Senior Manager, Design

For over 75 years, BIC has been creating ingeniously simple and joyful products that are a part of every heart and home.

As a member of our team, you'll be a part of reigniting a beloved brand as we continue to reimagine everyday essentials in new, sustainable and responsible ways.

Our "roll up your sleeves and get the job done" approach to work creates an environment where self-starters, problem solvers and innovative thinkers thrive. BIC team members are empowered to take ownership of their careers and bring their unique perspectives to the table to make a meaningful impact on our mission.

It's a colorful world - make your mark by joining the BIC team today.

As part of the Group Insights & Innovation Business Unit, the Senior Manager, Design supports the VP Research and Development in the delivery of global multi-year growth strategies. This role is responsible for developing and strengthening Customer Centric Design, and foster interdisciplinary Innovation and Design Thinking capabilities of the GI&I R&D.

You are expected to make proactive proposals reflecting trends of the CPG industry and other product ranges, show awareness of technologies, materials & processes.
 
Main responsibilities:

•    Explores, listens and analyzes to ideate, innovate and shape clever, delightful designs for our customers,
•    Combines cross functional inputs from consumers and markets, development, industrialization and sustainability into competitive products and visuals,
•    Interacts with all departments and adapts on designing for multiple brands/product lines according to our requirements,
•    Makes proactive proposals reflecting trends of the Consumer-Packaged Goods industry and other product ranges, show awareness of technologies, materials & processes,
•    Leads direct report(s) on the day-to-day operational functions of the global design. 

Qualifications

•    Bachelor’s degree in industrial design or arts, Master degree preferred,
•    7-10 years of Design experience in Global Consumer-Packaged Goods company,
•    Appetite in design thinking process is required, demonstrated project and product management expertise,
•    Demonstrated people leadership and proven track record of coaching & developing,
•    Fluency in English is required,
•    Solid MS Office skills – PowerPoint, Excel, Word, hand Drawing, 2D Illustrations (Photoshop), Storytelling, 3D Softwares,
•    Demonstrated project and product management expertise,
•    Excellent interpersonal and communication skills,
•    Ability to work on cross-functional teams and influence without authority,
•    Efficient and effective with time management.

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BIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly commit to hiring people with different backgrounds and experiences to help us build better products, make better decisions, and better serve our customers. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status, or similar characteristics. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

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