Showroom Assistant
- Full-time
Company Description
A three-billion-dollar global leader in the high performance and lifestyle footwear industry, Skechers USA, Inc. designs, develops and markets more than 3,000 styles for men, women and children. Skechers' success stems from its employees, high-quality, varied product offering, diversified domestic and international distribution channels, and targeted multi-channel marketing.
The company offers two distinct footwear categories: a lifestyle division and performance footwear. Through licensing agreements, the company also offers branded apparel, bags, eyewear, toys, and more.
Celebrity product endorsees for Skechers' collections include multi-platinum recording artists Demi Lovato and Meghan Trainor, model and actress Kelly Brook, TV personality Brooke Burke-Charvet, and boxing great Sugar Ray Leonard. In addition, elite marathon champion and Boston Marathon winner Meb Keflezighi, elite runner Kara Goucher, and pro golfers Matt Kuchar, Belén Mozo and Colin Montgomerie represent the Skechers Performance Division.
The Company sells its footwear in department, specialty and independent stores, as well as through more than 1340 Company-owned Skechers retail stores and online at skechers.com. Beyond the United States, Skechers product is available in more than 160 countries and territories through an international network of subsidiaries in Canada, Brazil, Chile, Japan, and 27 countries in Western and Central Eastern Europe, as well as through joint ventures in Asia and distributors around the world.
Headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California, Skechers is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SKX.
Job Description
To assist with all aspects of the UK showrooms, ensuring strong visual impact and merchandising samples across our product portfolio. Coordinating facilities and operations connected with customer/internal meetings and events and assisting with areas of need around the office.
Showrooms
- To check, report and action aspects of the showrooms multiple times a day.
- To create table displays of key styles.
- Clean, tidy and ensure a professional and welcoming environment at all times.
- Work with marketing to ensure all visuals are up to date and refreshed as needed.
- Ensure showrooms are clean and ready for use after each account meeting.
- Responsible for ensuring showrooms are complete with all relevant and up to date samples.
- Managing the distribution of sample deliveries (showroom, customer and PR).
- Send images and memos to sales of all new styles and colourways added to the line.
- Distribute incoming development, fit, national account and confirmation samples to appropriate person.
- Work with sales to co-ordinate the use of 'rare' corporate samples and keep samples for their account meetings.
- Fulfill all sample requests and provide ETA and tracking information.
- Keeping all samples in a neat organised manner ensuring any old samples are removed and disposed of.
- You will be required to work with and be able to move some bulky items around the office.
- Appropriate equipment will be provided.
Hospitality
- To arrange transportation for customers and key staff as required when attending the showroom.
- Assisting with the organisation and control of professional outside caterers for customer visits and internal meetings as required.
- Control and upkeep of all refreshments at all times throughout the building.
- Replenishing and ordering supplies as needed.
General
- To cover for front of house, lunches and general tasks.
- Communication with other departments.
- Ad-hoc duties and responsibilities as requested by management.
- To accept and sign for deliveries and request receipt to collect from front of house.
Storage
- Maintenance of the storage areas for showroom use, keeping organised, clean and current at all times.
Qualifications
- Excellent communication skills over the phone, e-mail and face to face
- Close awareness and attention to detail
- Ability to follow instructions
- Accuracy in all areas of work
- Ability to carry out manual work such as lifting
- Well presented, friendly and approachable
- Strong computer skills and proficient in MS packages
- Creating self starter who can think outside the box
- Professional and adaptable who works to high standards
Additional Information
- Full Time Permanent Position
- Competitive compensation package
- Product discounts
- 25 days holiday (including public holidays)
- Group Personal Pension
- Group Income Protection
- Group Life Assurance
- Long service awards