MillerKnoll
Showroom Operations Coordinator
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Job title: Showroom Operations Coordinator (FIXED TERM CONTRACT)
Location: MillerKnoll, The SANS, 20 St John’s sq., London, EC1M 4AH
This is a fixed term contract, finishing in the Spring/Summer of 2027
Job summary
The Showroom Operations Coordinator is responsible for providing high-quality operational, administrative, facilities, and coordination support to ensure the London showroom operates safely, efficiently, and consistently to MillerKnoll standards. The role combines day-to-day operational coordination with proactive facilities support, administrative management, supplier coordination, showroom readiness, and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
Showroom Operations & Experience
- Open and close the showroom in accordance with established procedures, ensuring the space is secure, operational, and ready for business.
- Conduct regular walkthroughs of showroom and office areas, ensuring high standards of presentation, functionality, and safety are maintained.
- Identify and assist with resolving or escalating issues affecting furniture, lighting, technology, facilities, cleanliness, or the overall employee and client experience.
- Ensure meeting rooms, shared spaces, and operational areas are appropriately prepared and maintained.
- Support showroom preparation for client meetings, events, tours, and other business activities.
- Coordinate deliveries, collections, couriers, and the movement of materials throughout the showroom.
- Support furniture moves, product changes, mock-ups, installations, relocations, and showroom refreshes.
- Maintain operational logs, checklists, and trackers and follow up outstanding actions.
- Support the implementation and continuous improvement of showroom operating procedures and global standards.
- Support the maintenance of an environment that reflects MillerKnoll's design, brand, and customer experience expectations.
Facilities, Suppliers & Showroom Projects
- Assist with coordinating day-to-day facilities requirements, including maintenance, repairs, and servicing of showroom and office equipment and furniture.
- Track supplier and contractor actions, follow up outstanding works, and escalate performance issues where required.
- Support cleaning, waste management, environmental services, and other building-related requirements.
- Assist with coordinating works that may disrupt showroom operations, minimizing impact on employees, clients, and visitors.
- Support showroom improvement projects, installations, and product changes from planning through to completion.
- Assist with coordinating contractors, deliveries, and internal resources required for showroom projects.
- Work with cross-functional teams including Brand Creative, Places, IT, Facilities, Marketing, and Sales to support operational and showroom initiatives.
- Support the identification of practical opportunities to improve showroom operations, processes, and ways of working.
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Health, Safety & Business Continuity
- Support compliance with company Health & Safety requirements and relevant UK legislation.
- Assist with risk assessments, workplace inspections, and periodic reviews.
- Identify and escalate hazards, unsafe conditions, or compliance concerns.
- Support contractor safety requirements, emergency procedures, drills, and training.
- Assist with business continuity and emergency preparedness arrangements.
Administration, Inventory & Business Support
- Provide day-to-day operational and administrative support to the Showroom Manager.
- Maintain calendars, schedules, trackers, reports, and operational documentation.
- Monitor shared mailboxes and coordinate requests with the appropriate teams.
- Coordinate travel, accommodation, meetings, and other bookings as required.
- Prepare reports, presentations, spreadsheets, and other business documentation as required.
- Assist with invoices, quotations, and other administrative processes.
- Monitor stock levels of stationery, office supplies, marketing materials, and operational consumables, coordinating approved orders when required.
- Coordinate the receipt, storage, and distribution of supplies and maintain organized storage areas.
- Support inventory checks and maintain records of furniture, equipment, and other operational assets.
- Assist with the relocation, replacement, or disposal of assets as required.
- Maintain confidentiality when handling sensitive business information.
- Assist with ad hoc operational tasks as requested by the Showroom Manager.
Company requirements
- Health & Safety: Ensure that safe working practices are followed. Attend safety briefings, as requested. Take responsibility for your own and your co-workers safety in accordance with The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, and The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
- Compliance: Ensure compliance with business systems, processes, certification schemes, regulations, and legislation relevant to the scope of your role. Support internal quality controls and audits to demonstrate compliance.
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Job holder requirements
Competencies:
- Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Strong attention to detail, ownership, and accountability.
- Clear and professional communication with colleagues, stakeholders, suppliers, and contractors.
- Proactive, practical, and solutions-focused approach to problem-solving.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively across teams.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Outlook, Excel, Word, and Teams.
- Ability to maintain accurate records, trackers, and operational documentation.
- Flexible and adaptable, with a continuous improvement mindset.
Characteristics:
- Professional, approachable, and dependable.
- Proactive, organized, and solutions-focused.
- Calm under pressure with strong attention to detail.
- Confident taking ownership and following up on actions.
- Flexible, collaborative, and service-oriented.
- Discreet, trustworthy, and committed to high standards.
Company values
- Leadership – leading by example
- Purpose – energy and drive
- Beliefs – integrity and trust
- Design – problem-solving
- Connections – relationships
- Growth – continuous improvement
- Performance – achieve standards
Who We Hire?
Simply put, we hire qualified applicants representing a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. MillerKnoll is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We’re committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.
MillerKnoll complies with applicable disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact MillerKnoll Talent Acquisition at careers_help@millerknoll.com.
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