<p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><strong>Bassett Furniture – Design Sales Opportunity</strong></p>
<p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">Do you love interior design? Do you have an eye for color and fashion?</p>
<p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">Would you like to help customers see their dream rooms become a reality?</p>
<p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">If you are a positive and motivated professional with a passion for design, possess exceptional selling skills, and a love for building customer relationships, then Bassett Furniture has the opportunity for you!</p>
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<p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><strong>Job Description</strong></p>
<p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">Our Bassett Design Consultants are responsible for building meaningful and long-term customer relationships. They have comprehensive knowledge ranging from furniture construction to design trends. They use “relationship selling” techniques through interior design consultations and makeovers to maximize selling opportunities. Our design consultants take joy in the design process!</p>
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<p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><strong>Job Qualifications</strong></p>
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<li style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">· Passion for design</li>
<li style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">· Highly driven to meet or exceed sales goals</li>
<li style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">· Discern and coordinate colors and textures</li>
<li style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills</li>
<li style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">· Friendly outgoing personality</li>
<li style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">· Positive outlook</li>
<li style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">· Self-motivated to clientele</li>
<li style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">· Computer proficiency</li>
<li style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">· Desire to learn</li>
<li style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">· Proven track record of success in sales</li>
<li style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">· Polished image</li>
<li style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">· Career-minded professionalism</li>
<li style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">· Ability to listen and translate customer wants into design choices</li>
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<p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><strong>Job Requirements</strong></p>
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<li style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">· Willingness to work weekends and holidays.</li>
<li style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">· Desire to work in a commissioned sales environment.</li>
<li style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">· Dedicated to being a supportive team member.</li>
<li style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">· Capable of thriving in a varied paced retail environment.</li>
<li style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">· Ability to drive to customers’ residences and businesses for makeovers.</li>
<li style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">· Adept at conducting virtual appointments and live chats.</li>
<li style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">· Creating, presenting, and selling product and design solutions.</li>
<li style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">· Engaging customers to determine their needs according to taste, lifestyle, and investment range.</li>
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<p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><strong>Training</strong></p>
<p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">The Bassett Brand is brought to life by the people who shape the customers’ experience. Our training programs are designed to help each associate create a meaningful career at Bassett.</p>
<p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">As part of our in-depth training program, you’ll learn: product knowledge, sales techniques, design skills, and how to build a base of loyal clients. You’ll do this though comprehensive on-line classes, videos, hands-on activities, and one-on-one coaching. We provide continuing opportunities to learn throughout your career at Bassett.</p>
<p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">Our most successful sales people have a creative personality and passion for design. Bassett offers Interior Design certification training. Through our one-on-one coaching and educational development, we will help you build relationships with customers to help them reflect their own personal sense of style. We’ll also show you how to effectively use our complimentary design service as a powerful tool for developing customer relationships and providing opportunity for increased sales.</p>
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<p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><strong>Opportunity</strong></p>
<p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">With our generous commission-based compensation plan, your income is limited only by the amount of effort you apply. In addition to your commission compensation (paid on written business), there are other bonus opportunities. The potential income for our experienced Bassett Design Consultants averages $70,000-$105,000/year. With our corporate top writers making up to 135,000/year.</p>
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<p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><strong>Benefits</strong></p>
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<li style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">· Paid training</li>
<li style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">· Health/Dental/Vision coverage</li>
<li style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">· Disability</li>
<li style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">· Life Insurance</li>
<li style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">· 401(k) plan</li>
<li style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">· Tuition assistance</li>
<li style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">· Paid time off</li>
<li style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">· Generous Employee Discounts</li>
<li style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">· Work in a State-of-the Art Showroom</li>
<li style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">· Opportunity for growth and advancement</li>
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<p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><strong>What sets Bassett apart?</strong></p>
<p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">Bassett’s blend of style, comfort and value has been trusted for more than a century (since 1902!) and makes it one of the most recognizable furniture brands in America. We’ve taken our craftsmanship and built a reputation of quality custom furniture. We are passionate about developing fashionable and innovative furnishings at a great value, as well as offering a number of exceptional services to meet customers’ needs. We are proud of our long-standing heritage but, at the same time, squarely focused on innovating furniture retailing in the next 100 years.</p>
<p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">Take steps now towards building a meaningful career with a growing company. Apply to join the design team at Bassett today!</p>
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<p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><em>Bassett Furniture Industries is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, veterans status or other protected category. Bassett is dedicated to ensuring that qualified applicants are employed and that employees are treated consistently during employment, without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, veterans status or other protected category.</em></p>
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Application Requirements
Candidates must have a passion for design, strong sales skills, and the ability to work in a retail environment including weekends and holidays. Proficiency in color coordination and the ability to travel to customer locations for design services are required.