Interiors Consultant - Levin

Placemakers; Whanganui; On-site; NZD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly rate

Staff-buying privileges

Genuine development opportunities

Employment Education Fund

Health & Wellbeing initiatives

Diverse and inclusive team

Job summary

Placemakers Levin is seeking a showroom and trade counter sales role to maximise sales of Heating, Bathroom, and Kitchen products. You will assist customers, provide design advice, and support stock and merchandising to create an outstanding in-store experience.

The role requires strong communication, a service mindset, and the ability to work within business hours at our Levin branch. CAD/Winflex experience is a plus, with opportunities for development within Fletcher Building Group.

Qualifications

• Experience in kitchen/bathroom design or remodelling is advantageous.
• Customer service/sales experience and clear communicator.
• High standard of personal presentation and strong verbal/written communication.

Responsibilities

• Take client briefs and discuss kitchen/bathroom design, materials, themes, and layouts.
• Provide product knowledge advice and sketches/drawings per requirements.
• Communicate with clients via phone and email; build relationships with Trade and Retail customers.

Skills

Customer service

Sales experience

Communication skills

Tools

Winflex

CAD

MS Excel

Job description

Description

About the role: You will be responsible for maximising the Heating, Bathroom, and Kitchen sales. This includes helping customers find and select product, providing product knowledge advice and completing all stock related tasks. You will be the first point of contact at our Trade Counter and Showroom, you will interact daily with our customers who are the heart and soul of our business. This includes helping customers find and select product, providing product knowledge advice and completing all stock related tasks.

Daily you will be responsible for

• Take clear brief from clients and discuss all aspects of creating, remodelling, or updating the kitchen and/ or bathroom area of their home.
• You will discuss building materials, themes, colours, patterns, and room layout with a client and produce sketches and drawings based on their requirements.
• Consulting with clients via phone and email
• Seeking out value-add solutions for internal and external customers.
• You will build effective relationships with our Trade and Retail customers by offering product support, technical information, and interior design solutions.
• You will be a people person thriving most when supporting our customers, so they get a winning in-store experience.
• You will also play a vital part in direct sales with customers, getting orders pulled and ready for dispatch, and merchandising and maintaining aisles within the showroom.
• Support our Showroom and Trade Support Team When necessary

This is a permanent full-time role, offering 40 hours a week, During Business Operating Hours, based in Our Levin Branch.

About you:

• Experience in designing Kitchens, bathroom, laundry, flooring, and wardrobes is advantageous
• Customer Service/ Sales experience, confident and be a clear and accurate communicator
• We are looking for someone with a high standard of personal presentation and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• You will need to have excellent time management skills to meet tight deadlines and company targets.
• Intermediate to advanced experience with MS Suites, including Excel, other computer programs are desirable - experience in Winflex would be desirable, as would CAD or design background.

Our Benefits:

• Competitive hourly rate & Staff-buying privileges
• Genuine development opportunities that come with being part of the wider Fletcher Building Group
• Employment Education Fund
• Health & Wellbeing initiatives including an Employee Assistance Program
• Be part of a diverse and inclusive team

Join Us:

We value diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds. Research shows that females and minority groups don’t always apply for roles unless they match % of the requirements. If this role interests you but you feel you don’t quite fit, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are proud of our diversity and see it as one of the things that make us better together.

Pre-employment checks including references, medical, drug test and a Criminal background check is required as well as the legal right to work in NZ indefinitely.

We are proud of the incredible diversity of people who make up our business! As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strive to create an inclusive environment for all our employees across our national network of branches throughout New Zealand.