DESIGN CONSULTANT

Bassett Furniture•Buford, GA

96d•$70,000 - $135,000

About The Position

Bassett Design Consultants build meaningful, long-term customer relationships and use comprehensive knowledge of furniture construction and design trends to provide interior design consultations and makeovers. Through relationship selling, they create, present, and sell product and design solutions tailored to customers’ tastes, lifestyles, and investment ranges. The role includes engaging customers in person and through virtual appointments and live chats, and driving to customers’ residences and businesses for makeovers. Consultants work in a commissioned sales environment and are expected to contribute as supportive team members in a varied-pace retail setting. Bassett provides training in product knowledge, sales techniques, design skills, and client development through online classes, videos, hands-on activities, and one-on-one coaching. The company also offers Interior Design certification training and ongoing educational development. Compensation includes commission paid on written business and other bonus opportunities; the stated average potential income for experienced Design Consultants is $70,000–$105,000 per year, with corporate top writers earning up to $135,000 per year.

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-motivation in 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 wants into design choices.
Willingness to work weekends and holidays.
Desire to work in a commissioned sales environment.
Ability to thrive in a varied-pace retail environment.

Responsibilities

Build meaningful and long-term customer relationships.
Use relationship-selling techniques during interior design consultations and makeovers to maximize selling opportunities.
Create, present, and sell product and design solutions.
Engage customers to determine their needs based on taste, lifestyle, and investment range.
Conduct virtual appointments and live chats.
Drive to customers’ residences and businesses for makeovers.
Support team members in a retail environment.