Flooring Sales Consultant

Summary

Flooring Sales Consultant

If you have a passion for people and a love for sales, 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 in residential and commercial sales. 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. This position offers outstanding earning potential for the right individual.

About Us:

Carpet One Floor & Home has long been regarded as the premier flooring retailer throughout the United States and Canada. Aria's Carpet One Floor & Home is locally owned and operated in Nazareth, PA. We are known for our superior customer service and our professional staff. Because we belong to the largest floor covering cooperative in the world, our company offers the very best flooring products with only the most qualified installers. 

 

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.

 

About the Position

This position requires an individual to interact with potential customers and to build confidence and commitment to our products and services. Therefore, the ideal candidate must be willing to divide his or her work time between the store, visiting customers' homes or offices, managing field projects, prospecting for new clients, and networking within the community.  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. This individual will be taking in home measurements and building proposals. The individual must have at least 3 years experience selling and estimating flooring.

Duties

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

• In home measurements and building proposals
• Building client relationships
• Answering questions from, and providing information to, customers about our company, our products, and our services.
• Networking regularly, and working effectively with other store employees
• Creatively pursuing new leads on your own
• Completing takeoffs and submitting bids for projects
• Managing projects from beginning to end
• Negotiating contracts
• Executing marketing programs
• Building a book of business that continually grows because of your follow-up and client management abilities
• Belonging to a variety of local organizations and business groups

Requirements

The skills and abilities we're seeking include:

• 3 years experience of selling and estimating flooring
• Outside sales experience and project management is desirable
• Must have valid driver's license and clean driving record
• Must be able to pass a background check
• Must have access to reliable transportation in order to get to work, and to visit customers' businesses
• Must have open and flexible work availability.
• Must have strong knowledge Microsoft Office programs and be willing to learn our operating system.
• 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.

Benefits

This is a full time position

• Monday through Friday, plus alternating Saturdays. If working Saturday, consultant will have off one day during the week. (Closed on Sundays.)
• Salary: Base salary + Commission. Salary commensurate with experience
• Benefits include: PTO, Paid Holidays, Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance Plans, 401k with Company Match

Please provide the following:

1. An up-to-date resume and brief cover letter outlining your experience for the position
2. Salary history and/or requirements

Candidates who meet our selection criteria will be contacted by e-mail or 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.

Carpet One Floor & Home is an Equal Opportunity Employer