Entry Level Sales Professional

Acquire4Hire; Selinsgrove (Snyder County); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Paid vacations

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Job summary

Fike Bros Carpet One Floor & Home is seeking a showroom sales associate to assist customers with flooring choices and provide expert advice. You will greet customers, assess needs, and guide them through the purchase process in our newly renovated showroom.

You will manage projects from initial contact through installation, build strong relationships, and support multiple departments. Training is offered to certify as a flooring and design expert, with a focus on delivering outstanding service.

Qualifications

• Strong customer service orientation and ability to build relationships.
• Retail or showroom sales experience preferred.
• Proficient with basic computer software and willingness to learn operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers in the showroom and determine their wants and needs.
• Project manage the jobs from the showroom to installation.
• Build client relationships and execute targeted sales strategies.
• Write sales orders and process payments or credit authorizations.
• Follow up with customers on requests and concerns.
• Maintain showroom samples and displays.

Skills

Customer service

Sales

Communication

Time management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About This Role

Do you have a flair for design? A passion for people?

This is a sales position helping to match the perfect flooring to local customers. The position requires interacting and helping customers who enter our newly renovated beautiful showroom where the objective is always to provide flooring advice that will make the customers' buying decision easier and more enjoyable.

What You\'ll Do

• Greet customers in the showroom and determine their wants and needs
• Project manage the jobs from the time the customer enters the showroom until installation and beyond.
• Build client relationships
• Execute targeted sales strategies
• Write sales orders, receive payment, or obtain credit authorization using our software system.
• Follow up in a timely and professional manner with all customers on requests and/or concerns
• Maintain showroom by keeping samples and displays neat, current, and clean

Requirements

The ideal candidate must be:

• Willing to undergo product and sales training in order to become certified flooring and design expert.
• Well-organized.
• Able to provide outstanding customer service.
• Able to work efficiently with teammates in all departments and locations

Additional Qualifications

• A passion for people
• Must have access to reliable transportation in order to get to work, and to visit customers' home (as necessary)
• Open and flexible work availability during our showroom hours
• Strong knowledge of the Microsoft Office programs and a willingness to learn our operating systems
• Retail sales experience or customer service experience strong preferred

Nice To Haves

If you have experience in flooring or home design - excellent!

If not, no problem, we provide on site training with our comprehensive training program that will have you ready for certification in 6 weeks or less!

Benefits

Along with a competitive compensation package where your earning potential is dependent on your success, we offer:

• Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacations
• 100% Company Paid Vision and Dental Insurance for you and your family.
• plus more!

Fike Bros Carpet One Floor & Home is an Equal Opportunity Employer

About Us

Fike Brothers Carpet One Floor & Home has long been regarded as the premier flooring retailer in Huntingdon, Lewisburg, Selinsgrove, Yeagertown, and surrounding communities. Locally owned and operated for more than 40 years, we are known for our superior customer service, and professional staff. Because we belong to the largest floor covering cooperative in the world our company offers the very best flooring products, in a state of the art modern showroom, with only the most qualified installers.

We believe in creating a family friendly work environment, where each person is an integral member of the team, yet responsible for his or her own results and earning potential. We are proud of our heritage and would like to find an individual who will excel and prosper in a fast paced retail environment becoming a valued member of our team.