Senior Industrial Designer

Spectrum Brands Holdings, a member of the Russell 2000 Index, is a global and diversified consumer products company and a leading supplier of consumer batteries, residential locksets, residential builders’ hardware, plumbing and accessories, shaving and grooming products, personal care products, small household appliances, specialty pet supplies, lawn and garden and home pest control products, personal insect repellents, and auto care products.

**PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES** - As a Senior Industrial designer you will create and drive design solutions from initial brief, through design completion, and into manufacturing. You will be expected to create desirable and exciting products that win at shelf and enhance the end-user experience. - Work in multidisciplinary teams to develop Industrial designs and should be able to generate this concepts in a fast and effective manner. - Responsible for optimizing projects by understanding the variations and assets in the physical design function. This position is a consumer expert and advocate of the design perspective, and should incorporate all applied learning from quantitative and qualitative research in concrete design elements, features or characteristics. - Play the role of adhesive agent between Marketing, Engineering, NPD, and outside suppliers. It will work close with external design teams to co-developed and give design direction to them. - In addition to form development and problem solving, you will also be involved in the development of color, materials, and finishes that optimize design solutions in a cost effective manner. - Design trends and acute brand awareness will strongly influence your work as you quickly search for ideal solutions that build brand equity and satisfy business requirements. - Develop recommendations for capital, operating and staffing budgets. Collaborate with other leaders in the development of a coordinated budget recommendation for Director approval. Provide fiscal oversight of allocated resources, assets and expenses. Make necessary decisions to adjust for variations in projected budget income caused by fluctuating volumes and other external factors. - Lead employees through effective hiring, orientating, training, mentoring and coaching. Provide ongoing recognition, feedback and development, holding staff accountable for success. Identify and mentor future organizational leaders. Ensure appropriate resources are provided to staff. Develop a staffing plan that meets both consumer expectations and financial constraints. Create an environment where employee feedback facilitates positive change. - Provide leadership to direct reports in the execution of work plans and long and short term goals. Implement department level infrastructure and changes to supporting processes and systems. Ensure solutions to department level challenges are implemented. Set, implement and complete department goals.

**EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE PROFILE** - BS or BFA in Industrial Design or closely related field - 3-8 years of corporate or consultancy Industrial Design experience, preferable in consumer products - Preferable Experience with Chinese manufacturing or products sourced from China. **REQUIRED SKILLS** - Extensive Knowledge of 3D software’s such as Solid Works, Alias or ProEngineer - Ample manufacturing processes knowledge, including injection molding and metal fabrication. - Solid Photoshop and Illustrator knowledge and skills. - Highly proficient in hand and computer sketching. - Ability to work effectively in a team environment as well as individually. - Preferable knowledge of MS Office applications including MS Project. - Nimble and fast in developing concepts and ideas that are feasible and achieve target costs. - A passion for design and an ability to connect to business needs - Ability to consistently earn and maintain the trust of stakeholders and collaborators - A keen ability to empathically design for the end user - Strong materials and manufacturing knowledge - Excellent written and oral skills with the ability to convey and connect to design intent • Speed in sketching including paper, digital, and whiteboard visualizations - Ability to fail fast and a strong understanding of design process and thinking that leads to optimal solutions