Modern Builders Supply
Interior Designer, Cabinet Design and Sales
Modern Builders Supply, Defiance, Ohio, United States, 43512
Full job description {#full-job-description tabindex="-1"}
Are you looking for a rewarding career opportunity with significant growth potential?
Join Team MBS - a progressive Midwest Building Products Distributor!
MBS Interiors was born from a need to provide interior design solutions for homeowners, contractors and remodeling customers of Modern Builders Supply nearly twenty five years ago.
Our parent company, Modern Builders Supply Inc., was founded in 1944 as a distributor of building materials to remodelers and builders. While our focus was, in the beginning, primarily on exterior building products, it became clear there was a need for MBS to expand into INTERIOR products.
Now MBS Interiors is one of the strongest kitchen distributors in the Midwest, but we do more than just kitchens. We provide our customers with a complete design solution from space planning, cabinetry design and appliance selection to flooring options and plumbing collections.
Today, MBS has branches in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. In all, there are 27 locations across 5 states making MBS the premier distributor in the Midwest.
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
Primary Objective:
Deliver unique design solutions, owning each project from concept to completion.
Essential Functions of Position
Qualify client based on client's wants, needs, desires and investment dollars availableDiscuss and identify clients design styleCreate design solutions, plans, quotes and purchase ordersAccurately check designs and ordersDiscuss product details and expectationsEstablish, develop and maintain business relationships with existing and prospective customersSupply management with written and/or oral report on customer needs, problems, interest, competitive activities and potential new products and servicesKeep abreast of product knowledge, market conditions, and competitive activities through research and consulting with market individualsPerform other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge of:
Company policies, procedures, and overall mission and visionSales, construction and designInterior products and cabinetry constructionComputer programs -- 20/20 Design, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Skilled in:
Interpersonal communications that allow for effective qualification of prospective clientsActive listening by giving full attention to what others are saying, asking appropriate questions and not interrupting at inappropriate timesEfficient problem-solvingTime management, organization and written communicationCustomer service -- manages difficult client/customer situations, responds promptly to customer needs, solicits customer feedback to improve service, responds to requests for service and assistance and meets commitmentsAnalyzing data and situations accurately with a strong attention to detail in order to develop the proper course of action needed to be taken
Ability to:
Build trusting clients relationships and effectively communicate throughout the design/sales process
Read blue prints and field measure
Handle client product questions and walk them through the remodel and new construction process
Prospect new clients with telephone calls and appointments
Prioritize, accurately multi-task and adhere to any deadlines set
Drive and close sales
Keep up with design trends and product updates
Research sources for developing prospective customers and for information to determine their potential
Analyze the market potential and determine value of existing an
Are you looking for a rewarding career opportunity with significant growth potential?
Join Team MBS - a progressive Midwest Building Products Distributor!
MBS Interiors was born from a need to provide interior design solutions for homeowners, contractors and remodeling customers of Modern Builders Supply nearly twenty five years ago.
Our parent company, Modern Builders Supply Inc., was founded in 1944 as a distributor of building materials to remodelers and builders. While our focus was, in the beginning, primarily on exterior building products, it became clear there was a need for MBS to expand into INTERIOR products.
Now MBS Interiors is one of the strongest kitchen distributors in the Midwest, but we do more than just kitchens. We provide our customers with a complete design solution from space planning, cabinetry design and appliance selection to flooring options and plumbing collections.
Today, MBS has branches in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. In all, there are 27 locations across 5 states making MBS the premier distributor in the Midwest.
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
Primary Objective:
Deliver unique design solutions, owning each project from concept to completion.
Essential Functions of Position
Qualify client based on client's wants, needs, desires and investment dollars availableDiscuss and identify clients design styleCreate design solutions, plans, quotes and purchase ordersAccurately check designs and ordersDiscuss product details and expectationsEstablish, develop and maintain business relationships with existing and prospective customersSupply management with written and/or oral report on customer needs, problems, interest, competitive activities and potential new products and servicesKeep abreast of product knowledge, market conditions, and competitive activities through research and consulting with market individualsPerform other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge of:
Company policies, procedures, and overall mission and visionSales, construction and designInterior products and cabinetry constructionComputer programs -- 20/20 Design, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Skilled in:
Interpersonal communications that allow for effective qualification of prospective clientsActive listening by giving full attention to what others are saying, asking appropriate questions and not interrupting at inappropriate timesEfficient problem-solvingTime management, organization and written communicationCustomer service -- manages difficult client/customer situations, responds promptly to customer needs, solicits customer feedback to improve service, responds to requests for service and assistance and meets commitmentsAnalyzing data and situations accurately with a strong attention to detail in order to develop the proper course of action needed to be taken
Ability to:
Build trusting clients relationships and effectively communicate throughout the design/sales process
Read blue prints and field measure
Handle client product questions and walk them through the remodel and new construction process
Prospect new clients with telephone calls and appointments
Prioritize, accurately multi-task and adhere to any deadlines set
Drive and close sales
Keep up with design trends and product updates
Research sources for developing prospective customers and for information to determine their potential
Analyze the market potential and determine value of existing an