Design Sales – Chicago Showroom

Blu Dot•Chicago, IL

6d•$22 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

To create a compelling shopping and purchasing experience for residential Blu Dot customers through exceptional selling, design knowledge, and thoughtful service. Use product knowledge to inspire clients, drive sales, and support all aspects of the showroom, including customer outreach, merchandising, order follow up, and events. Advance Blu Dot's reputation as an American design studio in the Chicago market.

Requirements

Creative and clever problem-solver with a 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
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

Responsibilities

Represent and expand the customer's connection to the Blu Dot brand through an authentic selling experience
Sell with authority using product and design knowledge to demonstrate features and benefits
Build the sale by proposing additional pieces, customizing orders, and leveraging design services
Create quotes and place orders accurately
Assist in the sales process to ensure seamless handoff between team members as needed
Follow orders from sale to delivery
Prospect new residential customers, help build outreach lists, and coordinate swatch requests
Maintain customer email database and distribute sale, event, and promotion information
Execute visual merchandising standards and maintain store cleanliness
Complete seasonal floor changes including light assembly and some lifting
Assist with store events and residential focused activations
Stand for long periods; occasional lifting up to 50 lbs
Weekend availability required