Textiles & Cover Designer - Bedding jobs in United States
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Leggett & Platt · 1 month ago

Textiles & Cover Designer - Bedding

Leggett & Platt is a global leader in foam technology, specializing in innovative consumer and industrial products. They are seeking a creative and detail-oriented Textiles & Cover Designer to lead the design of high-quality covers for mattresses, toppers, and pillows, ensuring both aesthetic appeal and functionality.

FurnitureManufacturingProduct Design

Responsibilities

Lead the creation original designs and patterns for mattresses, toppers, and pillow covers, ensuring they meet aesthetic and functional requirements
Collaborate closely with marketing, creative services, commercial, sourcing, and vendors, to ensure manufacturable and cost-effective designs
Monitor current trends in fabric, color, and textile technology to incorporate the latest innovations into designs
Experiment with different materials and textures to achieve the desired look, feel and functionality for the covers
Establish relationships with key fabric/cut and sew vendors, both domestic and overseas, to create concepts/prototypes/samples needed
Deliver product specifications/details for use in product development, quoting, and as final product specifications
Manage multiple projects, concept through completion, on time and on budget

Qualification

Textile DesignAdobe IllustratorPhotoshopCAD softwareFabric ConstructionCommunication SkillsCollaboration SkillsAttention to DetailCreative Thinking

Required

Bachelor's degree in Textile Design, Fashion Design, or a related field
Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in textile design, preferably with a focus on mattress, pillow, and/or topper cover design
Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, CAD software, Microsoft Office
Prior textile/fabric construction and development
Familiarity with industry standards and regulations for textile products
Ability to think creatively and develop innovative textile solutions
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Strong understanding of fabric types, production techniques, excellent attention to detail with a keen eye for color and pattern
Ability to present design concepts to internal and external customer groups
Travel as needed to various trade shows, ECS and customer locations, including possible overseas vendors

Company

Leggett & Platt

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Leggett & Plat, which pioneered sleep technology when it introduced its bedspring more than 125 years ago.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
unknown
2024-03-25Post Ipo Debt
1978-01-13IPO

Leadership Team

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Dennis Park
Sr. Vice President
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Scott Douglas
Senior Vice President - General Counsel & Secretary
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