Careers In Design (Recruitment) Ltd
Senior Furniture & Production Manager
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About the Role
Our client is an innovative design studio creating unique furniture pieces, bespoke collections and prestigious high-end residential and hospitality interiors worldwide.
With constant recognition in many influential magazines, the studio has established a distinctive design language centred around craftsmanship, materiality, and sculptural form. They are now looking for a Senior Furniture & Production Manager to take the lead on furniture projects from initial concept through to manufacture, delivery, and installation.
Responsibilities
- Managing production schedules, quotations, purchase orders, budgets, and project costs.
- Coordinating suppliers, manufacturers, artisans, and contractors, while proactively resolving technical and production challenges.
- Developing and technically resolving designs, producing CAD models, detailed drawings, specifications, renders, and manufacturing documentation.
- Monitoring production through workshop, supplier, warehouse, and site visits, ensuring quality and design standards are consistently maintained.
- Preparing installation and care documentation and supporting projects through to successful completion.
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About You
- At least 5 years' experience in furniture design and production, ideally gained within a luxury residential, hospitality, collectible design, or high-end furniture environment.
- You will bring extensive knowledge of furniture construction, manufacturing processes, materials, and specialist finishes, together with excellent technical drawing, detailing, and 3D modelling skills.
- A strong understanding of bronze, brass, steel, wood, stone, resin, upholstery, and decorative finishes will be preferred.
- You will also need strong commercial awareness, negotiation, and budget management skills, alongside excellent organisation, communication, and stakeholder management abilities.
- Proficiency in Rhino 3D, V-Ray, Adobe Creative Suite, and Microsoft Office is required.
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- A salary of £42,000 - £50,000
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