Design and Sales Consultant

Hajoca Corporation•Plano, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Kohler is looking for a Design & Sales Consultant at their Plano, TX location. This role is for individuals who are outgoing, knowledgeable, and service-oriented, enjoy staying up to date with the latest kitchen and bath design trends, have a keen eye for aesthetics, and possess the determination needed to close sales. The Design & Sales Consultant will provide expert product selection assistance and design services to showroom customers both in the showroom and at the customer’s location. The goal is to ensure the highest levels of customer satisfaction to meet or exceed sales and gross profit goals, and to increase profit sharing. Responsibilities include providing hospitality, selling and conducting in-store and/or in-home design consultations for kitchens and bathrooms, articulating the showroom value proposition, determining customer needs, directing them to the best products, discovering potential hurdles, and keeping the sale moving forward. The role also involves building and maintaining long-term customer relationships, developing and maintaining product knowledge, leveraging technology for product selections and specifications, using sales reports and forecasting tools, following up on leads, generating new business, entering sales orders and bids, expediting purchases, managing projects from start to finish, processing returns and refunds, maintaining the showroom's appearance, joining industry associations, attending professional events, and completing required training programs. Other duties as assigned by management are also part of the role.

Requirements

2+ years of experience in plumbing design and sales.
Read, write, speak and understand English.
Be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of products sold in the showroom preferred
Experience working with luxury, high end products and customers.
Be knowledgeable of kitchen and bath design trends.
Have experience with architectural blueprints and have a strong sense of aesthetics.
Effectively use Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Word) to communicate via email, to maintain customer contact files and appointment calendars, and to create and analyze reports.
Demonstrate outstanding customer service and verbal/telephone communications skills.
Demonstrate a deep product knowledge related to kitchen/bath trends to be able to answer customer questions and identify opportunities to upsell or cross sell.
Be able to overcome objections by understanding customer needs, providing targeted solutions, and closing the sale.
Be able to build influential relationships and trust with key vendor partners.
Be able to build positive working relationships and inspire teamwork with co-workers.
Be able to plan, organize, and multi-task.
Be able to learn and operate the computer related systems used to process orders.

Responsibilities

Provide expert product selection assistance and design services to our showroom customers both in the showroom and at the customer’s location.
Ensure the highest levels of customer satisfaction in order to meet or exceed the established sales and gross profit goals, and to increase profit sharing.
Provide hospitality and warmly welcome each customer.
Sell and provide in-store and/or in-home design consultations for kitchen and bathrooms.
Articulate your showroom value proposition to get your customer’s attention, engage them, teach them, and show them the value you provide.
Determine customer needs, direct them to the best products to address their needs, discover potential hurdles, and keep the sale moving forward.
Build and maintain long-term customer relationships, creating referrals and repeat business.
Develop and maintain knowledge of product lines and features.
Leverage Hajoca technology to guide product selections, review product specifications, pricing, and availability.
Use sales reports and sales forecasting tools to meet or exceed established sales targets.
Follow-up on leads and generate new business.
Enter sales orders and bids, expedite purchases, stay engaged with customers from the beginning to the end of projects.
Process showroom sale returns and refund paperwork in accordance with Company policy and procedure.
Keep showroom clean, neat, current, stocked, and safely displayed.
Join industry associations and attend professional events to stay informed about design trends, new products, and to build business relationships.
Successfully complete required safety and compliance training programs as assigned.
Perform other reasonably related duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required.