Assistant Department Manager (Installation Materials)
About The Position
This position is responsible for training and developing Product Sales Specialists and ensuring customers have a positive shopping experience through exceptional customer service and product information. The role involves directing sales specialists, maintaining the department’s merchandising, pricing, and organization, and helping customers with product selection and purchases. The employee must understand merchandise and installation, comply with safe lifting procedures, and complete product specialist courses and industrial truck (forklift) proficiency testing and certification. The work environment frequently includes a warehouse setting and moving vehicles, with noise levels typically moderate to noisy. Physical demands include exerting 30–60 pounds of force occasionally, 20–30 pounds frequently, and up to 20 pounds constantly to move objects. The employee often handles or feels items and frequently stands, walks, reaches, climbs or balances, and stoops, kneels, crouches, or crawls.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- One year of customer service or sales experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the essential functions of the job, as determined by the company.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Act and work in a manner consistent with the company’s core values.
- Follow the company’s safe lifting practices standard operating procedures.
- Drive and teach the company philosophy around the basic P’s of retail: People, Position, Product, Presentation, Price, Promotion, and Purchasing.
- Provide direction to Product Sales Specialists to ensure attentive and accurate customer service.
- Complete all product specialist certification courses.
- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of merchandise and installation.
- Ensure the department’s overall merchandising, pricing, and organization.
- Communicate standard operating procedure direction and changes to associates in a timely manner.
- Complete Industrial Truck (forklift) proficiency testing and certification.
- Communicate inventory needs to management.
- Direct and assist with processing merchandise to the showroom floor.
- Validate product placement and pricing within the department.
- Greet customers helpfully and courteously.
- Assist customers with product questions and selections.
- Process customer checkouts using the point-of-sale (POS) system.
- Process customer refunds and exchanges according to established guidelines.
- Present how-to classes to customers.
- Follow established cash, check, and charge card acceptance procedures.
- Answer the telephone according to accepted guidelines.
- Stock and tag merchandise displays as required.
- Create price tags and merchandise signs.
Benefits
- Bonus opportunities and career advancement opportunities at every level.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Referral Bonus Program.
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and other insurance plans, subject to eligibility criteria.
- Paid vacation and sick time for eligible associates.
- Paid holidays plus a personal holiday.
- Paid Volunteer Time Off starting on Day 1.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
