Designer – FF&E Product Specifier

Responsibilities:

· Work with project managers and team members utilizing creativity, foresight, organization, and judgment to meet expectations, schedule, and budget.

· Provide practical, safe, and innovative solutions while adhering to all applicable building codes, life safety, and ADA guidelines to ensure project completion.

· Maintain detailed product knowledge.

· Participate in team meetings to discuss product issues, technical issues, and coordinate with other disciplines to ensure the incorporation of all information into project requirements.

· Develop and review detailed FF&E budgets and location plans.

· Specify furniture, softgoods, and signage throughout all phases of the planning and design process based on the client’s functional needs.

· Meet with design team members to review FFE selections approved by clients. Create specifications and coordinate with vendors to gather pricing and finalize proposals for client review and approval.

· Prepare client-approved proposals for order placement.

· Collaborate with the purchasing coordinator to review product acknowledgments and track product ship dates to align with target installation dates.

· Produce installation drawings and coordinate with the Installation Manager.

· Effectively listen and communicate with other disciplines, vendors, and contractors to establish a rapport that promotes long-term positive relationships with all SBC stakeholders.

· Ability to travel, and occasionally to stay overnight.

· Other duties as assigned.

Expectations:

· Commitment to Spellman Brady & Company – Supports the company, acts as a company advocate, demonstrates knowledge of how we go to market, understand our business model, and how we work it internally.

· Communication Skills – Effectively expresses information, thoughts and ideas both verbally and in writing, ability to listen, persuade and establish rapport with team lead and co-workers. Possesses and displays sound presentation skills. Promotes long-term positive relationships (clients, manufacturers, reps) being responsive and service oriented.

· Internal team communication (Enthusiasm, willingness to help, etc.) Clearly expresses ideas and thoughts; ability to listen effectively and to persuade and establish rapport.

· Resolve conflict effectively and encourage a healthy, positive team environment.

· Use of emails appropriately internal and external

· Quality and Quantity of Work – Completes work accurately and meets position and organizational objectives.

· Initiative and Resourcefulness – Develops ideas and methods, uses available resources and is a motivated self-starter.

· Adherence to Business Policies and Procedures

· Reliability/Dependability; willingness to accept responsibility, to follow through and to meet deadlines.

· Apply knowledge of SBC’s core values, goals, and objectives to provide exemplary customer service to external and internal stakeholders.

· Appropriately make suggestions, express ideas and methods that could improve current standards and processes.