SENIOR FF&E SPECIALIST
Riwaq -
Zamalek, Cairo
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Job Description
- RESPONSIBILE FOR MATERIAL SELECTIONS, SOURCING, CO-ORDINATION WITH DESIGN, BUDGET SPENDING, FORECASTING AND DELIVERING TO DEADLINES.
- CARRY OUT AND HANDLE ALL THE FF&E, MATERIAL SELECTIONS AND PURCHASING, IN LINE WITH ARCHITECTURAL AND INTERIOR DESIGN CONCEPTS.
- PREPARE FF&E DATASHEETS AND FURNITURE BILL OF QUANTITIES.
- COMMUNICATE WITH MULTIPLE VENDORS TO ENSURE COMPETITIVE PRICING AND ADHERENCE TO TIMELINES AND COORDINATE WITH FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT FOR EVERY PROJECT.
- UNDERSTAND CLIENT VISION AND INTERPRET INTO THE SUITABLE DESIGN DESCRIPTIONS AND BRIEFS WITH FOCUS ON FURNITURE, LIGHTING, ARTWORK SELECTION, ETC.
- PREPARE PRACTICAL AND REALISTIC MOOD BOARDS THAT INCLUDE DESIGN CONCEPT, MATERIAL SAMPLES AND INSPIRATIONS.
- PARTICIPATE/PREPARE THE MODIFIED ARCHITECTURAL AND FURNITURE DISTRIBUTION PLANS.
- PREPARE THE DESIGN BRIEF TO BE SHARED WITH THE CLIENT TO ENSURE HIS/HER NEEDS.
- PARTICIPATE IN THE PREPARATION OF THE CONCEPT DESIGN PHASE/PRESENTIONS TO BE APPROVED BY THE CLIENT ACCORDINGLY.
- MIGHT COMMUNICATE/MEET THE CLIENT TO BE AWARE WITH HIS/HER REQUIRMENTS.
- CONTACT AND ARRANGE WITH DIFFERENT SUPLLIERS THEIR PRESENTATION MEETINGS TO SHOWCASE THEIR PRODUCT, CATALOUGES AND SAMPLES.
- MAKE SURE TO RECEIVE DIFFERENT SUPPLIERS’ CATALOUGES AND SAMPLES.
- HANDLE THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE MATERIAL SAMPLES AT THE SAMPLE ROOM.
- HANDLE THE PREPARATION OF THE MATERIAL SAMPLES THAT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CLIENT FOR APPROVAL, (SUPPLIERS VISITS MIGHT BE REQUESTED).
- ATTEND COORDINATION MEETINGS TO ADDRESS DESIGN MATTERIALS AND FF&E-RELATED ISSUES.
- PREPARE/REVIEW FURNITRE SHOP DRAWINGS AND FOLLOW UP ON THE MANUFACTURING OF FF&E ITEMS.
- UPDATE AND MAINTAIN THE FF&E LIBRARY AND PRIORITIES THE DAILY TASKS ACCORDING TO PROJECTS DEADLINES.
- SELECT SPECIFICATIONS AND PROVIDE ILLUSTRATIONS/SAMPLES FOR FURNITURE, FINISHING ITEMS, DECORATIVE LIGHT FITTINGS, FABRICS, CARPETS, ETC.
- CONTACT WITH CLIENT/VENDORS ON ALL FF&E MATTER.
- RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING A DEPARTMENT LIBRARY (SUPPLIERS LOG AND SAMPLES) + FF&E QUOTATIONS AND DRAWINGS FORMAT.
Job Requirements
- BACHELOR DEGREE IN FINE ARTS/APPLIED ARTS WITH FIVE TO TEN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
- HIGH LEVEL OF ACCURACY AND STRONG ATTENTION TO DETAILS.
- STRONG WRITTEN AND VERBAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND VERY GOOD LEADERSHIP SKILLS.
- VERY GOOD PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS.
- EXCELLENT LEVEL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
- THOROUGH AND PROFESSIONAL LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE IN COMPUTER SOFTWARE (AUTOCAD, SKETCHUP, PHOTOSHOP, INDESIGN, ETC.).
- FAIR KNOWLEDGE OF 3Ds MAX.
- EXCELLENT KNOWLEDGE OF ALL MS. APPLICATIONS (WORD, POWERPOINT, EXCEL…).
- AN ABILITY TO PREPARE SCHEDULES AND STEP-BY-STEP ACTION PLANS.
- SOLID ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS, INCLUDING MULTITASKING AND TIME-MANAGEMENT.
- STRONG CLIENT-FACING AND TEAMWORK SKILLS.
- STRONG ATTENTION TO DEADLINES AND BUDGETARY GUIDELINES.
