Careers

We're expanding the AB family! If any of these roles below are of interest, please send us your CV and a covering letter, or if you would like any further information – contact us on 01625 613333  or recruitment@arighibianchi.co.uk

 

About Arighi Bianchi:

 

Established in 1854, Arighi Bianchi is one of the UK’s oldest and most prestigious luxury retail brands. As a family-owned business now led by the fifth generation, our iconic Grade II listed store spans 70,000 square feet, showcasing premium furniture, homewares, soft furnishings, flooring, blinds, and more. With our 170th anniversary approaching, we're expanding our brand presence nationally, building on our legacy as one of the North's top retail destinations. Our store also features a 100-cover licensed restaurant, offering a full shopping experience.

 

Benefits of working at Arighi Bianchi:

•    The opportunity to work with a prestigious luxury brand and gain hands-on experience across all aspects of marketing.
•    A supportive and creative team environment.
•    Staff discount scheme
•    Free coffee & tea and subsidised café menu
•    Staff company pension
•    Free parking on-site
•    Day off on your birthday
•    Team events and opportunities for personal and professional development

 

Additional Information

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Ecommerce Content & Merchandising Assistant

 

Department: Ecommerce & Digital
Hours: Full time (35 hrs/week)
Salary: £22,000 - £24,000 based on experience
Location: Macclesfield 

 

Role Overview

As Ecommerce Content & Merchandising Assistant, you’ll be responsible for ensuring the website is always up to date, accurate, and visually inspiring. You’ll support the day-to-day running of the Arighi Bianchi site by uploading new products, maintaining categories and homepage content, and helping deliver a smooth and polished customer experience online.
This is a hands-on, detail-focused role that’s perfect for someone with a passion for interiors, organisation, and digital content — and a great first or second step into ecommerce.

 

Key Responsibilities

Product & Website Content
•    Upload new products to Shopify, ensuring accurate descriptions, pricing, images, swatches and tags
•    Format and proof content to ensure consistency and brand alignment
•    Check for and fix errors (e.g. broken links, missing images, swatch issues, layout problems)
•    Maintain collections and categories in line with seasonal edits and promotions
•    Support the creation and maintenance of landing pages and gift guides
Visual & Merchandising Support
•    Ensure homepage banners, featured edits and collections are updated in line with the campaign calendar
•    Chase teams for missing content (e.g. copy, images, product specs) to complete uploads
•    Help tag and organise products to improve search, filters and collections
•    Support with content preparation for email campaigns and other digital channels
Site QA & Accuracy
•    Regularly check key customer journeys (homepage → PDP → checkout) to ensure they’re working and up to standard
•    Flag bugs or design issues to the Ecommerce Manager 
•    Support testing of new features and site updates

Skills & Experience

Essential:
•    Strong attention to detail and pride in accuracy
•    Basic understanding of websites or content management systems
•    Organised, methodical, and comfortable working to deadlines
•    Willingness to learn and ask questions when unsure
•    Confident using tools like spreadsheets, shared drives, etc.
Desirable:
•    Previous experience with Shopify or ecommerce CMS
•    Interest in interiors, retail or digital marketing
•    Understanding of product photography, copywriting or UX principles

 

Sales Consultant 

 

Function: Upholstery - Retail

Job Type: Permanent, full-time

Salary: £24,000 (OTE +£38,000) + Commission

Reports To: Store Manager

 

Purpose of the role

As a Sales Consultant, you will be the first point of contact for customers, guiding them through their purchasing journey to find the perfect products to suit their needs. You will be responsible for delivering an outstanding customer experience, offering expert advice, and driving sales performance.
Your role will involve understanding customer requirements, recommending suitable products, processing sales transactions, and ensuring the showroom is a welcoming and engaging environment. By collaborating with colleagues across sales and operations, you will contribute to achieving store targets and enhancing the overall customer experience.

 

Key Tasks

Customer Experience – In Store
•    Deliver an exceptional customer experience by providing professional advice and product recommendations.
•    Create a welcoming, friendly, and engaging showroom environment.
•    Assist customers with product selections, explaining key features and benefits.
•    Process customer orders, handle payments, and manage finance applications efficiently.
•    Resolve customer queries and provide after-sales support where required.

Sales Collaboration and Targets
•    Work towards individual and store-wide sales targets.
•    Identify opportunities to upsell and cross-sell additional products and services.
•    Achieve KPI’s set in line with Arighi Bianchi’s key objectives.
•    Stay up to date with product knowledge, trends, and promotions.
•    Collaborate with the wider sales team to ensure seamless customer service.

Showroom & Merchandising
•    Maintain high showroom standards by ensuring displays are well-presented and stocked.
•    Assist in arranging promotional setups to maximise sales opportunities.
•    Ensure product information is accurate and updated for customers.

 

Relationship Building
•    Hold strong relationships with the sales team to ensure smooth coordination of tasks, including payment processing, order confirmations and learning to improve future order conversion rates.
•    Form strong working relationships with the fitting teams to ensure that there is a high level of communication. Collaborate to establish the allocated time to complete installations successfully is achieved and to minimise any potential errors.

