Design Sales Associate – New York, NY - 58th + Lexington

Blu Dot•New York, NY

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Blu Dot (www.bludot.com), an award-winning designer and maker of modern home furnishings, is currently searching for a sales professional to join our dynamic and values-driven company. Company Purpose: Inspire a more creative way of living through good design that's good to everyone. Core Values: Good design is good. Good design should be reflected in everything we do. Keep it simple. Strive for economy in all that you do. Everyone is invited to our party. Treat every individual with respect & dignity. Our glass is half full. Focus on the positive. Be humble. We take nothing for granted. Turn it up to 11. Determine what is expected and do a little more. Stay curious. Try, learn, improve, repeat. ABOUT THE ROLE: Be a Blu Dot design expert. Create a compelling Blu Dot store experience through exceptional service, excellence in merchandise presentation, and cultivation of an all-inclusive, design clubhouse. Tell the Blu Dot story and advance Blu Dot's reputation as an American design studio in the NYC market.

Requirements

Creative and clever problem-solver with solutions-oriented approach to daily tasks
Friendly and authentic individual with customer skills across all mediums
Time-management guru with an ability to prioritize competing demands
Adept and willing collaborator able to work independently and take direction appropriately
Analytical, detail-driven investigator capable of contextualizing the big picture
Focused on process improvement and able to pick up and integrate new technologies with ease
A champion for inclusion and belonging for everyone who walks through our doors; colleagues and customers alike
Availability to work weekends is required
Ability to stand for long periods during shifts and occasional reaching, crouching, or lifting up to 50 lbs.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

Represent and expand the customer's connection to the Blu Dot brand through an authentic selling experience
Sell with authority using product information and design knowledge to demonstrate design features and benefits
Enhance the client shopping experience through an awareness of the client's needs and Blu Dot's capabilities
Meet monthly sales goals and maximize profitability
Build the sale by suggesting additional items using our design services
See sales through to completion and follow up with the customer as necessary to resolve shipping or delivery concerns
Drive residential and residential trade business through outreach and prospecting, including coordinating swatch requests
Execute and maintain visual merchandising standards and general cleanliness of showroom
Assist in seasonal floor change including light furniture assembly and some lifting
Capture and utilize customer emails for communicating sales, events and promotions
Host in-store activations for current and new clients