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Our origins inspire a culture of curiosity and passion for developing solutions designed around people. That's what makes us unique.\nWe're driven by our values of being trusted, sustainably minded, innovative, generous and curious. We take a collaborative approach, and all ideas are heard, evaluated and tested against our leading goal: to be the world's most human-centred appliance brand.\nWe're looking for a Design Development Manager to build lasting relationships with the architects, designers and specifiers who shape the world's most beautiful homes. You'll hold design-led conversations grounded in brand storytelling and turn trusted relationships into ongoing specification of Fisher & Paykel.\nBased in Auckland, you'll work with our Experience Centre team, New Zealand commercial and marketing teams and marketing teams and lobal colleagues to deliver a world-class experience at every touchpoint with architects, interior designers and specifiers. It's a role for someone who is credible in the design community, plans with purpose and loves growing a network.\nWhat you'll do\nGrow and nurture a reliable network of specifiers, designers and architects, building trusted partnerships that lead to specification\nElevate the design community’s perception of our brand’s luxury positioning, serving as the first window into the world of what our brand and products have to offer. Plan and deliver engagement for your key accounts, in line with our global Design Engagement strategy\nHost and attend designer events and Experience Centre experiences that bring our brand and products to life\nDeliver product training and presentations that connect design, function and brand\nAdvise on appliance selection, placement and configuration, and make sure specifiers have accurate product information and assets\nTrack progress with monthly scorecards, and report on key accounts to local and global teams\nWork with colleagues across the business to deliver for specifiers\nKeep across industry, competitor and design trends\nUnderstand the local market needs and partner with our Commercial team to influence the right projects.\nThe role sits within Global Marketing, with functional alignment to Design Engagement. This is a full-time role, Monday to Friday, with some travel within Auckland, occasional trips around the regions to connect with the industry, and some evening and weekend events.\nAbout you\nYou have a proven track record (typically 5+ years) in the appliance, building or design industry, in design, project management, or sales and marketing. You can show us a trusted network of architects and designers, real examples of influencing what gets specified, and a portfolio of accounts or projects you've planned and delivered.\n You're a confident, warm communicator and storyteller who presents well in small and large settings. You read floor plans and elevations, and speak credibly about design intent and appliance selection, placement and configuration.\nYou're self-directed and organised, with strong commercial sense and the ability to plan and deliver across multiple accounts.\nYou're skilled in Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook, and comfortable with social media.\nA tertiary qualification in Design (e.g. Interior, Architectural or Product), Marketing or Business is preferred. Design credentials (e.g. AKBD, CKD) are a bonus\nWhat we offer\nA competitive salary, ongoing development and real room to grow, in a global company headquartered in New Zealand. You'll also enjoy generous discounts across Fisher & Paykel and Haier products.\nReady to apply?\nSend us your CV and a short cover letter on what draws you to design and to Fisher & Paykel.\n#LI-Hybrid\n#LI-CU1\nFisher & Paykel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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