Home Style Specialist-Furniture Sales + Design

Oki Furniture Fair•Cincinnati, OH

7d•$55,000 - $125,000

About The Position

Furniture Fair is hiring a Home Style Specialist for a furniture sales and design role. The specialist works with customers in the store and in their homes to help plan and design living spaces, recommend furniture, and create a positive client experience. The role combines interior design skills, product knowledge, relationship-building, and sales. Furniture Fair provides 12 weeks of paid training, ongoing support from customer and designer support teams, and tools to help sales team members build a career. The position offers commission and bonuses, with advertised earning potential of $55,000–$125,000+. Furniture Fair is a growing, family-owned furniture retailer serving customers throughout Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. The role serves clients with varying design styles and budgets across the greater Dayton, Cincinnati, Kentucky, and Indiana regions.

Requirements

Experience in sales.
Ability to use design skills to help customers solve interior design challenges and select appropriate products.
Enjoy helping people, building relationships, and sharing design knowledge.
Strong professional communication skills, including written communication.
Familiarity with product lines from retail and wholesale home vendors, with the ability to identify suitable products for clients.
Ability to identify client needs and match them with appropriate products.
Ability to measure and assess living spaces during in-home consultations.
Passion for the products and a professional, personable approach with clients.

Responsibilities

Conduct one-on-one design consultations in the store and in clients’ homes to support living-space design and drive store sales.
Perform in-home consultations, including accurately measuring and assessing clients’ living spaces.
Engage clients professionally and personably, demonstrating enthusiasm for the products.
Maintain a professional appearance that represents the Furniture Fair brand.
Create and present design plans based on clients’ needs, style, preferences, and living spaces.
Follow up with clients on product arrivals and setup to support a seamless experience.
Build client relationships and follow up about promotions and new product arrivals.
Stay informed about current sales and promotions to achieve and exceed sales and productivity goals.
Demonstrate strong product knowledge, including features and benefits across the design center assortment.
Use design skills and market knowledge to identify suitable products and address customers’ interior design challenges.