Design Center Manager

Job Description

• Planning and preparing interior designs and furnishing layouts
• Assisting customers—both by appointment and on a walk-in basis—with their selections, utilizing suggestive selling techniques
• Communicating with other departments, external companies, partners, and industry professionals regarding projects
• Continuously improving sales skills and product knowledge to promote a professional brand image
• Specification management
• Collaborating with other branch staff to ensure excellent customer service—from the initial project or concept through to delivery and beyond—and supporting other marketing activities
• Actively participating in the organization of events and other promotional activities (including the Design Center grand opening event)
• Managing overall workflow organization and planning
• Leading and supervising staff at the Budapest Design Center
• Reporting

Qualifications

• Finished university / college studies, preferably in architecture or interior design
• Marketing experience is an advantage
• 5-10 years experience in similar field
• Fluent Hungarian AND English, another European language knowledge is an asset
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Professional attitude with a persuasive, kind and positive personality
• Proficiency in MS Office, AutoCAD 3D, 3ds Max, Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), and V-Ray 3.6 for SketchUp
• During the training phase extensive travel required before the Design Center opening (3-4 months product training in Szombathely / Mohács, and in other European sites and Design Centers)
• Capability of working independently, high tolerance of stress level
• Highly self-motivated personality with a can-do attitude
• Efficiency at work; problem solving skills

Additional Information

• Competitive compensation package
• 140.000 HUF / month presence bonus; 15.000 HUF / month on SZÉP card; 30 HUF / km fuel support in case of a residence outside of Budapest
• Exciting and challenging work within a multinational environment;
• Opportunity to develop your professional skills with a multinational company
• Possibility to keep in touch with colleagues and partners from different part of the world;
• Continued training, support and career development;
• A stable position in a dynamically growing organization
• working hours from 9:00-18:00 Monday-Saturday