Sales Design Consultant

A Shade Above Window Fashions, Inc.; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Employee discount

Hands-on training / coaching

Job summary

A Shade Above Window Fashions, Inc. is seeking top-performing window treatment salespeople to join our Charlotte-area team. You’ll meet clients at homes and showrooms, listen closely, and guide them to shades, blinds, shutters, and motorization while delivering exceptional service.

This is a commission-based role with a six-month salary draw during training. Afterward, uncapped commissions and bonuses reward effort.

Qualifications

• Proven sales track record in a consumer/home services industry.
• Strong eye for design and color to help clients pick fabrics and finishes.
• People person who listens well and builds trust.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple clients.
• Comfort with technology, motorization products, and home automation basics.
• Motivated by personal and team success.
• Nice to have: ability to read a tape measure.

Responsibilities

• Meet clients in homes or showrooms and guide selections.
• Measure windows, prepare quotes, and complete jobs end-to-end.
• Explain product value and technical details to homeowners.
• Coordinate time and manage multiple clients efficiently.
• Build relationships with designers and trade partners.
• Grow book of business with relocation flexibility.

Skills

Proven sales track record

Eye for design and color

People person

Organized and detail-oriented

Tech-savvy and loves tools

Self-motivated and goal-driven

Comfortable reading a tape measure

Tools

Computer skills

Phone skills

Job description

We're hunting the country's best window treatment salespeople — and the best salespeople who want to learn the trade. If you want to plant roots in Charlotte, we'll help you get here. Already live in Charlotte? Even better — let's talk.

OUR STORY, QUICKLY

In 1993, Dalton Taylor started building plantation shutters one window at a time in Monroe, NC, with his wife Patti and his brother Jeff. Thirty-plus years later, that family shop has grown into A Shade Above: three Charlotte-area showrooms, a fourth in North Myrtle Beach, and our own factory in Monroe where we still manufacture our shutters.

We're still a real family company — and we're growing fast. We're not just filling a seat in one town. We're searching the country for the best of the best. If your track record speaks for itself, we want to hear from you, wherever you are.

WE HIRE FOR CHARACTER FIRST

People invite us into their homes and pay good money to trust our judgment. Skills we can teach — character we can't. Before anything else, we want someone who is:

• Easy to get along with — the kind of person folks are glad to have in their home.
• Honest and dependable — you mean what you say, and you follow through.
• Glad to be here — ready to work and grateful for it.
• On time, every time. Take care of the little things and we'll trust you with the big ones. Do that and you'll go far here.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

You'll be the face of A Shade Above.

• Meet clients in their homes and in our showroom, listen closely, and guide them to the right shades, blinds, shutters, and motorization.
• Measure windows, prepare quotes, and see each job through to a finished result you're proud of.
• Communicate the value and the technical side of the product in a way that makes sense to a homeowner.
• Coordinate and prioritize your own time — you'll juggle several clients at once without dropping a ball.
• Get out into the community and build relationships with designers and trade partners. What you grow is yours to keep.

YOU'LL FIT WELL IF

• You have a proven sales track record. Deep Hunter Douglas knowledge is what sets our all-stars apart, and Alta experience is a plus — but if you've sold at a high level in an adjacent industry, we'll teach you the product inside and out.
• You have an eye for design and color that helps someone land on the perfect fabric.
• You're a people person who listens more than you talk.
• You're organized and detail-oriented, and you keep track of your own workflow.
• You love technology — motorization and smart home systems, sure, but also the tools that make your own workflow faster and your day more efficient.
• You're motivated by personal goals, but glad when the team wins too.
• Nice to have: you're comfortable reading a tape measure.

IF YOU'RE COMING FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE

Some of our best people didn't start in window coverings. If you've built a career in interior design, architecture, flooring, custom furniture, or another home trade, that experience carries over — tell us about it. And if you've never touched a window treatment but you know how to sell, we're not worried. Product knowledge we can teach, and we'll teach it thoroughly.

And if you've been out of the workforce for a stretch and you're ready to pour yourself into something new, we'd love to meet you.

LET'S BE STRAIGHT ABOUT PAY

This is a commission role, and the earning potential is real and uncapped.

To make sure you're set up to succeed, your first six months include a salary draw while we train you and you build your book. After that, the ceiling is up to you — the harder and smarter you work, the more you make. Good people are worth it, and we've built this so good people win.

THE DETAILS

• Pay: Six-month salary draw during training and onboarding, then uncapped commission with bonus opportunities.
• Hours: Monday through Friday. In-person, working from client homes and one of our showrooms.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Paid time off.
• Vision insurance and an employee discount.
• Hands-on training, industry insight, and coaching from people who've been doing this for thirty years.
• Requirements: A proven sales track record, a valid driver's license, and strong computer and phone skills. Hunter Douglas experience preferred; Alta product knowledge is a plus.
• Location: We're hiring nationwide for the best of the best. This is an in-person role. If you're already in the Charlotte area, great — and if you're not, we're glad to help strong candidates relocate to Charlotte or another of our markets.

Job Type: Full-time. Relocation assistance available.