Flooring Sales Representative - Showroom

Jay Henges•Earth City, MO

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for showroom flooring selections, inside and outside flooring sales in the new construction residential and commercial markets, as well as the retail markets, while helping achieve the overall company sales goal. The position reports directly to the Division Manager.

Requirements

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Knowledge of Word Processing software; Spreadsheet software and Internet software.
Proficient in Microsoft Word & Excel.
Possess strong computer skills, blueprint ready software, and competency in basic MS Office applications (outlook, excel, word).

Nice To Haves

Ideally educated with an Associate Degree or better; or have relevant professional related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge of the builder markets and ‘order to ship’ process a plus.

Responsibilities

Assist builder customers with flooring selections and products.
Meet, greet and talk with customers and potential clients.
Generate and obtain residential, commercial, new construction and retail sales leads.
Work productively, efficiently and effectively with initiative and drive under tight schedules and pressure while maintaining attention to detail and quality.
Be energetic, dynamic, positive, and enthusiastic and possess the ability to think laterally and act through reasoned decision making.
Communicate with all relevant people and departments (sales, operations, management) and coordinate all relevant inputs for scheduling.
Read blueprints and select appropriate flooring based on space characteristics, style and comfort of the home or excluding characteristics of the material.
Offer flexible and helpful customer service to maintain a high level of customer satisfaction and repeat business.
Help maintain current customer base through customer service and quality of product and help retain possible new customer base generating sales.
Generate timely bids and accurate proposals and takeoffs of commercial and residential projects.
Receive P.O.’s from the builders, generate selection sheets & cut sheets for internal processing.
Be comfortable dealing with and efficient in processing paperwork.
Provide oversight on products being utilized off the showroom floor & assist in selecting new items added to the flooring program.
Handle key contact in assigned builders at all levels of the company.