Sr. Product Specification Specialist

Job purpose

This role supports Global’s Furniture Dealers and Sales Representatives by creating 2D and 3D drawings, renderings, and providing product specifications for various furniture projects. The position involves managing project workload and collaborating with teams to offer design solutions and technical support. The ideal candidate will be able to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines while ensuring attention to detail in a remote work environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Generate 2D and 3D drawings and renderings for furniture projects of various sizes. 
• Responsible for changes and revisions related to projects. 
• Manage scheduled project assignments to meet deadlines.
• Specify all product lines along with a good understanding of product codes. 
• Collaborates with team to recommend design solutions, provide value engineering and overall design. 

 Qualifications

To succeed in this role, the individual must effectively perform the essential duties listed below. The qualifications are indicative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for successful job performance. Reasonable accommodation may be provided for individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or 6 to 10 years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. 
• Advanced AutoCAD and CET Configura skills for furniture specification and drawing generation. 
• Advanced knowledge of product codes, product applications, and furniture specifications. 
• Strong understanding of furniture materials, finishes, and industry-specific specifications. 
• Extensive knowledge of features and benefits of both existing and new furniture product lines. 
• Solid understanding of corporate, healthcare, and education furniture specifications. 
• Strong ability to quickly communicate design ideas and project direction to various stakeholders. 
• Ability to solve practical problems and address a variety of concrete situations with limited standardization. 
• Capable of multi-tasking, managing multiple assignments simultaneously. 
• Proven track record of completing assignments proactively and on time. 
• Ability to self-manage and remain productive in a remote work environment. 
• Exceptional attention to detail with a strategic and problem-solving mindset. 
• Ability to collaborate effectively within a team and work independently. 
• Proficient in reading, analyzing, and interpreting business periodicals, technical journals, procedures, and regulations. 
• Skilled in writing professional business correspondence and presenting information effectively to managers, clients, and customers. 
• Competent in performing basic arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) in all units of measure, using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals. 
• Skilled at interpreting written, oral, and visual instructions in various forms (written, diagram, or schedule format).

Working conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. 

Physical requirements

While performing the duties of this Job, she/he is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.  She/he is frequently required to talk or hear.  Occasional walking is required; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. 

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Direct reports

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

WHO WE ARE

The Global Furniture Group is a leading North American Manufacturer of furniture solutions. Global offers a broad range of furniture products designed for the workplace, education, healthcare + hospitality markets, delivering exceptional value and quality to its network of dealers, designers and customers.

Operating for 50+ years and employing more than 4,000 people worldwide, Global has locations throughout Canada, the US, Mexico, China and the UK.

BENEFITS

Global offers a comprehensive employee benefit program that enables our employees to stay healthy, feel secure and maintain a work/life balance. The following are benefits we offer employees (or may be eligible for):

Paid Time Off | Holiday Pay | Medical/Prescription Insurance | Dental Insurance | Vision Insurance | Health Savings Accounts (HSA) | Company-Paid Life and AD+D Insurance | Company Sponsored Long-term Disability | Short-term Disability | Voluntary Life Insurance | Employee Assistance Program (EAP) | Critical Illness and Accidental Injury Insurance | FSA | 401(k) & Roth 401(k)

WHERE WE ARE

Global has distribution centers and showrooms located all across the USA + Canada.

Global USA Showrooms:

Atlanta | Boston | Chicago | Irvine | Miami | NYC | Philadelphia | Phoenix | Washington DC

Global USA Showrooms + Distribution Centers:

Atlanta | Baltimore |Chicago | Cincinnati | Dallas | Denver | Houston | Kansas City | Los Angeles | Miami | Philadelphia | Seattle | Tampa

You can visit us at www.globalfurnituregroup.com.

 Global is a smoke-free, drug-free workplace and equal opportunity employer.

To request assistance in completing this application, please call 800.220.1900 and ask for Human Resources.

Veterans encouraged to apply.