🌿 About Enky

At Enky, we’re reinventing how furniture is sourced, designed, and produced — building a more sustainable and design-driven future.

After establishing our leadership in circular and 2nd-hand furniture, we’re now expanding into in-house product development and manufacturing, launching our own line of tables and chairs. By the end of 2025, we’ll have over €1M in production volume, setting the foundation for a European-scale brand.

To make this happen, we’re looking for a Product Development & Manufacturing Specialist to turn Enky’s design vision into high-quality, scalable furniture — from concept to finished product.

🚀 Your Role

As our Product Development & Manufacturing Specialist, you’ll be at the heart of Enky’s next growth phase. You’ll translate design ideas into manufactured reality, managing the full product development lifecycle: prototyping, supplier collaboration, cost optimization, and production launch.

You’ll work closely with our designers and manufacturing partners to ensure every product meets Enky’s standards of design, durability, and sustainability.

🎯 What You’ll Do

• Develop Enky’s new furniture line (tables, chairs, and desks) — from initial design to mass production.

• Collaborate with designers to turn creative concepts into manufacturable, cost-efficient products.

• Select and manage European manufacturing partners for both new and 2nd-life production.

• Negotiate pricing, terms, and lead times to support scalability and profitability.

• Oversee prototyping, quality control, and product testing.

• Ensure compliance with Enky’s sustainability and durability standards.

• Build the foundation for Enky’s in-house production capabilities in the mid-term.

🤝 Who You’ll Work With

• Internal: Founders, Product Design, Operations, and Sales teams.

• External: Manufacturers, suppliers, and production partners across Europe.

🧠 About You

Hard Skills

• 5+ years’ experience in furniture product development or manufacturing management.

• Strong technical understanding of furniture materials, production methods, and industrial design.

• Proven experience bringing products from design to market.

• Skilled negotiator with supplier and manufacturing partners.

• Solid grasp of costing, margins, and production economics.

Soft Skills

• Entrepreneurial and hands-on — you make things happen.

• Excellent communicator and relationship builder.

• Highly organized, analytical, and detail-oriented.

• Passion for sustainable design and circular production.

Languages

• Fluent English required.

• Italian and/or Nordic languages are a plus (manufacturing network advantage).

📈 What Success Looks Like

• 1–3 months: Identify manufacturing partners; launch first prototypes.

• 3–6 months: Validate product designs and secure production contracts.

• 6–12 months: Deliver first production run (€1M in manufactured volume by end of 2025).

🧩 Our Hiring Process

1. Initial Screening – Fabien (Talent Acquisition)

2. Interview – Liberty (Senior Sourcing Specialist)

3. Case Study Presentation – Build a sourcing playbook & negotiation scenario

4. Debrief – Shari (Head of Revenue)

5. Final Interview – Aïssa (Co-founder & CEO)

💬 Why Join Us?

• Shape the sourcing backbone of a fast-growing European design brand.

• Work on multi-million-euro purchasing projects with direct impact.

• Join a mission-driven team combining sustainability, design, and entrepreneurship.