Contractors’ Warehouse —
DESIGNER

Position Purpose:

The Designer will assist the Director of Trend & Design to produce new style directions that reflect market trends and match customer needs. They will partner with Global Product Merchants on merchandise selection in development of product.

Key Responsibilities:

• Gather market data on key trends and conduct competitive shops to keep abreast of trends
• Identifies emerging themes and new inspirations with Director of Design and Merchandising VP
• Creates presentation boards and presents and recommends seasonal concepts to merchandising team
• Partners with store planning and visual teams to implement design
• Conducts color forecasting and color matching for seasonal color stories
• Coordinates furniture, flooring, kitchens and baths, and accessories for in-store strike points
• Maintains and gathers trend information for the home industry
• Utilizes computer design programs to draw and/or edit images

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• The position will report to the Manager Trend and Design
• No direct responsibility for supervising others.

Travel Requirements:

• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

• Most of the time is spent sitting or standing in the same location or there may be a need to stoop regularly or move/lift light material or equipment (typically less than 8 pounds).

Working Conditions:

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Conditions could produce mild discomfort on occasion.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors in Design or related field preferred
• Two or more years of design related experience preferred

Minimum Education:

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Preferred Education:

• No additional education

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 2

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

• No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience:

• None

Preferred Leadership Experience:

• None

Certifications:

• None

Competencies:

• Knowledge of the competition; knows the business and industry.
• Knowledge of design-related computer software, including: Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark, CAD, Indesign