Upholstery Designer - Shape & Accent Chairs

Full Job Description

The Role:

• Passion & experience researching & identifying new & commercial trends & opportunities in Upholstery, specific to Shape & Accent Chairs
• Supporting the creation of cohesive and coordinated design looks across Next Home Upholstery
• Designing for all Next customer styles 
• Excellent CAD & Adobe Skills 
• Identifying opportunities for upholstery shapes in our range. Ensuring broad style choice in shape that reflects our customer profiles.
• Communicate ideas through beautiful mood boards and sketches/renders.
• Create technical specs and drawings to brief manufacture
• Work collaboratively with manufacturers.
• Research and inspirational travel 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.  

About You:

• Excellent presentation skills and experience presenting to stakeholders
• Strong experience of working as an Upholstery Designer, specifically chairs. 
• Passion for Upholstery
• Excellent CAD & Adobe Skills 
• Good communication skills
• Excellent influencing & negotiating skills
• Accomplished range building skills, challenging and balancing newness and commerciality
• Qualified to degree or equivalent

Please note, as part of the application process we require you to submit examples of your Portfolio. Applications without a Portfolio will not be considered.