Manager In Training

Raymour and Flanigan•Somerville, MA

About The Position

The Manager In Training oversees sales associate performance, sales, showroom operations, and financial performance while implementing individual and team goals. The role trains and develops a high-performing sales team, coordinates showroom operations, and helps sales consultants establish realistic monthly sales goals and action plans. The manager provides advice, support, motivation, and coaching, monitors daily performance against objectives, and assists consultants in the selling process when needed. The position also contributes to the customer shopping experience by participating in sales and maintaining attractive, welcoming merchandising displays, signage, and sales-floor arrangements. Additional functions may be assigned at management’s discretion. This position requires flexibility to work a retail schedule that includes nights, weekends, holidays, and special events. Physical demands include frequently moving about the showroom over an 8–12-hour period, walking, standing, or sitting for extended periods as customer needs dictate, and pushing and pulling furniture for merchandising purposes. Raymour & Flanigan supports a drug-free and smoke-free work environment. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future visa sponsorship.

Requirements

Three years of leadership experience in retail management in a high-volume environment.
Strong mentoring, coaching, and development skills, with the ability to motivate teams to achieve results.
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
Computer skills and the ability to learn new programs.
Desire to succeed in a revenue-driven atmosphere.
Proven record of sales success in a retail environment.
Flexibility to work nights, weekends, holidays, and special events.
Authorization to work in the U.S. without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Oversee sales associate performance, sales, operations, and financial performance.
Implement individual and team goals.
Train and develop a high-performing sales team.
Coordinate showroom operations and establish goals for sales consultants.
Set objectives, plan, organize, and direct sales associates to meet objectives and maximize their potential.
Coach sales consultants to set realistic monthly sales goals and develop action plans.
Provide sales consultants with advice, support, and motivation to help them meet sales objectives.
Monitor each consultant’s daily performance and compare it with monthly objectives.
Use effective displays, signage, and sales-floor or store arrangements to maintain an attractive and welcoming showroom.
Assist sales consultants in the selling process when needed.
Participate in the sales process to enhance the customer shopping experience.
Perform additional functions assigned at management’s discretion.