Home Design Stylist

John Lewis Partnership; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail and design company in Cambridge is looking for a Home Design Stylist. This role involves inspiring customers to find the perfect home decor while enhancing sales across home departments. The ideal candidate should possess a strong passion for interior design and excellent customer service skills. Flexibility in working hours is supported. Join us to contribute to a unique shopping experience.

Qualifications

• A deep understanding and passion for the interior design industry.
• Great computer literacy skills.
• Ability to use IT systems to communicate with customers, process orders, and complete customer tracking.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of new projects, providing a personalized experience for each customer.
• Build rapport with customers to understand their needs and design preferences.
• Follow trends and stay updated on the latest design concepts.

Skills

Full UK driving licence

Understanding of interior design

Computer literacy

IT communication skills

Education

Design-related qualification equivalent to a degree

Tools

Computer Assisted Design (CAD)

3D roomstyler

Job description

About the role

As a Home Design Stylist, you’ll work with and inspire customers to find the perfect home decor they'll fall in love with. Helping to drive sales and profit across our home departments and deliver the very best, personalised shopping experience expected of the John Lewis brand.

Key Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of every new project that comes your way, providing a special and personalised experience for every customer.
• Building rapport with your customers to really understand their needs and taste's and using your expert knowledge of home design to create and inspire stunning home decor for their homes.
• Following trends and keeping up-to-date with the latest design concepts and themes.
• Supporting the wider team to deliver an excellent shopping experience, helping customers and performing general shop keeping tasks.
• Using your knowledge of home design to coach other Partners which, in turn, helps create a unique shopping experience that can only be found at John Lewis.

Essential skills/experience you'll need

• Full UK driving licence (may not be required for some locations).
• A deep understanding and passion for the interior design industry.
• Great computer literacy skills.
• Ability to use IT systems to communicate with customers, process orders, and complete customer tracking (e.g. Excel, Word, and email).

Desirable skills/experience you may have

• Design-related qualification equivalent to a degree.
• Member of a professional body, such as the Association of Interior Design.
• Previous experience using design and creative packages such as Computer Assisted Design (CAD) and 3D roomstyler.
• Experience measuring, estimating, and fitting window treatments.
• Previous experience in interior design roles.

Working across 7 days a week, including weekends

The partnership

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.

We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.

Important points to note:

• It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.
• We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications, and therefore, we recommend you apply early. If you require a reasonable adjustment due to a disability which means you may need longer to complete your application please contact us as soon as possible.
• We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.