Furniture Store - Interior Designer & Retail Sales

Interior Designer & Retail Sales Job Description

The Interior Designer & Retail Sales Position requires the ability to guide a client through the residential design process by listening to their needs, and helping coordinate fabrics, furniture, textures and colors that will create inspiring spaces for living. This is done in-store in a retail environment, as well through in-home visits with design services and space planning in order to provide the best possible scenario for our clients' living spaces. We staff multiple Interior Designers at our location in order to appropriately handle the number of requests presented through our brick and mortar and online channels. Previous training and experience in Interior Design is required, along with an enthusiastic, energetic attitude, a strong sales ability, and a good eye for current design.

This position does require working Saturdays, and busy holiday weekends, when we have the opportunity to service the most clients. Our Designers also receive one other day off during the work week, making it a five-day work week. We are closed on Sundays.

We are closed on following holidays: New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day.

We also close most of the week prior to Christmas to perform inventory and prep for our Annual Clearance Sale. The Designers are off during inventory, which allows more time with family and friends before Christmas Day, time not counted against your vacation time. Everyone is back to work on December 26 or the first Monday after Christmas.

Previous experience in a home furnishings retail environment is a huge plus.

Some Highlights of what Chapin Furniture offers to our clients:

Residential and Commercial Interior Design services
Design Galleries featuring top Designer furniture brands like Bassett, Norwalk, and Universal
Dedicated design center for working on projects and meeting with clients and making presentations
Custom order rug gallery featuring four major rug suppliers, as well as stocked rug program
Reclining and Motion Furniture Galleries
On-site 15,000 square foot high rise warehouse to service clients quickly
Fully staffed, in-house white-glove delivery team to control delivery process and offer exceptional final servicing of our clients
Extensive Tempurpedic, Stearns and Foster, Sealy Mattress Gallery to source bedding needs

CANDIDATE'S NEEDED QUALIFICATIONS:

Ability to sell your ideas and the products associated with design projects
Must enjoy working in fast-paced environment, with ability to help multiple clients simultaneously on busy days
Excellent relational skills
Ability to help clients via sketching space plans to scale
Ability to present coordinated Interior Design plans to clients
Passion for new trends, color, technology and home furnishings, and the ability to guide clients through the design process for their homes / businesses
Ability to relate to clients with Excitement, Integrity, and Creativity
Ability to effectively communicate with clients and staff
Completion of training requirements as necessary
Previous sales and design experience required, preferably in the home furnishings field

BENEFITS:

Guaranteed base salary and commission incentives
Health coverage benefits after 60 days of fulltime employment
Training opportunities to advance within the company
Annually: Up to Two Weeks Paid Vacation
Be part of a team who will help you excel and grow
FANTASTIC SCHEDULE: Five Day work week. Store Hours are Monday – Saturday 10 AM – 6 PM. Closed Sundays. Working Saturdays is required.
Earning Potential: $90,000+, including bonus opportunities and benefits

If you would like to interview for a position with our team, please submit the following items electronically. We would love to hear from you!

Please submit the following:

Resume with references

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $65,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Employee discount
Health insurance
Paid time off

Work Location: In person