Showroom Coordinator – Teknion (Vancouver Showroom)
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This role focuses on providing exceptional guest experience and supporting the British Columbia sales team in achieving regional objectives.
Base pay range: CA$60,000.00/yr - CA$65,000.00/yr
As the ultimate host, you will deliver a flawless experience for all visitors, from quick drop-ins to major presentations. Responsibilities include booking, welcoming, organizing meeting logistics, coordinating catering, and maintaining an immaculate product presentation area.
Responsibilities
- Elevate the initial guest impression by personally welcoming all showroom visitors and anticipating their needs to ensure maximum comfort and satisfaction.
- Manage the end-to-end hospitality experience for client meetings, tours, and presentations, including proactive coordination of premium catering, beverage service, and external support staff.
- Serve as a skilled brand ambassador by conducting impromptu showroom tours for unannounced guests when sales staff are unavailable.
- Provide essential support during occasional evening events and after-hours functions.
- Lead logistical coordination for sales and marketing events, including managing personalized guest amenities and service items.
- Ensure immaculate hygiene and seamless operation of all client and internal servery areas, setting and managing shared space maintenance.
- Provide immediate technical support for all office and AV/IT equipment to eliminate delays or disruptions.
- Manage inventory and procurement of all hosting, catering, and business centre supplies to prevent service disruption.
- Coordinate showroom product updates and installations, including required meetings, subcontractors, and delivery schedules.
- Process purchase orders, cheque requests, invoicing, and maintain accurate vendor master records.
- Coordinate and maintain team calendars and schedules to optimize time and resource allocation.
- Track detailed records of customer visits and showroom engagement metrics, providing essential data for sales strategy development.
- Serve as a reliable administrative resource for the British Columbia team, providing local support.
- Assist with the coordination and administrative assembly of RFP responses as needed.
Qualifications / Educational Requirements
- Post‑secondary education in Hospitality Management, Business Administration, Sales, or Marketing.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in a high‑end hospitality, service, or executive support environment with a focus on meticulous presentation and client‑facing skills.
- Strong business acumen and understanding of how showroom experience impacts the sales pipeline.
- Highly organized with proven ability to multitask.
- Resourceful, detail‑oriented, and flexible.
- Effective collaborator with multiple internal teams and external stakeholders.
- Self‑motivated with initiative and reliability.
- Process‑driven and able to conceptualize new ways of delivering services.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Proficiency in Microsoft 365 Suite, Adobe Suite, and Google applications.
- Experience in a CRM environment.
- Prior knowledge of the office furniture industry or Architecture and Design Industry is an asset.
- Bilingualism (French/English) is a strong asset.
Teknion is committed to supporting a culture of diversity and accessibility across the organization and welcomes applications from people with disabilities.
All accommodation requests will be kept confidential.
Applicants will be required to undergo a background check consistent with Teknion's employment policies, including SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, credit and criminal checks as applicable.
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