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LIBRARY REPLENISHMENT EVENT SEPT 28, 2023
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POSITION: SAMPLE LIBRARIAN
Job Title: SAMPLE LIBRARIAN
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Terms: Part Time, Flexible Hours, $13.50/hour
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 customer service driven and team oriented. This is a sales support position that focuses on maintaining the order of a memo room/sample department.
Responsibilities:
Maintain product knowledge and work closely with staff
Hang new product
Take down discontinued product
Follow vendor rotations
Pull memos
Organize Memo Room
Fill fridge with water help take out garbage
Help when needed on showroom floor
15-20 hours a week
Adapt to various needs of the selling staff
Candidate Requirements:
Follow detailed directions
Product Oriented
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Problem solving skills
Service oriented
Good team member
Willing to switch directions throughout the day
Ability to lift 25 pounds
What we offer:
Competitive compensation
Simple IRA / Matching
Generous paid time off
Paid holidays
Creative work environment
Contact us: SUSAN@francisking.com
MOD DESIGN CEU JULY 2023
SPRING TRUNK SHOW
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POSITION OPENING
Job Title: Furniture Service Associate
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Terms: Full time, COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION, 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: The Furniture Service Associate works with customers, vendors, and coworkers to provide timely resolutions on service issues and acccounts payable.
Responsibilities:
Solves service issues with damaged product.
Frequent follow up communication.
Communicate with vendors or freight companies regarding service claims.
Communication with vendors, receiving warehouses and repair professionals.
Coordinate completion of service requests with customers, vendors, etc.
Communicates with internal and external personnel in a professional and timely manner.
Receives receiving reports, enters release number, receives PO and delivers product on invoice.
Informs designer goods are in and sends invoice for balance due.
Candidate Requirements:
3+ Years of Customer Service experience.
Excellent written and verbal communication.
Problem solving skills.
Service oriented.
Good team member.
What we offer:
Competitive compensation.
Simple IRA / Matching
Generous paid time off.
Paid holidays.
Contact us: katie@francisking.com
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