Sales Associate

Euromarket Designs, Inc.; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Euromarket Designs, Inc., doing business as Crate and Barrel and CB2, is seeking a Sales Associate to join our Berkeley store. You will help customers find products, answer questions, and maintain a welcoming, organized sales floor to drive daily sales and customer satisfaction.

You will work under the Leadership Team, engaging with shoppers, mastering product details, and promoting promotions to enhance the store experience.

Qualifications

• Customer service experience preferred.
• Retail experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain store sales and service goals as communicated by the leadership team.
• Actively engage customers and develop long-term relationships.
• Demonstrate company standards in selling, customer service, visual merchandising and teamwork.
• Promote current promotions and store initiatives to customers.
• Maintain knowledge of products on the sales floor and assist customers.
• Be a visible positive presence on the sales floor and follow schedules.

Skills

Customer service

Retail experience

Interpersonal skills

Tools

POS system

AS400

Job description

We inspire purpose-filled living that brings joy to the modern home. With a team of more than 8,000 associates spanning 130 store and distribution locations across the U.S. and Canada, we achieve together, drive results and innovate to inspire. Drawn together by a shared passion for our customers and a spirit of fun, we deliver high-quality home furnishings that are expertly designed, responsibly sourced and bring beauty and function to people’s homes. From the day we opened our first store in Chicago in 1962 to the digital innovations that engage millions of customers today, our iconic brand is nearly 60 years in the making—and our story is still unfolding.

CB2 Sales Associates are at the core of our customers’ experience. Friendly, outgoing and naturally driven, you’re a fan of everything we sell. That enthusiasm brings a level of excitement to our stores that makes shopping fun—and keeps customers coming back. Under the direction and mentorship of the Leadership Team, your day is dedicated to meeting and exceeding daily sales goals, becoming an expert on our products, answering customers’ questions and keeping the salesfloor neat and ready to shop.

A day in the life as a Sales Associate...

• Support and maintain store sales and service goals and standards as communicated by the leadership team
• Actively engage customers and remain attentive to customer needs; with a focus on developing long term relationships with customers
• Possess and demonstrate company standards in selling, customer service, visual merchandising and teamwork
• Have awareness of current promotions, brand initiatives/events, store services, collaborations, and promote them to customers
• Maintain a working knowledge of current products on the sales floor and sell throughout the entire store
• Act as a visible and positive presence on the sales floor. Follow posted schedules with regard to zone assignments
• Support the company’s mission, goals, initiatives across all business channels implemented by the company, including applicable key performance indicators
• Assist the leadership team with ensuring product and displays on the sales floor are stocked appropriately and available for customers to purchase
• Maintain an awareness of loss prevention, security and safety following the guidelines provided by management or the Human Resources Department and/or as outlined in the Associate Policy Guide
• Promote a strong sense of teamwork by working together safely, effectively, respectfully and efficiently with all associate
• Assist customers with product selections and process all customer orders or returns

What you'll bring to the table...

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build rapport with customers and other associates
• General office equipment, including computer and printer, Zebra handheld devices, AS400 system, company email system, company learning management system, telephone/intercom system, copier, fax machine, SKU and tagger guns, tape machine, small hand tools, ladders, step stools, hand truck/dolly, baler, calculator, electronic two-way radio with earpiece or Theatro communication system

We'd love to hear from you if you have…

• Customer service experience preferred
• Retail experience preferred

Euromarket Designs, Inc., which does business as Crate and Barrel and CB2, will be referred to as “the Company”. The Company is deeply committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.

The Company is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital, parental, veteran or military status, unfavorable military discharge, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

The Company participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the US.

State / City Compliance: The Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal history, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.