Design Consultant

Natuzzi Americas, Inc.; Frisco (TX); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commission

Job summary

Natuzzi Americas, Inc. in the Frisco area is seeking a Design Consultant to engage clients, build relationships and drive sales for luxury home furnishings. You will apply product knowledge, present features and benefits, and collaborate with clients to transform living spaces.

You will prospect new business, work with trade partners, close sales, write quotes, and enter orders while delivering outstanding customer service and design enthusiasm in a showroom setting.

Qualifications

• Previous experience or education in luxury home furnishings industry, interior design, sales or architecture preferred.
• Capacity to use and promote sales tools to support sales (eg rendering).
• Superior communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Retail Experience.
• Experience with a POS system and proficiency with MS Office software and web navigation.
• Attention to detail and outstanding problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Engage clients and drive sales while developing knowledge of Natuzzi products.
• Highlight and explain merchandise features and benefits to clients using design knowledge.
• Identify customer needs and problem-solve to recommend solutions.
• Prospect new business regularly using company programs and tools.
• Interact with customers in a courteous, knowledgeable manner and maintain follow-up.
• Maintain outreach with Trade Partners including realtors, architects and interior designers.
• Meet or exceed personal and store sales goals.
• Expand client connection to the Natuzzi brand and suggest additional items based on needs.
• Close sales, write quotes and process orders according to policy.
• Communicate opportunities in a positive, timely manner to the client and team.

Skills

Sales

Communication

Retail Experience

Education

Luxury home furnishings / interior design background

Tools

POS system

MS Office

Job description

Natuzzi is searching for a Design Consultant in the Frisco Area. We are excited to continue growing our team at the Frisco Natuzzi location! We take pride in fostering a work environment that's based on employee growth, curiosity, respect, honesty and enthusiasm; one that exceeds expectations every step of the way for the customers and employees, from the showroom, the sale, the delivery, to the follow-up. Our experienced design associates are trained retail professionals, many with design degrees, who are passionate about luxury home furnishings and collaborating with our clients to transform their living spaces.

Responsibilities

• Client Engagement & Sales Generation: The Design Consultant is curious, entrepreneurial, and driven and should develop and maintain a thorough knowledge of Natuzzi products.
• Using product information and design knowledge, this person will highlight and explain merchandise features and benefits to clients.
• This position requires an ability to identify customer needs and problem solve, to understand and explain product features and benefits.
• The Design Consultant will prospect new business on a regular basis utilizing company programs and tools.
• The Design Consultant will help customers in a courteous, knowledgeable, and genuinely interested manner.
• This person will have outreach and constant contact with our Trade Partners including realtors, architects and interior designers.
• This person will meet or exceed personal and store sales goals.
• The Design Consultant will expand the customer's connection to the Natuzzi brand as well as expand the clients vision through suggesting additional items based on assessing customer needs.
• This person should be comfortable closing the sale, writing a quote and following up with customer.
• The Design Consultant will communicate opportunities in a positive timely manner and enter the clients' orders according to company policy and procedure.
• This person should demonstrate an enthusiasm for design.

Qualifications

• Previous experience or education in either luxury home furnishings industry, interior design, sales or architecture preferred.
• Capacity to use and promote sales tools to support sales (eg rendering).
• Superior communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Retail Experience.
• Experience with a POS system and proficiency with MS Office software and web navigation.
• Attention to detail and outstanding problem-solving skills.

Required Skills

• Sales: 3 years.

Preferred Skills

• None specified.

Pay range and compensation package

We offer a very competitive compensation package plus commission.