Sales Associate

Company: Slumberland
Location: Minnetonka
Posted on: January 10, 2021

Job Description:

Job Highlights: * Average full time--income of $48,000 * Earning potential up to six figures * Commission pay structure with guaranteed minimum - no draw * On the job sales training * Career Development and Advancement Opportunities * Potential franchise ownership * Merchandise discount * Full Benefits Package * Paid time off * 401K and profit sharing Primary Objective & Scope of Position: The Sales Associate role is the ambassador for our customers' complete shopping experience. Enthusiastically facilitate functions through the process of sales, check out, payment, product fulfillment, delivery, and ensure a positive Slumberland experience. The sales associate will continually learn product features, services, company processes and policies. Assists in activities pertaining to store operations. Essential Functions and Accountabilities: Sales Functions: * Customers are prioritized over all other tasks* Utilize effective communication techniques to engage, build rapport, inform, persuade, and entertain. * Achieve sales objectives set by the leadership team and push personal results towards higher profitability.* Become a subject matter expert on the products and services offered, by completing all trainings, researching competitive influences, practicing selling strategies, and attending meetings. * Learning, preparing and setting up event marketing within the store. Consistently upholding merchandising standards and cleaning show floor on a daily basis.* Keeping mentally engaged in the customers' journey towards purchasing. Customer Functions: * Act as the point-of-contact for order maintenance on personal transactions. * Handle non-income yielding opportunities efficiently and carefully, for all customer interactions.* Be a subject matter expert on the financial transaction processing, such as: Financing, Refunds, Applying payments to orders, etc.* Utilize customer service skills to handle difficult customer situations. Operations Functions: * Answer phones* Analyze, facilitate and communicate the fulfillment of product to meet customers' expectations. * Validate and remedy customers' accounts by processing payments and refunds. * Participate in balancing the store's daily financial transactions and repository.* Assist in the completion of the "Opening & Closing Checklist." Slumberland is a family-owned company and the Midwest's #1 store for La-Z-Boy, Sealy and Simmons. When you become part of the Slumberland family, you become part of strong, cohesive team where you are valued, fully-trained and given 100 % support to ensure you achieve outstanding success. Outstanding Support - We Really Do Care:You don't want to just work at a job. You're looking for a career - a career with scope for growth and earning potential. If you're serious about success, we'll support you every step of the way. We provide: * A world class training program with one week virtual training* Ongoing sales training to keep you up-to-date on the newest and best* A caring company that promotes from within and provides loads of advancement opportunity* The potential for franchise ownership* An environment where employees tend to stay because, quite frankly, it's a fun, supportive and fantastic place to work * High School diploma or GED required; postsecondary education preferred. * Basic math - including cash handling integrity and accuracy. * Proficient with web browser and ability to learn a Point of Sale system. * Self-starter, motivated by success, and able to follow instructions independently. * Excellent interpersonal communication skills. Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled

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