Senior Product Designer
Senior Product Designer
Wrexham
£45 000 + excellent benefits including…
Below covers everything you need to know about what this opportunity entails, as well as what is expected from applicants.
- Private healthcare.
- Hybrid working policy.
- Early finish every Friday.
- Ongoing opportunities for internal and external training and development.
- Workplace pension scheme.
Are you seeking to take on a lead role in a secure company with a fantastic work culture and long-term growth plan?
About the Role
As a Senior Product Designer, you will manage the full journey of product development. Working closely with customers, suppliers and internal teams, you will transform ideas into commercially successful, production-ready products while maintaining the highest standards of quality and innovation.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact within a growing business, supporting both product development and strategic growth initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead product conceptualisation, design and estimation activities by collaborating with customers to understand requirements, commercial objectives and market trends.
- Manage the sample development process, ensuring quality standards and delivery deadlines are consistently achieved.
- Oversee multiple projects simultaneously, maintaining schedules, priorities and effective communication across stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain strong client relationships, providing expert guidance and support throughout the development lifecycle.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to source materials and create cost-effective, production-ready designs.
- Maintain and monitor quality assurance standards, including ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 compliance.
- Mentor, train and support team members, fostering professional development and knowledge sharing.
- Create compelling client presentations, technical specifications and manufacturing documentation.
- Utilise CAD software, including Gerber Accumark, and Adobe Illustrator (or similar tools) for design development and sample delivery.
- Support the transition from sampling through to full production, ensuring seamless delivery via internal and external manufacturing partners.
About You
- Experience managing product lifecycles or leading design teams within a B2B manufacturing environment, such as automotive, defence, healthcare or similar sectors.
- A degree in Design or a related discipline, or working experience in a comparable role.
- Strong working knowledge of CAD software and Adobe Illustrator or equivalent design packages.
- Experience using MRP/CRM systems and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
- The ability to adapt and thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- A passion for product innovation and creative problem-solving.
- A flexible and proactive approach to supporting changing business priorities. xwzovoh
- A hands-on mindset with the willingness to contribute at every stage of a project when required.