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Job Description
We’re looking for a talented Furniture / Industrial Designer to join our design team and help us create furniture for the home and office that will delight our customers.
The Furniture / Industrial Designer will work with the design manager and interface regularly with team members in Design, Product Management, Marketing and Engineering to understand the consumer, the various product categories, manufacturability, and cost objectives, in order to generate the innovative design solutions that our customers are looking for.
Sauder Woodworking is North America’s leading producer of ready-to-assemble (RTA) furniture and one of the top five residential furniture manufacturers in the United States. Sauder markets more than 50 distinct furniture collections in a full line of RTA furnishings for the home, including: entertainment, home office, bedroom, kitchen and storage. Sauder also markets furniture for commercial offices.
Must be willing to relocate to Northwest Ohio. Relocation assistance is available.
This position is in office during the training period with opportunity to be a hybrid position after the training period. Sauder has a satellite office in Maumee, Ohio where many of our design team works during their in office days.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
– Creates original, on-trend designs and champions approved design projects from concept through implementation.
– Understanding of product categories, including price points, styles, materials, and merchandising and ecommerce requirements (ie. carton dimensions, product size limitations, weight, shipping costs, etc.) and how these affect design.
– Understanding of the competitive landscape in the categories the company competes and appropriate adjacent categories to better inform design work and decisions.
– Conducts design trend research at trade shows and through competitive benchmarking and generates reports to summarize findings. Includes international travel to trade shows and factories.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
– Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university in Industrial Design, Furniture Design, or related major.
– 3+ years experience preferred
Sauder is a family company, so we believe in a healthy work-life balance for our employees. We want employees to know their time here is more than just a job–they can build a life-long career at Sauder. We have a culture of continuous improvement and internal advancement We provide 3 weeks of vacation and a full benefit package beginning at 30 days. Other perks include 401(k) match, a company-funded health savings account, free counseling, furniture discounts, and tuition reimbursement.
Sauder Woodworking Co. is North America’s leading producer of ready-to-assemble (RTA) furniture and one of the top five residential furniture manufacturers in the United States. An authentic American original, a majority of Sauder furniture is manufactured in Archbold, Ohio — right where we were founded in 1934. We have thrived for over 85 years because we have led with integrity and respect, found better ways, served others and were great stewards of our resources.
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/Disabled/Veteran
Application Details
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