Bell's Home Furnishings
Sales Consultant
Full Time • Rockford
Job Summary:
Retail sales professionals, are you looking for an opportunity to build a rewarding long-term career with an established and stable retail furniture organization? Join our team at Bell’s Home Furnishings! For over 70 years, we have provided customers throughout North Kent County and surrounding areas with the largest selection of furniture, bedding, and appliances at the lowest prices. As we continue to grow, we are looking for motivated and personable candidates, just like you, to serve as Furniture and Appliance Sales Consultants. In this role, you will work on our high-traffic showroom floor, assisting customers, showing them the products that best suit their needs, closing sales, and managing displays, products, and tidiness of the sales floor. If this sounds like the kind of opportunity you’ve been looking for, and if you meet our qualifications, we want to talk with you. Contact us today!
Responsibilities:
- Being able to greet customers, answering questions, engaging customers with merchandise, and providing exceptional customer service
- Maneuvering the sales floor to assist customers with their selections to make beautiful and functional homes
- Organizing and maintaining an orderly appearance throughout the store floor
- Strong product knowledge
- Participate in all training sessions and apply all concepts and skills learned
- Effectively and efficiently processing orders utilizing our computer system, keep customers updated regularly on orders or any status changes
- Assisting customers in financing, purchasing, delivery and ultimate satisfaction
- Interacting with customers, co-workers, managers, and other departments in a professional manner
- Contribute to the department’s sales goals on a monthly, quarterly and yearly basis
- Build customer relationships
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or GED
- 1-2 years of retail sales and/or customer service experience
- Professional appearance
- Personable and friendly attitude
- Standing and walking for long periods of time / Ability to lift 50 lbs.
- Excellent time-management and prioritization skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced work environment
- Ability to maintain confidentiality when applicable
- Basic computer skills
- Track record of longevity with previous employers
- Ability to pass a background check and a pre-employment drug screen
Benefits/Perks:
- Set Schedules - 5 Days/Week (40 Hours or Less/Week)
- Closed Most Major Holidays
- Growth and Career Advancement Opportunities
- Great Working Environment
- Employee Discount
- Health Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Training
- Vision Insurance
Compensation: $45,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year
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Opportunity for Growth
If you want a managerial position in a fun environment, why not choose the retail industry? You can start off as a junior or associate manager of a store and work your way up to the top and be the manager. (Source: careeraddict.com)
Gain Skills You Can Use for the Rest of Your Life
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Job Security
The Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that the number of retail sales jobs is expected to grow by 17 percent between 2010 and 2020, which is in keeping with the average rate of growth for all other industries. That means job opportunities should continue to be plentiful. (Source: chron.com)