Furniture Sales Consultant – Interiors

Furniture Showroom Sales – Interiors / Sales

Our client, a well-established brand in bespoke furniture and home decor is currently seeking to recruit an experienced Showroom Sales Consultant for their busy Cork Branch.

This job would suit an Interior Designer or and experienced Sales Consultant with experience and knowledge of home decor, Interior design and interiors sales.

As Showroom Consultant, you will work closely with the team in delivering fantastic service, advise and design in home and commercial projects. You will be an integral part of the showroom team, supporting the store manager on all advertising, marketing, business development and sales opportunities.

Responsibilities of Interior Showroom Sales includes:

  • Driving sales and offering amazing service across the showroom
  • Ensuring the Showroom is commercially merchandised to the highest of standards.
  • Deliver sales targets through your knowledge of furniture, design and interiors.
  • Identify both commercial and residential opportunities through business development.
  • Work closely with your co sales team ensuring as a team you achieve the best results
  • Liaise with the manufacturing team to ensure products are made and delivered on time.
  • Keep all communications open from manufacturing to customer delivery.

Skills and qualities for this Interior Showroom Sales job include.

  • 3+ years’ Furniture sales, Interior / Home Sales essential
  • A proven track record in meeting sales and targets
  • Knowledge of soft furnishings, interior design, and bespoke furniture
  • Strong organisational and communication skills to ensure consistency of standards.
  • Must be flexible to work Saturdays essential.
  • Interior Qualification advantageous

Salary package DOE

Basic plus excellent showroom commission

Should you be interested in hearing more about this job opportunity, or any other position on our website please upload your current CV to the link provided or contact Aislinn 018148747

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Event Staff

Excel Recruitment is getting ready for Events Season 2024! We are looking for Event Staff to join our team in Cork City. Join our team and work at some of the greatest events in Cork this year.

We are looking for Bar Staff and Catering Assistants. Please get in touch today to join our events team:

Requirements for the Bar Staff or Catering Assistants:

  • Full shift availability (often includes evenings)
  • Previous experience in hospitality (wait, catering or bar staff)
  • Manual Handling Certificate (we can provide training)
  • Confident when speaking to customers (great level of English)
  • Punctuality and reliability

Responsibilities for Event Staff:

  • Serving drinks and foods
  • Pulling pints (bar staff)
  • Communicating with customers
  • Helping with general clean up after the event
  • Accurately handling till transactions when needed

Benefits of this role:

  • Flexibility
  • Weekly pay
  • Competitive rates
  • Flexible shift scheduling options
  • Exciting opportunities to work in upscale bars and exclusive events

If you are interested in working some of the greatest events, please contact Dominika in Excel Recruitment Cork Office 021 203 8450 or apply below and we will be in touch.

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Junior Fashion Designer

Junior Fashion Designer

My client, a popular and successful fashion, homewares, and gift retailer is seeking to recruit a creative Junior Fashion Designer. In this role, you will support the Designer in the design and development of the seasonal collections. This is an amazing opportunity to join a progressive employer with a values-based culture. Cork based with flexible working from home options.

Package

  • Salary €35-40k
  • Pension
  • Illness Benefit
  • Staff Discount
  • Agile working

Responsibilities of this Junior Fashion Designer job include:

  • To contribute towards research, trend, fabrics, and colour for the brands lifestyle ranges in both home and clothing.
  • Responsible for supporting the Designer in the design and development of the seasonal collections.
  • Determine commercial trends and create artwork for our Homewares range.
  • Manage the development of products from concept design to launch, liaising with buyers, ensuring deadlines are met.
  • To liaise with both Irish and international suppliers.
  • Create technical packs and liaise with international suppliers to ensure efficient sampling.
  • To assist in the sourcing and development of fabrics and trimmings.
  • To assist with the updating of range plans using Adobe packages.
  • To be style led in your designs, while being trend aware.
  • To work with packaging experts, to bring the product to mark.

Requirements for this Junior Fashion Designer job include:

  • Creative flair, originality and eye for excellent design is essential.
  • Excellent computer skills full knowledge of the Adobe creative suite such as Photoshop and Illustrator.
  • Ability to work on numerous seasons at once and across different categories.
  • Commercial awareness and up to date knowledge of retail and consumer trends.
  • An in-depth knowledge of repeat print and pattern design is essential.
  • Successful candidates should be confident and be able to forecast and give presentations to all levels of management.

Aoife McCaul is handling the recruitment for this role in complete confidentiality. Please upload your CV below and she will be in touch should you have the correct experience for the position. For more jobs like this, please visit the Excel Recruitment website or call Aoife McCaul 01 871 7613 for more information. Unfortunately, due to volume only suitable applicants can be contacted.

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People & Culture Manager – Retail

People & Culture Manager – Retail

Our client, a leading global retail chain is seeking to recruit a People & Culture Manager / HR Manager for one of their large, big box stores in Cork. This is a fantastic job opportunity for an experienced people-focused senior store Manager/senior retail manager with excellent experience in people leadership, change management and people engagement.

