50101 - DESIGN CONSULTANT

Bassett Furniture•Greensboro, NC

7d•$70,000 - $105,000

About The Position

Our Bassett Design Consultants are responsible for building meaningful and long-term customer relationships. They have comprehensive knowledge ranging from furniture construction to design trends. They use “relationship selling” techniques through interior design consultations and makeovers to maximize selling opportunities. Our design consultants take joy in the design process! The Bassett Brand is brought to life by the people who shape the customers’ experience. Our training programs are designed to help each associate create a meaningful career at Bassett. As part of our in-depth training program, you’ll learn: product knowledge, sales techniques, design skills, and how to build a base of loyal clients. You’ll do this though comprehensive on-line classes, videos, hands-on activities, and one-on-one coaching. We provide continuing opportunities to learn throughout your career at Bassett. Our most successful sales people have a creative personality and passion for design. Bassett offers Interior Design certification training. Through our one-on-one coaching and educational development, we will help you build relationships with customers to help them reflect their own personal sense of style. We’ll also show you how to effectively use our complimentary design service as a powerful tool for developing customer relationships and providing opportunity for increased sales. With our generous commission-based compensation plan, your income is limited only by the amount of effort you apply. In addition to your commission compensation (paid on written business), there are other bonus opportunities. The potential income for our experienced Bassett Design Consultants averages $70,000-$105,000/year. With our corporate top writers making up to 135,000/year. Bassett’s blend of style, comfort and value has been trusted for more than a century (since 1902!) and makes it one of the most recognizable furniture brands in America. We’ve taken our craftsmanship and built a reputation of quality custom furniture. We are passionate about developing fashionable and innovative furnishings at a great value, as well as offering a number of exceptional services to meet customers’ needs. We are proud of our long-standing heritage but, at the same time, squarely focused on innovating furniture retailing in the next 100 years.

Requirements

Passion for design
Highly driven to meet or exceed sales goals
Discern and coordinate colors and textures
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Friendly outgoing personality
Positive outlook
Self-motivated to clientele
Computer proficiency
Desire to learn
Proven track record of success in sales
Polished image
Career-minded professionalism
Ability to listen and translate customer wants into design choices
Willingness to work weekends and holidays
Desire to work in a commissioned sales environment
Dedicated to being a supportive team member
Capable of thriving in a varied paced retail environment
Ability to drive to customers’ residences and businesses for makeovers
Adept at conducting virtual appointments and live chats

Responsibilities

Building meaningful and long-term customer relationships
Interior design consultations and makeovers to maximize selling opportunities
Creating, presenting, and selling product and design solutions
Engaging customers to determine their needs according to taste, lifestyle, and investment range
Conducting virtual appointments and live chats