Interior Designer

The Sophia•East Peoria, IL

16d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Ashley Furniture, the #1 home store in North America, as an Interior Designer, you’ll help customers select and customize furniture that fits their space, style, and everyday needs. By providing thoughtful in-home consultations and a personalized shopping experience, you’ll help customers feel confident in their choices while driving overall store success and earning uncapped commissions along the way! Bruegge and Co is a family-owned business with 154 years of furniture expertise, proudly serving Central Illinois with 6 store locations and a Distribution Center. Founded in 1872, we’ve continued our legacy of quality craftsmanship. Building on generations of expertise, our family business is proud to introduce Brügge Living—a new custom furniture line featuring brands such as Moto Motion, Best, and Bernhardt. Brügge Living is the next chapter in a storied family tradition, and we invite you to join our team and be part of what’s next.

Requirements

Naturally creative with a strong eye for design and style
Driven by achieving and exceeding sales goals
Strong communication, interpersonal, and listening skills
Friendly and easy to talk to
Energized by challenges and skilled at finding thoughtful, effective solutions

Responsibilities

Sharing up-to-date product knowledge while guiding customers through furniture selections, finishes, fabrics, and other customization options.
Listening, understanding, and matching solutions to customer needs, ensuring they leave satisfied and excited about their personalized spaces.
Working with customers both in their homes and in-store to provide personalized design consultations.
Visualizing and presenting furniture layouts to help customers make confident decisions.
Curating and maintaining a personal book of clients to drive repeat and referral business.
Finding creative solutions to unique design challenges.
Proactively following up with customers to ensure satisfaction, drive continued engagement, and build lasting relationships.
Building rapport and delivering a professional experience that encourages loyalty and repeat business.
Submitting precise orders, following established protocols, adhering to money handling processes, supporting customers with credit applications and financing matters.