Electronics System Designer

Nebraska Furniture Mart•Kansas City, KS

About The Position

At Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM), we’ve been hiring friends since 1937—people who share our passion for helping customers feel right at home. If you share our vision, we invite you to be one of us! People love working here! Named one of Furniture Today’s Best places to work, and here a few reasons why: A FUN, stable work environment, with no layoffs in our history. A safe place to work and shop, development opportunities leading you to the career of your dreams and a culture that encourages volunteering and serving our communities. As NFM’s Electronics System Designer you will sell products to builders, architects, associations, property management, healthcare facilities, schools and churches. Your work will directly impact our ability to help people create a lifestyle they love, for the people they love—because that’s what we love.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED preferred
3 years outside sales experience
Clear understanding of distributed (whole house) audio and video technologies
Become CEDIA Designer Level 1 certified within 18 months
Ability to read blueprints and specification books within 3-6 months on the job
Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record
Microsoft office. Must be able to learn and use proposal software and CRM software as directed
Proofreading skills and attention to detail
Ability to work night, weekend and/or early morning hours based on business needs
Pre-employment screening includes, but isn’t limited to, criminal background check

Responsibilities

Create lists of prospective customers for use as sales leads, based on information from newspapers, business directories, industry ads, trade shows, web sites and other sources
Regularly visits customers, returns phone calls, coordinates orders and installations and takes the lead in problem resolutions
Show product using samples or catalog and present features and benefits
Develops effective relationships with builders, architects, associations and end users
Writes sales orders, coordinates deliveries and attends all necessary NFM exhibitions, including parade of homes and home shows
Explore assigned territory to call on regular and prospective customers to solicit orders – single family homebuilders, multi-family unit builders and apartment owners

Benefits

Same day pay - access to your earned pay on-demand, when you need it the most
Competitive pay - generous annual increases up to 7%
Inclusive culture – Because everyone who works or shops at NFM should feel right at home
Health, dental, vision, life Insurance, short and long term disability
Paid holidays (upon hire) and paid time off (after 90 days)
Staff discount on merchandise (Collectively, NFM staff have saved almost $2 million on purchases in the last 12 months)
Virtual and in-person career development opportunities at all levels
Paid community volunteer opportunities
Tuition Reimbursement
You’ll start saving for your retirement immediately in NFM’s 401(k) and you’re eligible for company match after one year. NFM’s 401(k) also offers Berkshire Stock as an investment option