 

Key results / objectives 

•    Deliver a 5-star customer experience, measured through feedback and in-store quality metrics.
•    Meet or exceed sales targets and conversion rates.
•    Develop strong product knowledge to enhance customer confidence and decision-making.
•    Build strong relationships with customers to encourage repeat business and referrals.

 

Key skills and experience 

•    Experience in a customer-facing role, ideally within retail or sales.
•    Ability to work towards and achieve sales targets.
•    Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
•    A proactive and self-motivated approach to sales and customer service.
•    Basic numeracy skills to assist with pricing and finance calculations.
•    Comfortable using technology to support sales processes and customer engagement.

 

Personal qualities

•    Friendly, professional, and customer-focused.
•    A keen eye for detail to ensure an exceptional sales process.
•    A team player with a strong drive to contribute to overall business success.
•    Adaptable and able to work in a fast-paced retail environment.

 

Key relationships 

Store Sales Team, Store Manager and Wider Management Team.
Warehouse staff and delivery crews.
External sales Rep’s.

 

 

Marketing Assistant

Job Type: Permanent, full-time

Salary: Starting at £24,500 depending on experience

 

Responsibilities

•    Assist in planning, executing and reporting on marketing campaigns to drive traffic, sales, and brand awareness across store and ecommerce.
•    Support the creation of content for email marketing, social media, blog posts, and website updates, ensuring alignment with brand guidelines and tone of voice.
•    Coordinate and update the marketing calendar, ensuring all campaigns and promotions are delivered on time.
•    Liaise with external agencies, photographers, printers, and other suppliers to deliver marketing materials and content.
•    Help organise and execute in-store events and PR initiatives.
•    Monitor and report on performance metrics across digital channels (website, email, social, PPC) and provide actionable insights.
•    Maintain and update product imagery, banners, and promotional content on the ecommerce platform as needed.
•    Keep abreast of industry trends, competitor activity, and opportunities to enhance the brand presence both online and offline

 

Skills & Experience

•    Previous experience in a marketing, ecommerce, or retail role (internship or 1+ year in a similar role ideal).
•    Creative flair and a good eye for design; basic experience with Canva, Photoshop, or similar tools is a plus.
•    Knowledge of social media platforms and email marketing tools.
•    Basic understanding of ecommerce platforms (e.g., Shopify) and Google Analytics desirable.

 

Personal Qualities

•    Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail.
•    Organised and able to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
•    Thrives working in a high paced, fast moving and changing environment.
•    Positive, driven and can-do attitude.
•    A passion for luxury retail and an appreciation of premium brands and customers.

 

Entry Requirements
•    1 year+ experience in a marketing, ecommerce, or retail role 
•    Degree or equivalent qualification in marketing, digital marketing or related field

 

 

Interiors Sales Consultant (Part-Time)

Job Type: Permanent, part-time (22.5 hours per week)

Salary: Competitive (Hourly + Commission)

Reports To: Interiors Department Manager

 

The Role

Are you passionate about interiors and customer experience?

Do you have experience in Wallpaper, Curtains or Fabric sales?

We’re looking for an enthusiastic Part-Time Interiors Sales Consultant to join our inspiring Interiors Department at Arighi Bianchi.

You’ll be working as part of a creative and knowledgeable team, delivering outstanding customer service, achieving sales targets, and helping to bring beautiful spaces to life. From offering expert product advice to coordinating installations and liaising with suppliers, this is a varied and rewarding role for someone who loves home interiors and thrives in a customer-facing environment.

 

The Day to Day

As an Interiors Sales Consultant, you will:

• Deliver a tailored, consultative sales experience for every customer
• Understand customer needs and provide expert guidance on colours, styles, and product suitability
• Proactively manage and follow up on customer leads to maximise conversion
• Coordinate customer installation bookings, ensuring smooth delivery from start to finish
• Work closely with our suppliers to arrange and track customer orders
• Maintain high levels of customer service and satisfaction throughout the sales journey
• Support the department in achieving sales targets and store objectives
• Ensure the showroom is always presented to the highest standard

 

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for someone personable, proactive and passionate about helping customers find the perfect interiors solution. You should feel comfortable selling consultatively and enjoy building relationships, both with customers and with our trusted suppliers. It would be beneficial to have previous experience in wallpapers or Curtains.

 

Skills and Experience

• Experience in Curtains, Fabrics or interiors is preferred.
• Customer-facing retail, sales or interiors-related role
• A strong interest in home design, interiors, and colour coordination
• Confident communicator with great people skills and a warm, friendly manner
• Target-driven with a positive and professional approach to sales
• Organised and detail-focused – especially when booking installations and handling orders
• Comfortable using point-of-sale systems and communicating with suppliers
• Availability to work weekends and peak trading periods as part of a flexible rota

 

 

Maintenance Assistant