Assistant Showroom Manager

Chatswood location - Australian iconic furniture designer established 1977
- Great opportunity to work with the Showroom Manager to mentor & coach a team
- Supportive team culture, global brand, career development on offer

Since 1977,
**King Living **has been at the forefront of Australian furniture design. With a reputation that’s built on steel,
**King Living** designs and manufactures contemporary, award-winning furniture that’s made to last.

Design, innovation, and comfort have been the foundations of
**King Living**. Five decades later and
**King Living** is still a family owned and run Australian company, with a global footprint including showrooms in 7 countries, and are continuing to grow.

At
**King Living **we strive to create simplicity and balance in living spaces and in our working life. We are proud of its past and so excited about the future

**The Opportunity**

We are looking for an experienced, organised, innovative, and forward-thinking Assistant Showroom Manager to support our Showroom Manager in our Chatswood store. You will assist with mentoring, coaching, training and motivating our well established and high performing team.

As one of our
**King Living **brand ambassadors, you are personable, positive, dynamic, proactive, and easily engage with your team and customers, building strong relationships to deliver the best customer experience.

This is a great role for you to showcase your product knowledge, customer expertise and take a lead role to assist the team in achieving sales targets, ensure the smooth running of the showroom, our people, and stock management.

Your success will come from your ability to build a collaborative team who are passionate about our products, show their flair for design, and through ongoing product training and knowledge, provide a customised solution to suit each customers’ home, family, and lifestyle.

**Full-time role (Tuesday to Saturday)**

**The Role**:

- Assisting the Showroom Manager with the daily operation of the showroom according to **King Living** standards, following policies and procedures including WHS
- Supporting daily showroom team meetings to provide updates on pricing, packages, product changes, sales targets, and promotions
- Working closely with the team to optimise turnover, to present the store and our product to the highest standard and to provide outstanding customer service
- Effectively manage the sales team to achieve business goals, whilst facilitating ongoing product and sales training, and building a strong, collaborative culture
- Complete showroom rosters three months in advance (considering employee availability & leave requirements, as well as rostering high performers at peak periods) and communicate to all showroom employees.
- Liaise and help to facilitate the smooth running of changeovers for campaigns working closely with the visual merchandising team
- Establish and build customer relationships, and manage and resolve all customer complaints as required
- Ensure all marketing material is set up in line with Marketing and Brand requirements including window decals and POS Be aware of competitor product offerings and promotions

**About You**:
To be successful you will be confident with customers, experienced and focused in leading/supporting and managing a team, be driven to achieve, great with training and product knowledge, and be a fantastic salesperson.
- Previous experience in a similar role managing within a premium brand (preferred)
- Strong mentoring and coaching leadership style to promote, motivate and build a cohesive team culture
- Demonstrated leadership in organising and managing a team, performance management, selling skills, visual merchandising, operational routines, and IT systems
- Ability to understand store budgets, to effectively run an operational store
- High attention to detail and able to problem solve, negotiate and influence to resolve issues, and think on your feet to deliver the best outcome to your team and customers
- Experience working with têxtiles, furniture design or Interior Design (advantageous)
- A team player who is flexible, and adaptable to assist the greater team when required
- Results-focused with a mindset to continuously improve operations and to keep up to date with the latest trends, driving targets and developing your team to meet set campaigns
- Confident communication skills, both written and verbal, with excellent professional presentation
- Intermediate ability in computer skills, including Microsoft suite.

**King Living** values innovation and creativity, and our people are at the very core of everything we do.
**King Living** is an ideal place to grow, develop and make the most of opportunities as we continue to grow.

**King Living Benefits and Our Offer to You**
- Attractive remuneration + lucrative team commission and additional incentives paid weekly
- Ongoing sales campaigns to support your sales results
- If you are new to furniture sales