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Showroom Consultant roles in furniture, lighting, tile, and luxury goods can qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship when the position requires a bachelor's degree in a directly related field like interior design or architecture. Employers in design-driven retail sponsor at lower rates than tech, so targeting the right companies early matters.
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Working at Reece & Fortiline means being part of a growing global company that brings our purpose and values to life every day. We celebrate our team members living our values and provide opportunities to build a long and remarkable career. We’re proud to support essential industries helping bring clean air and water to everyone. To learn more about our purpose and values, visit our career site at https://careers.reece.com/us/
Showroom Consultant Job Description Bath + Kitchen Division
THE IMPACT YOU’LL MAKE
As a Showroom Consultant, you will leverage your technical knowledge and superior customer service skills to help create customers for life! Your primary responsibility will be to achieve sales and margin targets within the categories we display. As a Showroom Consultant, you will provide remarkable end-to-end experiences for end users and develop long-lasting relationships with designers, smaller custom builders, and high-end remodelers as part of the Bath & Kitchen eco-system.
WHAT YOU’LL BRING
- Passion for sales and customer satisfaction
- Ability to build rapport by establishing a good first impression and build trust by exhibiting our values
- Delivery of agreed upon promises and co-creation of future growth opportunities
- Technical knowledge of appliances
- Ability to develop a portfolio of business consisting of designers, smaller custom builders (<5 homes per year), and high-end remodelers
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
SALES
- Achieve sales targets by delivering remarkable service and consistently following the sales process: qualify, quote, overcoming obstacles, close the sale and follow up post-sale.
- Achieve gross product targets by qualifying customers to understand their business needs and utilize appropriate pricing rate cards.
- Grow customer base within company targets, Average Monthly Active Accounts.
- Monitor current sales trends and product performance results, utilizing company reports to analyze trends and develop plans to qualify and engage new customers.
- Enthusiastically promote all categories we display, including but not limited to: appliances, plumbing and outdoor grilling.
- Provide solutions based on customer needs; delight by offering solutions they may not have considered leveraging market trends, new product information, and design-based thinking.
- Develop strong relationships with designers, small custom builders, and high-end remodelers by understanding their business model/needs and applying our unique value proposition.
- Prepare error-free quotes and spec/picture books within 1 business day of customer meeting or interaction. Communicate with customer if expectation cannot be met and provide updated timeline.
- Follow up post-quote within customer expectations in order to identify potential obstacles in earning the business.
- Convert quote to order and procure products following our standard operating procedures for sales orders, including cash handling.
- Continually enhance sales skills and product knowledge in order to remain relevant and viewed as best in industry.
- Attend showroom functions, CEUs, and events as means to acquire leads.
CUSTOMER FOCUS
- Develop and sustain sales relationships within the remodel/new custom build eco-system by networking and influencing key decision makers to attain sale and create new accounts.
- Mine showroom floor for new leads, utilizing end user contacts and proactively developing relationships.
- Develop an effective and productive working relationship with Showroom Support, and Network Development Representatives.
COMMUNICATION
- Respond with urgency and within 1 business day.
- Attend daily huddles with manager and monthly touch bases.
- Communicate daily to support function on backorder concerns and task to be completed by the Showroom Consultant Support.
- Readily share ideas, trends, and customer feedback in positive manner to improve upon current processes.
- Share market and competitor information with all applicable channels within the organization and establish relationships and working partnerships with all levels.
ADMINISTRATIVE
- Monitor daily and manage calling & trouble queues and past due orders report on a timely basis in accordance with company policy.
- Track weekly sales progress and complete assigned training.
- Maintain the highest ethical standards consistent with good judgement, company policy and objectives.
- Assist with credit and collections of accounts receivable as needed.
YOUR BACKGROUND
Bachelor’s degree
Proficient in Excel, Word, Outlook
Preferred Experience
- 3+ years in sales with demonstrated success
- Experience in home furnishings or home improvement or complex sales cycle
- Experience with higher-end products/services
Following is a list of physical and mental requirements identified as necessary to achieve the essential functions of this role:
- Attendance – Ability to maintain the scheduled days and hours, including onsite presence at the assigned location as specified.
- Physical Capacities – Lift up to 25 pounds on occasion, sitting and standing for extended periods.
- Operation of Office Equipment — Job requires operation of equipment common to office settings, including computers, copiers, and other office equipment, including Near Vision, Manual Dexterity, and working in proximity to equipment.
- Oral Communication Skills – Speaking, Speech Clarity, and Speech Recognition.
- Written Communication Skills – Writing, Reading and Written Comprehension, and Written Expression.
- Mental Capacities – Achievement/Effort, Active Listening, Adaptability/Flexibility, Analytical Thinking, Attention to Detail, Category Flexibility, Concern for Others, Cooperation and Coordination, Critical Thinking, Deductive Reasoning, Dependability, Independence, Inductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Initiative, Innovation, Maintenance of Relationships, Integrity, Oral Comprehension and Expression, Problem Sensitivity, Selective Attention, Self-Control, Service Orientation, Social Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Stress Tolerance, Support, and Time Management.
