DESIGN CONSULTANT

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
• Able 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
• Able to drive to customers’ residences and businesses for makeovers
• Adept at conducting virtual appointments and live chats
• Create, present, and sell product and design solutions
• Engage customers to determine their needs according to taste, lifestyle, and investment range

Training

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
• How to build a base of loyal clients

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

• 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

Benefits

• Paid training
• Health/Dental/Vision coverage
• Disability
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Tuition assistance
• Paid time off
• Generous Employee Discounts

What sets Bassett apart?

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 of 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.

Apply Now

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