JORI, designed for dynamic seating
JORI works with international designers to create beautifully ergonomic, personalised sofas and reclining chairs, manufacturing them with the greatest care in its Belgian workshops. This traditional craftsmanship and the use of materials of the very highest quality guarantee the sublime finish and long service life of every item of JORI furniture. These key ingredients have been at the heart of JORI’s success for more than 55 years, offering all customers unparalleled seating comfort, each and every day : designed for dynamic seating.
Please consult our latest job opportunities (m/f): (Some are only available in Dutch)
The challenge :
- Supervising, coaching and developing of the R&D-team consisting of R&D-engineers, model makers/proto typists and technical draughts(wo)man.
- Establishing and implementing of the long and short term R&D objectives.
- Developing and monitoring of the most appropriate process methodologies and project management tools in order to obtain a coherent and consistent way of working within the entire term for the long term.
- Supervising and pro-active guiding of the entire R&D development process (according to the stage-gate procedure) of new products and models from the concept phase through production.
- Setting the R&D priorities in collaboration with marketing, purchasing, production, sales and IT.
- Establishing, following up, adjusting and monitoring all relevant R&D-budgets and costs.
- Taking Make-or-buy decisions at both development level and product level, in collaboration with purchasing and production.
- Reporting and strategic advice to the general management on level of R&D.
- Providing feedback, framing and implementing of the general management decisions to R&D team.
The challenge :
- Visiting customers and prospects in Belgium and Luxembourg. You approach dealers to sell our high-end designer seating and related products.
- You manage the existing customer portfolio and ensure acquisition of new customers.
- You are responsible for ongoing training and provide sales training to our dealers' sales staff at the JORI Experience Centre.
- You participate in various trade fairs, dealer events and commercial meetings.
- You are responsible for spotting new trends and evolutions.
- You feed market information back to the organisation.
- You report all sales activities in the JORI CRM system.
- You report to the Sales Manager.
The challenge :
- You take over the sales responsibility for the sales area Bavaria, Switzerland and Austria and develop this sales area for our High End Design seating furniture.
- You manage the existing customer portfolio and ensure acquisition of new customers.
- You are responsible for ongoing training and provide sales training to our dealers' sales staff at the JORI Experience Centre.
- You participate in various trade fairs, dealer events and commercial meetings.
- You are responsible for spotting new trends and evolutions and feed market information back to the organisation.
- You report all sales activities in the JORI CRM system.
- You report to the Sales Manager.
The challenge :
- You are our customers’ first point of contact.
- You handle the administrative and commercial follow-up of all sales and after-sales activities.
- You support the sales representatives.
- You are an important link in the communication chain between sales and production.
- You can convert figures into documents that are easy to read for analysis and reporting purposes.
The challenge :
- Preparing, assisting, and reporting of confidential management files: Board of Directors’ meetings determining, for example, the marketing, purchasing, HR, and design policies, etc.
- Preparing, organising, and elaborating external management meetings, including planning, making appointments, flight and hotel reservations, etc.
- Coordinating the selection and recruitment process for office staff in close liaison with the managers concerned.
- Converting numerical data into easily readable documents for analysis and reporting.
- Communication and correspondence in Dutch, French, English, and German.
The challenge :
- You initiate the development process of new products.
- You are the point of contact for our international design team.
- You organise and monitor consumer product tests.
- You carry out market analyses and map out market evolutions.
- You are part of the team that develops actions and plans for the optimum commercialisation of new products.
- You oversee and are responsible for the digital translation of offline marketing and communication strategies (social media, SEO, ...).
- You create various marketing-related PowerPoint presentations.
- You report to management.
The challenge :
The R&D product developer coordinates the development process of new models and accomplishes the following tasks :
- Translating design proposals of external designers into technically elaborate, feasible concepts.
- Building prototypes using various prototype technologies (2D/3D-CAD tools, 3D-printing, virtual prototyping, comfort models, …) in order to obtain a concept approval of the marketing team.
- Project based coordination of the multidisciplinary development process, while monitoring quality, timing milestones and target cost.
- Making ready for production and ensuring product validation (Industrial Release) of a new model.
- The R&D product developer develops an average of 2 to 3 new models per year.
- As an R&D product developer, you support the full life cycle of a product.
- You report to the R&D Manager.
The challenge :
- You are responsible for stitching the exclusive leather hides and fabrics into covers for our design furniture.
- You take responsibility for the quality of the finished cover.
- You receive a planning on a daily basis of the material to be processed.
- You report to the foreman.
The challenge :
- Integrating product designs in machine language to ensure proper execution of the milling operations in production.
- Managing and updating the database and control programs of the CNC machines.
- Management and implementation of updates to the software of the CNC machines.
- First-line contact with the machine supplier in case of malfunction.
- Supervision, maintenance, follow-up and optimization of machine park and tooling.
- Proposition/implementation of improvement paths in terms of productivity, quality and safety.
The challenge :
- As part of the expansion of our technical department, you will be responsible for the preventive maintenance of the machinery and the adjustment of machines (woodworking machines, stitching machines, CNC machines).
In the event of major breakdowns, you can rely on specialised companies. - You are responsible for general maintenance in the production halls and offices.
- You report to the production manager.
The challenge :
- You use a CNC-operated woodworking machine to carry out the drilling and milling operations on parts that will be used to build the frame of our designer seating furniture.
- You are responsible for the settings and loading of the CNC machine and subsequently sort the milled parts.
- You carry out first-line maintenance and independently mount the correct machine tools.
- You help maintain the order, cleanliness and safety of the machines and the work area.
- You report to the team leader of the woodworking department.
The challenge :
- Implementing central planning in order to achieve the envisaged quantitative and qualitative goals.
- Division of work, supervision and motivation of 15 employees.
- Organising and optimising work methods and workstation layout.
- Maintain and increase quality culture.
- Streamline logistics of supply and removal of materials.
- Proposal/implementation of improvement projects relating to productivity, quality and safety.
If you are interested in (one of) the job opportunities listed above, please send your comprehensive cv to:
JORI n.v.
HR Department
Hoogweg 52
B-8940 Wervik
Tel. +32-(0)56-31.35.01
E-mail [email protected].
All job applications are handled with discretion.