Design Sales Consultant

Join the largest tile and natural stone manufacturer in North America and watch your career shine with Dal-Tile, a subsidiary of Mohawk Industries.

Our team of dedicated professionals has made us the success that we are today. In return for their hard work, we support our employees with a family work environment, a commitment to promoting from within, unique benefits that go beyond just health and dental insurance, and the belief that every employee deserves a productive life outside of work. If that sounds remarkable to you, take the first step and explore a career with Dal-Tile.

Dal-Tile is currently seeking an exceptional **Design Sales Consultant** to join our TEAM As the Design Sales Consultant we need someone to provide interior design and product selection advice, product expertise, and thorough follow up to facilitate customer experience and influence sales/purchasing decision. Uses the showroom as a selling tool to drive specifications and sales as well as brand awareness. **We highly encourage applicants that are completing their education to apply**

**PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A TEMPORARY ROLE; DURATION 12 MONTHS**

Primary Objective

Provides interior design and product selection advice, product expertise, and thorough follow up to facilitate customer experience and influence sales/purchasing decision. Uses the showroom as a selling tool to drive specifications and sales as well as brand awareness

Major Function and Scope

Provides interior design advice and product expertise, facilitates tile and stone selection, and project development/support ensuring the completion of selection/sales for all customers. Where applicable utilizing Auto-CAD Project Management.

Logs all client showroom visits, contact information, and detailed customer preference and selection notes in CMT. Effectively communicates with customers and internal team members to follow lead and ensure tracking/follow up and sales closure. Reports sales closures monthly.

Prospects for new business with an emphasis on Custom Builders and Residential Designers. Makes outside sales calls as needed and follows up on leads to grow and drive business. Logs all customer showroom visits/appointments, contact information, and detailed customer preference and selection notes, in CMT.

Maintains showroom samples and merchandising including ordering, receiving, and maintaining samples and displays. Ships customer samples as needed to drive sales. Maintains contact with suppliers/locally sourced vendors, to keep current on design and product offerings and complies with Marketing’s standards for proper merchandising of showroom, including new product launches and drops.

Plans and hosts showroom tours and small and large events for industry trade to drive customer sales. Attends outside trade events to develop industry relationships and build brand awareness.

Experience and Knowledge Required

Four year degree in related field, or four years related experience or combination of a two year degree with two years of related experience.

Competencies

Sales/Customer engagement/Customer service

Design/sketching/reading blueprints/Auto-CAD a plus/color coordination/interior design trends/customer buying habits/creative thinking. Ability to approach unfamiliar situations and conceptualize a range of creative and imaginative solutions with ease, using creative skills to document and sell them to client.

Computer skills - MSOffice, MSWord, Excel and Power Point - Customer management tools a plus.

Excellent oral, written, listening, and interpersonal communication skills necessary to effectively interact with customers, team members, management, and other internal and external customers to build positive interpersonal relationships with various business partners.

Other Pertinent Job Information

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to stand, use hands, and reach with hands and arms. The associate is required to walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The associate may be required to sometimes sit, climb or balance. The associate may lift and/or move up to 80 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this position includes close vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The associate is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The associate may be exposed to a wide range of temperatures. The noise level is usually loud. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, career opportunities, and an environment for creativity and growth.

Examples: corporate RRSP match, discounts on employee purchases and tuition reimbursement.

Mohawk Industries, Inc. is a pay equity employer, including veterans with disabilities and is committed to providing an inclu