Job Description

Our fantastic Home department at Next Head Office is looking for an experienced Furniture Designer to design &
develop furniture across all Home Furniture Categories including upholstery.
If your experience combines creativity, commercial awareness and delivering exceptional design in a fast paced
environment, then this opportunity is going to be something you might be interested in.

About the team:
Design and develop new ranges, taking responsibility for everything from design concept through to technical
development and product selection.

About the role:
As a designer for Cabinet Furniture within the Next Home Design Team, you will be responsible for the following:
\xe2\x97\x8f Driving newness through the different product ranges.
\xe2\x97\x8f Supporting range building.
\xe2\x97\x8f Working closely with other designers to create cohesive looks and stories across home.
\xe2\x97\x8f Understanding and proposing products for all our customer styles and price architecture.
\xe2\x97\x8f Identify trends in materials finishes (wood, metal, foils hardware, upholstery) and form.
\xe2\x97\x8f Identifying new product opportunities for the Next customer.

About you:
\xe2\x97\x8f Highly creative with a real vision for interior and homeware product
\xe2\x97\x8f Experienced in identifying and proposing potential new product opportunities.
\xe2\x97\x8f Outstanding commercial awareness and comprehensive understanding of homeware interior design and
trends.
\xe2\x97\x8f Extensive market and aspirational brand knowledge
\xe2\x97\x8f Excellent presentation skills, presenting at Director and Manager level including large groups, flexing
style and content where appropriate
\xe2\x97\x8f Ability to prioritise workflow and ensure challenging deadlines are met at all times.
\xe2\x97\x8f Hard working, enthusiastic, curious, resilient, prolific, honest and fair
\xe2\x97\x8f Experience working for a retailer would be beneficial.

Skills and Qualifications you have:
\xe2\x97\x8f BA in Product Design or equivalent.
\xe2\x97\x8f Excellent user of Adobe suite & 3d rendering packages
\xe2\x97\x8f Create detailed specification documents for accurate briefing to manufacturers
\xe2\x97\x8f Exceptional communication and presentation skills, capable of working well with other Product teams
and external suppliers to build productive relationships.

Please note, as part of the application process we require you to submit examples of your portfolio, please ensure you upload examples or provide a link to your portfolio. Unfortunately, applications without a portfolio will not be considered.

ABOUT US:

You know Next, but did you know we\xe2\x80\x99re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We\xe2\x80\x99re the UK\xe2\x80\x99s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we\xe2\x80\x99re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it\xe2\x80\x99s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we\xe2\x80\x99ve gone global!

ABOUT SOME OF OUR BENEFITS:

• \xe2\x80\x8b25% 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

We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us.

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