POSITION: LIGHTING SPECIALIST/SALES ASSOCIATE

 

Job Title: Lighting Specialist / Sales Associate

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Terms: Full time, Non-Exempt, Monday – Friday 9-5

About Us: Francis King is Minnesota’s largest to the trade showroom and is located in Minneapolis’ historic International Market Square.  We work with many top brands and offer over 150 years of collective experience in the showroom industry.  Our customers are the upper Midwest’s leading Interior Designers and Drapery work rooms. 

About the role: We are looking for an enthusiastic, outgoing personality who is sales focused and customer driven, who has knowledge of selling residential lighting and has a passion with the interiors. This is a sales position that will focus on residential lighting.

Responsibilities:

  • Maintain product knowledge and work closely with vendors

  • Leader in selling lighting and lighting plans for new construction

  • Write lighting price quotes

  • Follow up with outstanding quotes

  • Assist designers in finding appropriate product for their current projects

  • Check pricing and stock

  • Send finish samples

  • Answer phone calls and email

  • Refer designers to FK associates for furniture, fabric, trimming and wallpaper sales

  • Provide quality service to customers

  • Keep close relationships with existing and new customers

Candidate Requirements:

  • 3+ Years of selling residential lighting/Interior Design/showroom/retail experience

  • Proficient with Microsoft Outlook and Excel

  • Excellent sales, communication, customer service and computer skills

  • Problem solving skills

  • Service oriented

  • Good team member

  • Willing to jump in

  • Needs to be able to multitask

What we offer:

  • Competitive compensation

  • Simple IRA / Matching

  • Generous paid time off

  • Paid holidays

  • Creative work environment

Contact us: charlie@francisking.com