FLOORING SALES - Full-time / Part-time

Motivated aggressive sales person needed for flooring sales at each of our five locations. Carpet, Ceramic Tile, Laminate, Hardwood flooring experience helpful but not a deal breaker. Make all the money you are capable of. Most of our people made from 45K to 280K per year JACKSONVILLE, JACKSONVILLE BEACHES AREA

Retail Flooring Sales and Design Consultant
About You
Looking For a Career, Not a Job?

If you have an ability for selling people and a eye for color, this is the career opportunity you have been waiting for. If you are a self-motivated, and detail oriented individual we will provide the tools and training you need to achieve outstanding success. If you're the type of person who desires compensation based on results, your financial security is assured by being assertive, creative, and by building your client base.

About the Money:
Entry level starts to $700 per week plus commission and the aggressive ones can easily make $40,000 to $50,000 the first year. Several make $60,00 to $90,000 and some $280,000 plus. Attitude and ability is what regulates what you make, not time on the job.

About the Position:
Retail Flooring Sales & and Design Consultant

This position requires an individual to interact with customers and assist them in making product choices according to their individual needs. Whether the interaction occurs in one of our award winning showrooms, in the customer's home, or in the community, the objective is always to provide both design and flooring advice that will make the customer's buying decision easier. Therefore, the ideal candidate must be willing to divide his or her work time between the showroom floor, visiting customers' homes, prospecting for new clients, and networking within the community. In order to be successful the candidate must also be willing to undergo our extensive product and sales training in order to become a certified flooring expert.

It is also expected that the individual be a self-starter, personally well organized, and willing to create new business as well as to provide outstanding customer service and follow-up.

Although not an all inclusive list, the following are some of duties and expectations for this position:

Sell flooring, floor care products, and more.
Greeting customer on the sales floor and determining their wants and need.
Keeping up-to-date on the wide selection of floors and other products we have to offer along with the benefits and warranties provided by each.
Provide outstanding customer service.
Writing sales orders-computer based.
Helping work through and following up after completion of job.
Building client relationships.
Networking regularly and working effectively with other store employees.
Executing sales strategies.
Receiving payment or obtain credit authorization.
Using computer database to research availability of merchandise and to process orders.
Following up in a timely and professional manner with customers on all requests or concerns.
Answering questions from and providing information to customers about flooring and/or other products.
Assisting customers with flooring - explaining features and benefits of various types of flooring.
Helping customers with their choice through decorating and design advice.
Visiting customer's homes or workplace to provide product and design advice.
Visiting customer's homes to complete a measure and estimate of the flooring selected.
Maintain showroom by keeping samples and displays neat, current, and clean.
Prospecting for new business.

About Us:
Carpet One Floor & Home and Flooring America has long been regarded as the premier flooring stores in the Jacksonville community. Locally owned and operated for more than 38 years, we are known for our superior customer service, and professional staff. Because we belong to CCA the largest floor covering cooperative in the world, our company offers the very best flooring products, in a high volume showroom, with only the most qualified installers. In addition to flooring we also offer your customers a one stop showroom for cabinets, and more.

We believe in creating a family friendly work environment, where each person is an integral member of the team, yet responsible for his or her own results and earning potential. We are proud of our heritage and would like to find an individual who will excel and prosper in a fast paced retail environment becoming a valued member of our team.

We offer the following opportunities and benefits:
Health
Dental
Retirement Account
Employee discounts
More

Qualifications:
The skills and abilities we're seeking include:

A passion for, or experience with, decorating or design
Must be willing and able to attend some off site training.
Must have access to reliable transportation in order to get to work, and to visit customers' homes.
Must have open and flexible work availability.
Must have some working knowledge of computers and be willing to learn our operating system.
A history of demonstrated success in sales and/or customer service.
Flooring experience helpful but not required.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Professionalism, to include dependability, accountability, and punctuality.
Self-motivated and internally driven to excel in your position and career.
Time management skills for juggling multiple (and sometimes competing) deadlines and deliverables.

How to Apply:
Please provide the following:

An up-to-date resume and brief cover letter with contact information outlining your experience for the position
Salary history and/or requirements

Candidates who meet our selection criteria will be contacted by phone for the next step in our hiring process.

Thank you for your interest in our position. We appreciate the time you have taken to apply with us