Sales & Design Consultant

Design & Sales Consultant

As a Design and Sales Consultant at Bumble Bee Blinds, you will be responsible for selling window-covering products to residential and commercial clients in your market. You will help build a clientele, drive sales revenue, and back the company on standards, quality, and professionalism. A successful Design and Sales Consultant will hold oneself to high customer service standards while being detail-oriented, organized, creative, ambitious, and very personable. You will use your strong listening and communication skills, as well as intellectual capital and a sale driven mindset to present innovative solutions to prospective customers. The Design and Sales Consultant reports directly to the General Manager.

You are highly energetic, have a positive attitude, and are forward thinking. You take accountability over your work and are excited to influence the development of a new business. You are a self-starter and love the process of hunting down and closing sales. You are highly organized with superior attention to detail. You are a strong team player and can excel in a fast-paced environment while delivering quality outcomes. You communicate with BBB leadership and customers in a calm, professional manner.

Your qualifications include 2+ years of experience in self-generated lead sales, commercial sales and customer service. Experience in interior design or home services sales is a plus but not required. You are very comfortable interfacing with potential customers in residential and commercial spaces. You have a strong working knowledge of common computer software including but not limited to: MS Outlook Word, Excel, and CRM program. You are very detail oriented, organized, and can keep efficient notes and records. An understanding of home services or product sales is a plus. You have excellent written and verbal communication skills including and understanding basic grammar and writing. You have a friendly demeanor towards every customer and colleague. You are able to work independently. You must have a valid driver's license. A high school diploma is required; a college degree is preferred.

Design & Sales Consultant responsibilities include providing reliable, high quality customer support. Driving leads and conduct lead generation activities like local canvassing. Performing in-home consultations, customer instruction on various window covering options and functionality, and measurements to provide estimates. Developing relationships with customers to find the best window solutions for desired space. Leveraging Bumble Bee Blinds innovative technology to meet customers' needs. Building and nurturing strong networking relationships with new clients, existing clients, interior designers, realtors, and builders in the local market. Maintaining, updating, and communicating client data, project status, and job details. Utilizing customer information, materials, and support to ensure efficient execution of assigned tasks. Performing simple installation of window treatments according to manufacturer instruction and best practices. Completing and submitting all required task-related activities, productivity, and other documentation in a timely manner. Maintaining constant communication between all departments, as well as customers, on current work orders. Participating in regular sales meetings, webinars, and training. Arriving on time to work and any/all appointments and meetings. Occasional participation in local promotional activities to support business development (which may take place during evenings and/or weekends).

Hive perks include $40,000 per year base salary + sales commission, potential to earn incremental commission on self-generated leads, health benefit eligibility available, PTO/holiday/sick pay, company vehicle(s) available to employees, sales and product training, and a dog-friendly office.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The associate in this role should be able to stand, sit at an office space, see, hear, and understand speech, communicate, lift computer equipment, supplies and materials, use office equipment and computers. The associate is exposed to typical office working conditions. Occasional ladder climbing and lifting of 30-50 lbs. Ample hand-eye coordination and flexibility to twist and access hard to reach corners to install and adjust hardware. If requested by an applicant or employee, we may provide reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties required of personnel so classified. We have the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice. Compensation: $60,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year.

About Bumble Bee Blinds

Choosing the complete look and feel of your window treatments can be a daunting task. That's why we're a bit choosy on each of our own worker bees. (see what we did there?)

If you have excellent customer service skills, attention to detail, and the ability to execute at a high level, you might be the perfect fit to join our team!

From our expert design consultants to our professional installers, Bumble Bee Blinds can be a great place to build your career if you have that entrepreneurial spirit.

Our design consultants work directly with our clients to help bring their ideas into reality. Ideal candidates possess strong communication skills and the ability to translate abstract descriptions into clear recommendations. Armed with a van-load of reference material, these creative-thinkers present our clients with several options for what will help create their dream space.

And our installers get to execute that creative vision, bringing the product to our client's homes and working directly from the plans the designer puts in place.

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