Space Planner & Designer

At National Business Furniture (NBF), we believe in the power of inspiration, and in the power that inspiring spaces can have on people achieving big things. We have worked with hundreds of thousands of businesses across the country – from startups to Fortune 500 companies – to equip their workspaces with beautiful, comfortable, and functional furniture for nearly 50 years. NBF helps customers in businesses, healthcare, education, government, residential and hospitality environments by providing individual products or total furniture and accessory solutions. However, our customers define achievement, we are driven to help and inspire them.

We’re presenting an exciting opportunity for a Space Planner and Designer in Milwaukee, WI. The right individual will be involved in the front end of space planning and design for large and small clients, including preparation of space plans, layouts, and quotations, specification of products and the opportunity to be a key member supporting a high-performance sales team.

What Makes This a Great Opportunity?

This is a great opportunity for someone to work with various teams and learn about commercial grade furniture products, our own product line, different industries we serve, and contribute to the overall customer experience. This position gives a unique opportunity to learn about many areas of our business. You are involved in design, specification, quoting, and color renderings. It is a great chance to build many skills and work on exciting projects that contribute to our continued success with our customers.

Here’s a General Overview of What You’ll be Doing:

· Work with the sales team to provide floor plan and furniture layout

· Create drawings - 2D, 3D and renderings using CET

· Generate bill of materials - SPEC

· Utilize discount structures, to provide quotes and drawings as needed

· Assist outside reps with product selections

· Create presentations for sales/clients

· Update documentation as needed

· Keep up to date on current trends in the design industry/building codes

· Attend monthly product training

· Continuing education on CET/SPEC/NOTIFY, AutoCAD, Salesforce

What We’re Looking For:

· Associates degree in Design or related field

· Experience with multiple space planning and design/3D software (ex. AutoCAD)

· Experience drafting

· Knowledge of building and ADA Codes

· Experience AutoCAD, and Microsoft Suite

· Design knowledge, product specification, and space planning

· Working knowledge of Salesforce

· Strong organizational skills, including multitasking and time-management

· Excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and problem solving

Nice to Have:

· Bachelor's degree in Design or related field

· CET/Spec/Notify, AutoCAD Experience

· Furniture experience

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

If you need any assistance seeking a job opportunity at National Business Furniture or if you need reasonable accommodation with the application process, please call (800) 558-1010 or contact us at HR@NBF.com.