Our OEM Client based in Coventry is searching for a Senior CMF Designer to join their team. Please feel free to contact us to gain a better understanding of what this means for you. Job Description: This is an opportunity for a Senior CMF Designer to be part of a creative team that is responsible for designing the future of our Client’s vehicles. She/he will be working on multiple projects including both concept and production, contributing to the development and ongoing improvement of our Client’s world class UK Design operations. Main Activities and Tasks: Encourage new way of reading automotive, design & social trends and design applications and constantly challenging status quo. Benchmark their competition and understand target customer. Play leading role in producing CMF concepts and see it through to production. Collaborate with exterior and interior designers in developing appropriate CMF proposals. Provide detailed creative solutions for the principal materials, such as fabrics, paint, decorative finishes, and textures from 2D development to 3D application. Develop supplier relationships and generate new resources for materials. Exceptional Visualisation and Presentation skills. Contribute to the global CMF strategy by feeding major shifts or trends from a European perspective. Create CMF project contents and present in a convincing way through regular design reviews and senior management reviews. Can structure presentation in a rational and logical order. Follow corporate presentation framework with great level of accuracy. Coordinate multiple CMF projects. Lead Projects with minimum supervision. Understand each gateway deliverables and make sure the requirements are met. Ability to understand Engineering and business criteria (production and competitiveness) with attention to timing, budget, and design excellence. Able to seek and obtain input and support from various departments for CMF related issues. Reporting project status & research results to CMF lead and head regularly. Compiles and updates CMF brochures in a great level of accuracy. Have In depth knowledge on principal CMF materials & CMF enabling technology and able to provide best creative solutions. Other Features of Role: Some travel to suppliers and overseas studios may be required. Excellent insight, expertise and understanding of manufacturing, Processes, and materials. Team player and able to take directions from senior management. Be open minded and able to embrace different cultures working in a multicultural environment. Promote growth and develop talent within your design team. Experience: Between 5 to 12 years of automotive or other relevant industry CMF experience. Knowledge: Good level of understanding on principal materials such as paint, fabrics, plastic, texture and decorative finishes. Good level of understanding on how principal materials are/can be processed and applied on 3D forms. Latest consumer, design, colour & materials trends. Latest automotive materials trends in both concept and production level. Great knowledge and working relationship with global automotive materials suppliers Qualifications: Degree qualified or similar qualification is desirable. Skills: Play leading role in producing CMF concepts and see it through to production. Capable of managing a project(s) with minimum supervision. Collaborate with exterior and interior designers in developing appropriate CMF proposals. Provide appropriate solutions and details with principal materials as paint, fabrics, plastic, decorative finishes suitable to the specification and cost target. Excellent presentation skill. Exceptional visualisation skill is desirable. Personal Attributes: Strong numeracy and literacy. Good logical reasoning. Ability to overcome cultural barriers. Great team player