Furniture Manager

Kehoe Designs Inc•Chicago, IL

About The Position

The Furniture Manager manages the department and directs all staff engaged in furniture creation, upholstery, and design activities. The Manager coordinates activities with Sales and Production to ensure all events are produced as scheduled. The Furniture Manager relies on experience and independent judgment to plan and help employees accomplish the assigned tasks and goals. The Furniture Manager reports to and receives direction from the Director of Production and may receive direction from the Sales team and other department Managers.

Requirements

3 years’ experience in upholstery and furniture building and repair.
Skilled in sewing, leatherworking, and basic woodworking.
Demonstrated ability to manage and supervise a team.
Microsoft Office Suite proficiency required, particularly in Excel. Knowledge of event planning software, including Ungerboeck preferred.
Ability to develop, read, calculate, and interpret pull sheets, pricing information, formulas and financial reports.
Ability to deal effectively with a diversity of individuals at all organizational levels.
Works well under pressure with a proven ability to multitask, work in a fast-paced setting, and meet deadlines and goals.
Outstanding interpersonal communications, customer service and conflict management skills.
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and follow-up skills.
Ability to effectively use tools and equipment that includes: floral knives and cutters, transport equipment, hand tools.
Ability to work flexible hours including early, late and weekend hours.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual (English and Spanish) preferred.
Knowledge of event venues a plus.

Responsibilities

Interviews, hires, and trains department staff.
Manages performance and evaluates staff.
Coordinates and schedules training of new hires and staff.
Builds and produces desired furniture, upholstery and slip cover designs.
Ensures quality of inventory being used for events and inventory returned after event usage.
Works with other departments to coordinate production.
Collaborates with Sales to provide ideas for items currently in stock.
Oversees the maintenance of department inventory, purchasing, pricing formulas, department databases and records, and electronic filing systems.
Manages department and project budgets and develops cost cutting strategies to achieve department and project productivity.
Reviews pull-sheets and Ungerboeck to track the jobs currently active within the Department, project staffing requirements, and schedule staff to meet upcoming needs.
Enforces all packing, cleaning, restocking, construction and installation procedures to ensure safe handling according to department guidelines.
Introduces best practices and technologies to enhance department capabilities, quality and service.
Improves operations and streamlines work processes to provide high quality, seamless production and design.
Maintains department equipment to ensure they are in good working condition and used properly
Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality production and designs.
Establishes cooperative working relationships with employees, production, sales, and administration.
Complies with all department and company safety guidelines, procedures, and rules.
Establishes safety guidelines and expectations, and ensures that staff follows all company and departmental safety guidelines, procedures, and rules.
Mentors safe work practices to co-workers and team.
Completes all safety training as directed and within established timelines.
Interfaces professionally with all people, internal and external, in a kind and respectful manner.
Tracks and enters time and assigns hours and tasks to appropriate events and jobs in time and attendance system.
Assists in other departments as needed and directed.
May perform other duties as required.