Design Consultant

Havertys • Savannah, GA

21d • Onsite

About The Position

Havertys Furniture is hiring an Interior Design Consultant or Design Graduate to help customers create attractive, complete home designs using Havertys furniture and accessories. The role combines design consultations with sales support and customer service. Consultants work with customers and sales consultants to understand customers’ style, needs, budget, and spaces, then develop design recommendations, floor plans, and photorealistic 3D renderings. Consultations may take place in stores, customers’ homes, or virtually.

The consultant supports sales transactions and qualified home visits, reviews selected items, pricing, and delivery schedules with customers, and helps finalize purchases. The role also involves maintaining furniture and product knowledge, meeting sales and other performance metrics, participating in sales-floor training, and following up with customers as needed. Havertys provides paid training and an uncapped commission structure with a guaranteed-income feature. The posting estimates earnings of $55,000 to $100,000+ per year and reports that Interior Design Consultants earned an average of $84,000 nationally in 2025.

The position requires five days of work per week during retail hours, including nights and weekends, and flexibility to accommodate customers’ schedules for home visits. Work takes place in appointed showrooms and customer homes, in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment with a business-professional dress code. Employees must be able to drive to in-home appointments using reliable personal transportation and meet the stated physical demands.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in interior design or a related field, or 2 to 4 years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record and ability to drive and provide personal transportation to customer in-home appointments.
• Reliable transportation and verification of at least the state-required minimum car insurance.
• Experience with Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work five days per week during retail hours, including nights and weekends, and flexibility to meet customers’ schedules for home visits.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including frequently standing, walking, sitting, handling or feeling objects, reaching, climbing or balancing, and stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; regularly lifting or moving more than 20 pounds occasionally; and varying color recognition.

Nice To Haves

• ASID certification.
• Prior use of Room Planner software.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office components, internet software, and full-shot image software.

Responsibilities

• Work with customers and sales consultants to design rooms and spaces and recommend furniture and accessories.
• Conduct in-home, in-store, and virtual consultations to understand customer needs, style, investment, and spaces.
• Create floor plans and photorealistic 3D renderings showing Havertys furniture and accessories in customers’ homes.
• Assist Sales Consultants in closing transactions by providing design expertise to customers.
• Assist with scheduling or attending qualified home visits.
• Coordinate with customers during home visits and final presentations to review selected items, pricing, and delivery schedules when applicable.
• Provide feedback to the Sales Consultant and Branch Manager after home visits and upon completion of floor plans and presentation boards.
• Assist Sales Consultants with creating special-order SKUs and increasing sales reserves.
• Provide constructive feedback to customers to help build sales and increase average tickets.
• Maintain knowledge of special sales, financing plans, delivery procedures, warranties, and other relevant offerings.
• Reinforce customer selections and help bring sales to closure.
• Use My Sales Center to access and follow up with customers as needed.
• Maintain knowledge of furniture styles and products.
• Maintain sales levels and other key metrics as required by management.
• Participate in sales training on the sales floor to learn the Havertys customer engagement process.
• Perform other duties as directed by a supervisor.

Benefits

• Paid comprehensive training.
• Daily Pay Program that allows associates to draw pay between pay cycles.
• 401(k) program with a 4% company match.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Paid vacation, sick time, personal days, and company holidays.
• Ability to advance within the company.
• Opportunities to give back to the community.
• Associate discount on company merchandise.
• Team member referral bonus program.
• Educational financial assistance.
• Complimentary health and wellness program.
• Uncapped commission structure with a guaranteed income feature.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level