Designer

THIS POSITION IS LOCATED IN WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA. There is no relocation or sponsorship available for this role.

Job Description

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Design and Customer Responsibility:
▪ development of feasible designs (grain, color, prints, combinations) and ensuring of receiving customer approvals incl. documentation within PLC process
▪ being involved in design developments and in design releases for customer projects
▪ identifying customer/market Design needs
▪ design presentations Internal / External
▪ responsibility for the surface design developments with the affected customers

Strategy Design Americas:
▪ support Segment Automotive Interior and Segment LivTec in the Americas region for strategic decision-making and/or acquisition phase of strategic important customer/market projects for the region
▪ networking and expanding partnerships between SSL Design and affected departments at customers
▪ observation of competitive Design technologies/activities together with sales.
▪ Design - Plant Support Winchester

Design and Project Management:
▪ Initiating and/or Monitoring of trial batches through the internal process
▪ Tracking color developments through the internal development process
▪ Tracking grain developments through the internal development process
▪ Tracking color developments through the internal development process
▪ Tracking of internal Design Projects

Customer Projects:
▪ Americas customer project management of Design projects in Americas
▪ Attending color, print, or/and texture evaluations at suppliers, production, customer
▪ Escalation management within the Americas Design department

Collaboration:
▪ Collaboration and advising all BA SSL stakeholder and departments involved in the Product Life Cycle (PLC) which have an impact on Design related product / production properties (e.g feasibility and impact on BA SSL)
▪ Building up and extending collaboration between SSL and the affected departments at the customer. Main task is the acquisition of new projects

Reporting:
▪ reporting based on defined cycles within a defined reporting system (1:1 Meetings, Dashboard, Actionlist etc)
• Report status updates, projected timelines to customer
• Report to affected internal departments with recommendations basis customer feedback
• Reporting and documenting customer approval status (establish ISAR, transfer form roller to serial status, master creation…)

Design Support:
▪ Collecting necessary input from the customers
▪ Presenting color submissions and grain developments to the customer
▪ Building up and extending collaboration between SSL Design and the affected departments at the customer
▪ Support PM team for acquisition of new projects
▪ internal presentations

Team Work:
▪ Team Member within a PM Team.
▪ Responsibility for the surface design developments with the affected customer.
▪ Collaboration with all parties and departments involved in the Product Life Cycle Process PLC.
▪ Collaboration with Creative Design, Automotive Design, LivTec Design, DTS SSL

Trend/Market Research:
▪ Supervision, observation, gathering, and analysis of the American market, especially colors, textures, prints, and materials of competitors
▪ Recognize of Design and color trends of the American market
▪ Observation and analysis of the color and trim area and the surface material of SSL versus competitors’ portfolios in regards of color, grains, prints, and structures, surface characteristics, haptics…

Other:
▪ Traveling to suppliers, fair/tradeshows, and customers
▪ Reports, presentations and updates from customer, shows, events
▪ Preparation of Design Presentations
▪ Presenting of SSL product portfolio design samples and design presentations

THE ENVIRONMENT

• Safety is our highest priority and safety procedures and guidelines must always be adhered to. Applicants must be able to work in a manufacturing industrial environment and be able to wear personal protective equipment such as safety boots, safety glasses, hearing protection, etc.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE ROLE

• Bachelor's Degree in Related Field

ADDITIONAL WAYS TO STAND OUT

• Degree in Design
• 3 years of experience
• Adobe Suite experience
• Previous experience in production and product management

THE PERKS

• Competitive Pay
• Immediate Benefits
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Discounts, including tire discounts
• Competitive Bonus Program
• Employer 401(k) Match
• On-Site Gym
• And more benefits that come with working for a global industry leader!

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.