Design Development Manager - Los Angeles, CA

The Role

At the heart of Fisher & Paykel are our people who design innovative technologies that elevate the everyday into something out of the ordinary. We have built our business by creating moments of delight for the people who use our products.
 

Our Design Development Manager (DDM) team here at Fisher & Paykel is focused on creating long-lasting relationships with top-tier specifiers, designers, and architects throughout the country. As a Design Development Manager, you will be a go-getter focused specifically on building relationships within the greater Los Angeles Metro and will report directly to the US Director of Design Engagement.
 

In this role, you will work closely with specifiers and influence them to incorporate our brands into their designs. You will be a brand ambassador, promoting our portfolio of products, engaging in design discussions, facilitating product trainings, and networking within the designer/architect community. This will, in turn, drive sales through both our Builder and Retail networks.
 

In the role, you will:

• Be the subject matter expert for F&P and DCS within the SDA community by being curious and deeply understanding key specifier communities (kitchen/bathroom designers, interior designers, and architects, both interior & landscape) and their environmental influences.

• Initiate, develop, and attend key designer networking events within our Experience Centers to strengthen existing relationships and create new opportunities for F&P and DCS brands, products, and services.

• Ensure a seamless, brand-aligned representation of F&P’s value proposition across all touchpoints of the key specifier community.

• Plan and execute the local design development strategy with key specifiers, ensuring alignment with global imperatives and growth aspirations.

• Provide regular reporting updates on key specifiers to the local and global Market Group.

• Deliver product training that is sufficiently technical but more tailored to business benefit and competitive advantage.

You have:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the appliance or building industry, in a design, project management, or sales/marketing role.

• Marketing, Business, or Interior Design preferred in conjunction with relevant design credentials (AKBD, CKD, Leed AP).

• Working experience with interior/kitchen designers and architects.

• Proven experience in successfully developing strategic partnerships both externally and internally to deliver quality results.

• Strong creative & technical design skills, including the ability to read floor plans and elevations, and make recommendations on appliance selection, placement, and configuration based on spatial and proportional characteristics of the kitchen, as well as design trends and principles.

• Strong project planning and management experience.

• Excellent communication skills – verbal and written communication skills are clear and concise.

The base salary range for this position is $125,000 - $145,000. This range is a guideline and may not reflect your exact offer. Factors considered when extending an offer include (but are not limited to) education, experience, relevant skills, internal equity, and alignment with market data

Fisher & Paykel is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.