As People & Culture Manager you will oversee all human resource requirements within the store. Supporting the General Store Manager, you will work closely with the store leadership team, support best practices across people, service, advice, and standards, and carry out our client’s people/team strategy.

The ideal candidate for this role will come from a high-volume retail management background, excellent people leadership skills coupled with excellent relationship, influencing and communications skills.

This job opportunity offers exceptional career opportunities for a Retail Store Manager looking to carve a career in HR,

Salary package:

  • €54k rising to €58k
  • Pension
  • 23 days holidays increasing to 25
  • Sick pay
  • VHI
  • Store discount
  • Wellness program
  • 40 hour working week

Responsibilities of this job:

  • Provide expert advice and guidance to all employees and management on HR-related matters including performance management, training & development, employee relations, and employee wellbeing and engagement
  • Drive a positive working culture through driving well-being initiatives and improving communication channels among employees & management
  • Ensure performance management systems are in place and conducted in line with company policy
  • Manage on-boarding and induction processes for new employees as well as off boarding of leavers
  • Update and maintain employee documentation/personnel files such as employment contracts & handbooks
  • Collaborate with finance and payroll department to ensure accurate and timely delivery of the payroll cycle
  • Ensure recruitment and succession plans are supported
  • Ensure employee matters are resolved effectively & efficiently
  • Support management team with coaching and development of employees
  • Facilitate the implementation of any changes with regard to employment legislation

Skills and experience required for this job:

  • Senior retail store management experience in high-volume retail
  • CIPD/HR qualification or working towards achieving this
  • Experience with leading large teams of 50+
  • Experience working with unions and contracts is advantageous
  • Strong leadership and coaching skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Resilient with excellent operational skills
  • Demonstrate agility by being flexible and open to change
  • Flexible to work 5 over 7 days

Should you be interested in hearing more about this People & Culture Manager job opportunity, please apply to the link provided with your updated C.V or contact Aislinn 018717604.

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Fashion Department Manager – Cork

Department Manager – Fashion Cork

Our client, one of the most successful Fashion and home retail chains is seeking to recruit experienced fashion managers to join their team in Cork. Due to their current innovations and collaborations, our client would love to hear from passionate and energetic fashion savvy retail managers across Dublin.

The ideal candidate for this role will be an inspiring and engaging leader looking to join a large expanding business where growth and progression is available.

If you are a commercial sales-driven Retail Manager with experience in leading teams across all fashion retail sectors, this might be the next role for you..

Salary package:

  • Excellent Salary
  • Pension scheme
  • 26 days holidays
  • Life assurance
  • Excellent career opportunities

Skills and qualities required for this job:

  • Previous fashion management experience in high-volume retail
  • Strong commercial and operational skills
  • Excellent leadership skills
  • Ambitious and energetic with a passion to drive your career forward
  • Full driver’s license

Responsibilities of this role include:

  • Drive the commercial activity across the fashion floors
  • Implement retail priorities and effectively communicate targets and objectives
  • To deliver the retail plan through customer service and product display
  • Lead and motivate your team through high levels of engagement and communications
  • Ensure excellent visual merchandising standards are delivered at all times
  • Analyse sales reports on a daily basis ensuring correct commercial decisions
  • Liaise closely with head office buyers on best sellers, space allocation, and product availability

Should you be interested in hearing more about this Fashion Department Manager job, please forward your current CV to the link provided and Aislinn will look after your application. Alternatively, should you be interested in discussing this role or any other job opportunity please don’t hesitate to contact Aislinn 018717604.

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Retail General Manager

Retail General Manager

Our client, a long-established and successful specialist lighting company with a reputation for delivering excellent service and fantastic product is seeking to recruit an experienced Store Manager / General Manager to take over the overall commercial and operational management of the business.

This is a fantastic job opportunity for a Store Manager looking to join a business where they can be an instrumental leader in driving the business forward.

The company operates from a modern 4,000 sq ft Cork city centre showroom with an excellent street presence. As an independent retailer, you will have full P&L, range buying, and business strategy responsibility.

This job opportunity is ideal for an entrepreneurial individual who has real energy and a hunger to deliver success.

Job specification:

  • Assume overall management of the business including sales and marketing, buying and management of a motivated team
  • Day-to-day management of the showroom ensuring excellent merchandising standards
  • Devise and deliver an online strategy for the business
  • Identify new business opportunities and implementing a plan of action for same
  • Identify and attend trade shows, sourcing new product and keeping current on trends
  • Create and implement new ideas to grow the business

Candidate skills and attributes:

  • 4-5 years experience in a retail environment – Grocery, Non-Food or Fashion experience
  • Independent, ambitious, and in search of a challenge
  • Strong people management and Hr experience
  • Great understanding of the digital channel
  • P&L, financial reporting, and margin management experience
  • Creative with some interior knowledge advantageous
  • Commercially savvy and interested in business

Salary package:

  • Excellent basic plus performance bonus

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Furniture Buyer

Furniture Buyer

My client, a 100% Irish-owned furniture retailer, is seeking a motivated Furniture Buyer to join their dynamic team in Cork. The successful candidate will have strong commercial and trend awareness while supporting the buying function. This is a wonderful opportunity to join a highly reputable company that prides itself on value and quality.

