Showroom Assistant

Bridgman is a leading quality, luxury furniture retailer with a 45-year heritage in British design. Bridgman’s vision is to move away from solely garden furniture but create a presence within and around the home year-round.

Working independently, the Showroom Assistant is responsible for supporting the Showroom Manager with daily operations of the showroom, upholding Bridgman’s standards and ensuring that each customer visiting our showroom enjoys a 5-star experience. Also situated within the showrooms is the concession SNUG, and the Showroom Assistant will additionally interact and close sales with these customers.

This is a part-time role, working 2 days a week. You will be required to work any additional hours and cover any annual leave for the showroom (as and when requested by the Regional Showroom Manager).

**Responsibilities and Duties**:

- Reporting to and working closely with the showroom manager.
- Managing an end-to-end sales process.
- Complete daily reports, along with ad-hoc reports when required.
- Deal with all customer queries efficiently, professionally, and consistently with store policy.
- Liaising with key stakeholders within the business.
- Support with managing the showroom space and visual merchandising; adhering to brand guidelines.
- Upselling key items to customers.
- Professional retail experience in a sales advisor or supervisory position.
- Approachable and a role model who leads by example and encourages teamwork and fosters a positive attitude and atmosphere in the workplace.
- A brand ambassador with in-depth product knowledge.

**Key Skills**:

- Experience managing a store independently.
- Luxury sales experience.
- A passion for delivering exceptional customer service.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Comfortable with working on your own and as part of a team.

Hours: 15 hours a week (across 2 days)

**Salary**: from £11 per hour depending on experience

Location: Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2TU
- We believe the best team is a diverse team. It's the diverse, kind, and inclusive workforce behind Bridgman that makes us so special. We are committed to being an equal opportunities workplace and employer, this commitment begins with our recruitment process. We can assure all prospective applicants that they will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or any other status protected by law._
- Benefits include Competitive Base Salary, Commission structure, Vitality Health Care, Pension._

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent, Fixed term contract
Part-time hours: 15 per week

**Salary**: From £11.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Private medical insurance

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Commission pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2TU: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: Bridgman part-time tunbridge wells 23

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