This fitted furniture supplier includes two brands for bespoke British fitted furniture and renovated staircases. Designed, crafted, and guaranteed and made from the finest materials. The company has established an exceptional reputation, where attention to detail and craftsmanship are second to none.
They are looking to recruit a full-time Showroom Manager and a part-time Showroom Advisor who will be responsible for the day to day running of their showroom within Ponsfords Furniture store in Sheffield, ensuring their discerning clients receive the highest level of customer service. A job share would be considered for the right candidates.
Responsibilities
- To ensure that all prospective clients are greeted in a friendly and professional manner, that they receive a good showroom product demonstration and that these enquiries are properly qualified before their details are passed on to a Designer;
- To promote and create awareness of the showroom locally, which in turn will help to generate new business. This will include organising a variety of local events in the showroom in liaison with their Head Office marketing department;
- To track footfall, leads, appointments and conversion rates from the showroom and report these to Head Office;
- To control and organise the staff rota to give cover during their normal opening hours Monday – Saturday;
- To support the local Sales Designers as necessary including (1) Ensuring that they have all the required paperwork and information for client presentations, (2) providing refreshments for Designer / client meetings taking place in the showroom, (3) Monthly reporting to your Manager on forecasted orders;
- To ensure all their staff receive ongoing training and stay up to date with all product and company information;
- To ensure the showroom is kept clean and tidy, that all displays are in excellent condition and that all samples are present and in good order.
Personal qualities
- Articulate, ambitious and a credible individual who has a strong track record in a retail or showroom environment;
- Ideally from within a similar industry or from a ‘high end’ goods retailer with experience of running a showroom;
- Someone who takes pride in the appearance and the smooth-running of a showroom;
- Experience of dealing with discerning clients;
- Strong organisational skills;
- Impeccable personal appearance.
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