Key position for a full-time Ancillary Specialist in our brand new beautiful and spacious showroom in Irvine.
The Ancillary Specialist will be a primary resource for selecting and pricing ancillary furniture (everything but workstations and private office desks) for bids and projects working closely with Sales and Design. The qualified candidate will have a good working knowledge of open furniture lines from budget to high end solutions and will manage relationships with vendor representatives. Must have experience in design or customer support in the contract furniture industry.
Bid or Project Responsibilities include:
- Create Ancillary Look Books for projects in early development
- Meet with Sales people to identify ancillary furniture on bids or projects
- Perform Take-Off’s on plan (counts), compare to packages and create lists of questions
- Create Ancillary Packages with options for solutions including gathering images, budget pricing, finish options, etc.
- Obtain and verify quotes from Manufacturers including price, freight, lead times and discounts
- Specify Ancillary selections using 2020 CAP software
- Ability to select and price COM textiles, reserve textiles, coordinate fabric testing, etc.
- Provide options, similar and/or cost effective, to selections
- Competent at ballpark pricing for budgets
Day to Day Responsibilities
- Schedule Vendor presentations, lunch and learns and meet and greets
- Coordinate Sample furniture deliveries to clients and to showroom
- Visit Manufacturers’ Showrooms, build relationships with Reps, learn about products
- Maintain Vendor information
- Research new products and keep up with the latest trends
- Recommends products to Sales people based on requirements
- Participates in Project Meetings and Team Meetings
The ideal candidate has:
- a minimum of 1-3 years of experience in contract furniture
- A. in Design, Fine Art or related field
- Basic knowledge of the contract furniture industry
- Ability to communicate effectively with team members
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
- Attention to detail a must!
- Demonstration of good judgment and problem solving skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Proficient in 2020 CAP Worksheet, Microsoft Excel, Publisher, Word
- Sketch Up a plus!
- AutoCAD a plus, too!
Office Furniture Group (OFG) prides itself on its people, process and products! We hire the best people, provide them with proven processes for them to excel at their jobs and deliver customer delight! OFG is a solutions driven company comprised of experienced, high energy individuals & teams that enjoy providing personalized service. We take pride in offering smart products that integrate technology into the workplace while having a support infrastructure to build and maintain long term relationships. We offer a fun and driven work environment and have a comprehensive compensation and benefits package.
Submit resumes to: info@ofginc.com
