What are the responsibilities and job description for the Retail Sales Associate position at Ashley?
Ashley is the largest furniture and bedding retailer in the WORLD! We are looking for professional Sales Consultants that have great energy and a winning personality to join our team!
In this critical retail sales position, you will be selling furniture and home décor products to our customers. Our professional retail sales associates are devoted to helping individuals and families create something fresh and new in their homes; not just selecting furniture, but helping them design their living space.
Unlock a $10,000 sign-on bonus! Are you an experienced, high-performing sales professional with a background in furniture retail? We want YOU to join our dynamic team!
Benefits and Compensation:
We are committed to providing generous and competitive monthly incentive opportunities to our employees as well as an hourly rate. First year Sales Consultants earn an average of $60,000 and our Top Producers earn $80,000 - $100,000 while enjoying a fun, flexible work environment.
Other benefits include:
- Unlimited earning potential with bonuses and commissions
- Weekly Pay
- Monthly incentive compensation
- Paid time off
- Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
- 401K
- Life Insurance, Short & Long term Disability, Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- Furniture Discounts
- Extensive training and mentoring
- Many opportunities for career advancement
Main Responsibilities:
- Greeting guests upon arriving in our retail showroom and learning the motivation for their visit; really getting to know them and developing long-term relationships
- Presenting and discussing various home furnishing product options based upon your discovery of the prospective client’s lifestyle needs and goals
- Marketing new sales and special events to book of clients
- Assisting customers in financing, purchasing, delivery and ultimate satisfaction
- Increasing personal knowledge of products, sales techniques and promotions through continuous professional training and development
Job Requirements:
You do not need sales or retail furniture experience to be successful in this role. Our world-class training program will get you ramped up and ready to win! We do, however, look at the following:
- Hourly rate determined upon experience
- Experience in industry where customers have a high expectation of service, such as serving in the food and beverage industry or experience in hotels and hospitality can be helpful, but is not required
- Entrepreneurial and team oriented
- Coachable and self-directed learner who is always willing to learn
- High energy "people person"
- Professional, driven, positive, resilient and achievement focused
- Detailed, strong follow up and follow through; excellent time-management
- Strong interpersonal communication skills; a great listener
- Basic computer knowledge is required
- Enjoys and can work evenings and weekends as part of a flexible and accommodating full-time work schedule
- Bilingual a plus
Ashley is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of Ashley not to discriminate against any employee or job applicant based on race, color, religion, age, gender, disability, national origin, citizenship, or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.
With regard to individuals with disabilities, Ashely shall provide reasonable accommodations to the extent required by law, if the disability is made known, to enable such person to perform essential job functions and to enjoy the same benefits and privileges of employment which are enjoyed by individuals without disabilities.
Salary : $60,000 - $100,000