Our commitment to excellent customer service is just part of our story. We’re also dedicated to supporting our most valuable asset, our associates! One of the ways we do this is by offering a variety of high-quality benefits for our associates and their families.
All full-time associates are eligible for the following benefits:
- Medical and Dental Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts
- Company-paid Life Insurance
- Short Term Disability
- 401(k) Plan
- Paid Time Off (PTO) - plus paid holidays
- Parental Leave
Voluntary benefits:
- Vision
- Long-term Disability
- Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
- Additional Voluntary Benefits through Corestream
We're an equal opportunity employer and we welcome diversity and inclusion! Reece USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer— Employer Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, and any other status protected by law.
Who We Are
Working at Reece & Fortiline means being part of a growing global company that brings our purpose and values to life every day. We celebrate our team members living our values and provide opportunities to build a long and remarkable career. We’re proud to support essential industries helping bring clean air and water to everyone. To learn more about our purpose and values, visit our career site at https://careers.reece.com/us/
Showroom Consultant Job Description Bath + Kitchen Division
THE IMPACT YOU’LL MAKE
As a Showroom Consultant, you will leverage your technical knowledge and superior customer service skills to help create customers for life! Your primary responsibility will be to achieve sales and margin targets within the categories we display. As a Showroom Consultant, you will provide remarkable end-to-end experiences for end users and develop long-lasting relationships with designers, smaller custom builders, and high-end remodelers as part of the Bath & Kitchen eco-system.
WHAT YOU’LL BRING
- Passion for sales and customer satisfaction
- Ability to build rapport by establishing a good first impression and build trust by exhibiting our values
- Delivery of agreed upon promises and co-creation of future growth opportunities
- Technical knowledge of appliances
- Ability to develop a portfolio of business consisting of designers, smaller custom builders (<5 homes per year), and high-end remodelers
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
SALES
- Achieve sales targets by delivering remarkable service and consistently following the sales process: qualify, quote, overcoming obstacles, close the sale and follow up post-sale.
- Achieve gross product targets by qualifying customers to understand their business needs and utilize appropriate pricing rate cards.
- Grow customer base within company targets, Average Monthly Active Accounts.
- Monitor current sales trends and product performance results, utilizing company reports to analyze trends and develop plans to qualify and engage new customers.
- Enthusiastically promote all categories we display, including but not limited to: appliances, plumbing and outdoor grilling.
- Provide solutions based on customer needs; delight by offering solutions they may not have considered leveraging market trends, new product information, and design-based thinking.
- Develop strong relationships with designers, small custom builders, and high-end remodelers by understanding their business model/needs and applying our unique value proposition.
- Prepare error-free quotes and spec/picture books within 1 business day of customer meeting or interaction. Communicate with customer if expectation cannot be met and provide updated timeline.
- Follow up post-quote within customer expectations in order to identify potential obstacles in earning the business.
- Convert quote to order and procure products following our standard operating procedures for sales orders, including cash handling.
- Continually enhance sales skills and product knowledge in order to remain relevant and viewed as best in industry.
- Attend showroom functions, CEUs, and events as means to acquire leads.
CUSTOMER FOCUS
- Develop and sustain sales relationships within the remodel/new custom build eco-system by networking and influencing key decision makers to attain sale and create new accounts.
- Mine showroom floor for new leads, utilizing end user contacts and proactively developing relationships.
- Develop an effective and productive working relationship with Showroom Support, and Network Development Representatives.
COMMUNICATION
- Respond with urgency and within 1 business day.
- Attend daily huddles with manager and monthly touch bases.
- Communicate daily to support function on backorder concerns and task to be completed by the Showroom Consultant Support.
- Readily share ideas, trends, and customer feedback in positive manner to improve upon current processes.
- Share market and competitor information with all applicable channels within the organization and establish relationships and working partnerships with all levels.
ADMINISTRATIVE
- Monitor daily and manage calling & trouble queues and past due orders report on a timely basis in accordance with company policy.
- Track weekly sales progress and complete assigned training.
- Maintain the highest ethical standards consistent with good judgement, company policy and objectives.
- Assist with credit and collections of accounts receivable as needed.
YOUR BACKGROUND
Bachelor’s degree
Proficient in Excel, Word, Outlook
Preferred Experience
- 3+ years in sales with demonstrated success
- Experience in home furnishings or home improvement or complex sales cycle
- Experience with higher-end products/services
Following is a list of physical and mental requirements identified as necessary to achieve the essential functions of this role:
- Attendance – Ability to maintain the scheduled days and hours, including onsite presence at the assigned location as specified.
- Physical Capacities – Lift up to 25 pounds on occasion, sitting and standing for extended periods.
