Industrial Designer, Softgoods

Stanley

Seattle, WA

About us:

Stanley is defined by Creativity, Building, and Invention. We are makers of the legendary bottle and the cultural phenomenon of the Quencher. We are driven by purpose, passion, and performance. We are obsessed with making a difference and keeping our promises. We are proud of our yesterday and focused on building the team of tomorrow.

Position Overview:

Stanley is seeking a highly skilled Industrial Designer – Soft Goods to join our multifaceted and fast-growing design team in Seattle, WA. As a leading global company in the consumer goods industry, we are dedicated to crafting world-class products that expand the way people enjoy food and beverage.

The Industrial Designer – Soft Goods will be instrumental in developing creative, human-centered design solutions that put our consumer’s first. This is an outstanding opportunity to become a creator, builder, and inventor by joining The Stanley Industrial Design team. The role involves collaborating across teams to take soft goods products from concept to production, ensuring consistency in visual design language, functionality, and manufacturability. You will play a key role in driving innovation within the product creation team and contributing to our ambitious growth plans!

This position is a hybrid role based in our Seattle, WA offices.

Key Responsibilities:

Design

• Help lead the creation of innovative soft goods products that drive the Stanley brand forward by connecting with consumers and their needs. This position ensures aesthetics, function, and brand integrity are maintained when integrating new soft goods within our product line.
• Proven track record of applying human-centered design principles and consumer insights to guide decisions and solutions throughout the design process.
• An established workflow that includes the creation of sketches, prototypes, detailed digital renderings and prototypes to communicate design intent, while crafting a product vision for the Stanley team.
• Integrate cutting-edge technologies in CMF (Color, Material, Finish), fabrics, trims and manufacturing into design workflows.
• Have an awareness and understanding of current and emerging micro and macro trends, with the ability to identify and apply to design projects.

Communication

• Proven track record to sell, share and critique ideas internally with well-communicated research, well-reasoned design decisions, and excellent visual aids.
• A history of delivering design solutions by creating highly detailed and accurate specification drawings as well as managing updates and revisions that ensures design intent.
• Maintain product documentation and manage updates throughout the design lifecycle to ensure accuracy and alignment within the various teams.

Collaboration

• Work with both hard goods and soft goods teams to ensure cohesive product designs that complement each other. Align material choices, colors, finishes, and textures across both categories.
• Serve as a key collaborator across the design team, sharing knowledge and supporting broader company goals.
• Interface with and support the internal development team to build manufacturable and cost-efficient product.
• Foster excitement and energy for design within the team and across departments.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Associate’s degree in industrial design or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in soft goods design, with a track record of timely delivery of successful products across various categories—such as fashion bags, lifestyle accessories, technical outdoor products, luggage, etc.
• A refined sensitivity to form and function with the ability to translate design goals into manufacturable products that meet financial and design targets.
• Proven strong skills in quickly communicating function, form and visual expression through hand and digital sketches, renderings and/or CAD software.
• Proficiency with design related software including Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and CLO3D.
• Competence in prior PLM software, Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Powerpoint, Teams, etc..) and an undertanding of Solidworks, AutoCAD, Rhino a plus.
• Knowledge of cut and sew materials and processes including laminations, welding, sewing, foams, fabrics, and trims.
• Solid understanding of plastics, metals, foams, and associated manufacturing processes.
• Experience working directly with overseas developers and vendors to realize concepts that meet costing, preserve design intent, and are manufacturable.
• Must include professional portfolio with examples of soft good products.
• Travel 10%, contingent on travel restrictions.

Salary Range:

$90,000-$115,000 Annually

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Stanley is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Stanley is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please reach Recruiting@pmi-worldwide.com.

The base pay range for this position is for a successful candidate within the state listed. The successful candidate’s actual pay will be based on multiple factors, such as work location, job-related knowledge, skills, qualifications, and experience. Stanley is a total rewards company, which includes rewards beyond base salary. At Stanley, full-time employees are eligible for an annual bonus, based on company and individual results. In addition, we offer a variety of employee benefits, personalized time off, 14-Paid holidays, dental, vision, 401(k), and much more.

About HAVI

HAVI is a global, privately owned company that connects people with ideas, data with insights, supply with demand, restaurants with deliveries and ultimately, people with the products they love. Whether we are sourcing, storing, or delivering products, we bring unmatched category expertise and unrivaled operational excellence, combined with powerful digital analytics and insights. Founded in 1974, HAVI employs more than 10,000 people and serves customers in more than 100 countries. HAVI’s business units include Supply Chain, tms, and Stanley. Our portfolio of businesses offers best-in-class sourcing and supply chain capabilities, brand-defining marketing and promotion services and innovative consumer products. For more information, please visit HAVI.com, tmsw.com and stanley1913.com.