Flooring Sales & Design Associate

Job Description

Job Description

Floor Coverings International ranks consistently as the No. 1 Mobile Flooring Franchise in North America. FCI's 300+ national franchisees and their Design Associates offer a unique in-home experience with a mobile showroom that comes directly to the client’s door, offering the best and latest in flooring from all major manufacturers, a superior white-glove experience that allows customers to get perfect new floors without leaving their home.  Our 400,000+ customers give us an average of 4.8 star rating. That's a big reason why we are growing six times faster than our competitors and why we have an immediate need to hire  a new Sales Consultant / Design Associate for our Seattle Eastside + North Sound location. We are looking for hard-working, service-minded, client-centric experienced sales professionals who thrive in the role of sales and design consultant, want to succeed and also love to have fun.

 

To thrive in this role, you’ll need to be self-motivated, driven to succeed, an independent worker, a great communicator, highly organized, know flooring and home improvement and love to help people. We are looking for an individual who isn’t afraid to work hard, including some evenings and weekends. The right individual will play a key part in the expansion of this company and will have the opportunity to grow as the company grows.

 

Design Associate Job Details & Perks:

• Sales experience required
• In-home sales or flooring sales experienced preferred
• Paid training provided
• Full-time position
• Candidate may work remotely ad-hoc when not attending client consultations or team meetings
• May qualify for paid attendance and travel to annual company convention in Cancun, Mexico
• Health and Dental Benefits
• Company car for work appointments (insurance and gas covered by company)

 

Design Associate Key Responsibilities:

• Develop leads from networking opportunities, corporate sponsorships and Home Shows
• Develop a network of referrals and business partnerships with realtors, property managers, mitigation companies, interior designers and general contractors
• React, follow up and schedule appointmnts from company-created leads from advertising and lead gen platforms
• Execute an exciting, dynamic and personable in-home consultation, follow our sales system and close sales in the home!
• 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)

 

Pay: Base salary + commissions.  Potential earnings are $60,000 - $100,000 for the average Design Associate. Above-average Design Associates earn $130,000 +.

Structure:   The position is offered as a contract role for 120 days with option to hire as a full time employee with benefits.   
- first 30 days:  hourly pay + training bonus
- days 31 to 120:  7% to 10%  commission on sales
- 120+ days:  option to become effective hire with salary + commission structure