Retail Sales Specialist - Appliances

Best Buy; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Best Buy is seeking a Retail Sales Specialist in the appliances department in Cincinnati, OH. You will engage customers, perform product demos, and provide expert recommendations on kitchen and laundry appliances.

Training will equip you to explain specifications, features, and benefits, with a focus on customer satisfaction and sales performance. You will stay current on technology trends, handle inquiries and returns professionally, and train other sales staff.

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience building complex solutions in sales, customer service or related fields.
• 1 year of experience selling in premium products, luxury brands and/or custom design environments.
• 1 year of experience in customer relationship management (CRM).

Responsibilities

• Engage with customers in the appliances department to support the customer experience, complete transactions, drive profitable growth and achieve sales goals
• Stay informed about the latest technology trends and products through continuous learning and professional development
• Handle customer inquiries, complains and returns professionally, ensuring a positive shopping experience
• Prioritize activities based on urgency and importance, set realistic deadlines and use tools and techniques to manage time effectively
• Maintain department merchandising and readiness to serve customers
• Train other sales floor personnel on how to be successful in the department
• 1 year of experience building complex solutions in sales, customer service or related fields

Skills

CRM

Sales experience

Premium product sales

Job description

As a Retail Sales Specialist in our appliances department, you’ll engage with customers to learn their needs, provide excellent service, perform product demos and make helpful recommendations. We’ll provide the training you need to become an expert on kitchen and laundry appliances, including specifications, features and benefits.

What you’ll do

• Engage with customers in the appliances department to support the customer experience, complete transactions, drive profitable growth and achieve sales goals


• Stay informed about the latest technology trends and products through continuous learning and professional development


• Handle customer inquiries, complains and returns professionally, ensuring a positive shopping experience


• Prioritize activities based on urgency and importance, set realistic deadlines and use tools and techniques to manage time effectively


• Maintain department merchandising and readiness to serve customers


• Train other sales floor personnel on how to be successful in the department


• 1 year of experience building complex solutions in sales, customer service or related fields

Preferred qualifications

• 1 year of experience selling in premium products, luxury brands and/or custom design environments


• 1 year of experience in customer relationship management (CRM)

What’s in it for you

We’re committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. Best Buy offers a range of benefits to support your overall well-being and provide support as you need it, especially at key moments in your life.

Our benefits include:

• Competitive pay


• Great employee discount


• Financial savings and retirement resources


• Support for your physical and mental well-being

Best Buy provides different types of leaves of absence (LOA) and potential pay sources to employees based on eligibility. The length of your LOA depends on your situation, where you live, your full-time or part-time employment status, and federal and state regulations. Intermittent or reduced-schedule leave is also available for certain medical or family care leaves. Paid time off (vacation or PTO) is offered to full-time and part-time employees based on work location, employment status, salary or hourly status (exempt/non-exempt), and years of continued or bridged service.

Certain roles, where market norms demand it, are eligible for various forms of incentive pay to drive performance and offer recognition for achieving financial and strategic results. For more information about our incentive pay plans, including eligibility, please refer to our Incentive Programs Summary.

For more information about benefits, LOA and paid time off, please refer to our Benefits Guide.

About us

As part of the Best Buy team, you’ll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life — in our stores, online and in customers’ homes.

Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We’re committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.

Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.

Application deadline

Minimum of 5 days from the posting date. You can find that date above the job title at the top of the page.