Sales Associate

Location:	IA - Des Moines	Job Type:	Consultant Retail Sales
Base Pay:	N/A	Required Education:	High School
Bonus:		Required Experience:	Not Specified
Other:	Full Benefits, Employee Discount	Required Travel:	None
Employee Type:	Full-Time	Relocation Covered:	Not Specified
Industry	Retail, Sales - Marketing
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Description:
The commissioned sales position is responsible for maximizing individual and store sales by providing customers with a retail shopping experience that improves the life of each customer, acknowledging and greeting guests and following through to the completion of their retail shopping experience. Aggressively sell merchandise to consumers, meeting or exceeding established minimum sales goals.
Duties

• Set and achieve sales goals and annual projections using product knowledge, processes, and sales skills
• Process orders, understand advertising
• Ensure a retail shopping experience that meets or exceeds customers’ expectations
• Maintain a high level of expertise on merchandise on the showroom floor by thoroughly understanding the mechanics and construction of all furniture lines
• Serve as point-of-contact on customers’ shopping experience and issues
• Participate in display of show floor through set up, stocking, product information visibility, and visual appeal
• Understand all store function procedures
• Process financing and refund paperwork
• Participate in closing and balancing the books

Requirements

• High school diploma/GED required, 2 years of college is preferred
• Large ticket item sales experience
• Basic Math Skills Retail hours - 5 day workweek includes days, evenings, every weekend and most holidays
• Commission sales
• Technical/professional knowledge and skills - computer competent and able to grasp intermediate computer concepts
• Continuous learner; quickly grasp and retain vendor product knowledge
• Professional appearance
• Able to lift/move up to 50 pounds
• Highly motivated self-starter; with a desire to succeed; results oriented
• Excellent communication skills
• Positive attitude Reliable and Dependable