Textile specialised seller jobs in Finland
Textile specialised sellers sell textiles, fabrics and haberdashery, etc. in specialised shops.
Textile specialised seller - Which skills are essential?
Handle customer expectations in a professional manner, anticipating and addressing their needs and desires. Provide flexible customer service to ensure customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Assemble and prepare goods and demonstrate their functionalities to customers.
Techniques and sales methods used in order to present a product or service to customers in a persuasive manner and to meet their expectations and needs.
Register and handle cash transactions by using point of sale register.
The tangible characteristics of a product such as its materials, properties and functions, as well as its different applications, features, use and support requirements.
Guarantee compliance with established and applicable standards and legal requirements such as specifications, policies, standards or law for the goal that organisations aspire to achieve in their efforts.
Control that items put up for sale are correctly priced and displayed and that they function as advertised.
Provide suitable advice and assistance so that customers find the exact goods and services they were looking for. Discuss product selection and availability.
Make use of various types of communication channels such as verbal, handwritten, digital and telephonic communication with the purpose of constructing and sharing ideas or information.
Order the contents of a storage area to improve efficiency with respect to the inflow and outflow of the stored items.
Evaluate how much stock is used and determine what should be ordered.
Keep the store tidy and clean by hovering and mopping.
Practise reasoning and apply simple or complex numerical concepts and calculations.
Use appropriate questions and active listening in order to identify customer expectations, desires and requirements according to product and services.
Woven, non-woven, knitted fabrics and netting fabrics, technical fabrics such as Gore-Tex and Gannex.
Arrange goods in attractive and safe way. Set up a counter or other display area where demonstrations take place in order to attract the attention of prospective customers. Organise and maintain stands for merchandise display. Create and assemble sales spot and product displays for sales process.
Refill shelves with merchandise to be sold.
Resolve customer inquiries for returns, exchange of merchandise, refunds or bill adjustments. Follow organisational guidelines during this process.
Take in of purchase requests for items that are currently unavailable.
Basic digital architecture and commercial transactions for trading products or services conducted via Internet, e-mail, mobile devices, social media, etc.
Textile measurement units, such as mommes, thread count (the degree of coarseness of a fabric), picks per inch (PPI) and ends per inch (EPI).
Sell textile fabrics such as cotton, wool, linen and synthetic fabrics.
Suggest to customers the appropriate sewing patterns, in accordance to what they wish to manufacture: crafts, curtains, clothes, etc.
Deliver thoughts and ideas in impactful and influencing manner to persuade customers to become interested in new products and promotions. Persuade clients that a product or service will satisfy their needs.
Cut textiles fitting to customers' desires and needs.
The offered products, their functionalities, properties and legal and regulatory requirements.
Demonstrate how to use a product in a correct and safe manner, provide customers with information on the product's main features and benefits, explain operation, correct use and maintenance. Persuade potential customers to purchase items.
Register, follow-up, solve and respond to customer requests, complaints and after-sales services.
Prepare the invoice of goods sold or services provided, containing individual prices, the total charge, and the terms. Complete order processing for orders received via telephone, fax and internet and calculate the customer’s final bill.
Provide advice to customers on haberdasheries such as threads, zips, needles and pins; offer different shapes, colours and sizes until customer comes across haberdashery of preference.
Come to an agreement with the customer about the delivery, setup and service of the goods; perform appropriate measures to ensure delivery.
Identify shoplifters and methods by which shoplifters try to steal. Implement anti-shoplifting policies and procedures to protect against theft.
The characteristics of a service that might include having acquired information about its application, function, features, use and support requirements.
Textile specialised seller - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Be able to measure yarn length and mass to assess fineness of roving, sliver and yarn in different measuring systems.Also able to convert into the various numbering system such as tex, Nm, Ne, denier, etc.
Major textile manufacturers on the market of various brands and materials.
Development, manufacturing requirements, properties and evaluation of braided fabrics.
Latest developments in textile fabrics and textile methods.