Interior Designer
Bruegge and Co · East Peoria, IL ·
- Category
- Design
- Salary
- USD 45,000 – 90,000 / year
Bruegge and Co, a family-owned Ashley Furniture retail chain in Central Illinois, is hiring an on-site Interior Designer in East Peoria, IL to guide customers through furniture selection and customization in-store and in their homes. The role blends design consultations with sales, paying a $45k base plus uncapped commission.
Interior Designer
$45,000-$90,000 ($45,000 plus commission)
Design Homes Customers Love and Watch your Earnings Grow!
Position Summary:
At Ashley Furniture, the #1 home store in North America, as an Interior Designer, you’ll help customers select and customize furniture that fits their space, style, and everyday needs. By providing thoughtful in-home consultations and a personalized shopping experience, you’ll help customers feel confident in their choices while driving overall store success and earning uncapped commissions along the way!
Who We Are: Bruegge and Co is a family-owned business with 154 years of furniture expertise, proudly serving Central Illinois with 6 store locations and a Distribution Center. Founded in 1872, we’ve continued our legacy of quality craftsmanship. Building on generations of expertise, our family business is proud to introduce Brügge Living—a new custom furniture line featuring brands such as Moto Motion, Best, and Bernhardt. Brügge Living is the next chapter in a storied family tradition, and we invite you to join our team and be part of what’s next.
What We’re Looking For:
- Are you naturally creative with a strong eye for design and style?
- Are you driven by achieving and exceeding sales goals?
- Do you have strong communication, interpersonal, and listening skills? Friendly and easy to talk to?
- Are you energized by challenges and skilled at finding thoughtful, effective solutions?
The Role: As an Interior Designer, you’ll help create dream homes for our customers by guiding them through the customization of their furniture. Your role includes:
- Sharing up-to-date product knowledge while guiding customers through furniture selections, finishes, fabrics, and other customization options.
- Listening, understanding, and matching solutions to customer needs, ensuring they leave satisfied and excited about their personalized spaces.
- Working with customers both in their homes and in-store to provide personalized design consultations.
- Visualizing and presenting furniture layouts to help customers make confident decisions.
- Curating and maintaining a personal book of clients to drive repeat and referral business.
- Finding creative solutions to unique design challenges.
- Proactively following up with customers to ensure satisfaction, drive continued engagement, and build lasting relationships.
- Building rapport and delivering a professional experience that encourages loyalty and repeat business.
- Submitting precise orders, following established protocols, adhering to money handling processes, supporting customers with credit applications and financing matters.
What We Offer:
- Uncapped Earning Potential! (commissions are paid on delivered sales)
- A supportive team culture - our employees say one of the best parts of working here is each other. We have fun!
- Build your career within the Ashley Family – whether you grow locally or move across the U.S., you’ll have the opportunities to continue your career with Ashley.
Awesome Benefits:
- Paid Time Off (PTO) – Start accruing right away!
- Up to 3% SIMPLE IRA Match
- Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- $5k Continued Education Stipend per year!
- Employee Discounts!
- Enjoy a balanced workweek with a 5-day schedule and 2 consecutive weekdays off. Retail where you DON’T have to work until 9 PM! Schedule includes weekends and some holidays.
Design Spaces and Build Your Career - Apply today!