[Central Retail] Planner Interior Designer

• Knowing my top selling products, strategic article, ensuring they are available and clearly communicated and displayed at all times. I promote alternative products when they are unavailable .

• Keeping myself aware of my area’s stock situation and status of supply. I am familiar working with sales steering to stocks with good availability.

• Maintaining my area of responsibility throughout the day and preparing it in readiness for replenishment for the next day’s business.

• Knowing and working actively with range changes (e.g., NEWS and outgoing products) and commercial activities, and minimizing price reductions.

• Understanding the importance of accurate stock holding, Store Planning concept & how my actions can impact on this.

• I understand the relation between sales & stock forecast for my department & work towards achieving my goals through continuous evaluation and follow up.

• Taking active interest in my local bedroom competition, have competitor price overview which helps me promote my products in ways that best show our competitive advantage to my customers.

• Contributing to the department’s commercial action plan, by taking ownership for my part in its delivery.

• I have good analysis & knowledge of my products; I also share my knowledge with my colleagues to help improve selling competence together.

• I have strong selling skills & professionalism to meet our customers’ expectations and our business goals.

• I have in depth knowledge & competence to provide professional advice to customers & co-workers on how to plan a functional & complete Come Home bedroom which suit the customers’ needs.

• I have the skill to draw a bedroom plan by hand when the Come Home Planner is unavailable & describe the three main functions of the work triangle & the minimum measurements that are required to plan a functional bedroom.

• I have an eye for details, I am responsible to cross check bedroom drawing planned by my colleagues to minimize potential errors.

• I understand the department and store priorities, both current and future, as this helps me anticipate what will be expected of me.

• I am active in looking for ways to help my department operates in a simple, lean and cost-effective manner for sustainable growth.
 

Functional knowledge & experience: Furniture Industry experience min 3 years, retail prefered

Managerial skill:

- Confident to approach and talk to people

- Ability to handle difficult situation

-  Good attention to detail

- Persuasive and Confident

- Able to read & analyze floor plan

- Good knowledge with site measurement & bedroom installation

- Coaching & training skills

- Good personal disciplines

- A flexible approach/open to change

- Possess initiative

- Ability to prioritize and organize work to make efficient use of available time

- Back office skills

Other skills: Familiar with 3D PROGRAM, AUTOCAD.