Sales Project Designer

Lithia Motors; Oregon; On-site; USD 70,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision plans

PTO: 80 hours front-loaded on day 1

Short and Long-Term Disability

Paid Life Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Lithia Learning Center

Vehicle Purchase Discounts

Wellness Programs

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Ultimate Airstreams is seeking a Project Designer to guide customers through design and remodeling, manage a sales pipeline, and close contracts. You’ll develop concepts, create estimates, and coordinate with Production and Sales teams for a seamless experience.

Role requires strong design skills, excellent communication, and comfort with travel for regional rallies and events. Competitive salary with base plus commissions is offered.

Qualifications

• Excellent communicator who loves solving design challenges and helping customers bring ideas to life.
• Consultative selling approach focused on building trust and delivering value.
• Experience in kitchen and bath design, interior design, cabinetry sales, home remodeling, or design-build environments.
• Experience managing a CRM and maintaining a healthy sales pipeline.
• Familiarity with drafting/design software and digital proposals.

Responsibilities

• Guide customers through design and remodeling while managing your own sales pipeline.
• Meet with guests (virtual and in person) to understand goals, vision, lifestyle, and remodeling needs.
• Create customized design concepts, sketches, layouts, and project estimates.
• Present remodeling solutions and close sales.
• Prepare estimates, proposals, contracts, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate with Production and Sales teams to ensure a seamless customer experience.
• Photograph projects during construction and after completion for communications.
• Travel to regional Airstream rallies and industry events as needed.

Skills

Excellent communicator

Consultative selling

Design problem solving

Customer service

Kitchen design

CRM management

Travel ready

Tools

SketchUp

Job description

Dealership: L0564 Ultimate Airstreams Ultimate Airstreams Design Incredible Adventures – Build Lasting Relationships

Location: Clackamas, Oregon

Pay: $70,000 - $150,000 annually; compensation based on monthly base plus commissions based on total sales of completed projects

Schedule: Monday - Friday

Why Join Our Team?

At Ultimate Airstreams, we specialize in transforming Airstream travel trailers into personalized, functional, and beautiful spaces that help our customers travel better. Every project is custom, every customer has a unique vision, and every day presents a new opportunity to create something exceptional. We're looking for a customer-focused Project Designer who combines outstanding design skills with a consultative sales approach. If you enjoy listening to clients, developing creative solutions, and guiding projects from the first conversation through a signed contract, we'd love to meet you. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building relationships, has an eye for design, and is excited about helping customers create their dream Airstream.

What You'll Do

As a Project Designer, you'll guide customers through the design and remodeling process while managing your own sales pipeline from initial inquiry to project completion. Your responsibilities include:

• Develop and manage incoming sales leads and customer inquiries.
• Meet with guests (virtually and in person) to understand their goals, vision, lifestyle, and remodeling needs.
• Create customized design concepts, sketches, layouts, and project estimates.
• Present remodeling solutions that provide value and solve customer challenges.
• Build trust through a consultative sales process focused on education and exceptional service.
• Prepare estimates, proposals, contracts, and supporting documentation.
• Present estimates, answer questions, overcome objections, and close sales.
• Maintain accurate CRM records and consistently follow up on outstanding opportunities.
• Manage multiple projects and customers simultaneously throughout the year.
• Coordinate with Production and Sales teams to ensure a seamless customer experience.
• Participate in customer drop-off and project delivery appointments.
• Photograph projects during construction and after completion for customer communications and marketing.
• Represent Ultimate Airstreams at regional Airstream rallies and industry events, including travel, event setup/teardown, greeting guests, and generating sales leads.

What You'll Bring

• The ideal candidate is an excellent communicator who loves solving design challenges and helping customers bring their ideas to life.
• Consultative selling approach focused on building trust and delivering value.
• Ability to connect with a wide variety of personalities while providing exceptional customer service.
• Comfortable selling complete remodeling projects—not just products.
• Strong understanding of cabinetry design, space planning, and cabinet construction.
• Strong problem-solving and organizational skills.
• Responsive, accountable, and detail-oriented.
• Comfortable conducting both virtual and in-person customer meetings.
• Experience in kitchen and bath design, interior design, cabinetry sales, home remodeling, or design-build environments.
• Proven success in consultative sales with strong closing and objection-handling skills.
• Experience managing a CRM and maintaining a healthy sales pipeline.
• Familiarity with digital proposals, electronic contracts, and e-signature platforms.
• Knowledge of residential construction methods, plumbing, electrical systems, cabinetry, and appliances.
• Experience with SketchUp or other drafting/design software.
• Willingness to travel periodically for regional Airstream rallies and customer events.

Total Rewards

• Competitive pay
• Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
• Paid Holidays
• PTO: 80 Hours front-loaded on day 1
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Paid Life Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Lithia Learning Center
• Vehicle Purchase Discounts
• Wellness Programs

Additional information about our Total Rewards benefits can be reviewed on our careers site at www.totalrewards.lithiadriveway.com.

About Us

At Lithia & Driveway (NYSE: LAD) our success is fueled by our high performing teams delivering Auto Done Easy for our customers. We create simple, transparent, and convenient customer experiences throughout the vehicle-ownership lifecycle by leveraging our hundreds of store locations and our key adjacencies - Driveway, DFC, and GreenCars. We've built a retail model that champions entrepreneurial leadership, Growth Powered by People, and a strategy that creates possibilities and pushes us to reach our potential.

We are a drug-free workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity (regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status). We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

At Lithia & Driveway, we stand by our mission of Growth Powered by People, as we build a workplace that ignites ideas and opportunities to Earn Customers for Life. Our focus is on making the customer experience better; as we aim to meet our customers’ needs whether in person, online or a combination of both.

Lithia & Driveway is the largest automotive retailer in North America and listed on the Fortune 500 (NYSE: LAD). Drive your career forward with roles in Sales, Finance, Service, Technology and Corporate. With thousands of vehicles and hundreds of locations, the career possibilities are endless.

Join us as we accelerate towards growth in automotive and beyond!

High School graduate or equivalent, 18 years or older required.