What are the responsibilities and job description for the Showroom Coordinator, Sales Support position at Global Furniture Group?
Job purpose
Coordinate and maintain showroom. Coordinate and maintain showroom appointments/calendar and tours with dealers and other showroom visitors as well as answer phones and field questions/requests. Increase awareness and interest among designers and end-users of Global's brand, products and capabilities.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Ability to negotiate with outside vendors, maintain budgets, coordinate off-site networking activities, plan F B for multiple type events and think outside the box with our creative team.
- Active showroom responsibilities include routine maintenance, updating product displays, event preparation, food service, food beverage procurement, presentation and clean-up.
- Maintain showroom, customer, presentation and guests logs, budgets & spreadsheets.
- Inventory and maintain building and catering supplies.
- Assist marketing/design department with daily administration, team projects, and daily organizational tasks.
- Assist in the sales process working collaboratively with Territory Manager and other sales team members.
- Engage with & communicate our brand, products & services with dealers, designers, and project managers/brokers.
- Increase awareness & interest among dealers, designers & end-users of our product.
- Identify/involve our company in projects that best suit our products, services & capabilities.
- Manage house accounts in the market and periodically go out to dealers/vendors to follow up as needed.
- Ensure appropriate relationships are developed with key influencers.
- Occasional travel required.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Qualifications include:
- Bachelor's Degree or related experience desired, but not required.
- 2-3 years of related experience.
- AutoCAD, CAP or Giza experience desired, but not required.
- Interior Design or experience in the Commercial/Office furniture industry desired, but not required.
- Energetic personality with ability to plan, prepare & host showroom events.
- Exceptional written and verbal skills.
- High degree of organizational and time management skills.
- Proficient in all Microsoft Office software.
Working conditions
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Physical requirements
While performing the duties of this Job, she/he is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. She/he is frequently required to talk or hear. Occasional walking is required; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Direct reports
No Direct Reports.
WHO WE ARE
The Global Furniture Group is a leading North American Manufacturer of furniture solutions. Global offers a broad range of furniture products designed for the workplace, education, healthcare hospitality markets, delivering exceptional value and quality to its network of dealers, designers and customers.
Operating for 50 years and employing more than 4,000 people worldwide, Global has locations throughout Canada, the US, Mexico, China and the UK.
BENEFITS
Global offers a comprehensive employee benefit program that enables our employees to stay healthy, feel secure and maintain a work/life balance. The following are benefits we offer employees (or may be eligible for):
Paid Time Off | Holiday Pay | Medical/Prescription Insurance | Dental Insurance | Vision Insurance | Health Savings Accounts (HSA) | Company-Paid Life and AD D Insurance | Company Sponsored Long-term Disability | Short-term Disability | Voluntary Life Insurance | Employee Assistance Program (EAP) | Critical Illness and Accidental Injury Insurance | FSA | 401(k) & Roth 401(k)
WHERE WE ARE
Global has distribution centers and showrooms located all across the USA Canada.
Global USA Showrooms:
Atlanta | Boston | Chicago | Irvine | Miami | NYC | Philadelphia | Phoenix | Washington DC
Global USA Showrooms Distribution Centers:
Atlanta | Baltimore |Chicago | Cincinnati | Dallas | Denver | Houston | Kansas City | Los Angeles | Miami | Philadelphia | Seattle | Tampa
You can visit us at www.globalfurnituregroup.com.
Global is a smoke-free, drug-free workplace and equal opportunity employer.
To request assistance in completing this application, please call 800.220.1900 and ask for Human Resources.
Veterans encouraged to apply.
Global is a smoke-free, drug-free workplace and equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for this position without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. To request assistance in completing this application, please call 800.220.1900 and ask for Human Resources.
