Door & Window Design Manager
About this position
Responsibilities
• Manage Product Design team to perform design tasks.
• Identify opportunities and demand (market) for new and innovative products for development, and subsequently lead this development, working with the design manager.
• Provide support to Distributor or customer in product design and development and roll-out.
• Initiate the strategic overview of product development aiming of moving the company forward by spotting new trends and areas of growth which will be profitable.
• Takes a global perspective when developing products by conceive and developing a product taking into consideration design, commerciality and technical issues.
• Seeking information for better understanding of marketing factors as well as design.
• Works very closely with the sales and marketing team to gather what customers want.
• Decides a style of design for product.
• Reinvents design to suit customer needs as necessary.
• Project management of product design and development.
• General review of the skill base and competency of staff and coordination with HR&D function on their training requirements.
• Coordination with Finance & Accounting function and funding requirements for approved capital expenditure.
• Coordination with concerned functions on the introduction of new product.
• Identifying any IT requirements necessary to support the successful implementation of technology and coordinating these requirements with the IT Manager.
• Involve in management team review of Strategic Plans and Policies.
Requirements
• Bachelor’s Degree in in design or engineering or any related field.
• 10 years’ experience with product design and at least 5 years’ experience in management level.
• Leadership experience running a design team.
• Strong project management and design management skills.
• Knowledge of Solid Work, Auto Cad, Adobe Illustrator.
• Good negotiation skill and customer-oriented attitude.
• Excellent cross-functional project management, problem solving, negotiation, interpersonal and communication.
• Be able to communicate in English both speaking and written fluently.