Senior Manager of Surfaces Product Design

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 competitors 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.

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