Sales Associate (Indio)
About The Position
Sales Associates promote and sell merchandise displayed on the showroom floor, working directly with internal and external customers. They follow up on customer orders and inquiries, assist with merchandise-related problems in conjunction with customer service and warehouse operations, and collaborate with other departments to ensure customer needs are met. Responsibilities include asking customers about products, prices, availability, and uses to understand their needs, explaining product features and benefits clearly, preparing sales tickets, and assisting customers in making product selections. Associates may also recommend, select, and help locate merchandise, describe products, and explain their use, operation, and care. Staying educated on new products, policies, and advertisements is crucial. Some associates may perform 'house calls' to help customers design product selections for their homes. Excellent customer relations and follow-up via email and phone are expected. Any other duties as directed by management will also be performed.
Requirements
- Ability to lift merchandise of 10lbs
- Must be able to walk or stand for long periods of time
- Must be able to listen and respond to customer’s needs
- Ability to communicate effectively with team members
- Positive attitude when working with internal and external customers
- Knowledge of employment and safety procedures
- Stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, climbing, crawling, walking, pulling, lifting, talking, hearing/listening and repetitive motion
- Lifting up to 40 lbs rarely, and/or up to 10 lbs occasionally to move objects
Nice To Haves
- Sales experience preferred, not required
Responsibilities
- Promote and sell merchandise displayed on the showroom floor
- Work directly with internal and external customers
- Follow up with customer orders and inquiries
- Assist with problems associated with merchandise in conjunction with customer service and warehouse operations
- Work on an organizational level with other departments to ensure customer needs are met
- Ask customers questions about products, prices, availability, and product uses to get a better understanding of the customer’s needs
- Explain features of products in a manner that the customer will understand
- Explain features of products that will benefit the customers based on their needs
- Prepare sales tickets for orders obtained
- Assist customers in making product selections based on customers specifications
- Recommend, select, and help locate or obtain merchandise based on customer needs
- Describe merchandise and explain use, operation, and care of merchandise to customers
- Stay educated on new products, policies, as well as advertisements the store is running
- Perform 'house calls', traveling to a customer’s home to help design a catalog of products for a customer to review for purchase to fit their home décor
- Use excellent customer relations
- Follow up with customers by email and phone
- Perform any other duties as directed by management
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
