Counter Sales Team Member

HORIZON FOREST PRODUCTS; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Horizon Forest Products in Providence, RI, is seeking a motivated sales team member to join our growing team. You will stock the showroom, assist customers, and foster relationships while coordinating with marketing, logistics, and management to drive sales.

Ideal candidates have a high school diploma, strong attention to detail, and excellent interpersonal skills. Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus, and you must pass a background check and drug test.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• High attention to detail.
• Bilingual English/Spanish a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with customers.
• Able to pass a background check and drug test.

Responsibilities

• Stocks and maintains showroom inventory.
• Establishes, develops, and maintains business relationships with current and prospective customers.
• Assisting customers with queries.
• Possessing excellent product knowledge to inform and increase sales.
• Focus sales efforts by planning and preparing for sales calls through research of products.
• Monitors competition by gathering current marketplace information on competing products.
• Coordinate sales efforts with marketing, sales management, accounting, and logistics.
• Supplies management with reports on customer’s needs, problems, interests, competitive activities and potential for new products and services.
• Learns and maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational schools and seminars.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Customer relationship

Attention to detail

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Horizon Forest Products is the distributor of Impressions Flooring Collection and offers customers over 75 years of industry experience and one of the most comprehensive inventories of pre-finished and unfinished hardwood flooring, floor equipment, abrasives, finishes, fasteners, and accessories in the mid-Atlantic and Texas region.

We are looking for a highly motivated self-started with excellent selling and organizational skills to join and thrive on our sales team. You need an eagerness to learn and work independently and be able to exercise good judgement. This is your opportunity to make a huge impact on the company’s continued growth.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Stocks and maintains inventory of show room
• Establishes, develops, and maintains business relationships with current and prospective customers
• Assisting customers with queries
• Possessing excellent product knowledge to inform and increase sales
• Focus sales efforts by planning and preparing for sales calls through research of products
• Monitors competition by gathering current marketplace information on competing products
• Coordinate sales efforts with marketing, sales management, accounting, and logistics
• Supplies management with reports on customer’s needs, problems, interests, competitive activities and potential for new products and services
• Learns and maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational schools and seminars

Skills and Experience:

• High school diploma
• High attention to detail
• Ability to speak both English & Spanish a plus
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with customers
• Able to pass a background check and drug test

By submitting this application, I certify that all information on this application is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. I understand that, should this application contain any false or misleading information, my application may be rejected or, if I have already been hired, my employment with the Company may be terminated, regardless of when the false or misleading information is discovered.”