Job Description
Our client, a better Home company is seeking a Surface Designer with experience in the better market. Will play a pivotal role in crafting innovative wallcoverings that capture the essence of style, culture, and functionality. This individual will work a hybrid schedule of 3 days in-office with the flexibility for additional days based off business needs.
- The salary range for this role is $70-85,000 per year based on experience.
Responsibilities: - Research innovative styles/techniques to fulfill a market need or create a market demand
- Analyze category sales and market trends, integrating findings into new collections
- Conceptualize, develop, and present new product ideas that aligned with seasonal themes
- Collaborate with the team to develop and innovate wallcovering collection
- Propose collections to address market needs or stimulate demand
- Strategically plan category recolors, subcategory quotas and plan for vendor diversification according to annual quotas
- Work with the Marketing team on seasonal launch strategy proposal
- Request strike-offs from suppliers that align with seasonal themes, color palettes, and trends
- Study category sales and market trends and applying learnings when creating
- Develop new product categories to continue to diversify the product range, i.e., new materials
- Create artwork repeats, pattern matches, and detract as needed
- Confirm and document product specifications
- Work with the Quality Control Technician
- Demonstrate the ability to give product presentations about their category to train others
- Collaborate with Marketing
- Maintain and cultivate vendor relationships
- Seek out, onboard, and source new vendors, mills, and materials
- Negotiate preliminary pricing, terms, and SLAs
- Vet potential new vendors, technologies, and investments in collaboration with Supply Chain
- Ensure compliance with vendor agreements and quotas
- Schedule and participate in virtual and in-person vendor meetings
- Finalize supplier agreements and collaborate on product diversification
- Troubleshoot with suppliers and internal teams to maintain product quality
Qualifications:- Bachelor of Fine Arts or related field
- Minimum of 5+ years of experience in design related field
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25%
- Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
- AVA Cadcam
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Painting and drawing
If you meet the required qualifications and are interested in this role, please apply today.
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Job Tags
Permanent employment, Seasonal work, Work at office