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Director, Design - Furniture & Lighting
Crate & Barrel
Northbrook, IL, United States
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Crate and Barrel is America’s most exciting housewares specialty retailer with 100+ locations and over 6,500 associates nationwide. We are seeking an experienced, committed and enthusiastic professional to join our Merchandising department as a Director, Design - Furniture and Lighting, located in our Northbrook, Illinois corporate offices.
The Director, Design - Furniture & Lighting, is a key creative leadership role within the brand’s Product Design and Development department that builds the future of Crate & Barrel through innovative product design. This position will oversee and guide the design development of all furniture categories ranging from bedroom, storage, home office, upholstery, dining, outdoor, and lighting.
• Work closely with the VP, Product Design & Development on the seasonal design and execution of innovative furniture and lighting product concepts at a macro level.
• Lead a best in class creative design team through the incubation and design execution of a uniquely differentiated and innovative furniture and lighting collection.
• Work closely with key cross-functional design leaders across merchandising and sourcing to deliver the most immersive and compelling product assortment in order to maximize sales, brand synergy and growth.
• Oversee the overall trend of the product line at a macro level by providing a directional point of view to members of the team, contributing to our brand’s overall creative identity and voice.
• Guide and foster designers at different levels with technical design knowledge.
• Oversee all related job and administrative responsibilities of the design team.
• Travel extensively for design inspiration and in-country product development, working with key vendor partners across the globe and in collaboration with our sourcing teams.
• Oversee, lead and manage the design development process through ideation and sampling, from concept to market.
• Manage operational and travel budgets across assigned categories.
Required Skills
• A minimum of 7 years experience working in the furniture design industry
• Experience leading teams with strong communication and leadership skills
• BFA or MA in Industrial Design, Furniture design or any related design field
• Strong knowledge of design and art history
• Strong technical knowledge of furniture design and production processes
• Ability to interact with executive and/or major customers/vendors with experience negotiating/influencing
• In-depth knowledge of the functional area, business strategies and business priorities
• Participates with other senior leaders to establish strategic plans and objectives
• Ability to makes final decisions on operational matters that impact the effectiveness of the team
• Ability to translate business objectives into strategic business plans for team/function
• Within the functional area, proven ability to address complex issues requiring in-depth knowledge
• Excellent reading, written and verbal language skills (English)
The job description and other aspects of the job listed on this job posting should not be construed to contain every function/responsibility that may be required to be performed by an associate in this job. Associates are required to perform other related functions as assigned.