Senior Manager of Surfaces Product Design Job at DHD Consulting, Georgia

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  • DHD Consulting
  • Georgia

Job Description

Description

**Can reside in current location and travel to N. GA as needed

Role Description:

  • Manage the creation, development, analysis, and research of new product designs and patterns for HIMACS, VIATERA, and TERACANTO. 

  • Research market and design trends, analyzing market trends and customer requirements, improving existing products, and collaborating with product managers and engineers.

  • Generating color & pattern samples for product development and customer meetings 

  • Support marketing and sales team by providing marketing resources and concepts for new products, and giving presentations internally and externally to promote new products.

  • Ideating for innovative production technology to enhance design and manufacturability of new products. Collaborating with Surfaces Product Development Team to execute innovative production technologies

Responsibilities:

  • Research and analyze market and design trends through tradeshows, trend-forecasting services and trendspotting 

  • Take responsibility in the research and development of colors, materials, formulations, and processes.

  • Conduct lab tests and mass production tests for new products and colors.

  • New product selection and preparation for launch

  • Introducing new products and develop customized colors (Recreational Vehicle and OEM)

  • Conduct market trend analysis including but not limited to US (KBIS, Coverings, RV Show, Milan Furniture Fair, Verona Stone Fair)

  • Trend research by channel and region by vising K&B dealers and fabricators for surveys

  • Analyze competitor’s design and customer requirements.

  • Gain the voice of the customer through focus studies, surveys, and customer visits

  • Perform regularly competitor analysis on Surfaces Products

  • Collaborate with HQ Design Center in South Korea or external experts. 

  • Develop design strategies and concepts.

  • Present design & trend proposal to customers at internal and external events

  • Lead on outsourced designs by working with Surfaces Team (Product Management side), communicate effectively with overseas suppliers/ vendors, and review and evaluate lab samples and color matching.

Requirements

Education and Work Experience:

  • Undergraduate degree in textile, graphic, interior, industrial design or related field.

  • 10 years’ experience.

Knowledge and Skills:

  • MS Office Programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • Adobe Illustrator

  • Design related software programs

  • Interpersonal skills

  • Detail Oriented

  • Organizational Skills

  • Initiative skills

  • Problem solving skills

  • Great Social and Communication Skills

  • Great Verbal and Written Communication Skills

Job Tags

Work experience placement, Overseas,

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