Designer-Household – Soft Furnishing

Role Summary

Manage the design for the Furnishings category in Homecentre and set the creative direction in conceptualization of design plans, create innovative & in trend designs and strategize and implement the same in alignment with the company's vision

Summary of Role Responsibilities

• Understand the trends prevailing in the international/domestic market and adapt to market demographic and brand image
• Evaluate & analyze the global offerings, find gaps & create designs & plan for Households portfolio of products
• Create & execute original designs, to create products right from concept through production with a clear focus on trends, colors, materials and techniques
• Strategize & plan the seasonal collections and monthly drops in terms of products (both new trends & existing best sellers), range composition & design the grid according to the products cost and the intended MRPs
• Analyse sales data (Sell through) to identify opportunities and plan future assortment
• Lead multiple projects from conception to completion in accordance with deadlines
• Collaborating with other teams & stakeholders to ensure design aligns with overall company goals and achieves desired results in terms of messaging, sales and growth
• Take responsibility for the creative vision and the standard of output across team members.

Key requirements

• Minimum experience of 4 years in Retail organization or production units/ Export houses
• Mandatory experience in Home Furnishing Bedding, Cushions, Curtains
• Textile Design from NIFT/NID
• Experience in print design, surface manipulation and trend study