Home Stylist (Part-Time)

Founded over 20 years ago by three entrepreneurial women with a passion for beautiful, practical, and comfortable homes, OKA is more than a furniture and homeware retailer: it is a love affair with living well.

We inspire people to confidently create a home that reflects their personality, a space where nothing should be too precious or perfect to be enjoyed with family and friends. British-born, today we have 13 stores across the UK, an established Interior Design and Trade business, a mail-order service, and a thriving website.

We are currently looking to recruit a part-time Home Stylist (25 hours per week) to support our Retail Team, based at our brand-new concession in Redbrick, the department store for furniture and interiors. Located near Leeds, Redbrick is a beautifully renovated Victorian textile mill building, which is home to a mix of 40 vibrant lifestyle concessions. This 140,000 sqft. retail destination delivers an exciting opportunity for customers to shop a curated mix of furniture, interior design, lighting, home furnishings, bedrooms, kitchens, art, accessories, and gifts in one eclectic space.

ABOUT US

We know the best work is done by people who enjoy their jobs, so we create a fun and nurturing environment where everyone feels valued and is able to thrive. We are looking for an agile and proactive Home Stylist with a positive attitude and entrepreneurial spirit who can help us nurture this company culture.

Reporting directly to the Store Manager, the Home Stylist is responsible for providing an enhanced retail experience for OKA customers through the provision of in-store design, room planning, and styling services.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Providing customer consultation via email, phone, face-to-face, and digital appointments
  • Creating and presenting design plans to customers using VectorWorks, Photoshop, and MS Office
  • Building a strong customer database and capturing key customer data via Salesforce, Hero, and till processes
  • Identifying leads for larger projects and passing these to the Interior Design Service (IDS)
  • Generating and maximising project revenue to meet sales targets
  • Efficient and accurate execution of EPOS transactions, processing of payments and associated transactional paperwork and processes
  • Liaising with Delivery and Warehouse teams to ensure deliveries are complete and compatible with stock availability
  • Provision of exceptional customer service, from initial enquiry through to project completion, follow-up, and aftercare
  • Being a proactive member of the sales floor team: greeting all customers and offering assistance, managing customer returns, communicating care and maintenance instructions for customer purchases, upholding presentation standards for the Store and back office areas
  • Role-modelling our Company Values and Behaviours

OUR VALUES

  • Put the Customer First - provides exceptional internal and external customer service at all touchpoints
  • Be In It Together - approachable, personable, committed to shared success
  • Think Big - creative, innovative, solutions-oriented
  • Own It - curious, persistent, drives results
  • Stay Playful - energises others, focuses on positives and opportunities, finds room for spontaneity

ABOUT YOU

  • Experienced retail professional
  • Passion for delivering exceptional customer service
  • Confident communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
  • Natural flair for interior design, styling, and store merchandising
  • Experience and enthusiasm for high-end retail environments
  • Extensive selling skills and the ability to motivate others
  • Good eye for detail
  • Flexible approach to working hours as the sector demands
  • Tenacious, hardworking, and reliable
  • A creative, problem-solving spirit
  • Passion for the OKA brand

OUR BENEFITS PACKAGE

  • 33 days holiday (including bank holiday entitlement), pro rata, plus Length of Service increases
  • Day off for your birthday
  • Health Cash Plan
  • Generous staff discount
  • Enhanced Maternity Pay
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Eligibility for a discretionary company Bonus Scheme
  • Plus a suite of additional employee benefits including Company pension scheme, life assurance cover, free eye tests, cycle to work scheme, interest-free travel loans, social events, online wellbeing centre, and more.

If successful, you will become part of the OKA family, a fast-paced and dynamic business. If you would like to apply for this position, please send your CV and details of your salary expectations, notice period, and right to work information via the link provided.

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