Description At American Signature Inc., we believe everyone has the right to a well-furnished life. Every day, our customers embark upon their personal style journey-an adventure. To that purpose, we are committed to providing our customers with an easy and fun furniture shopping experience. The Sales Manager is a key leader assisting the Store Manager to meet that goal. The Sales Manager is responsible for people development, customer experience and driving top line sales. This role has a broad range of responsibility in store operations and reports directly to the Store Manager. Some of the functions the Sales Manager will perform:
- Embodies our values: Adventure Guides, Serve Others and Own It
- Assists in the hiring, training and retaining of high quality team members who exhibit our values
- Assists Store Manager to ensure a deep talent bench by continuously developing internal talent and attracting external talent
- Coaches sales team members on the proper behaviors needed to enhance our customer experience and drive sales results
- Leads the weekly sales and training meetings
- Assists Store Manager in executing the company blueprint and brand standards to keep a clean, well merchandised store
- Ensures appropriate staffing levels in sales positions
- Utilizes sales training to keep the sales team informed regarding, product knowledge, selling skills and operational efficiencies
- Partners with the human resources team to stay on top of all training, development and legal requirements
RequirementsThe ideal candidate will have among other skills and abilities:
- Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 2+ years of sales experience
- Ability to read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos
- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers and team members
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
- Proven experience in strategic and organizational development, including the ability to attract, develop and retain best in class talent
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
- Ability to build a cohesive team and resolve conflict among team members
- Proficient in business related technology systems
- Track record of servant leadership; serving others and putting team goals first
- Owners mindset; takes ownership over everything within scope of responsibility while still empowering others to do the same
- Embody an adventure guide; passion for the business, bringing curiosity and innovation to the job
- Proactive approach; identifies and solves problems
- Adaptability; flexible to changing market forces and shifting priorities
- Experience managing change in large and complex environments
- Ability to break down complex ideas and communicate them in simple and easy to understand ways
- Demonstrated ability to coach and develop others to higher levels of performance
- Demonstrated ability to drive results in a leadership role
- Desire to continuously improve
If you are selected for an interview, a formal job description is available. Your interviewer can answer any questions you may have about your role in our company.