Assistant Furniture Designer - Kids, Cabinets & Dining - 12 Month Mat Cover
Next
- Leicester
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Experience of researching & identifying new & commercial trends & opportunities in furniture, specific to Children's furniture, children's lighting, dining and cabinetry
- Supporting the creation of cohesive and coordinated design looks across the Next Home range.
- Designing for all Next customer styles
- Identifying opportunities for our furniture ranges and ensuring broad style choice in style that reflects our customer profiles.
- Communicating ideas through beautiful mood boards and sketches/renders.
- Creating technical specs and drawings to brief manufacturers
- Go on amazing inspirational travel trips as well as product development trips with manufacturers
- Work closely with buying and merchandising colleagues to build a range reflecting the style and price architecture of Next Home.
- Excellent presentation skills and experience presenting to stakeholders
- Strong experience of working as a Furniture Designer.
- Keen eye for identifying, communicating and executing emerging trends
- Passion for design
- Excellent CAD, Adobe and visualisation skills
- Good communication skills
- Excellent influencing & negotiating skills
- Accomplished range building skills and experience of challenging and balancing newness and commercialism
- Qualified to degree or equivalent
- 25% off a huge selection of Next, Lipsy & Victoria's Secret products
- Company performance based bonus
- Sharesave scheme
- On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
- 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
- Early VIP access to sale stock
- Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
- Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
- Access a 24/7 digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
- Free on-site parking