Product Design Manager: Lead Concepts to Production

Yolk Recruitment; Caerphilly; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment is seeking an experienced Design Manager in Caerphilly to lead product design projects from concept to production. You will work with the Design, Engineering, Manufacturing and Commercial teams to develop new products and refine existing designs for manufacture.

Reporting to the Senior Design Manager, the role requires strong communication, organisational and analytical skills, with the ability to deliver innovative, manufacturable and commercially viable products on time.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills and ability to manage multiple design projects.
• Organised and capable of working under pressure to tight deadlines.
• Multitasking and building ranges.
• Quick to pick up new skills and knowledge.
• Strong analytical and planning abilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage product design projects from concept through to production.
• Lead and coordinate design activities to deliver on time and to specification.
• Collaborate with sales & marketing to ensure designs are manufacturable.
• Support new product development and product improvement projects.
• Coordinate with suppliers and external partners as needed.
• Support prototyping, testing, validation and product launches.
• Identify and resolve design, technical and manufacturing issues.
• Manage design changes throughout the product lifecycle.
• Ensure designs meet standards, legislation and company requirements.
• Contribute to continuous improvement across design processes.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Multitasking

Time management

Analytical skills

IT skills

Job description

Yolk Recruitment is seeking an experienced Design Manager in Caerphilly to lead product design projects from concept to production. You will work with the Design, Engineering, Manufacturing and Commercial teams to develop new products and refine existing designs for manufacture.

Reporting to the Senior Design Manager, the role requires strong communication, organisational and analytical skills, with the ability to deliver innovative, manufacturable and commercially viable products on time.