Blinds To Go

Overview:

Blinds To Go® is the leading manufacturer and retailer of window blinds and shades in North America. Blinds To Go® superstores offer consumers the largest selection of custom-made blinds and shades at low, factory-direct prices. Every superstore is staffed with expertly trained design consultants who work closely with customers to find creative solutions for their window decorating needs. Our employees ensure every customer is 100% satisfied and their custom-made window treatments are available for pick-up within 48 hours. Blinds To Go® brand blinds and shades are of the highest quality and are currently manufactured in the company's 100,000 square foot plants in Lakewood, New Jersey and Montreal, Quebec. The company currently operates over 120 superstores throughout the eastern United States, the Midwest, and Canada under the Blinds To Go® brand name (except in Quebec, where it operates under the Le Marché du StoreTM brand name). Over the next four years, the company plans to double its store and plant base by continuing to expand throughout the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. The Blinds To Go® story begins 1n 1954 with a young entrepreneur named David Shiller who left his job at a local housewares store to set out on his own. David loaded up his family's station wagon and would drive hundreds of miles to farmer's homes throughout Quebec to sell home goods door-to-door. It was during these long trips that David learned to go the extra mile to make a customer happy. This philosophy of old-fashioned customer service is the foundation of Blinds To Go® today. In 1976, his son Stephen joined the company. Stephen quickly saw an opportunity in providing custom blinds and shades, so he convinced his father to focus only on blinds and shades. Shortly thereafter, they decided that in order to give their customers the best service, they would have to manufacture their own blinds. By doing this, they would be able to provide their customers with "factory-direct" prices and faster delivery than anyone else.

Culture:

Our Leadership Team is a diverse, talented and very driven group of successful entrepreneurs, seasoned managers, and former consultants. All of them share a common passion for people development and excel in mentoring future leaders. Every one of our general managers take pride in helping attact and mentor the next generation. Our leaders take a very personal and hands-on role in recruiting, developing and mentoring for out future managers. You will get to meet this group during the recruiting process. If you are one of the few for whom this opportunity is right, you will get to benefit from day-to-day interaction with our leaders.

Benefits:

Get paid while you also receive a post-graduate education in management. From the time you start at Blinds To Go University, to your first interim management rotation, to frequent development feedback sessions, you will be given the tools and guidance to help you grow and be successful and able to run a business. See, we only promote from within. At each step of your career, you will be trained and mentored by people who were once management trainees like you and know what you are experiencing and how to help you be successful. We have a structured management training to develop a talented, driven college graduate into a general manager at an accelerated pace. BTG also offers other career advancement opportunities for successful management trainees unto teams at the BTG Store Support Centers. As a management trainee, the three key functions in your development are: Blinds To Go® University Q-Test Evaluation BTG Legends™ Program We also offer all our associates a comprehensive benefit package including: Holiday and Vacation Pay Medical and Dental Benefits with National Insurance providers Life Insurance and Accidental Death/Dismemberment . 401(k)- Retirement savings plant with 50% BTG match US Only. Short-Term Disability- Insurance which pays out cash payments for up to 6 months US Only. Employee Discount Program Employee Recognition Program

Vision:

Starbucks, Home Depot, Staples ... today are all household names. All were relatively unknown as recently as twenty years ago. Each had the vision to change an old staid industry with a new paradigm. At Blinds To Go, we are redefining the window decorating industry with our direct-consumer business model and legendary "red-carpet" customer service. Blinds To Go offers a combination of selection, quality, affordability and fast delivery that customers find compelling. In over five years, we have grown from twenty showrooms in Canada, to over 120 showrooms in the US and Canada. Over the next four years, Blinds To Go expects to double our number of stores through continued expansion throughout the midwestern and southeastern United States. No other company even comes close to matching our scale or scope, not to mention the superior customer service that has been winning us loyal customers since 1954.

People:

We make a huge commitment to finding and attracting the best talent. We have made a significant investment to build the in-house capability to handle all our recruiting. We proactively recruit from the leading colleges, business schools and companies to find people who share our values and buy into our vision. We look for energetic, positive, ambitious individuals who enjoy working with people. Many of our associates have prior experience servicing customers in restaurants and retail, but are looking for a more challenging career that builds on this experience. Our structured management training will challenge and develop you into a general manager within a few years of graduation.