Design Associate

Design Associate

Our unique shop-at-home model allows customers to get perfect new floors without leaving their home and our 400,000+ customers give us an average 4.8 star rating. That's a big reason why we're growing six times faster than our competitors. This rapid growth has increased our immediate need to keep up with demand by increasing the size of our teams. If you are a service-minded individual who loves to have fun we are the company for you!

This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchisee. All inquiries about employment at this franchisee should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to Floor Coverings International Corporate.

Benefits:

• Company car
• Competitive salary
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Training & development

Design Associate Job Details & Perks:

• No experience required
• Paid training provided
• Full-time
• Company car for work appointments (insurance and gas covered by company)

Design Associate Key Responsibilities:

• Go out to client's homes and meet with them regarding their flooring project
• Follow our Sales System using our tablet, laptop, and software (non-negotiable)
• Act as the single point of contact to the customer for all types of flooring service requests
• Coordinate installation time and communication schedule with Office Manager
• Communicate customer needs/expectations to Install Manager to make jobs go smoothly
• Ability to maintain customer relationships and develop key referral sources to generate ongoing business
• Engage in on-going training/educational requirements (may involve travel at company expense)

Work Hours:

Work hours are flexible and may change from day to day. Activities will include customer appointments, networking, training, internal meetings, local events, and other business-related activities. Customer appointments last between 1-3 hours; evening and weekend appointments will be needed based on customer needs.

Home Shows and Events:

We participate in many Home Improvement Shows and other local events each year. Your attendance at these is essential to generate valuable leads and to answer questions from the general public about our product and services. Home shows generally begin at 10am and end at 8pm and run on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays and will be split up between our various team members.

Networking:

We encourage joining networking groups to generate relationships and business for the company and will pay the corresponding fees. Examples of the groups include BNI, Building Industry Associations, Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, etc. Sales generated from these groups and based on your networking will qualify for additional commission.

Company Provided Items:

We will provide you with the following:

• Our Mobile Flooring Showroom will be stocked with over 3,000 flooring samples o You will be responsible for keeping it clean, organized, and take care of the samples o Gas and auto insurance will be paid by the company for the mobile showroom
• Tablet for estimating the projects
• Digital measuring device

Vacation:

2 weeks paid vacation each year, which must be scheduled and approved in advance. The amount paid will be base salary plus any normal commissions being processed for that pay period

Holidays:

We observe the following holidays; New Years Day, Good Friday, Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day

Compensation:

You will be paid a base salary of $1,500.00 semi-monthly, which is annualized to $36,000. In addition, you will be able to earn commission on all landed sales for the previous month.

Commission Adjustments:

Should the scope of any sold job change (+/-) after the commission has been calculated and paid, that change will be reflected in the next available pay period. The base commission rate adjusts upwards by 3% if any of the following are achieved o You generate the lead on the project sold o You perform work for one of your previous customers o You are requested by name on a referral appointment

Guaranteed Commissions:

You will be paid guaranteed commissions to help you ramp up and build your pipeline. You will earn either the commissions (listed above) or guaranteed commission, whichever is greater. First FULL month: $2,000 in guaranteed commissions Second & Third Full month: $1,500 in guaranteed commissions Fourth Fully Month: $1,000 in guaranteed commissions Compensation: $36,000.00 per year