Robert Kime Limited is looking to hire an enthusiastic and proactive individual to work as part of our sales team based at our Ebury Street, London showroom, joining the company to continue to deliver excellent client service and sales results. The successful candidate should have experience in sales and a keen interest in design. Robert Kime Limited is a unique and curated brand offering a broad selection of antiques, products and services to the interior design trade, the discerning retail customer and our Robert Kime decoration projects. We have a showroom in Ebury Street, London and our Head Office is in Marlborough, Wiltshire. We also work with a select group of showroom partners in the US.
The company was founded by the late Robert Kime whose enthusiasm for antique dealing and collecting blended with his deep interest in history and art. The heritage of our company is based in the juxtaposition of elements that, when blended, make for original and interesting rooms. Robert added decoration and products based on document examples to his offering of antiques and today, the company continues to embody Robert’s vision, emphasizing a deep exploration of craft and tradition in everything we sell, make and the services we provide too. Since 2016, Orlando Atty, Robert’s protege and Managing Director, has steered the company and the brand’s unique design sensibility and authority focusing on creative direction alongside global business growth.
Key responsibilities and accountabilities
* General
o Part of an active sales team working in our showroom in Londons Pimlico Road neighbourhood
o Client service role with the opportunity to build relationships within the retail and design trades
o Seeing a sale through from start to finish
o Assist in communication and proactive partnership with our team at Marlborough HQ
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
* Excellent communication skills both written and verbal and highly organised
* Customer-focused mindset with attention to detail.
* Well mannered, polite and able to interact professionally with clients
* A keen interest in the antique and interior design industry
* Experience in sales is a bonus but not a necessity; training and support will be provided.
* Excellent time management and organisational skills
* Hands on approach, willing to take on a variety of day-to-day responsibilities
* Superior IT skills with a focus on Apple and Microsoft programmes and products and the ability to quickly understand internal inventory and sales systems.
* Act as liaison with any Marlborough needs re ES shop and offices.
Interested candidates - please email your CV and Cover Letter to Emma Young, Head of Sales: emma@robertkime.com
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