Interior Design Sales Leader
About The Position
Ethan Allen’s Design Selling Leaders help drive the success and performance of the design business at a Design Center. They partner with managers and designers to achieve goals, manage and develop a team of design associates, and maintain substantial customer contact. The role includes coaching associates on design, product knowledge, sales performance, and customer service, as well as supporting design projects and customer relationships. Leaders review design projects and provide feedback using technical and creative skills in color and space planning. The position calls for a passion for design, strong communication and organizational abilities, and an entrepreneurial approach. Compensation includes a starting base salary dependent on experience and monthly incentive compensation based on written sales. The posting states that associates must be able to work holidays, evenings, and weekends.
Requirements
- An entrepreneurial attitude and approach, with strong communication and organizational skills.
- Passion and proven experience leading others.
- Experience managing people and projects, preferably in a design-related environment.
- Demonstrated ability to practice residential interior design.
- Ability to train and coach for design, product knowledge, sales performance, and customer service.
- Must be able to work holidays, evenings, and weekends.
Nice To Haves
- Interior Design-related degree and/or professional portfolio.
- Experience with Live Chat, Augmented Reality, and 3D Room Planner.
Responsibilities
- Partner with managers and designers to achieve goals and increase overall Design Center performance.
- Manage, develop, train, and motivate a team of design associates while maintaining a high level of customer contact.
- Partner with associates to manage design projects, customer contacts and relationships, sales volume, design consultant effectiveness, and customer satisfaction.
- Lead the design process, including reviewing design projects and providing feedback using technical and creative skills in color and space planning.
- Train and coach associates in design, product knowledge, sales performance, and customer service.
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with employer contributions
- Multiple medical plans with prescription drug coverage
- Health Savings Account, including employer contributions
- Dental plan
- Vision plan
- Basic group term life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage
- Supplemental group term life and AD&D insurance
- Dependent group term life insurance
- Short- and long-term disability
- Business travel accident life insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts for health care and dependent care
- Commuter savings plans for public transit and parking
- Voluntary whole life insurance
- Voluntary critical care insurance
- Voluntary accident insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Monthly incentive compensation based on written sales
- Flexible schedules
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
