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Chapin Furniture is hiring: Sales & Design Consultant - Chapin Furniture in

Chapin Furniture, Columbia, SC, United States

Job Description

Job Description

Design Consultant Job Description

At Chapin Furniture we are a relational organization that believes our people are our greatest asset.

The Design Consultant Position requires the ability to guide a client through the residential design process by listening to their needs, and helping coordinate fabrics, furniture, textures and colors that will create inspiring spaces for living.  No Interior Design degree is necessary for this role, but the desire, passion, and interest in this field are necessary in order to help train the candidate to for success.  In this role we are looking for a strong background and temperament for sales, combined with the desire to grow as a Designer and help our clients build beautiful, functional, well-coordinated living spaces.

This position does require working Saturdays, and busy holiday weekends, so that we have the opportunity to service the most clients. We are closed on Sundays. Our Designers also receive one other day off during the work week, making it a five-day work week, with a rotation off on Sundays and Mondays every several weeks to provide a longer weekend.

Previous experience in the home furnishings industry is a huge plus.

Some Highlights of what Chapin Furniture offers to our clients:

  • Design Galleries featuring top Designer furniture brands like Bassett, Norwalk, and Universal
  • Dedicated design center for working on projects and meeting with clients and making presentations
  • Custom order rug gallery featuring four major rug suppliers, as well as stocked rug program
  • Reclining and Motion Furniture Galleries
  • On-site 15,000 square foot high rise warehouse to service clients quickly
  • Fully staffed, in-house, white-glove delivery team to control delivery process and offer exceptional final servicing of our clients
  • Extensive Tempurpedic, Stearns and Foster, Sealy Mattress Gallery to source bedding needs
  • Residential and Commercial Interior Design services

 

CANDIDATE'S NEEDED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Ability to sell your ideas and the products associated with home furnishings projects
  • Excellent relational skills
  • A great eye for design, and putting rooms together
  • Passion for new trends, color, technology and home furnishings, and the ability to guide clients through the design process for their homes / businesses
  • Ability to relate to clients with Excitement, Integrity, and Creativity
  • Must enjoy working in fast-paced environment, with ability to help multiple clients simultaneously on busy days
  • Ability to effectively communicate with clients and staff
  • Completion of training requirements as necessary
  • Previous sales and design experience required, preferably in the home furnishings field

 

BENEFITS:

  • Guaranteed base salary and commission incentives
  • Health coverage benefits after 60 days of fulltime employment
  • Training opportunities to advance within the company
  • Annually: Two Weeks Paid Vacation
  • Be part of a team who will help you excel and grow
  • FANTASTIC SCHEDULE: Five Day work week. Store Hours are Monday – Saturday 10 AM – 6 PM. Closed Sundays.
  • Earning Potential: $72,000 including bonus opportunities and benefits

 

If you would like to interview for a position with our team, please submit the following items electronically. We would love to hear from you!

Please submit the following:

  • Resume with references
Company Description
We are a Family Owned Business and our core values are based on Biblical Principles and Family Values. Our work hours reflect these values by offering a family-friendly work week that includes Sundays off, and normal business hours of 10AM-6PM.

We have two decades of Designing and Selling to the Chapin and Greater Columbia region. Considered a premier destination for Interior Design and Home Furnishings in the Greater Columbia, SC market, we strategically relocated and built our 45,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art location at the intersection of Columbia Avenue and I-26, at Exit 91 in Chapin in May of 2016.

We are a growing, thriving team, not settling for status quo when it comes to design and home furnishings, and we do everything possible to help our clients create the spaces they will truly love. We care about our clients, and focus on a relationship-centered approach to Design and Selling.

Our Core Values are based on Biblical Principles and Family Values and are as follows:

1.\tIntegrity- Being honest, trustworthy and credible
2.\tCreativity- Inspiring others through updated and changing décor and ideas. We celebrate classic style, but don’t settle for what always has been. We want to be relevant, here and now.
3.\tService- Using our gifts to serve others. Serve others as we would want to be served (the Golden Rule).
4.\tGrowth- Like a tree, if we are not growing, we are dying. Individual. Business. Team. We make efforts to water and feed the tree. Learn and Grow.
5.\tOwnership- Responsibility, accountability, empowerment, pride. We don’t own the customer. We DO OWN up to our mistakes, and attempt to make things right when they go wrong. There is pride in doing the right thing.

Company Description

We are a Family Owned Business and our core values are based on Biblical Principles and Family Values. Our work hours reflect these values by offering a family-friendly work week that includes Sundays off, and normal business hours of 10AM-6PM.\r\n\r\nWe have two decades of Designing and Selling to the Chapin and Greater Columbia region. Considered a premier destination for Interior Design and Home Furnishings in the Greater Columbia, SC market, we strategically relocated and built our 45,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art location at the intersection of Columbia Avenue and I-26, at Exit 91 in Chapin in May of 2016.\r\n\r\nWe are a growing, thriving team, not settling for status quo when it comes to design and home furnishings, and we do everything possible to help our clients create the spaces they will truly love. We care about our clients, and focus on a relationship-centered approach to Design and Selling.\r\n\r\nOur Core Values are based on Biblical Principles and Family Values and are as follows:\r\n\r\n1.\tIntegrity- Being honest, trustworthy and credible\r\n2.\tCreativity- Inspiring others through updated and changing décor and ideas. We celebrate classic style, but don’t settle for what always has been. We want to be relevant, here and now.\r\n3.\tService- Using our gifts to serve others. Serve others as we would want to be served (the Golden Rule).\r\n4.\tGrowth- Like a tree, if we are not growing, we are dying. Individual. Business. Team. We make efforts to water and feed the tree. Learn and Grow.\r\n5.\tOwnership- Responsibility, accountability, empowerment, pride. We don’t own the customer. We DO OWN up to our mistakes, and attempt to make things right when they go wrong. There is pride in doing the right thing.