Sales Assistant

Barbizon Lighting Company; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Barbizon Lighting Company in Chicago is seeking a Sales Assistant to support the Sales department, prep quotes, process orders, and respond to customer inquiries. The role offers exposure to the entertainment lighting industry with opportunities to coordinate product demonstrations and maintain an organized showroom.

The ideal candidate will have strong MS Office skills, excellent communication, and a customer-service mindset.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience in the lighting, entertainment, or architectural lighting industry, preferred.
• Warehouse experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support for sales teams, including preparing quotes, and responding to or forwarding incoming customer inquiries.
• Respond to customer inquiries enhancing customer interaction.
• Provide expert assistance to clients both in our showroom and via telephone.
• Accurate and efficient entry of quotes and meticulous order processing.
• Contribute to order fulfillment and proficiently manage customer expectations.
• Diligently work towards ensuring timely and accurate invoicing.
• Assist in coordinating impactful product demonstrations and related events.
• Uphold the standards of a clean, welcoming, and professional showroom.
• Assist in order fulfillment and warehouse duties.
• Stock checking and inventory management.

Skills

MS Office

Organizational skills

Written and verbal communication

Customer service

Team collaboration

Sales experience (3-5 years)

Warehouse experience

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Empower Your Career with a Leader in Entertainment Lighting

About Barbizon Lighting Company:

Barbizon Lighting is not just a company; it's a beacon in the entertainment lighting industry, illuminating the path for theatre, television, film, education, and themed environments for over 75 years. As the foremost supplier of entertainment lighting, rigging, drapery, expendables, and theatrical systems integration, we pride ourselves on blending the resourcefulness of a large international corporation with the personalized touch of a small business. Located in Chicago we're inviting you to become a part of our legacy and contribute to our bright future.

Product and Expendable Division:

Barbizon Lighting Company, a leader in providing lighting and rigging equipment for the entertainment and architectural industries, seeks a motivated Sales Assistant. The successful candidate will support the Sales department, assisting in preparing quotes and processing orders as needed. The Products and Expendables division specializes in furnishing top-tier equipment, expendables, and accessories to a diverse clientele, including feature films, professional theatres, broadcast facilities, educational institutions, universities, themed environments, and various other venues.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide administrative support for sales teams, including preparing quotes, and responding to or forwarding incoming customer inquiries.
• Respond to customer inquiries enhancing customer interaction.
• Provide expert assistance to clients both in our showroom and via telephone.
• Accurate and efficient entry of quotes and meticulous order processing.
• Contribute to order fulfillment and proficiently manage customer expectations.
• Diligently work towards ensuring timely and accurate invoicing.
• Assist in coordinating impactful product demonstrations and related events.
• Uphold the standards of a clean, welcoming, and professional showroom.
• Assist in order fulfillment and warehouse duties.
• Stock checking and inventory management.
• Undertake any additional responsibilities as assigned

Required skills include:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrate an unwavering commitment to exceptional customer service.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and adapt to a fast-paced work environment
• A film, theatre, or broadcast background would be an asset.
• Prior sales experience, spanning 3 to 5 years, would be a distinct advantage.
• Warehouse experience

Qualifications & Experience:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience in the lighting, entertainment, or architectural lighting industry, preferred.

Why Barbizon?

Embark on a career journey with Barbizon, and you'll find more than just a job. You'll discover a place where your contributions matter, a team that values your voice, and opportunities for personal and professional growth. We celebrate diversity, encourage innovation, and strive for excellence in everything we do.

The salary range for a Sales Assistant at Barbizon Lighting’s Chicago locationis currently $50,000 to $55,000 (Non-Exempt) per annum, depending upon experience. Please be aware, extensive industry experience or specific skills that fully match, or exceed what is required, may in fact increase this range.

In addition to the base pay listed here, Barbizon offers a generous compensation package including medical, dental, life insurance, long-term disability, profit share, and a matching 401k Plan at no cost to the employee. The Company fully funds Barbizon’s healthcare benefits for all full-time employees and dependents.

Barbizon also offers a host of voluntary ancillary benefits that include affordable vision, pet insurance, additional life insurance, Flexible Spending Plan, Pre-tax commuter benefits, and Benefits VIP, a dedicated advocacy group that can help employees and their family members resolve benefits issues.

Barbizon offers fully paid vacation, sick/safe time, and an additional ten paid holidays.

Barbizon Lighting Company’s largest shareholder is our employee group, which currently owns 51% of the company via an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”). An ESOP is a qualified retirement plan that extends beneficial ownership of the business to its employees, at no cost to the plan participant.

Barbizon Lighting provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants. It prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to a diverse workforce. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans’ Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title 1 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact Barbizon Lighting’s Corporate HR Department at 643 11th Avenue, New York, NY 10036.