Salesperson for Luxury Brand
Villa & House is a lifestyle wholesale luxury brand servicing interior designers and retailers across the United States. Our proprietary furniture, lighting and décor products blend a perfect mixture of design and quality for today’s discerning consumer base.
At Villa & House, clients are our guests, whom we are hosting. Being a wonderful host requires the ability to engage and excite through conversation and storytelling.
Villa & House is searching for wonderful salespeople, in our retail/wholesale showroom, who can sell and service a robust wholesale account base, while retelling our story, "A Modern Take on Classic Luxury."
Our team members are multi-disciplined. This is a perfect opportunity for a seasoned salesperson with a passion for interior design.
Individual Responsibilities:
- Greet and assist all guests who enter the showroom
- Walk the sales floor with guests, offering concierge-level service throughout their visit
- Generate quotes and sales orders with both wholesale customers and consumers shopping our showroom. Ensure all sales quotes and orders are written prior to guest exiting the showroom
- Stay up to date with sales figures and active/inactive accounts. Contact customers and prospects via outbound calls, emails and virtual meeting services to generate new business.
- Prioritize being a "team player", sharing full front and back of house responsibilities with coworkers
- Fulfill procedures and responsibilities with accuracy and timeliness
- Visit local retailers and designers 1 day per week
- Assist Brand Ambassadors with client visits to assist with outside sales efforts
- Learn and understand brand catalog and product lines to assist with a seamless sales approach with all clientele; ability to make product recommendations based upon availability is key to positive sales experience
- Understanding of wholesale market and working with designers and clientele
- Maintain excellent communication across all Villa & House platforms
- Ensure superior positive interactions, internally and client facing
- Maintain a high level of knowledge about the interior design and furniture industry
- Proactive work ethic with attention to detail and ability to remain accurate throughout sales process.
- Ad hoc projects agility
Villa & House Requirements:
- 3+ years previous client facing luxury brand experience, retail, design, or wholesale preferred
- Professionalism in approach
- People and relationship driven
- Effective and powerful written and oral communication skills
- Experience with sales goals, setting, maintaining, and exceeding
- Analytical and logical approach to problem solving
- Skilled at listening, reading, and comprehending
- Commitment to continual training to maintain successes
- Strict attention to detail
- Acute time management
- Ability to independently learn and navigate software platforms a must!
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Ability to lift and mobilize small to medium items up to 50 lbs. while utilizing appropriate equipment and techniques
- Ability to maneuver effectively around multiple floor levels, stock room and office
- Position entails prolonged standing, twisting, stooping, kneeling, squatting, bending, and climbing
- Ability to travel locally or out of state
Villa & House Compensation and Benefits:
Competitive salary
Health benefits with generous company contribution
401k with employer match
Profit Sharing
Excellent holiday schedule with generous paid time off and summer hours
Commuter Benefits