Furniture Sales Professional
About Pilgrim Furniture and Mattress City
Since 1961, Pilgrim Furniture and Mattress City has developed a well-earned reputation for offering a wide variety of quality furnishings, all at affordable prices. From living rooms, bedrooms and dining rooms to accessories and more, you’ll always find the selection and service you demand at a price you deserve!
Job Description
At Pilgrim Furniture and Mattress City, attracting and retaining great employees is the key to our success. We encourage our sales associates to take time to enjoy the important things in life, and that’s why we feel it’s important to offer a 4 day work week. We provide excellent initial paid training, plus on-going sales training and development. Our Top Sales Professionals can earn 75K to 100K per year! If you are enthusiastic, motivated, and driven to succeed, we can train you to be a successful sales associate. This is your opportunity to work with one of our enthusiastic sales teams in a fun, upbeat and positive work environment, with store leaders who are dedicated to your personal success! Our large and attractive showrooms offer a great product selection, with a family-oriented atmosphere. Come and experience why we were voted the CT Retailer of the Year.
Other benefits our Full-Time Sales Professionals enjoy include:
Work a 4 day week
Paid Vacation and Sick Time
Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
Life Insurance
Short and Long Term Disability
401k Retirement Program with Company Match
Generous Employee Discounts
Continual Product Training
Continual Advertising Programs
Responsibilities of the Sales Professional role include:
As a Sales Professional, you will participate in an initial paid training program that will equip you for success on the showroom floor. You will be responsible for going above and beyond to provide exceptional customer service and care to our clientele.
Greeting customers upon their arrival in our retail showroom, learning their motivation for their visit and developing a long-term relationship.
Presenting and discussing various home furnishing products based upon the prospective customer’s lifestyle, needs and goals.
Assisting customers with product selection, purchasing, financing, and warranties.
Contacting customers to inform them about new sales and special events.
Increasing personal knowledge of products, sales techniques and promotions through our continuous professional training and development programs.
Maintaining our high standards for customer care and service.
Providing excellent follow-up and follow-through with customers.
Requirements:
In the Sales Professional role, you must be driven, ambitious, and highly motivated to succeed. We are seeking candidates who are naturally persuasive, competitive, and confident. You must be an active listener with a can-do attitude who is ready to learn and grow in an exciting role.
Pilgrim Furniture and Mattress City maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment background and drug tests.
Pilgrim Furniture and Mattress City is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other classification protected by federal, state or local laws.