About the Role
This position is responsible for driving sales in Joybird’s showrooms and delivering the best possible overall customer experience as a member of the Retail Sales team.
Responsibilities
- Opening and closing the store and performing other duties in the absence of management.
- Performing daily sales reporting to retail leadership.
- Overseeing the sales floor during high-volume periods, supporting the sales team, and supervising to ensure financial goals are met and associates provide excellent service.
- Serving as a role model to the sales team in sales generation and customer service by relentlessly delivering an exceptional customer experience.
- Maintaining showroom design and visual standards using merchandising guidelines.
- Maximizing sales by growing and maintaining a strong client base through personal clientele, client follow-up, phone calls, and personalized outreach.
- Assisting the leadership team to create programs and initiatives to enhance customer experiences.
- Sharing customer needs and feedback insights with product, marketing, and technology teams.
- Listening to and acknowledging customer feedback and complaints, empathizing, and presenting the best possible solution.
Requirements
- 2+ years of retail sales experience with shift supervision experience preferred.
- Strong interpersonal and customer service skills required.
- No travel required.
- Availability to work a flexible schedule including mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
- Able to routinely move objects weighing over 50 pounds.
- Must understand safety requirements.
Skills
- Sales generation
- Customer service
- Merchandising
- Clientele building
- Client follow-up
- Phone calls
- Personalized outreach
- Mac operating systems proficiency
- Microsoft office proficiency
- Strong leadership skills
- Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
Location
- Joybird’s showrooms
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Lead Sales Associate
- Shift supervision experience preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $18 - $22 per hour
- UNCAPPED commission on written sales – 2% on all sales
- Monthly bonus opportunity of $500 based on meeting specific individual sales goals
Benefits
- Medical, Vision, Dental and Basic Life Insurance
- 401k retirement plan with company match of up to 6%
- 9-11 paid holidays each year
- Two weeks’ prorated vacation as a new hire
- Personal time (non-exempt only) or state mandated sick time
About the Company
- Founded on the idea that people should never settle when it comes to home furnishings, Joybird is here to help customers bring their own personal style to their spaces with a mix of retro and modern designs and a plethora of customization options.
- With their digital, physical and virtual shopping experiences, Joybird is changing the way you buy furniture.
- Joybird prides itself on its ability to meet the demands and unique tastes of customers while providing a high-quality product that will be enjoyed for years to come.
- Always keeping sustainability top of mind, Joybird has created a business that not only gives back to nature but helps it thrive through the use of responsibly sourced materials and non-profit partnerships.
- We’ve built our business on being a customer-centric organization that leverages data to enhance the customer journey to empower our customers to embrace their personal style.
- Our Core Values: Customer-centric, Transparent, Results-driven, Constantly evolving.
Equal Opportunity
- All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
- We are committed to fostering an environment in which all employees feel valued, included, and empowered to do their best work and bring great ideas to the table.
- If you are a qualified individual that may need a change or adjustment to the application/interviewing/hiring process as a result of your disability, you may request a reasonable accommodations by emailing our recruiting team at recruiting@la-z-boy.com or by calling 734-242-1444.
- Joybird is an equal opportunity employer and we value and promote diversity.
- We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
