DESIGN CONSULTANT

Bassett Furniture – Design Sales Opportunity

Do you love interior design? Do you have an eye for color and fashion? Would you like to help customers see their dream rooms become a reality? If you are a positive and motivated professional with a passion for design, exceptional selling skills, and a love for building customer relationships, then Bassett Furniture has the opportunity for you!

Job Description

Our Bassett Design Consultants are responsible for building meaningful and long‑term customer relationships. They have comprehensive knowledge ranging from furniture construction to design trends. They use “relationship selling” techniques through interior design consultations and makeovers to maximize selling opportunities. Our design consultants take joy in the design process!

Job Qualifications

Passion for design

Highly driven to meet or exceed sales goals

Discern and coordinate colors and textures

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Friendly outgoing personality

Positive outlook

Self‑motivated to clientele

Computer proficiency

Desire to learn

Proven track record of success in sales

Polished image

Career‑minded professionalism

Ability to listen and translate customer wants into design choices

Job Requirements

Willingness to work weekends and holidays

Desire to work in a commissioned sales environment

Dedicated to being a supportive team member

Capable of thriving in a varied paced retail environment

Ability to drive to customers’ residences and businesses for makeovers

Adept at conducting virtual appointments and live chats

Creating, presenting, and selling product and design solutions

Engaging customers to determine their needs according to taste, lifestyle, and investment range

Training

The Bassett Brand is brought to life by the people who shape the customers’ experience. Our training programs are designed to help each associate create a meaningful career at Bassett. As part of our in‑depth training program, you’ll learn product knowledge, sales techniques, design skills, and how to build a base of loyal clients. You’ll do this through comprehensive online classes, videos, hands‑on activities, and one‑on‑one coaching. We provide continuing opportunities to learn throughout your career at Bassett.

Our most successful sales people have a creative personality and passion for design. Bassett offers Interior Design certification training. Through our one‑on‑one coaching and educational development, we will help you build relationships with customers to help them reflect their own personal sense of style. We’ll also show you how to effectively use our complimentary design service as a powerful tool for developing customer relationships and providing opportunity for increased sales.

Opportunity

With our generous commission‑based compensation plan, your income is limited only by the amount of effort you apply. In addition to your commission compensation (paid on written business), there are other bonus opportunities. The potential income for our experienced Bassett Design Consultants averages $70,000‑$105,000 per year. Corporate top writers can earn up to $135,000 per year.

Benefits

Paid training

Health / Dental / Vision coverage

Disability

Life Insurance

401(k) plan

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Generous employee discounts

Work in a state‑of‑the‑art showroom

Opportunity for growth and advancement

Bassett’s blend of style, comfort and value has been trusted for more than a century (since 1902) and makes it one of the most recognizable furniture brands in America. We’ve taken our craftsmanship and built a reputation for quality custom furniture. We are passionate about developing fashionable and innovative furnishings at a great value, as well as offering a number of exceptional services to meet customers’ needs. We are proud of our long‑standing heritage but, at the same time, squarely focused on innovating furniture retailing in the next 100 years.

Take steps now towards building a meaningful career with a growing company. Apply to join the design team at Bassett today!

Bassett Furniture Industries is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, veteran status or other protected category. Bassett is dedicated to ensuring that qualified applicants are employed and that employees are treated consistently during employment, without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, veteran status or other protected category.

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