Colour Consultant - Part Time

We are currently recruiting for a PART TIME COLOUR CONSULTANT to join the team at our Rathfarnham Branch (22.5hrs per week).

At Pat McDonnell Paints, we pride ourselves on our expertise and delivering amazing customer experiences to all our customers. Our teams provide enthusiastic, professional and best in class service to our customers while providing the very best technical product knowledge in the industry.

We are currently recruiting for a Part Time Colour Consultant to join the team in our Centre Park Road branch on a permanent basis, located in Cork.

We are looking for a self-motivated, commercially minded Colour Consultant who is passionate about colour, who enjoys approaching and selling to customers, and who will provide enthusiastic, professional, and best in class service to our customers in line with our ethos.

Our Colour Consultants work with customers to help choose colours/colour schemes and to give advice on interior design questions in relation to our products. Consultations with customers are carried out in-store.

The ideal person will have an Interior Design & Retail background with exceptional communication and product knowledge skills. You will be a self-starter and a team player with a drive for generating and closing sales.

You will stay up to date with the latest trends and you will develop and maintain an in-depth knowledge of products carried by the company along with pricing structures in order to deliver accurate information and advice to our customers.

As a member of the sales team, you will really get to know our customers and what they are looking for; it’s everything from helping them find the perfect product, to stocking the shelves, to merchandising, to taking deliveries, to stocktaking, to getting behind an in-store promotion.

Experience/Skills Required

- Qualification in Interior Design or similar

- 2-3 Years Interior Design experience ideal, examples of work will be required

- Flexible in relation to hours/days of work, including weekends.

- Be comfortable using computerised equipment such as cash tills and stock systems.

- Must have a full driving licence with own transport.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate proven experience and skills in the following areas:

- Excellent customer service

- Team Player

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

What we can offer you:

A positive and respectful work environment.

A place in a friendly and supportive team.

Competitive Salary.

Annual Leave per annum. pro rata

2 days additional leave given for the Christmas break.

Bike to Work Scheme.

Maternity & Paternity Leave top up.

Parent Leave top up.

Generous Sick Pay Policy

If you are interested in a career with customer focus at its heart, an opportunity for learning and having a little fun along the way, then this might be the role for you.

Benefits:

• On-site parking

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Cork, County Cork: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Colour Consultation : 2 years (required)

Language:

• fluent English (required)

Work authorisation:

• Ireland (required)

Work Location: In person