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One of the world's leading manufacturers of wood-based panels and value-added products for the interior design, furniture, and construction industries has opened a Design Centre in Clerkenwell, London. We're helping them look for a highly motivated and engaging individual to head up the day-to-day operations.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a truly global business with over 40 large manufacturing sites and an annual turnover of circa €4.5 billion. The privately owned UK operation has a turnover of £350 million with ambitious plans to double that in the near future as well as exciting investment plans for the next 5 years.
Full-time permanent role with an attractive performance-based salary package, benefits including salary sacrifice scheme and various health and wellbeing initiatives, this is a great chance to develop your career with a very successful business that achieves outstanding results.
The Role
As Showroom Manager, you would take full responsibility for the Clerkenwell Design Centre, ensuring that all visitors are given a professional and welcoming experience while promoting the centre and its activities as well as establishing a strong online presence.
Responsibilities will include:
- Maintaining showroom appearance including its organisation, cleanliness, and updating showroom displays
- Establishing strong relationships with a wide range of decision makers, including architects, designers, project consultants, distributors, developers, builders, carpenters as well as end-consumers
- Developing new business leads, visiting key architectural offices in order to specify products in their projects
- Organising and participating in local fairs and specific events to promote the brand
- Scheduling customer meetings, leading workshops, presentations, and staff trainings
The Candidate
The ideal candidate will have relevant experience in a retail or showroom environment, including managing day-to-day operations, handling inventory, and understanding sales processes. You must be able to demonstrate a strong customer focus as well as marketing know-how and an understanding of how visual merchandising helps promote products effectively and creates an attractive showroom layout.
You will also require:
- A degree in either interior design, architecture, marketing or public relations
- Excellent communication, presentation and leadership skills
- Flexible with a hands-on approach, comfortable using initiative in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
- Bilingual in German, Spanish or French would be advantageous
The Company
The world's largest wood-panel product producer with a turnover in the region of €4.5 billion per year and first-class environmental credentials. Recent investment has helped significantly improve service and take market share in the UK & Ireland market by increasing production capacity, broadening product range, improving sustainability and achieving overall operational excellence.
Interested? If you think you're right for this Showroom Manager role, then click the 'Apply Now' button, send us your CV and we'll consider you for the first round of interviews. Coburg Banks Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Sales and Business Development
Industries
Retail
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