Part Time Sales Associate / Lighting Designer

September 12, 2024

Beacon Lighting

Brookvale

FULL TIME & PART TIME & OTHER

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

Permanent Part Time role available at our Brookvale store
Use your creative flair in this unique sales and design role
Lots of perks, including profit share incentives and ongoing training and development

The Role
Based at our Brookvale store, this Part Time sales and design role will involve working 38 hours over a fortnight including Tuesday, Wednesday and alternate weekends. 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
To be successful in this role, you will possess the following qualities:

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 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 a competitive rate of pay (including higher rates on weekends), profit share incentives, paid birthday leave, generous team member discounts and on-site parking. Not your average retailer, our rosters will offer you a great work-life balance with every second weekend off.

To set you up for success, we will invest in extensive ongoing training, including classroom and zoom sessions, on the job training and online learning modules. You will learn all there is to know about customer service and sales at Beacon Lighting, general product knowledge as well as the design studio software all while being supported by the team and fellow Lighting Designers in the business.

We will invite you to attend seasonal catalogue launches to give you a sneak peek of upcoming trends and products, and we offer genuine opportunities for career development and progression as well as the opportunity to be invited to further your electrical and design knowledge through a residential lighting design course which is backed by both a recognised Australian University and the IES (The Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia and New Zealand).

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

We regret to inform you that this job opportunity is no longer available