Deputy Manager - Design Job

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Date: Oct 13, 2026

Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN

Company: Hafele India Private Limited

KEY PURPOSE OF THE JOB (POSITION SUMMARY)

The key purpose of the job is to provide kitchen, wardrobe and other furniture designs for display purpose (regional level) & for Design Centre Clients by properly understanding their requirements and suggesting appropriate solutions to them.  The role also demands business development and sales assistance support to the Business Development team as and when required, Training of New & Junior designers on principle of kitchen planning.

KEY RESULT AREAS

To deliver the designs within 48hours to the clients.
To take proper site measurement as and when required and visit clients for understanding site details and customer requirements.
To prepare BOQ’s for the Kitchen/Wardrobe designs prepared/received from the clients.
To handle walk-in of Design Centre and accordingly follow up for closure.
To provide Display design for dealers & OEMs (within 6 working days)
To train New & Junior designers

STRATEGIC

To deliver the designs within 48hours to the clients.
To take proper site measurement as and when required and visit clients for understanding site details and customer requirements.
To prepare BOQ’s for the Kitchen/Wardrobe designs prepared/received from the clients.
To handle walk-in of Design Centre and accordingly follow up for closure.
To provide Display design for dealers & OEMs (within 6 working days)
To train New & Junior designers

OPERATIONAL

To ensure that 1st set of drawings are sent to customers within 48 hours after understanding the needs
To ensure that designs made are in line with latest products and also stock availability.
To handle walk in clients and accordingly follow up for closures.
To go through catalogues and analyze the products to be recommended according to client’s requirement.
To follow up with sales team for orders placed by customers based on designs submitted.
To maintain proper record of design fees collected from the customers.
To resolve customer queries with respect to specifications and special requirements.
To attend clients in Design Centre and make site visits wherever required to make accurate measurements for the designs.
To follow up with the customers to ensure that the design gets translated into orders from customers

OPERATIONAL Cont..

DEVELOPMENTAL

Develop a comprehensive understanding of the supply chain ecosystem supporting product 
development. 
Utilize this knowledge tDevelop a comprehensive understanding of the supply chain ecosystem supporting product 
development. 
Utilize this knowledge to optimize supply chain processes and enhance product efficiency. o optimize supply chain processes and enhance product efficiency. 

OPERATING NETWORK

INTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS

S.No.    DEPARTMENT    PURPOSE OF THE INTERACTION
1    Sales Team    For closure of Sales
2    Order Processing Department    Stock availability of Products
3    Product Management    For details about New Product launch, German Articles, replacement for discontinued products, special/specific
4    Projects and Hospitality    To update them about leads generated at the Design Centre and closing the same
5    OEM    To aide them with the technical details about the products and to handle their clients

 

EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS

S.No.    ENTITY    PURPOSE OF THE INTERACTION
1    Customers    For Design understanding
2    Architect / Interior Designers    For Business generation and cater to specific requirements
3    Dealers/Channel Partners    Regarding status of Sales closure

ROLE REQUIREMENT

1    ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATION    Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Interior Designing
2    PREFERRED QUALIFICATION    B.Arch
3    CERTIFICATIONS ( IF ANY)    AUTOCAD
4    EXPERIENCE    7-8 years
5    AGE    >28 years
6    ADDITIONAL SKILLS:    
Creative
Detail Oriented
Result Oriented
Interpersonal skills
Ability to lead the team of Designers

COMPETENCIES

Analytical Ability
Drive
Execution Excellence
Future Readiness
Interpersonal Skills
Openness and Inclusion
Putting Customer First
Quality Consciousness
Team Spirit

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