Bedding Sales Professional

Cardi's; Westerly (RI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardi’s Furniture & Mattresses is a family-owned company for nearly 100 years, seeking engaging, self-motivated sales professionals to wow customers in a team environment. An in-depth paid training program begins your path to success in furniture sales.

Responsibilities include exceeding customer expectations, greeting customers warmly, and meeting daily/weekly/monthly goals. The role requires retail availability nights/weekends/holidays and travel for coverage as needed.

Qualifications

• Retail scheduling flexibility including nights, weekends and holidays.
• Travel to other Cardi locations for coverage.
• Interior design or sales knowledge is a plus but not required.
• Physical stamina to stand/move over an 8-12 hour shift.
• Ability to maintain composure in a professional setting.
• Strong work ethic and dependability.
• Basic computer proficiency.
• Professional dress required.

Responsibilities

• Exceed customer expectations by delivering outstanding service and knowledge of products.
• Greet customers in a timely, friendly, professional manner.
• Focus on daily, weekly and monthly sales goals set by managers.
• Attend and contribute to meetings and training sessions.
• Act as an ambassador by networking and prospecting, including social media.
• Contribute to an upbeat, positive work environment.
• Enter all sales orders accurately in the system and review with customers.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by management.

Job description

Full Time Furniture Sales Professionals have an earning potential of $70,000 to $100,000 plus annually.

Cardi’s Furniture & Mattresses is a family owned and operated furniture company for nearly 100 years. We make it easy to sell by offering an extensive selection of product, at the best prices backed by award winning customer service.

Cardi’s Furniture & Mattresses is looking for engaging, self-motivated, goal-oriented or driven sales professionals to “Wow” our customers with excellent customer service in a professional team oriented environment.

All newly hired sales professionals attend an in-depth paid training program to prepare them with the knowledge and skills to provide customers with an unparalleled shopping experience.

Responsibilities

• Exceeding customer expectations by providing outstanding customer service and knowledge of our products and services.
• Greet customers in a timely, friendly, non-pressured and professional manner.
• Focus on daily, weekly and monthly goals set by sales managers.
• Attend, participate and contribute to company meetings and training sessions to improve performance and enhance knowledge and skills.
• Acts as an ambassador for Cardi’s Furniture implementing creative ideas for additional business by networking, prospecting , including the use of social media.
• Contribute to an upbeat, positive work environment.
• Entering all sales orders in the system correctly and reviewing with customer 100% of the time for completeness and accuracy
• Perform additional functions that may be assigned at the discretion of management.

Required Skills

Requirements

• Ability to work a retail schedule that includes nights, weekends and holidays.
• Travel to other locations company wide for coverage needs.
• Interior design or sales experience/knowledge a plus but not required.
• Physically able to be on your feet and move throughout our showrooms over an 8-12 hour work day.
• Ability to maintain emotional composure in a professional business setting with customers, peers and management.
• Strong work ethic and dependability a must
• General computer proficiency
• Professional dress required

WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Work performed in a store environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment, such as computers, phones, photocopies and fax machines. Use of personal cell phone for customer contact and follow up and personal computer tablet for room sketching. Regularly required to view, see, manipulate and handle product to demonstrate to customers. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The employee continuously walks or stands on the store’s showroom floor. Stands for extended periods of time. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms and required to lift and carry small items up to 30 pounds, such as lamps, etc