Package

  • Salary €70-80k doe
  • Bonus
  • Agile working
  • Pension
  • Illness Benefit
  • Death in service

Responsibilities of this job include:

  • Responsibility in sourcing and building product ranges in line with current trends, while also meeting commercial requirements and company objectives, targets, and standards.
  • Analyse vendor and range performance to ensure sales and marginal requirements are achieved.
  • Strong industry and trend awareness with the ability to forecast and source both furnishings and accessories accordingly.
  • Communicate and negotiate with vendors for support in areas such as freight allowances, bulk discounts, merchandising, training, product information, and images.
  • Creating and maintaining strong commercial and business relationships with new suppliers, while also monitoring and maintaining existing supplier relationships.
  • Monitor industry trends through vendor meetings, trade shows, and trade publications.

Requirements for this job include:

  • Strong commercial and trend awareness.
  • Buying experience in a retail environment would be desirable.
  • Sourcing and buying experience within the European/UK market desirable. Experience with Far East sourcing is also desirable.
  • Highly motivated with a disciplined work approach and ability to complete tasks on time and to a high standard.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with fluent English.
  • Proficient IT skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint).

Aoife McCaul is handling the recruitment for this role in complete confidentiality. Please upload your CV below and she will be in touch should you have the correct experience for the position. For more jobs like this, please visit the Excel Recruitment website or call 01 871 7613 for more information. Unfortunately, due to volume only suitable applicants can be contacted.

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Food Service Assistant

Food Service Assistant

Excel Recruitment is currently recruiting for a Food Service Assistant for several long-established and highly renowned clients in Cork City and the surrounding areas. This is an opportunity to work in a varied and interesting role at State-of-the-art facilities.

Requirements of a Food Service Assistant

  • Taking Food Orders from Customers
  • Cash Registration Operation
  • Basic Food Preparation
  • Ensuring that the highest standards of Food Hygiene are met.

Benefits of working as a Food Service Assistant

  • Weekly Pay
  • Full training in Manual Handling and HACCP if required
  • Accrued Holiday Pay

If you are interested in this role please click on the link below or call 087-7703881. #INDENT

Retail Team Leader

Retail Team Leader

Excel Recruitment is currently seeking to recruit a hands-on Team Leader to join a leading Irish non-food retail chain in Cork. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a company awarded as a great place to work with an excellent package on offer.

The successful candidate will have strong commercial and communication skills, thrive in a leadership role, and will hold management experience in grocery, DIY, big-box non-food, or fashion retailing.

Salary package:

  • €30-35k DOE
  • Every 2nd weekend off
  • Company Pension
  • Discounted Healthcare
  • Sick Pay Scheme
  • Educational Assistance
  • Bonus Scheme
  • Colleague Discount
  • Wellness initiatives

Key responsibilities of this job:

  • Delivering excellent customer service at all times
  • Effectively leading your team through motivation, training, and coaching
  • To provide leadership within your department while achieving sales growth through identifying, developing, and coaching talent
  • Identifying commercial opportunities
  • Supporting with the recruitment of store colleagues when required
  • Conducting Performance Appraisals when required and supporting with talent and succession planning for your team
  • Following health and safety regulations and ensuing compliance whilst maintaining excellent operational standards

Skills and qualities essential for this job:

  • 2+ years of retail management experience in grocery, DIY retail, or high-volume big box non-food/fashion retail
  • An inspirational leader
  • Excellent commercial, visual, and customer service skills
  • Strong people leadership skills
  • KPI driven

Should you be interested in hearing more about this Team Leader job opportunity, please apply to the link provided with your updated C.V or contact Aislinn 018717604

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Cleaner

Cleaner
Excel Recruitment is recruiting for a Cleaning Operative in various locations across Cork City and surrounding areas.
Our clients are some of the largest cleaning groups in the county. The ideal Cleaning Operative would be someone who can work on their own or as part of a team while remaining conscious of the health and safety risks of cleaning products
Responsibilities for the position

  • Strong attention to detail
  • Reporting maintenance issues as soon as they arise
  • Ensuring all areas are maintained to a high level of cleanliness

Requirements of a cleaning operative

  • Good communication skills – Ability to read instructions and have a good level of English.
  • Previous experience in a similar role would be desirable (Not Essential)
  • Manual Handling (Training can be provided)

Benefits of the position

  • Weekly pay
  • Flexibility in terms of sites and hours
  • €11 – €12
  • Opportunities for long-term work
  • Excellent support from our team to help integrate you

You can apply for this job below. However, If the position of a Cleaning Operative is something that interests you and the location does not, don’t hesitate to contact us either through the Excel Recruitment website or directly with Dylan 021 2038450
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