FurnitureInFashion Offers Career Opportunities Amid Recession

When everyone is reluctant to hire inexperienced professionals & downsizing appears to be the latest fashion in the job market, FurnitureInFashion.net offers career opportunities for college leavers and young job seekers in diverse fields. The growing field of online retailing has promising prospects when markets are shrinking, jobs are disappearing and even the best in business are being tested.

Established in 2007, the company excels in supplying German manufactured furniture  to its retail & trade customers at their doorsteps. The company has been differentiating on the basis of its swift delivery and competitive prices. The business customers are always interested in locating hassle free and discounted merchandisers for bulk buying. This is one area where furnitureinfashion has been scoring during the period of recession. Furnitureinfashion offers a wide range of more than 7000 different products suitable for office settings, coffee shops, restaurants, branded factory outlets, destination stores and household usage. The product line ranges from leather, bistro to soft furnishings.

Furnitureinfashion has operations involving online order acquisition, customer support warehousing, packaging delivery and after sale services. The online business offers openings in various fields such as web designing, graphic designing, search engine optimization and web marketing where the college graduates can cash in for apprenticeships and career jobs. Asad says that effective search engine optimization has been key to the success of his online venture. The void created by the absence of feel and touch in online buying can be filled by innovative graphic designing and impressive layouts.

The owner, Asad Shamim who was once associated with the apparel fashion was quick to switch to furniture industry when the competition was heating up in fashion market. He said: “Furniture is more durable, and when customers were not buying clothes during the recession, they were buying good quality dining and living room furniture. We found earlier on that with furniture we can still sell lines that were introduced four years ago.” Asad is not reluctant to hire young and enthusiastic professionals which most of the industry is shying from. This positive attitude opens up an opportunity for graduates and job seekers to cash in when the jobs are scarce and businesses are contracting. The university placements in the fields related to e-business as well as supply chain is a brighter side of furnitureinfashion. Furnitureinfashionis on the verge of growth with a £5m turnover in 2011 registering a 25% growth over the previous year. The preference for online buying has been increasing over the years where customers feel comfortable in browsing through available options and ordering on a single click. The eBay operators and online sales staff have become more important for the businesses and a growing concern like furnitureinfashion is not a bad option for future growth. The positive growth trend of the company presents encouraging signs for people who are skilled and willing to prosper in this field.

The company is expanding and has decided to move from Bolton to Farnsworth into a 50,000sq ft. premises, set in 3.5 acres of land to cope up with the increasing business demand. The move will bring together the showroom, warehouse & distribution center under the same roof. The company currently employs 26 individuals in Bolton and the headcount is bound to increase once the new office is operational. The new facility shall be requiring additional manpower for the management of warehouses where experienced warehouse operatives and assistants can benefit. The furniture packing and restoration areas can offer jobs for part timers and university students as well. The showroom shall be displaying German manufactured furniture along Germania which is a contemporary furniture brand. The new showroom will require sales executives and assistants to entertain the walk-in customers and manage the online business operations.  Timely delivery being a major element of e-businesses, suggests another option for job seekers where customer support representatives and after sale staff can look for employment with the opening of new office.

The company will be expanding and has decided to move from Bolton to Farnworth into a 50,000sq ft. premises, set in 3.5 acres of Land.

Furnitureinfashion intends to set up a call center to increasing customer support and business relationships in the near future. The establishment of call center will benefit the existing customers and will attract many more in future as well. The opportunity for call center professionals and new entrants especially those with interest in online retailing and furniture business seem bright.