Assistant Designer - Kitchenware - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract
This is a super exciting opportunity to join our Home Kitchenware Design team and broaden your already amazing design knowledge!
Our Designers here at Next are always looking forward. Looking for that Next thing, focusing on trend and pushing the boundaries of what we can offer our fantastic customer base. Working as a key part of the critical path; creating new and innovative 3D Product Designs for Kitchenware!
Assistant Kitchenware Designer - 12 Month FTC
Let’s Take it On
Home
£30,000 - £41,000
Enderby, Head Office
Your role
Designing 3D Kitchen Product collections across various categories: Ensuring that your work aligns with the brand’s aesthetic and market needs.
Trend Research & Opportunity Identification: Deep expertise in researching, analysing, and identifying commercial trends for Kitchen accessories. Skilled in recognizing emerging styles that resonate with diverse customer profiles.
Cross-Functional Teamwork: Close collaboration with buying and merchandising teams to build ranges that align with Next Home's style and price architecture, ensuring each product meets market demands.
Manufacturer Collaboration: Work collaboratively with manufacturers, guiding them through product development and ensuring design fidelity during production. Involved in product development trips and inspirational travel to inform design decisions.
Collaboration & Communication: Expertise in communicating ideas through mood boards and sketches/renders, transforming concepts into technical specs and drawings that brief manufacturers accurately and effectively.
About you
Presentation Skills & Stakeholder Communication: Strong, polished presentation skills with proven experience in presenting ideas and designs to key stakeholders. Skilled in clearly articulating design concepts, range strategies, and product innovations in a compelling manner.
3D Product Design Expertise: Experience of working as a 3D Assistant Kitchenware Designer, ideally across multiple products for a Retailer or Supplier is preferred!
CAD & Adobe Skills: Highly proficient in 3D CAD software and the Adobe Creative Suite, utilising these tools to create precise technical drawings, visualisations, and digital designs for a range of projects.
Strong Communication & Negotiation Abilities: Excellent communicator with the ability to influence and negotiate effectively, ensuring that design visions are understood and executed across all stages of the product development process.
Range Building & Commercial Awareness: Ability to challenge existing norms and ensure products meet both customer expectations and business objectives.
Collaboration & Cross-Functional Influence: A highly collaborative approach, working closely with buying, merchandising, and manufacturing teams to deliver on cohesive design looks.
Qualified & Passionate: Degree-qualified or equivalent in a related field, backed by some hands-on experience in the industry.
Your team
You would be joining a team of industry experts in Home Design!. As well as their innovative approach to multi-fabrications. It's an exciting prospect, especially if you enjoy working in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.
Your benefits
We’ll discuss more of what you’ll get when you work for Next at interview, but here’s an overview of what you can expect:
Profit–related bonus
25 days holiday and the opportunity to buy more
Contributions into a pension scheme
Life assurance
Sharesave scheme, which allows you to invest in Next and claim your share of our success
A fantastic restaurant, coffees shops and juice bar
On-site nursery (salary sacrifice scheme) in Leicester
Staff shop
Free parking on-site, including car sharing
Free company bus service to and from Leicester city centre and other areas
25% staff discount on most Next products – either in our stores or delivered directly to your desk
National and local discounts on goods and services
A digital GP healthcare service
Any additional information
Please note, as part of the application process we require you to submit examples of your portfolio, please ensure you provide a link to your digital portfolio. Applications without a portfolio will not be considered..
Sponsorship
Candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship for this role will be required to meet the Home Office sponsorship requirements. For further information please see: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.