52268 - DESIGN CONSULTANT

Bassett Furniture • Mason, OH

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About The Position

Bassett Furniture Design Consultants build meaningful, long-term customer relationships and use relationship-selling techniques through interior design consultations and makeovers to maximize sales opportunities. They maintain comprehensive knowledge of furniture construction and design trends and help customers turn their desired rooms into reality by translating their preferences into design choices.

The role involves engaging customers to understand their needs, tastes, lifestyles, and investment ranges; creating, presenting, and selling product and design solutions; and conducting appointments in customers’ residences or businesses, as well as virtual appointments and live chats. The position is commission-based, with additional bonus opportunities. Bassett provides training in product knowledge, sales techniques, design skills, client development, and interior design certification, along with continuing learning and coaching.

Requirements

• Passion for design.
• Highly driven to meet or exceed sales goals.
• Ability to discern and coordinate colors and textures.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Friendly, outgoing personality and positive outlook.
• Self-motivated approach to developing clientele.
• Computer proficiency.
• Desire to learn.
• Proven track record of success in sales.
• Polished image and career-minded professionalism.
• Ability to listen and translate customer preferences into design choices.
• Willingness to work weekends and holidays.
• Desire to work in a commissioned sales environment.
• Dedication to being a supportive team member.
• Ability to thrive in a varied-paced retail environment.
• Ability to travel by car to customers’ residences and businesses for makeovers.

Responsibilities

• Build meaningful and long-term customer relationships.
• Use relationship-selling techniques through interior design consultations and makeovers to maximize sales opportunities.
• Engage customers to determine their needs based on taste, lifestyle, and investment range.
• Create, present, and sell product and design solutions.
• Drive to customers’ residences and businesses for makeovers.
• Conduct virtual appointments and live chats.
• Build a base of loyal clients and use Bassett’s complimentary design service to support customer relationships and sales.

Benefits

• Paid training.
• Health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Disability insurance.
• Life insurance.
• 401(k) plan.
• Tuition assistance.
• Paid time off.
• Employee discounts.
• Work in a state-of-the-art showroom.
• Opportunity for growth and advancement.
• Commission-based compensation and additional bonus opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed