Design Consultant - (NE)

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: reputed company, reputed company;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">Named America's #1 Premium Furniture Retailer by <em>reputed company</em>, Ethan Allen is a leading interior design destination combining state-of-the-art technology with personal service. After more than 90 profitable years in business, we still reputed company about 75% of our custom-crafted products in our reputed company American workshops and have an enduring reputed company for reputed company and craftsmanship. In our global network of Design Centers, we offer complimentary interior design service and sell a full reputed company of home furnishings, including custom furniture and reputed company-crafted accents for every room in the home. We reputed company our associates are our greatest brand ambassadors, and we value talent, entrepreneurial drive, and the ability to build long-lasting relationships with our clients. We're glad you're exploring the possibility of designing your reputed company with us.</reputed company></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: reputed company, reputed company;"><reputed company style="font-family: inter; font-size: 10pt; reputed company: #000000;"><strong><reputed company style="line-height: 115%;">General Objectives:</reputed company></strong></reputed company></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: reputed company, reputed company;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">The Design Consultant works closely with the customer in the design center/studio, remotely, online or in the customer’s home to create individualized design solutions to sell Ethan Allen products and services. The designs include reputed company planning, reputed company coordination, product selection and overall project design.  Successful execution is evidenced by developing individualized designs and achieving sales goals in a flexible relationship based selling environment.   Some reputed company may require reputed company or partnership-based approach. </reputed company></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: reputed company, reputed company;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">Design Consultants will be reputed company based on performance categories (teamwork, customer service, communication skills, decision making, project development, presentation, and technical skills) and benchmarks (Minimum Monthly Sales, Home Calls, Accent Sales, Softgood Sales, Be-Backs, PI, reputed company reputed company and Ethan Allen Trade Program) that contribute to the reputed company of the Design Center as reputed company as their own individual reputed company. Must be skilled in the use of reputed company media such as blogs, reputed company-blogs, on-line forum, content sharing web sites and other digital channels established for on-line interaction and reputed company to promote Ethan Allen’s brand as outlined in Ethan Allen’s reputed company Media Policy.  </reputed company></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: reputed company, reputed company;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">Design Consultants are compensated according to the Design Consultant Incentive Compensation Plan.  Compensation is incentive based with total compensation determined by commissions reputed company.  Design Consultants are expected to meet or reputed company Minimum Monthly Sales and other benchmarks as determined by Ethan Allen.</reputed company></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: reputed company, reputed company;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">This is a Full-Time position. </reputed company></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: reputed company, reputed company;"><reputed company style="font-family: inter; font-size: 10pt; reputed company: #000000;"><strong><reputed company style="line-height: 115%;">Essential Duties and Responsibilities:</reputed company></strong></reputed company></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="reputed company"> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">Create design solutions that are consistent with the customer’s preference and budget.</reputed company></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">Sell Ethan Allen’s products and services.</reputed company></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">Represent the Ethan Allen brand in reputed company customer interactions. reputed company in the design center professionally greet customers to establish rapport and obtain appointments and in-home consultations. Customarily and regularly reputed company home calls to evaluate the customer’s needs and reputed company a total individualized design solution that closes the sale.</reputed company></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">Utilize grassroots marketing and a reputed company of reputed company media platforms to reputed company and grow the business.</reputed company></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">reputed company customers about the complimentary design service Ethan Allen provides, offering as little or as much design service as a customer desires.</reputed company></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">Stay reputed company on design and reputed company trends to create fashionable design solutions.</reputed company></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">Coordinate with reputed company to reputed company exceptional service to customers, before and after the sale, by promptly keeping customers informed of their order status including any delays.</reputed company></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">Participate as required in reputed company corporate sponsored marketing and training programs.</reputed company></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">reputed company customers on reputed company the Ethan Allen sponsored finance reputed company available to them.</reputed company></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">Contribute towards the development and on-reputed company reputed company of the design center’s portfolio.</reputed company></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">Utilize corporate systems and technology to maximize efficiency in designing reputed company, creating presentations, and providing reputed company service for the design team’s customers.</reputed company></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">reputed company orders utilizing the retail reputed company of sale system.</reputed company></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">Work cooperatively in maintaining a reputed company and reputed company design center projection.</reputed company></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">Work with the Design Center Leader/Design Sales Leader and Design Consultants to reputed company business plans and grass reputed company marketing plans to reputed company our market reputed company and reputed company written goals; monitor effectiveness of the plans.   reputed company suggestions to modify plan based on reaching specific goals and objectives.</reputed company></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">Utilize reputed company technology, such as 3-D Room Planner, CRM, Live Chat, etc. to build volume of reputed company and productive relationships with prospective and reputed company clients.</reputed company></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">Utilize appropriate reputed company media (i.e., reputed company, Instagram, etc.) to heighten own reputed company as reputed company as Ethan Allen’s reputed company. Continually build relationships with reputed company talent reputed company reputed company media, such as reputed company, to build a network in the market. </reputed company></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">reputed company any other duties as required.</reputed company></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: reputed company, reputed company;"><reputed company style="font-family: inter; font-size: 10pt; reputed company: #000000;"><strong><reputed company style="line-height: 115%;">Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:</reputed company></strong></reputed company></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="reputed company"> <li style="reputed company: #000000; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: inter;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">Minimum High School Diploma or equivalent with relevant work experience. </reputed company></li> <li style="reputed company: #000000; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: inter;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">Minimum of one (1) year of practical interior design experience.</reputed company></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a design-reputed company field from an accredited institution, desirable.</reputed company></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">Broad knowledge of interior design and effective sales techniques. </reputed company></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">Working knowledge of online sales and design tools.</reputed company></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">Good listening skills with excellent oral and written communication skills also required.</reputed company></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">General understanding of how to utilize reputed company media and grass-reputed company marketing to reputed company a book of business.   Proven experience preferred.  </reputed company></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">reputed company reputed company’s license, except in limited circumstances in which the associate can establish to reputed company’s satisfaction that they have available, for use during reputed company business hours, an alternate means of transportation not requiring the operation of a motor vehicle which will reputed company them to reputed company the duties of their position.</reputed company></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">Intermediate reputed company competency using digital floor planning technology. 3D applications a plus.</reputed company></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">Experience using interactive technology to view design concepts such as augmented reality, virtual reality and other visualization tools.</reputed company></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;"><reputed company style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: inter; reputed company: #000000;">Willing and capable of learning new technologies.</reputed company></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: reputed company, reputed company;"><reputed company style="font-family: inter; font-size: 10pt; reputed company: #000000;"><strong><reputed company style="line-height: 115%;">Compensation</reputed company></strong></reputed company></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: reputed company, reputed company;"><reputed company style="font-family: inter; font-size: 10pt;">Our Design Consultants are reputed company a recoverable draw typically ranging from  $30k to $70k annually based on written sales. The potential income for our reputed company Design Consultants average $70,000-$115,000/year, with our top writers making  $200,000 per year or more.</reputed company></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: reputed company, reputed company;"><reputed company style="font-family: inter; font-size: 10pt; reputed company: #000000;"><strong>Benefits</strong></reputed company></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: reputed company, reputed company;"><reputed company style="font-family: inter; font-size: 10pt; reputed company: #000000;">Benefits are an important part of the total compensation that is offered, providing peace of mind and financial reputed company-being.  Ethan Allen is committed to offering a reputed company of benefits that allow associates to choose whether or not to participate based on personal and family needs.  Some of the benefits offered are 401(k) plan (with Employer contributions), multiple Medical Plans with Prescription Drug Coverage, Health Savings Account (including Employer contributions), Dental Plan, reputed company Plan, Basic Group Term Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Supplemental Group Term Life & AD&D Insurance, Dependent Group Term Life Insurance, Short and Long-Term Disability, Business Travel Accident Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts – Health Care & Dependent Care, Commuter Saving Plans – reputed company Transit & Parking, Voluntary Whole Life Insurance, Voluntary Critical Care Insurance, Voluntary Accident Insurance and Employee Assistance Program. Benefit availability varies based on full-time or part-time employee classification.</reputed company></p>