What are the responsibilities and job description for the Retail Sales Associate position at CORT?
Overview
The CORT Furniture Outlet team is looking for a full-time, self-motivated and customer focused sales associate.
CORT Furniture Outlet sells our new and previously leased furnishings at an unbeatable value, offering our customers the opportunity to pay a lot less for the styles and quality they want.
This job is a great fit for high energy sales professionals. In this role you will engage customers to evaluate their needs to advise them on the benefits of purchasing previously rented furniture and maximize revenue opportunities.
This position will work directly in our Outlet Center daily.
Pay: $15.75 / hour plus commission.
Schedule: Tuesday - Friday 9am-6pm and Saturday 10am-5pm
What We Offer
- Hourly pay rate commission; weekly pay; paid training
- Promote from within culture
- Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision) available on the first of the month after your hire date
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Paid vacation, sick days, and holidays
- Company-paid disability and life insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee discounts and perks
- Growth and mentorship opportunities
Responsibilities
- Meet and exceed weekly/monthly sales revenue, piece and margin goals
- Assist in the safe maintenance, appearance, merchandising and pricing of store to company and District standards of the furniture
- Utilize computer to complete proposals, prepare sale agreements and obtain necessary information from customer to complete sales
- Develop and maintain customer relationships in order to generate future sales opportunities
- Help us drive traffic to the Outlet through social media and networking
Qualifications
- Must be over 18 years old.
- A High school diploma/equivalent or 1 year of retail experience without a diploma
- The ability to work 40 hours/week with varied hours/days to provide support for showroom, sales events, meetings, networking functions, etc.
- Excellent communication, reasoning skills, and computer proficiency skills
- Able to lift and move furniture.
- You're social media savvy, or have experience with marketing
- Must pass background checks and drug screening (does not include THC) as a condition of employment. CORT also participates in the E-Verify program.
About CORT
CORT, a part of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, is the nation's leading provider of transition services, including furniture rental for home and office, event furnishings, destination services, apartment locating, touring and other services. With more than 100 offices, showrooms and clearance centers across the United States, operations in the United Kingdom and partners in more than 80 countries around the world, no other furniture rental company can match CORT's breadth of services.
For more information on CORT, visit https://www.cort.com.
Working for CORT
For more information on careers at CORT, visit https://careers.cort.com/
CORT Conducts background checks as a condition of employment and participates in the E-Verify program.
EEO/AA Employer/Vets/Disability
Pursuant to the Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance for participating locations, CORT will consider all qualified applicants to include those who may have criminal history records. Check your city government website for specific fair chance hiring information
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis; there is no set deadline to apply to this position. When it is determined that new applications will no longer be accepted, due to the positions being filled or a high volume of applicants has been received, this job advertisement will be removed.
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