About the job
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Urban Ladder seeks a Furniture Designer Technical (IMOS) with proven experience in all phases of the design process, including user research, product prototyping and working with Autocad, IMOS. Experience with panel-based factories/manufacturing partners is essential. The role involves setting design requirements, identifying product improvements, translating designs to factory inputs, and staying current with industry trends.
About the job
Company Information:
A pioneer of quality furniture in India, Urban Ladder was founded in 2012 with a simple mission - to make a million homes beautiful. Since 2020, we have been a part of Reliance Retail and today, we are a one stop shop for all furniture and décor products in India with over 30,000 products from 150 brands delivering across 3000+ pin codes. With an omni-channel presence in all major cities in India, we make exceptional furniture more accessible to people and continue to thrive, helping people create inspiring homes. We are there to help our customers discover the joy of creating and building spaces that mirror who they are.
The UL Workplace: Magical Careers begin with great work that doesn't come with boundaries. Our people prefer to blaze a trail, instead of keeping the lights on. That’s because whether it’s sourcing, engineering, design, marketing, customer service or any of our teams; our work is always new, challenging and up-to-the-minute.
About the role:
We are seeking a Product Designer (Technical) with a passion for finding solutions that allow customers to intuitively use our products. The ideal candidate will be skilled at each stage of the design process but always focused on the needs of the customer. You will work with other designers and cross-functional team members to translate the modular products’ design to factory consumable inputs.
Role will include:
By partnering with cross-functional teams, product designers and customers, you will;
- Set design requirements based on information from internal teams and user research.
- Identify new product improvement opportunities.
- Translate the modular products’ design to factory consumable inputs.
- Stay up to date on current industry trends and market conditions.
- Coordinate with other design team members to ensure consistent and accurate communication.
- Modify and revise existing designs to meet changing customer preferences.
- Work closely with product design, Engineering Teams and manufacturing partners to ensure seamless and accurate design across all stages.
Desired Skills and Functional Experience
- • Proven experience in all phases of the design process including user research, product prototyping and having worked on tools/softwares like Autocad, IMOS.
- Experience of having worked directly with panel-based factories/manufacturing partners.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to collaborate with cross-functional team members.
- Ability to collect and interpret both qualitative and quantitative feedback.
- Ability to effectively communicate and persuade around design concepts.
- Creative problem-solving skills
- Dynamic, creative personality, effective at engaging and influencing a variety of audiences.
- Experience in Modular Furniture Industry or Interior Furnishing.
- High Levels of Ownership and Drive.
- Extremely hard-working and committed to the cause / values / vision of UL.
- Love for beautiful homes, and all things beautiful; a love for aesthetics..