In-Home Designer - Pa, Morrisville

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.

Quite simply our customers can look stylish, see better, sleep sounder, be safer and save money. How many companies can do all that?

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.

Do you love design? Do you love sales? Then, consider joining Smith & Noble!

We are looking for motivated, passionate and resourceful In-Home Designers who can leverage their eye for style to enrich the way that people feel in their home using our custom shades, blinds and drapes.

Therefore, if you are someone who dreams and does, thinks and acts and is inspired to care, we want to chat.

How You’ll Help

• Use innovative digital selling tools and standards to measure, record, and configure specifications accurately and efficiently
• Work collaboratively with fellow designers and internal partners and seek opportunities to continually improve the experience for customers and Smith & Noble team members.
• 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.
• Close sales opportunities by building a genuine rapport with customers and demonstrate key features and benefits of Smith & Noble products and service offerings.
• 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.
• Showcase our commitment to service and care by following established systems and procedures that reflect positively on the company and build trust with consumers.

Responsibilities You’ll Have

• Build professional, productive and collaborative relationships with internal and external partners by expressing thoughts, ideas, concerns in a positive, respectful manner.
• Stay up-to-date on product knowledge and standards by using company-provided reference materials and by participating in ongoing trainings and workshops.
• Make yourself accessible for appointments by providing at least 45 hours of availability per week, including a minimum of: three Saturdays or Sundays per month, and one early (8 AM) and one late (5 PM) appointment weekly.
• Strive to meet sales goals by building strong client relationships and demonstrating resourcefulness, adaptability, self-reliance and critical thinking skills.

What Smith & Noble Offers

• Paid time off
• Life Insurance
• In-Home Designers at Smith & Noble are earning an average of $70,000 annually in commission after a year with the company
• A full-time, entrepreneurial job that provides rewarding work-life integration
• A generous compensation plan based on commission earnings with no cap and higher commission for any sales that come from leads you generate
• A training program that consists of initial training and on-going education to ensure that you have the knowledge to maximize your income
• Guidance and support from regional and national sales leaders
• Comprehensive benefits, including:
• A fun, collegial, supportive, transparent Company culture and employee experience
• Training and ramp-up pay
• Short & Long Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan, with Company match
• AD&D Insurance
• 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
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

What Smith & Noble Looks For

• High school diploma or equivalent is a requirement, college degree or some college coursework is preferred
• Proficiency using computer software applications and ability to learn new technology and systems
• Passion for design, sales and building lifetime customer relationships
• In-home or outside sales experience preferably in custom products/services
• Valid driver's license, reliable transportation and insurance coverage
• Experience in a retail environment, preferably in home furnishings and décor