Gallery Support Advisor - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Castle Fine Arts & Washington Green

Castle Fine Arts & Washington Green

Verified Company

Birmingham, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are looking for an sales focused and customer led
Gallery Support Advisor to join our
Gallery & Client Services Department.

This role will be to provide proactive and value-added support for Galleries, in order to help maximise sales opportunities.

Castle Fine Art is the UK's market leading publisher and retailer of original and limited-edition art. Our success has been maintained through the toughest of times and we continue to grow and develop our business. You will be part of something truly special, supporting artwork by our artists such as Johnny Depp, Bob Dylan, Ronnie Wood, and Billy Connolly just to name a few.

We offer a competitive package with a basic salary of
£20,000 plus bonus, staff discounts, Perkbox discounts and extra holiday days. We also have a strong track record of promoting exceptional people into exciting roles throughout our organisation.

Please note occasional weekend work is expected in this role.

Incentives and benefits we will offer our Gallery Support Advisor:

Salary
£20,000
Bonus scheme
Staff discounts

Perkbox benefits

Read more on the Perkbox website
Pension scheme
Upto 33 days holiday
Extra days holiday for each years service, up to a maximum of 5 extra days

Key activities of the role:

To act as a point of support for Sales Director/Retail Area Managers/Galleries regarding availability and placement of artwork, curation and presentation
Managing gallery artwork requirements, making suggestions and recommendations of appropriate artwork for each gallery and sales
Implementing allocations and managing the placement & display of artwork
Proactively support the sales effort of the galleries by alerting them to art availability and suggesting pieces to sell
Managing requests for stock and suggesting alternatives where appropriate
Monitor sales and stock levels across galleries and develop knowledge of companywide & gallery specific sales trends.
Monitor sales trends, accurately controlling stock levels and ensuring optimum displays of artwork. Suggesting areas where action is required to RAMS
Supporting each gallery with their display plans.
Ensuring limited artwork is reordered where deemed appropriate. From several tools such as sales data, product knowledge, make recommendations & action accordingly.
Provide appropriate support for artwork and artist launch events
Respond to and process gallery artwork requests
Excellent organisation skills with ability to prioritise effectively
Commercially aware and ability to spot and support sales opportunities
Great customer service skills with a willingness to 'go the extra mile'
Able to form good working relationships both internally and externally
Proficient in Microsoft office & excel
Good communication skills, both written and verbal
Acts proactively and is focussed on results
Understands how to implement promotional activity and drive sales
Needs to be able to work individually and as part of a team
Ability to problem solve and think creatively
Ability to work without close supervision and happy to use initiative when appropriate
Has an awareness of profitability, through allocation and placement of artwork.
Uses an awareness of Company policies and procedures to ensure best practice