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Palladium Group, Inc.
Consultancy - Product Development and New collection Designs for SMEs participating in Heimtextil
October 8, 2024
Consultancy - Product Development and New collection Designs for SMEs participating in Heimtextil
We are searching for an experienced Consultancy - Product Development and New collection Designs for SMEs participating in Heimtextil at our Egypt facility.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
A- Assignment Purpose
As part of enhancing the export capacities of a number of Egyptian Home Textiles SMEs, mainly in product development, the USAID TRADE project plans to recruit an international designer to support the project’s SME beneficiaries that are participating at the Heimtextil Exhibition, which will take place next January 2025 in Germany, to produce new designs that will further facilitate their access to the European markets and meet the latest trends and requirements of international buyers in these markets. The designer will also support in enhancing the design skills and capacities of the SMEs’ current inhouse designers, in addition to other talented local designers that would create a pipeline of local designers able to help SMEs in the future and also to sustain and strengthen the design ecosystem in Egypt. By the end of this assignment, the international designer will be able to coach and train the local designers to work with the SMEs to prepare 15 new designs (3 new designers per SME) that will enable home textiles SMEs to showcase their new collections and newly designed products at the Heimtextil exhibition.
B- Timeline:
The duration of the assignment is up to 22 person-days over 2 months, starting on/about November 1st until o/a December 30th, 2024. The calculation of actual person-days will be agreed upon with the hired designer(s) based on the number of designs delivered.
C- Tasks:
The main aim of this assignment is to enhance the product design of qualified Egyptian SMEs working in home textiles that have a large history of exporting their products to different international markets.
The participating SMEs in Heimtextil are mainly specialized in blankets, towels, floor coverings and bedlinen products. Through this assignment an international Home Textiles designer for the mentioned above products will support Home Textiles SMEs in designing and presenting their new collections, which will be showcased during their participation at the Heimtextil Exhibition.
The designer will work closely with local designers and SMEs on the technical and artistic aspects, while providing input into product manufacturing, to help SMEs launch new collections, which will be reflected in three new designs for 4-6 SMEs only, demonstrated in samples, with variation of colors, during the exhibition.
The second objective of the assignment is to conduct a design workshop (Training of Trainers (TOT)) for the in-house designers working with the SMEs, in addition to a number of other local designers.
DELIVERABLES:
Required Qualifications:
Consultants
Month
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Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.
We are searching for an experienced Consultancy - Product Development and New collection Designs for SMEs participating in Heimtextil at our Egypt facility.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
A- Assignment Purpose
As part of enhancing the export capacities of a number of Egyptian Home Textiles SMEs, mainly in product development, the USAID TRADE project plans to recruit an international designer to support the project’s SME beneficiaries that are participating at the Heimtextil Exhibition, which will take place next January 2025 in Germany, to produce new designs that will further facilitate their access to the European markets and meet the latest trends and requirements of international buyers in these markets. The designer will also support in enhancing the design skills and capacities of the SMEs’ current inhouse designers, in addition to other talented local designers that would create a pipeline of local designers able to help SMEs in the future and also to sustain and strengthen the design ecosystem in Egypt. By the end of this assignment, the international designer will be able to coach and train the local designers to work with the SMEs to prepare 15 new designs (3 new designers per SME) that will enable home textiles SMEs to showcase their new collections and newly designed products at the Heimtextil exhibition.
B- Timeline:
The duration of the assignment is up to 22 person-days over 2 months, starting on/about November 1st until o/a December 30th, 2024. The calculation of actual person-days will be agreed upon with the hired designer(s) based on the number of designs delivered.
C- Tasks:
The main aim of this assignment is to enhance the product design of qualified Egyptian SMEs working in home textiles that have a large history of exporting their products to different international markets.
The participating SMEs in Heimtextil are mainly specialized in blankets, towels, floor coverings and bedlinen products. Through this assignment an international Home Textiles designer for the mentioned above products will support Home Textiles SMEs in designing and presenting their new collections, which will be showcased during their participation at the Heimtextil Exhibition.
The designer will work closely with local designers and SMEs on the technical and artistic aspects, while providing input into product manufacturing, to help SMEs launch new collections, which will be reflected in three new designs for 4-6 SMEs only, demonstrated in samples, with variation of colors, during the exhibition.
The second objective of the assignment is to conduct a design workshop (Training of Trainers (TOT)) for the in-house designers working with the SMEs, in addition to a number of other local designers.
DELIVERABLES:
- Interviews held for local designers before starting the design To T workshop to select the most competent and innovative designers to work with the SMEs on preparing their collections for Heimtextil 2025.
- Three new designs for each SME (minimum of 15 new designs in total for 4-6 SMEs only): In close coordination with the TRADE team and the company, the designer and the local designers will develop three new designs for each SMEs, to be showcased during the Heimtextil exhibition as part of their new collection.
- Soft copy for each design (i.e., soft copies of a minimum of 15 designs in total): The designer will support local designers to deliver soft copy files for each of the 3 designs per SME to enable the company to work on the samples presented during the exhibition.
- 2-3 days TOT workshop: The designer will conduct a 2 to 3 days TOT workshop for the companies (owners, in-house designers, and local designers) to increase awareness on the latest European trends and sustainable designs tools and materials, and to train designers on how to implement these designs.
- Final report: By the end of the implementation, the designer will submit a final report that includes details of activity implementation, main tasks delivered, and recommendations for future implementation.
Required Qualifications:
- 10+ years of experience, in product design, especially in home textile sector. The range of products should include but is not limited to bedlinen, towels, blankets, etc.
- Portfolio of previous designs done for similar and/or relevant products to be presented as part of the evaluation process.
- Experience and knowledge in new product design, the latest trends of designs and colors in the EU and US market.
- General understanding of the Egyptian home textile industry.
- Fluency in English (verbal and written) is a must.
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Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.
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