Are you someone who thrives on organization and getting things done? Do you relish the challenge of meeting deadlines and collaborating within a team to achieve goals? We're in search of an individual who not only excels in their daily tasks but also seeks to make a meaningful impact through their work, while becoming an integral part of our exceptional team.

As the Presentation & Design Assistant, you'll be tasked with preparing and formatting tender proposal documents for significant bids undertaken by our Office and Education departments. This role involves crafting product pages, gathering essential information, and providing support for various tender-related activities as required. Additionally, you'll offer assistance to our Office and Education designers at CDI Spaces, contributing to tasks such as rendering, maintaining product renderings in the library, and tackling smaller design projects.

Your responsibilities will extend to aiding in the preparation of essential documents for client presentations, as well as updating processes and master copy folders for our prominent accounts. Furthermore, you'll play a pivotal role in managing our sample library, ensuring it remains current by maintaining an up-to-date inventory and promptly ordering new samples as needed.

Responsibilities

• Support CDI education and office designers with space planning and building documents.
• Assist with tender documents.
• Build product pages and drawing packages for the sales team.
• Individual product renders.
• Gain in-depth knowledge of products from multiple manufactures, staying up to date on any changes and when new products roll out.
• Assistance in maintaining the sample library; organizing, replenishing, tracking inventory.
• Ensure all drawings are loaded in designated SharePoint and Khameleon files.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma required; Post-Secondary diploma is an asset.
• 3+ years of experience in an office environment
• Excellent in MS Office Suite
• Excellent communication and interpersonal and organizational skills
• Skills in estimation and reading furniture layouts and drawings is an asset
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Highly organized and detail orientated
• AutoCAD, Revit, Sketchup experience or design software experience an asset

Qualities and Attributes

• 100% client-focused; always looking to create a WOW experience for clients
• Team player - ready and willing to go above and beyond to support others on the team
• A can-do person - you are always looking for solutions.
• Glass half full - you see the positive side of life and think the best about others.
• Results-oriented - you love getting things done and crossing things off your list.
• Detail-orientated - people come to you to proofread things and organize parties.
• Self-starter - you are accountable for your work and take pride in delivering quality work every single day.

What you can expect from us

• Competitive salary – Based on experience, skills, and education.
• Support for work-life balance – 3 weeks vacation, weekly work-from-home day, birthday flex day, and performance-based earned time off.
• Core Health Benefits – 100% employer-paid health and dental coverage, and additional funds for flex spending accounts.
• Longevity Rewards – You are an important part of the team, and we value long-term commitment and contributions. We recognize your loyalty and service at key milestones with a gift, pre-paid gift card, or RRSP contribution.
• Tailor-fit workspace – We outfit your workspace with tailor-fit furniture solutions to make your work-life comfortable and enjoyable.
• Inclusive and family-oriented work environment – You will build meaningful relationships with people who genuinely want to help you succeed.

CDI Spaces is a leader in providing furniture solutions and space design for educational institutions and corporate workspaces. We pride ourselves on our ability to assist our clients with tailor-fit solutions that support learners, educators, and workers to be productive, engaged, and successful.

Working with the team at CDI Spaces is fun, productive, and challenging in all the right ways. We have a great work environment with smart and friendly colleagues, celebratory lunches, and a fantastic space with the latest innovative furniture solutions and trendy space design to foster connection, collaboration, and creativity. After all, designing and building spaces is what we do.

Let's do great things together; please apply!