What are the responsibilities and job description for the Interior Design Sales Associate position at Indy Grills and Outdoor Living?
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Employment Type: Full-Time / In-Showroom (5 Days a Week)
About Us
Indy Grills and Outdoor Living is a premier outdoor living construction and retail company serving the Indianapolis area. We specialize in outdoor fireplaces, kitchens, furniture, heating solutions, and complete outdoor living designs. As our showroom expands, we are looking for a motivated and design-minded Retail Sales Associate to help clients create beautiful outdoor spaces and grow our local design network.
Position Overview
We are seeking a professional, customer-focused Retail Sales Associate to assist clients with selecting outdoor furniture, fire pits, heaters, and accessory products. This role involves both in-showroom sales and outreach to local interior designers, builders, and landscape firms to invite them in for lunch-and-learns, product demos, and partnership opportunities.
Responsibilities
In-Showroom Responsibilities:
- Assist customers in selecting outdoor furniture, fire pits, electric heaters, and related products.
- Help clients design complete outdoor living layouts that fit their space and style.
- Provide accurate product knowledge, pricing, and design recommendations.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and visually appealing showroom.
- Generate quotes, process sales, and work with operations/purchasing to track orders.
- Follow up with customers on orders, product questions, and project updates.
- Support showroom merchandising, seasonal displays, and product resets.
Outreach & Relationship-Building:
- Call on local designers, builders, and trade professionals to invite them to the showroom.
- Organize and host lunch-and-learn events to introduce product lines and educate trade partners.
- Build and maintain positive relationships with local design and building communities.
- Promote Indy Grills as the premier provider for outdoor living solutions in Indianapolis.
Qualifications
- Retail, furniture sales, design consulting, or customer-facing experience strongly preferred.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills.
- Passion for outdoor living design and helping customers transform their spaces.
- High professionalism, polished presentation, and a warm customer-focused personality.
- Ability to learn product specs, design concepts, and showroom systems quickly.
- Comfortable working 5 days per week in the showroom.
Compensation
- Base salary: $800–$1,000 per week
- PLUS Commission: 6%–10% (approx $35-50,000 per year)
- Additional performance bonuses may be available.
- Employee discounts and strong long-term growth opportunities.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $60,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
Salary : $35,000 - $50,000
