Careers

POSITION: Salesperson (Sydney Showroom)

TENURE: Part-time casual: each weekend plus one week day fortnightly (i.e. 5 day fortnight)

HOURS: Week day: 9.30 – 6.00, Saturday 9.30 – 5.30, Sunday 9.30 – 5.30

REP0RTS TO: Showroom Manager

KEY COMPETENCIES

  • Highly effective communication skills and the ability to positively promote the Great Dane image and product
  • A warm and engaging manner and a high standard of personal presentation appropriate to a retail environment
  • Ability to contribute constructively to a sales team, and to consistently achieve an appropriate rate of product sale
  • High self-motivation and strong self-organizational skills
  • Ability to follow established work procedures and provide high attention to detail
  • Ability to react quickly and effectively to the high demands and emotional charge of a retail environment

KEY SELECTION CRITERIA

  • Relevant sales experience in a retail environment
  • High interest in mid-century furniture and natural abilities in interior design
  • Experience in computer technologies to enable effective messaging, information sourcing, data entry and retrieval

KEY TASKS

  • In the absence of the Showroom Manager to be responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day management of the showroom
  • Interact with clients in a way that will promote enthusiasm for Danish furniture, increase knowledge of the Great Dane product and positively relate the product to the client’s own needs
  • Achieve sales of Great Dane product, complete all data entry relating to the sale and provide clients with all relevant documentation
  • Provide post-sale communication to other Great Dane staff and ensure that all follow up requirements are acted upon: ordering, payments, restoration, storage, delivery and client contact
  • Label all new product and ensure that all existing  labels are accurate and in place
  • Contribute to the cleaning schedule and visual merchandising of the showroom and ensure that the showroom remains well presented throughout the day
  • Ensure that all building security and personal safety requirements are adhered to
  • Attend staff meetings and product launches when required

MEASUREMENTS OF SUCCESS
  • Rate of sales and sales targets achieved
  • Number of sales effectively monitored from point of sale to delivery of product.
  • Accuracy of data entry on in-house computer system 
  • Rate of effective use of computer desk top for communication, word processing, information sourcing, storage and retrieval.
  • Rate of positive feedback from clients
  • Rate of effective management and closure of client complaints
  • Standard of  presentation and visual merchandising of showroom

Please submit all applications via email, including CV:  
Attention: Kate Bielenberg, Showroom Manager.
Sydney@greatdanefurniture.com