- Operation of Office Equipment — Job requires operation of equipment common to office settings, including computers, copiers, and other office equipment, including Near Vision, Manual Dexterity, and working in proximity to equipment.
- Oral Communication Skills – Speaking, Speech Clarity, and Speech Recognition.
- Written Communication Skills – Writing, Reading and Written Comprehension, and Written Expression.
- Mental Capacities – Achievement/Effort, Active Listening, Adaptability/Flexibility, Analytical Thinking, Attention to Detail, Category Flexibility, Concern for Others, Cooperation and Coordination, Critical Thinking, Deductive Reasoning, Dependability, Independence, Inductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Initiative, Innovation, Maintenance of Relationships, Integrity, Oral Comprehension and Expression, Problem Sensitivity, Selective Attention, Self-Control, Service Orientation, Social Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Stress Tolerance, Support, and Time Management.
Our commitment to excellent customer service is just part of our story. We’re also dedicated to supporting our most valuable asset, our associates! One of the ways we do this is by offering a variety of high-quality benefits for our associates and their families.
All full-time associates are eligible for the following benefits:
- Medical and Dental Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts
- Company-paid Life Insurance
- Short Term Disability
- 401(k) Plan
- Paid Time Off (PTO) - plus paid holidays
- Parental Leave
Voluntary benefits:
- Vision
- Long-term Disability
- Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
- Additional Voluntary Benefits through Corestream
We're an equal opportunity employer and we welcome diversity and inclusion! Reece USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer— Employer Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, and any other status protected by law.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Showroom Consultant
Frame your degree for specialty occupation
H-1B eligibility hinges on proving your Showroom Consultant role requires a specific bachelor's degree, not just any degree. Document how your interior design, architecture, or merchandising credential directly applies to the technical product knowledge the role demands.
Target design industry employers with LCA history
Luxury furniture, tile, and architectural hardware showrooms file LCAs far less frequently than tech firms. Use Migrate Mate to surface employers who have verified sponsorship history for sales or design consultant roles before you apply.
Check prevailing wage before salary negotiations
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your location and role before the LCA is certified. Run the OFLC Wage Search using retail or design sales occupation categories so you know the minimum wage tier your offer must meet.
Get your portfolio credentialed for USCIS review
Showroom roles often face specialty occupation RFEs because retail sounds generalist. Compile a portfolio showing product specification work, design consultation projects, or technical catalog expertise that demonstrates degree-level knowledge is genuinely required day-to-day.
Clarify PERM implications before accepting a contract role
Some showrooms hire consultants through staffing agencies or as contractors, which complicates PERM labor certification for a future green card. Confirm whether your employer is the actual petitioner and whether they can sponsor permanent residence, not just an H-1B.
Time your H-1B filing around showroom hiring cycles
High-end showrooms typically hire ahead of spring and fall trade seasons. If your OPT or STEM OPT end date aligns with April 1, understand that USCIS H-1B cap-gap rules protect your work authorization while your petition is pending, so coordinate your start date accordingly.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Showroom Consultant role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It can, but it's not automatic. USCIS requires the position to normally require a bachelor's degree in a specific field like interior design, architecture, or industrial design. A generic sales or customer service framing won't qualify. The job description must emphasize technical product specification, design consultation, or space planning duties that genuinely require that degree-level knowledge.
Which visa types are realistic for a Showroom Consultant seeking sponsorship?
H-1B is the most common path if the role meets specialty occupation standards. TN visa is available to Canadian and Mexican nationals if the role fits a qualifying USMCA profession, though Showroom Consultant rarely maps cleanly to the TN list. F-1 OPT and STEM OPT are practical bridges while you secure a full sponsoring employer. E-3 visa applies to Australian nationals in qualifying specialty occupation roles.
How do I find showroom employers who actually sponsor visas?
Browse Migrate Mate to find employers with verified sponsorship history in design retail and showroom environments. Many luxury furniture, tile, and lighting brands have filed LCAs before but don't advertise it, so checking verified filing history before applying saves significant time and avoids firms that won't sponsor at all.
Will my overseas retail or design experience count toward sponsorship eligibility?
Foreign work experience can substitute for education under USCIS equivalency rules, specifically three years of relevant experience for each year of a U.S. bachelor's degree. However, the experience must be in a role comparable to the specialty occupation being petitioned. A credential evaluation from a NACES-member organization helps document that equivalency formally for your petition.
Does the H-1B cap and lottery apply to Showroom Consultant positions?
Yes, unless your employer is a university, nonprofit research institution, or government entity, which are cap-exempt. Most showroom employers, including luxury retail chains and design studios, are cap-subject, meaning you must be selected in the annual H-1B lottery. The cap is 65,000 slots plus 20,000 reserved for U.S. advanced degree holders. Selection rules have changed recently, so check USCIS for current lottery mechanics.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Showroom Consultant jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.