What are the responsibilities and job description for the Showroom Design Assistant position at Plimpton & Hills?
Job Details
Job Location: 300 Meriden - Meriden, CT
Salary Range: $20.00 - $26.00 Hourly
Description
Showroom Design Assistant
Reports To: VP Showroom & Design
Work Hours: Full Time
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Branch: Meriden mainly, location varies
Position Purpose:
Assist Showroom Design Manager in ensuring showrooms are in perfect condition and featuring up to date products on display. Be detailed, organized and able to multi-task.
Essential Functions:
- Responsible for ensuring showrooms are in perfect condition, including lights, displays, missing parts, music and cleanliness. Identify areas that need attention and follow through for issue being resolved.
- Assist with identifying, removing and replacing obsolete and/or 'dead' products in showroom displays in a timely manner.
- Continually work with vendors on latest product updates and introductions.
- Create and/or keep up to date showroom inventory quote/file.
- Assist with creating products in system (edp), create quote and showroom sales ticket for all showroom displays.
- Assist with ordering showroom display products and follow thru on arrival at warehouses and delivery to showroom branch.
- Maintain and keep up-to-date display open orders.
- Be available to installer during installation as needed. May require travel. Provide specification books to installers as needed.
- Attend trade shows to keep up on industry trends.
- Participate in showroom events as needed.
- Valid drivers license and own transportation required.
- Ability to multi-task and be well organized
- Work on special projects as needed.
- Additional duties as requested
Experience, Education & Skills:
- Industry Showroom Receptionist or interior design experience preferred
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively; verbally and written
- Microsoft Office including Word, Excel.
- High School diploma or GED required
Physical Requirements:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
- Light work. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
Nothing in this job description restricts managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Qualifications
Experience, Education & Skills:
- Industry Showroom Receptionist or interior design experience preferred
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively; verbally and written
- Microsoft Office including Word, Excel.
- High School diploma or GED required
Physical Requirements:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
- Light work. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
Salary : $20 - $26
