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Interior Designer II

Kohler
  • KOHLER, WI
    3 days ago

    Job Description

    Interior Designer II

    Work Mode: Onsite

    Location: Onsite, four days per week – Kohler, WI 

    Opportunity

    Join Kohler’s Global Properties & Services (GPS) Design team and help bring world-class hospitality, workplace, and contract environments to life. As an Interior Designer II, you will play a key role in transforming concepts into exceptional spaces by supporting design development, coordinating furnishings and finishes, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and helping deliver projects that reflect Kohler’s commitment to innovation, quality, and design excellence. This is an outstanding opportunity for an emerging design professional to expand their expertise while contributing to high-impact projects across a globally recognized brand.

    Responsibilities:

    Design Support & Coordination

    • Support senior and lead interior designers throughout all phases of design, from concept development through implementation.
    • Coordinate aspects of design development with architects, project managers, engineers, and maintenance teams, applying strong interior design knowledge to support resolved outcomes.

    Presentations & Design Documentation

    • Prepare materials for executive and internal design reviews, including presentation decks, finish boards, FF&E packages, and supporting documentation.
    • Assist in the development of conceptual and final interior design solutions for hospitality and contract environments in collaboration with GPS design leads.

    FF&E, Samples & Vendor Coordination

    • Source, obtain, track, organize, and return material samples, mockups, and submittals.
    • Coordinate FF&E specifications, pricing, quotations, and approvals with vendors and contractors.
    • Support vetting, onboarding, and ongoing coordination of vendors through ePro, SAP, and Jaeger systems.

    Purchasing, Tracking & Logistics

    • Assist in the development of initial furniture budgets, schedules, and procurement plans.
    • Execute purchase orders through eProcurement systems and track budgets, lead times, delivery schedules, storage, staging, and installation of owner‑furnished products and FF&E.
    • Coordinate logistics for products sourced from Kohler Co., subsidiaries, and external vendors.

    Fieldwork & Documentation

    • Conduct site surveys, field measurements, and inspections, document existing conditions through reports, spreadsheets, and drawings.
    • Assist in assembling bid and RFP documentation, including specifications and drawings.

    Drawing & File Management

    • Collaborate with internal teams and third‑party consultants on architectural and interior design drawings.
    • Ensure CAD and project files are accurately organized, archived, and maintained to departmental standards.

    Close‑Out & Recordkeeping

    • Create project close‑out documentation to support future maintenance, reorders, and reference of finishes, equipment, and FF&E.
    • Review vendor and supplier invoices for accuracy and submit for payment, resolving discrepancies as needed.

    Professional Development & Research

    • Support research and benchmarking to inform design decisions.
    • Stay current on design trends, materials, technologies, and tools that enhance project outcomes and personal performance.
    • Other duties as assigned by Leadership

    Skills/Requirements

    • Bachelor’s degree in interior design, interior architecture or related field required with 3-5 years of relevant experience.
    • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, and ability to learn and apply eProcurement and FF&E specification software (e.g, Spexx).
    • Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
    • Clear, professional communication skills and a collaborative, proactive work style.

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    Why Choose Kohler?
    We empower each associate to #BecomeMoreAtKohler with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing, access to career growth and development opportunities, a diverse and inclusive workplace, and a strong culture of innovation. With more than 30,000 bold leaders across the globe, we’re driving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives.

    About Us
    It is Kohler’s policy to recruit, hire, and promote qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran. If, as an individual with a disability, you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact

    kohlerjobs@kohler.com

    .  Kohler Co. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. 

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationKOHLER, WI
    IndustryManufacturing
    Year Founded1873

    About Company

    Gracious living is marked by qualities of charm, good taste and generosity of spirit. It is further characterized by self-fulfillment and the enhancement of nature. Our mission is to improve your sense of gracious living in every experience you have with a KOHLER® product or service.

    Skills

    • Administrative Skillsunmatched
    • Adobe Creative Suiteunmatched
    • Architectural Servicesunmatched
    • Benchmarkingunmatched
    • Billingunmatched
    • Budget Managementunmatched
    • CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing)unmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Detail Orientedunmatched
    • Documentationunmatched
    • File Managementunmatched
    • Furnitureunmatched
    • GPS (Global Positioning System)unmatched
    • Global Brandingunmatched
    • Interior Designunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Logisticsunmatched
    • Microsoft Officeunmatched
    • Mock Upunmatched
    • Multitaskingunmatched
    • Onboardingunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • Pricingunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Procurement Planningunmatched
    • Project Engineeringunmatched
    • Project/Program Managementunmatched
    • Purchase Ordersunmatched
    • Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
    • Reconciliationunmatched
    • SAPunmatched
    • Software Specificationunmatched
    • Spreadsheetsunmatched
    • Support Documentationunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched

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