Smith + Noble Celebrates 25 Years in Corona!
8/10/2011
Located at 1181 California Avenue, visible from the I-15 freeway, Smith+Noble is home to a multitude of business functions which provide careers for many Corona residents. With information provided by Smith+Noble President, Ken Constable, the table below represents the local business functions:
| Department |
Purpose |
| Marketing |
Off and online advertisements |
| Merchandising |
Product design and representation |
| Supply Chain Management |
Product quality and on-time shipping via contract manufacturing network |
| Sales |
Management, training and development of 50+ national in-home design consultants, and Corona call center on-phone design consultants |
| Customer Care |
Corona call center’s queue of Customer Care Advocates |
| Creative |
Images, copywriting, and other creative contributions to Smith+Noble’s brand |
| Finance |
Financial planning and accounting |
| Information Technology |
IT support for all dimensions of the business |
| Measure and Install |
Management of national network of 200 independent contractors |
| Human Resources |
Recruiting, organization development, management development, employee relations and company culture. |
As you can see in the aforementioned table, Smith+Noble host a variety of career opportunities for Corona residents.
Founded in 1987, their 25 year anniversary is quickly approaching. Smith+Noble plan to celebrate by recognizing its consumers, employees and vendors. Consumers will be offered excellent savings as a show of gratitude for the support and loyalty over the years. It is of the utmost importance to also celebrate the milestone with their outstanding employees, which Ken states, “we would not have been able to achieve such a successful track record of longevity.” Smith+Noble also significantly contribute and recognize its vendors in their success.
The uniqueness of this company as it applies to Corona lies within their longevity, product and employees. Smith+Noble provide:
“a one-stop shop for both hard products and soft products... enhanced by [their] unique ability to offer customers solutions that incorporate both products in a single window.”
Meanwhile, Corona provides the company with a, “tremendous source of high caliber employees.” As Ken looks toward the future here in the Circle City, they look to recruiting more residents who wish to be part of building that healthy and local economy.