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Fox Home Innovations, LLC. Design Manager in Manhattan, Kansas
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Job Description Fox Home Innovations
Job Title: Design Manager
Report To: General Manager
Updated Date: 11/18/2024
Position Summary:
Primary Goal:
The Designer is the face of the entire Design Experience; reporting directly to the General Manager this positions main responsibility is to complete all aspects of the FHI Design Process up to the production hand off. In addition, the Design Manager oversees all design team members, design processes, overall design metrics and workflow, materials & reps used and continuing education. Additionally, the Design Manager ensures that the design team maintains & evolves the FHI brand as the business progresses.
Qualifications:
4-year college degree in design-related field.
5 years residential design experience relating to interior design preferred
Creative imagination and practical understanding of construction.
Good communication skills, personable with a sense of humor.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
Proficient in Chief Architect
Strong knowledge of proper English, spelling, grammar, punctuation and word usage.
Ability to communicate concepts, thoughts and ideas both written and orally to others.
A working knowledge of all trades associated with residential construction.
A demonstrated ability to understand simple plumbing, heating and electrical systems.
An understanding of the Building Code as it applies to residential construction.
A demonstrated ability to create, read, understand, and communicate through residential construction plan sets.
A proven ability to manage people, trades and customer relationships.
Understanding of budgets/basic financials and willingness to communicate directly to clients and peers.
Must have strong organization, communication and project supervisory skills.
Personal vehicle to get to and from worksite/showrooms and capable of transporting all necessary samples/materials.
Mathematical and analytical skills necessary to do material take-offs and simple estimates.
Goals, Duties and Responsibilities:
The Designer is an integral and vitally important part of the FHI team, with responsibilities to the client, the production and sales departments. Additionally, their responsibilities extend to upholding the reputation of the FHI name as well as designing projects that will have a profitable outcome for the company.
Design Manager Primary Responsibilities (in addition to Designer functions):
Communicating the companys creative vision to the team & stakeholders
Lead, Manage, and Hold Accountable designers and team members
Develop, manage and update all design processes and procedures
Manage Perfect Plan set and ensure consistency on all design projects
Assist in Hiring design team members
Manage and Train new designers as well as continuing education and training for team
Develop new initiatives in design, new software, techniques, and ideas to stay relevant
Take ownership of all projects held in design and track, schedules, revenue, hand off times and design backlog
Push design team and design schedule to meet organizations needs of work and track project workflow throughout design
Ensure client satisfaction on all design projects, increase participation with all clients on Buildertrend, and managing Buildertrend front-end experience
Creating and managing design and showroom budget
Manage design resources. i.e. software, capacity, materials, showroom, etc.
Sit on leadership team and participate in all meetings/discussions and providing honest opinions to help shape and grow the organization
Hold your own design meetings w/ clients
Communicate with suppliers on their products
Hold one-on-one meetings with direct re orts
Designer Pri