Manager In Training

Raymour and Flanigan•Deptford, NJ

11d

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 involves training and developing a high-performing sales team, coordinating showroom operations, and establishing goals for sales consultants. The manager sets objectives, plans and directs associates, and helps each consultant establish monthly sales goals and action plans. They provide coaching, advice, support, and motivation, monitor daily performance against monthly objectives, and assist with sales when needed to enhance customers’ shopping experience. The position also includes maximizing merchandising effectiveness through displays, signage, and sales-floor or store arrangements, as well as performing other functions assigned by management. This role requires three years of retail leadership experience in a high-volume environment, a record of retail sales success, and strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, mentoring, coaching, and development skills. Candidates should be comfortable working in a revenue-driven environment and have computer skills and the ability to learn new programs. An associate degree is preferred. The schedule requires flexibility for nights, weekends, holidays, and special events. Physical duties include moving around the showroom, walking, standing or sitting for extended periods, and pushing or pulling furniture for merchandising. The employer is unable to offer visa sponsorship; candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future. Raymour & Flanigan supports a drug-free and smoke-free work environment and is an equal opportunity employer.

Requirements

Three years of leadership experience in retail management in a high-volume environment.
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
Strong mentoring, coaching, and development skills, with the ability to motivate teams to achieve results.
Computer skills and the ability to learn new programs.
Desire to succeed in a revenue-driven atmosphere.
Proven track record of sales success in a retail environment.
Flexibility to work a retail schedule that includes nights, weekends, holidays, and special events.
Authorization to work in the U.S. without the need for sponsorship now or in the future.
Ability to frequently move about the showroom; walk, stand, or sit for extended periods as customer needs dictate; and push and pull furniture for merchandising.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Oversee sales associate performance, sales, showroom operations, and financial performance, and implement individual and team goals.
Train and develop a high-performing sales team.
Coordinate showroom operations and establish sales goals for sales consultants.
Set objectives, plan, organize, and direct sales associates to meet objectives and maximize their potential.
Coach sales consultants to establish 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 maximize merchandising and create an attractive, 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.