Job Title: Salesperson-Floor Sales
Department: Sales
Supervisor: Sales Manager
Pay: $15/hour plus commission upon successful completion of the probationary training period. Earnings potential: $60,000++++
Summary
Serves customers by helping them select and purchase products by performing the following duties.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Greets customers on the sales floor and determines the make, type, and quality of merchandise desired.
Displays merchandise, suggests selections that meet customers' needs and emphasizes selling points of article such as quality and utility. Maintain knowledge of current sales and promotions, policies regarding payment and exchanges, and security practices. Describe and/or demonstrate merchandise and explain the use, operation, and care of merchandise to customers.
Follows up with customers to assure satisfaction, respond to queries, solicit further sales, and solve or refer problems. Maintains records related to sales and quotes.
Checks customer credit and confirms full payment before approving any sale.
Requisitions merchandise from warehouse. Assist in the maintenance and organization of the showroom.
Uses a database to research the availability of merchandise. Processes orders.
Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
High School Diploma or equivalent, plus one-year of training and/or experience. Two years in an entry-level or higher sales or marketing job.
Language Skills
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Reasoning Ability
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.
Computer Skills
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Order processing systems and Word Processing software.
Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.