Keep abreast of the current retail market online and offline in Vietnam, identifying:
New opportunity for your categories and the brand
New trends in the market,
New brands to the market
Selling price level of the competitors (permanent and promo)
Evaluating issues such as pricing and fixing costs, fashion, purchasing, safety, materials and manufacturing methods and techniques;
Conduct regular competitor visits, and vendors meetings to analyses, report and ensure our competitive edge in terms of selling price, commercial margin, product modernity and quality.
Attending workshops, seminars and training on various types of manufacturing and furniture design.
Discussing designs with clients for custom ordering or with manufacturers;
To work on range construction and product development. Develop proper products technical specifications in cooperation with quality department to maximize buying savings.
Selecting suitable materials, which might include wood, metal, plastic and textiles;
Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit
Studying, researching and planning various styles of furniture design;
Responsible for educating promoting and training product knowledge to the operation’s team
Respect SOP and improve them.
Using software packages such as Autocad, Inventor, Solidworks and Photoshop;
Liaising with craftsmen or production department staff, such as production managers, marketing staff and design engineers, about the process of construction or manufacture;
Preparing detailed final designs;
Prepare briefs and RFQ for sourcing needs as per company processes and templates.
Generating sample designs using computer- aided design (CAD), card models, sketches or hard prototypes;
Keeping informed about design trends and developments;
Controlling of descriptions of available supplies.
Provide maximized product description and customer benefits for all digital media .
Organising plans and schedules with respect to the availability of resources;
Using various tools to complete projects from raw materials to finished furniture items;
Finding ways to improve furniture items already manufactured;