Full Time Lighting Designer & Sales Associate Alexandria NSW

Beacon Lighting; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share incentives

Ongoing training and development

Birthday leave

Wellbeing days

Staff discounts

On-site parking

Uniform and laundry allowance

Job summary

Beacon Lighting is seeking a full-time Sales and Design Consultant at our Alexandria showroom to help light up customers’ lives. You’ll combine retail sales excellence with creative lighting design, working on projects for homeowners and builders, and promoting the design studio’s offerings.

Based in Alexandria, you will develop showroom displays, assist with lighting design plans, and build ongoing relationships with clients while meeting sales targets and budgets.

Qualifications

• Experience in retail with sales targets and working towards budgets.
• Strong communication skills and ability to connect with customers.
• Energetic and enthusiastic attitude with multi-tasking ability.
• Attention to detail and a passion for lighting and interior design.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert professional customer service and product advice to showroom and trade customers; work 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 inspirational lighting designs that fit customers' needs and budget.
• Contribute to showroom presentation, merchandising, promotional setups, and general housekeeping.
• Keep up to date with lighting design trends and technology.

Skills

Retail sales

Customer service

Communication skills

Design enthusiasm

Education

Interior design studies

Job description

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

• Permanent full time role available at our Alexandria store
• 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

• 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

It’s 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.

Please Note

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