Retail Sales Associate at Scandinavian Designs - Dania Furniture – Northbrook, Illinois

Scandinavian Designs - Dania Furniture is looking for a Sales Associate to join our great team!

• Create satisfied customers through honest, knowledgeable, and ethical selling practices.
• Maximize sales growth and profitability in a commission-based sales environment.
• Provide excellent and wholehearted customer service with a positive, knowledgeable, and consultative approach.
• Contribute to a positive team atmosphere dedicated to the company's mission of being recognized for the highest level of customer and team member satisfaction.
• Become an expert in our product and services through active self-led learning and company driven product and service training.
• Set energizing sales goals, always striving to improve. You actively seek feedback and practice new habits of success.
• Sales Associates responsibilities include and not limited to:
  • Process sales including cash and credit, service, and refund transactions accurately
  • Perform transactions in our sales and inventory system (POS), complete customer orders, taking payments, and schedule delivery dates for customers
  • Greet our clients and answer our phones in a prompt, warm, professional, and polite manner
  • Process all after-sale service issues with empathy and by following company policy
  • Assist in daily opening and/or closing procedures for store in accordance with policy.
  • Perform a daily review of your open invoices to ensure accuracy and timely follow up with customers. 100% accuracy on order input and customer comments is our goal to ensure we are managing expectations
  • Demonstrate effective de-escalation tactics when working with angry or dissatisfied customers. Work quickly and accurately to find resolutions when problems arise
  • Keep the showroom clean, well maintained, and welcoming
  • Support the warehouse, store support and delivery drivers as needed
  • Tag furniture, write service orders, answer phones and inquiries, check inventory, assist with assemblies and other duties as assigned
  • Read and respond to company communications shared on the company intranet
  • Follow through on emails designated to you within the same day.

• 6 months to 2 years or more in sales, retail and customer service experience encouraged.
• Excellent communication skills and professional sales presentation.
• Able to read product and transaction information.
• Associates are available to work a combination of days, evenings, and weekends.
• Schedule includes weekends, some evenings, holiday work, inventory, and other busy times.
• Able to successfully complete the pre-employment background check.
• Standing and walking most of the day.
• Some lifting and assisted lifting for floor displays and merchandise settings (30 lbs.).
• Some bending, kneeling, and stooping.
• Light cleaning, vacuuming, and dusting.
• Working with hand tools for assemblies.
• Occasional travel to customer sites and meetings.