing, stock selection and greater involvement in strategizing the business.
Assistant
Retail Manager
Designation: Assistant Retail Manager
Location: Pondicherry
Qualifications: MBA or Retail / Fashion Management
Experience: Min 2 years
Responsibilities :
Skills :
Interested candidates can send their resume to swarna@hidesign.com
Purchase/Material
Manager
Designation: Manager – Purchase/Material
Job Location: Pondicherry
Qualification: Any Degree
Experience: 10+ Years
Job Responsibilities:
Requirements:
Interested candidates can send their resume to rajkumar@hidesign.com
Junior
Visual Merchandiser
Designation: Junior Visual Merchandiser
Location: Pondicherry
Educational Qualification:: Art/Design/Visual Merchandising
Work Experience: 0 to 2+ Years
Role of a
JD – Visual Merchandiser:
Software Skills:
Assistant
Store Manager
Designation: Assistant Store Manager
Location Pondicherry
Responsibilities:
Requirements:
Manager
Store Manager
Designation: Store Manager
Location: Delhi / Bangalore / Hyderabad/ Mumbai
Qualification: MBA or Retail / Fashion Management
Experience: 0-3 yrs
Responsibilities :
Skills :
Product Designer
Senior
Designation: Senior Product Designer
Educational Qualification: Design graduate from NIFT/NID/Pearl or Any other renowned fashion institute.
Experience: 0-2 yrs of experience in designing
Location: Pondicherry
Requirements :
Interested candidates can send their resume to swarna@hidesign.com
Regional Head
director - marketing
warehouse assistant
retail manager