# Technologist - Home

**Company**: NEXT
**Location**: Leicester, Leicestershire
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: £46,000 - £68,000
**Category**: Product Management
**Industry**: Retail

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## Description

We are looking for an experienced Product Technologist to join our expanding Home team.

The successful candidate will have technical expertise in Furniture, a keen analytical mind, and the ability to manage the technical development of new products.

**Responsibilities**

- Work closely with the Home product teams to provide technical support and ensure product development meets business standards for quality and value

- Manage the technical development of new furniture products and ranges

- Analyse product test data and approve the range

- Work with the Home product team to progress development and agree on a critical path

- Ensure the business is prepared for launch and that all areas receive necessary samples and information

- Manage new products in-season, following up with issues, analysing returns data, and carrying out store visits and supplier factory evaluations

**Requirements**

- Applied technical knowledge of Furniture construction and performance

- Highly organised with good prioritisation skills

- Confident and clear communication skills, both verbal and written

- Product manufacturing experience is an advantage

**Benefits**

- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

- Profit-related bonus

- Management share options

- Company car or car allowance

- Private medical insurance

- Sharesave scheme

- Pension

- Life assurance

- Group income protection

- Wagestream

- Salary finance

- 25% staff discount on most NEXT products

- Direct to work

- VIP sale

- Access to NEXT staff shops

- Octopus energy

- Free parking

- Travel2NEXT

- On-site dining facilities

- National and local discounts

- Wellhub

- Simply health

- Aviva Digicare Workplace+

- Onsite GP

- Onsite Physio

- A range of dedicated 3rd party wellbeing partners

- Free eye testing

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## Skills

### Required
- Furniture construction
- Furniture performance
- Analytical skills
- Communication skills
- Prioritisation skills

### Nice to have
- Product manufacturing experience

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