Position Overview:
The Armani / Casa Showroom Design Consultant is responsible for producing sales and building business relationships for the Armani / Casa brand. The Showroom Design Consultant is expected to interact with clients and develop new relationships through outside presentations, cold calling, client meetings and networking.
Core Responsibilities:
Meet and/or exceed personal sales goals as prescribed.
Develop new business relationships through meetings and networking.
Seek new trade clients through industry research and ‘cold-call’ outreach.
Maintain repeat clientele with consistent communication, while providing the highest level of service.
Carefully monitor client purchase histories, ensuring correct bookkeeping and maximizing suggestive selling.
Network with key trade industry partners and competitors to maximize client database.
Schedule and maintain showroom presence and organization to maximize the showroom as a selling tool.
Monitor all details and developments of special orders, along with shipping and delivery of product, to insure the close of a sale and complete client satisfaction.
Sustain a constant knowledge of the home furnishings and interior design industries and be able to speak clearly and intelligently to new trends and products.
Partner with other Giorgio Armani Client Advisors to ensure cross-branding sales opportunities.
Resolve all client problems and complaints quickly and effectively, insuring management involvement when necessary.
Qualifications:
Computer proficiency (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint)
College degree preferred.
5+ years of experience in luxury home furnishings sales (2+ years in Trade Showroom sales)
Excellent communications skills both written and verbal.
Must have weekend availability.
The Armani Group is one of the leading fashion and luxury goods groups in the world today with 10,500 direct employees, 12 production plants and more than 2,704 boutiques in 60 countries around the world. It designs, manufactures, distributes and retails fashion and lifestyle products including apparel, accessories, eyewear, watches, jewelry, home interiors, fragrances and cosmetics under brand names: Giorgio Armani, Emporio Armani and A|X Armani Exchange.
Founded in 2000 by Giorgio Armani, Armani/Casa is a world leader in the luxury furnishings sector. A byword for elegance and style, it stems from Giorgio Armani’s living dream of a warm, harmonious, highly comfortable and sophisticated haven. Furniture and furnishing accessories, objects, lamps and exclusive fabrics are the key points in the Armani/Casa collection. Kitchen and bath systems subtly merge stylistic features and technology. Armani/Casa places an Interior Design service at the disposal of those who wish to create the perfect Armani environment. Over the years this service has acquired increasing versatility, focusing its stylistic experience on pleasing the most demanding clients.
