Job Description
<div class="content-intro"><p>For over 30 years, Smith & Noble has been enhancing homes with custom shades, blinds and drapes. We add the finishing touch that enriches the way homes look and feel.</p>
<p>Quite simply our customers can look stylish, see better, sleep sounder, be safer and save money. How many companies can do all that? </p>
<p>Our roots are as innovators of design, but we aren’t rocket scientists - just great people inspired to provide quality products and serve our customers the right way.</p></div><p><strong><u>Do you love design? Do you love sales? Then, consider</u></strong> <strong><u>joining Smith & Noble! </u></strong></p>
<p>We are looking for motivated, passionate and resourceful <strong>In-Home Designers</strong> who can leverage their eye for style to enrich the way that people feel in their home using our custom shades, blinds and drapes. </p>
<p>Therefore, if you are someone who dreams and does, thinks and acts and is inspired to care, we want to chat. </p>
<p><strong><u>How You’ll Help </u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Conduct in-home design appointments alongside customers and match our premium collection of custom shades, drapes, blinds and shutters to customers’ style preferences and functional needs.</li>
<li>Close sales opportunities by building a genuine rapport with customers and demonstrate key features and benefits of Smith & Noble products and service offerings.</li>
<li>Showcase our commitment to service and care by following established systems and procedures that reflect positively on the company and build trust with consumers.</li>
<li>Use innovative digital selling tools and standards to measure, record, and configure specifications accurately and efficiently</li>
<li>Work collaboratively with fellow designers and internal partners and seek opportunities to continually improve the experience for customers and Smith & Noble team members.</li>
<li>Build upon our culture and mission that is built on going the extra mile to exceed customer expectations by demonstrating Creativity, Care, Respect and Integrity.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>Responsibilities You’ll Have</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Make yourself accessible for appointments by providing at least 45 hours of availability per week including minimum three Saturdays and two evenings.</li>
<li>Stay up-to-date on product knowledge and standards by using company-provided reference materials and by participating in ongoing trainings and workshops.</li>
<li>Strive to meet sales goals by building strong client relationships and demonstrating resourcefulness, adaptability, self-reliance and critical thinking skills.</li>
<li>Build professional, productive and collaborative relationships with internal and external partners by expressing thoughts, ideas, concerns in a positive, respectful manner.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>What Smith & Noble Offers</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>A consistent flow of qualified leads comprised of consumers who are in the market for custom window treatments and have asked to have a Smith & Noble designer visit their home</li>
<li>A full-time, entrepreneurial job that provides rewarding work-life integration</li>
<li>A generous compensation plan based on commission earnings with no cap and higher commission for any sales that come from leads you generate</li>
<li>A training program that consists of initial training and on-going education to ensure that you have the knowledge to maximize your income</li>
<li>Competitive compensation, based 100% on commission earnings with no cap, ranging from an average of $50,000 per year for less skilled designers to $120,000 for exceptional designers</li>
<li>Comprehensive benefits, including:</li>
<ul>
<li>Paid time off</li>
<li>Training and ramp-up pay</li>
<li>Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance</li>
<li>Life Insurance</li>
<li>Short & Long Term Disability Insurance</li>
<li>AD&D Insurance</li>
<li>401(k) retirement savings plan, with Company match</li>
</ul>
<li>Guidance and support from regional and national sales leaders</li>
<li>A fun, collegial, supportive, transparent Company culture and employee experience</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>What Smith & Noble Looks For</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>High school diploma or equivalent is a requirement, college degree or some college coursework is preferred</li>
<li>In-home or outside sales experience preferably in custom products/services</li>
<li>Experience in a retail environment, preferably in home furnishings and décor</li>
<li>Proficiency using computer software applications and ability to learn new technology and systems</li>
<li>Valid driver's license, reliable transportation and insurance coverage</li>
<li>Passion for design, sales and building lifetime customer relationships</li>
</ul>
<p>Quite simply our customers can look stylish, see better, sleep sounder, be safer and save money. How many companies can do all that? </p>
<p>Our roots are as innovators of design, but we aren’t rocket scientists - just great people inspired to provide quality products and serve our customers the right way.</p></div><p><strong><u>Do you love design? Do you love sales? Then, consider</u></strong> <strong><u>joining Smith & Noble! </u></strong></p>
<p>We are looking for motivated, passionate and resourceful <strong>In-Home Designers</strong> who can leverage their eye for style to enrich the way that people feel in their home using our custom shades, blinds and drapes. </p>
<p>Therefore, if you are someone who dreams and does, thinks and acts and is inspired to care, we want to chat. </p>
<p><strong><u>How You’ll Help </u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Conduct in-home design appointments alongside customers and match our premium collection of custom shades, drapes, blinds and shutters to customers’ style preferences and functional needs.</li>
<li>Close sales opportunities by building a genuine rapport with customers and demonstrate key features and benefits of Smith & Noble products and service offerings.</li>
<li>Showcase our commitment to service and care by following established systems and procedures that reflect positively on the company and build trust with consumers.</li>
<li>Use innovative digital selling tools and standards to measure, record, and configure specifications accurately and efficiently</li>
<li>Work collaboratively with fellow designers and internal partners and seek opportunities to continually improve the experience for customers and Smith & Noble team members.</li>
<li>Build upon our culture and mission that is built on going the extra mile to exceed customer expectations by demonstrating Creativity, Care, Respect and Integrity.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>Responsibilities You’ll Have</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Make yourself accessible for appointments by providing at least 45 hours of availability per week including minimum three Saturdays and two evenings.</li>
<li>Stay up-to-date on product knowledge and standards by using company-provided reference materials and by participating in ongoing trainings and workshops.</li>
<li>Strive to meet sales goals by building strong client relationships and demonstrating resourcefulness, adaptability, self-reliance and critical thinking skills.</li>
<li>Build professional, productive and collaborative relationships with internal and external partners by expressing thoughts, ideas, concerns in a positive, respectful manner.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>What Smith & Noble Offers</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>A consistent flow of qualified leads comprised of consumers who are in the market for custom window treatments and have asked to have a Smith & Noble designer visit their home</li>
<li>A full-time, entrepreneurial job that provides rewarding work-life integration</li>
<li>A generous compensation plan based on commission earnings with no cap and higher commission for any sales that come from leads you generate</li>
<li>A training program that consists of initial training and on-going education to ensure that you have the knowledge to maximize your income</li>
<li>Competitive compensation, based 100% on commission earnings with no cap, ranging from an average of $50,000 per year for less skilled designers to $120,000 for exceptional designers</li>
<li>Comprehensive benefits, including:</li>
<ul>
<li>Paid time off</li>
<li>Training and ramp-up pay</li>
<li>Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance</li>
<li>Life Insurance</li>
<li>Short & Long Term Disability Insurance</li>
<li>AD&D Insurance</li>
<li>401(k) retirement savings plan, with Company match</li>
</ul>
<li>Guidance and support from regional and national sales leaders</li>
<li>A fun, collegial, supportive, transparent Company culture and employee experience</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>What Smith & Noble Looks For</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>High school diploma or equivalent is a requirement, college degree or some college coursework is preferred</li>
<li>In-home or outside sales experience preferably in custom products/services</li>
<li>Experience in a retail environment, preferably in home furnishings and décor</li>
<li>Proficiency using computer software applications and ability to learn new technology and systems</li>
<li>Valid driver's license, reliable transportation and insurance coverage</li>
<li>Passion for design, sales and building lifetime customer relationships</li>
</ul>
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