Full Time Lighting Designer & Sales Associate

Beacon Lighting; Sydney; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share incentives

Ongoing training and development

Staff discounts

On-site parking

Uniform and laundry allowance

Share scheme

Job summary

Beacon Lighting Alexandria is seeking a full-time Lighting Designer & Sales Associate to join our Alexandria store. Use your design flair and sales skills to light up our customers’ lives, advise on products, and work on lighting design projects.

You will build the design business, nurture client relationships, read plans to create inspirational lighting designs, and help present the showroom. Extensive training and career development are offered, with performance-based incentives.

Qualifications

• Retail experience with sales targets and budgeting experience preferred.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• Passion for lighting and interior design required.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert customer service and product advice in showroom and on lighting design projects.
• Build the design business by proactively seeking project opportunities from retail and trade customers.
• Nurture client relationships through the entire design process.
• Read and interpret house and electrical plans to create lighting designs that fit customers' needs and budget.
• Contribute to showroom merchandising and promotional set ups; maintain showroom appearance.
• Keep up to date with the latest technology and trends in design.

Skills

Lighting design

Sales

Customer service

Communication

Interior design

Education

Lighting design training or interior design studies preferred

Tools

Lighting design software

Job description

Full Time Lighting Designer & Sales Associate Beacon Lighting•Alexandria, NSW, AU

Utilise your sales skills in retail and passion for interior design to light up our customers’ lives

• Use your creative flair in this unique sales and design role
• Lots of perks, including performance based profit share incentives and ongoing training and development

THE ROLE

Based at our Alexandria store, this full time sales and design role will involve working a 76-hour week from Monday - Thursday with every second weekend off!

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Provide expert professional customer service and product advice to our retail and trade customers in the showroom as well as working on lighting design projects
• Build the design business by proactively seeking project opportunities from our retail and trade customers
• Nurture client relationships through the entire design process
• Read and interpret house and electrical plans to create inspirational lighting designs to suit the customers’ needs and budget
• Contribute to the overall presentation of the showroom through merchandising new products, assisting with promotional set ups, and general housekeeping
• Keep up to date with the latest technology and trends in design

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in this role, you will possess the following qualities:

• Previous experience in a retail environment, achieving sales targets and working towards budgets
• Strong communication skills with the ability to genuinely connect with your customers
• An energetic and enthusiastic approach to all aspects of your job
• The ability to multi-task and prioritise your work effectively
• A strong attention to detail
• Previous lighting design work experience or interior design studies favourably looked upon but not essential, however, your passion for lighting and interior design MUST shine through

ABOUT BEACON DESIGN STUDIO

Its an exciting time to be working at Beacon Lighting, as we enter into new markets and grow the business year on year. The Beacon Design Studio is a new concept designed to provide our clients with expert advice on all their lighting design needs. As a one-stop-shop for renovators, new home buyers, builders, architects and interior designers, our Design Studio will be at the forefront of the latest trends in lighting design. Working with our clients our Lighting Designers will offer an unprecedented service, that is, the Beacon Design Studio.

BENEFITS

To reward you for your efforts, we offer an attractive salary package, performance based profit share incentives, paid birthday leave and well being days, generous team member discounts, on-site parking, uniform and laundry allowance, and the opportunity to purchase shares through the Beacon Lighting share scheme.

Not your average retailer, we have strong cultural values which are at the heart of who we are and what we do, and our rosters will offer you a great work-life balance with every second weekend off.

To set you up for success, we will invest in extensive ongoing training, including classroom and zoom sessions, on the job training and online learning modules. You will learn all there is to know about customer service and sales at Beacon Lighting, general product knowledge as well as the design studio software all while being supported by the team and fellow Lighting Designers in the business.

We will invite you to attend seasonal catalogue launches to give you a sneak peek of upcoming trends and products, and we offer genuine opportunities for career development and progression as well as the opportunity to be invited to further your electrical and design knowledge through a residential lighting design course which is backed by both a recognised Australian University and the IES (The Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia and New Zealand).

Please Note

A criminal history check may be conducted as part of the application process for roles at Beacon Lighting Group.