Product Designer

Are you a visionary designer with a keen eye for interior trends? Do you excel in dynamic, collaborative environments where your creativity drives innovation? If so, we’d love to hear from you. We’re thrilled to be recruiting a product designer in Rutland on behalf of a growing homeware business that supplies to a range of major retailers. The successful candidate will actively work to lead product design from concept to production and ensuring creativity meets commercial goals.
 

• £25,000 – £35,000
• Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm (37.5 hours)
• Location is on-site
• Free parking
• 20 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays

Duties and responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the product development team to create innovative, customer-focused solutions
• Lead the full design lifecycle for assigned categories—from initial concept through to production sign-off—ensuring alignment with brand and market expectations
• Manage and adhere to the critical path, ensuring timely delivery of new product launches and seasonal updates
• Apply commercial awareness to design decisions, balancing creativity with cost-effectiveness and market trends
• Produce high-quality, detail-oriented design packs and presentations for internal and external stakeholders
• Liaise with factories and clients to ensure accurate sample development and timely execution
• Stay current with industry testing standards and compliance regulations, integrating them into design briefs
• Maintain organised records of all design activities and update development trackers to ensure transparency and alignment across teams

Required skills and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Product Design or a related field, or equivalent industry experience
• Proven experience in product design, ideally within the retail or homeware sector
• Proficient in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, with strong attention to detail
• Skilled in Microsoft Office 365, particularly Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Excellent project management and organisational skills, with the ability to meet tight deadlines
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; a collaborative team player
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Full, clean UK driving licence (occasional travel may be required)