Job description
Contract / Trade Design Manager
Location: East Yorkshire / North Lincolnshire Area (commutable from Hull, Scunthorpe, Grimsby, Barton-upon-Humber and surrounding locations)
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
A leading manufacturing and design business is seeking an experienced Contract / Trade Design Manager to lead and develop a high-performing design function. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded leader with strong operational, people management, and customer service expertise.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of Designers
- Drive departmental performance through effective KPI management and reporting.
- Manage client escalations and provide resolution support for complex design and customer issues.
- Ensure all design work meets company quality standards, compliance requirements, and customer expectations.
- Conduct regular audits to monitor performance, accuracy, and process adherence.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives across design operations.
- Monitor workload planning and resource allocation to ensure service levels are maintained.
- Work closely with operational and commercial teams to deliver business objectives.
- Champion a culture of accountability, collaboration, and high performance.
About You
- Previous experience in a Design Manager, Contracts Manager, Trade Manager, or similar leadership position.
- Proven experience managing large design teams within kitchens, interiors, construction products, manufacturing, or a related sector.
- Strong people leadership skills with the ability to motivate and develop teams.
- Experience handling customer or client escalations and delivering successful outcomes.
- Strong understanding of KPI management, auditing, quality control, and performance improvement.
- Proficient in AutoCAD or similar design software.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Organised, commercially aware, and results-driven.
What's on Offer
- Opportunity to join a successful and growing organisation.
- Significant leadership responsibility within a large design function.
- Career progression opportunities.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
Mach Recruitment are acting as an agent for the vacancy
Extra information
- Status
- Open
- Education Level
- Secondary School
- Location
- Goxhill
- Type of Contract
- Full Time Jobs
- Published at
- 01-06-2026
- Profession type
- Design / Fashion
- Full UK/EU driving license preferred
- No
- Car Preferred
- No
- Must be eligible to work in the EU
- No
- Cover Letter Required
- No
- Languages
- English
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