Retail Sales Associate - American Freight

Job Type: Entry level; Full time

Sales Manager Requirements:

• An Associate’s degree, recent college graduate, and/or military experience is welcome, but not necessary for consideration.
• Sales experience a plus, but not required.
• Excels in a competitive environment.
• Maintain a positive attitude and focus on customer satisfaction in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent relationship building, communication, and presentation skills.

General Description of Duties:

• 90 days of training in sales, followed by 60 days training as an assistant manager to prepare for a managerial role.
• Boost company sales through exceptional customer service, selling skills, and team building.
• Lead your sales associates to meet sales and service goals set by the company.
• Increase your knowledge of our products, competitor’s products, current advertising, and marketing initiatives.
• Ensure the store is properly staffed and up to company standards.
• Properly manage inventory, customer orders, and employee’s schedules.
• Organize and lead in daily activities, including store meetings and training sessions.
• Gauge store performance by monitoring weekly, monthly and quarterly performance and financial reports.

Benefits:

• Competitive pay
• Paid vacation
• Health, life, dental, and vision insurance
• 401K plan
• Employee discounts
• Opportunity for advancement to management position after 5 month training period

About American Freight

American Freight Furniture and Mattress has over 170 stores throughout the United States and we are growing. We have 40 stores opening just this year! Year after year, famous manufacturers turn to American Freight Furniture and Mattress stores for quick liquidation and disbursement of unclaimed freight, canceled orders, closeouts, overruns, and special buyouts. Our buyers purchase only large volumes of brand name furniture; including famous manufacturers like: Albany, American Furniture, Associated Bedding, Astoria, Beautyrest, Cramco, Crownmark, Delta, Dr. Marvin’s Sleep Products, Elements, Guardian, Hughes, Kith, Millcraft, Motion Eaze, Nordicrest,North Carolina