Sales Associate

LightStyles, (A Hubbard Supplyhouse Company) is seeking an energetic, self-motivated individual to join our family-like atmosphere in our beautiful Cornelius showroom. We are a plumbing and lighting distributor that assists local builders, plumbers, designers and homeowners in the creation of beautiful living spaces with kitchen and bath fixtures, as well as residential and commercial lighting. We are a family owned, Christian company that believes in taking care of our customers and employees. The ideal candidate will have previous sales experience, enjoys working with customers to help direct their vision into a reality, and excels in a “team first” work environment.

The Showroom Sales consultant increases sales, market share, company profitability and customer satisfaction by working with customers in choosing plumbing fixtures and related items for kitchens, baths, as well as decorative lighting and home décor products. Showroom Sales consultants provide expert product selection assistance, expediting orders from vendors and conducting customer visits as needed.

High Commission potential for hard working, high producing person.

Responsibilities:

• Work with customers, including builders, designers, and homeowners, to sell a wide range of products
• Respond to inquiries with accurate pricing, inventory and delivery information
• Greet guests upon arriving in our retail showroom, learn their motivation for their visit and developing a lasting customer relationship
• Prepare job quotations and submittals
• Assist customers, both by appointment and walk-ins, while utilizing suggestive sales techniques and handling complaints timely and accurately
• Continually improve sales skills and product knowledge to promote a professional image
• Assisting showroom customers, assessing their needs, guiding their product selections, and successfully closing the sale
• Providing customers with reliable information regarding product specifications, product suitability, pricing, and availability
• Entering Sales Orders and Bids, expedite purchases, and maintain customer communication to ensure an accurate and timely order processing
• Maintaining product literature files to ensure the most current and accurate information is always provided to our customers
• Meeting or exceed monthly required Gross Profit dollar targets
• Keeping the showroom clean, neat, current, stocked, and beautifully displayed

Skills/Qualifications:

· Great Work Ethic

· Character & Integrity

· Upbeat and Outgoing Personality

· Customer Service

· Meeting Sales Goals

· Selling to Customer Needs

· Product Knowledge

· Great People Skills

· High Energy Level

· Dependability

· Verbal Communication

· Attention to Detail

· Lighting and or Interior Design experience is a plus, but not necessary.

Pass a Pre-Employment Drug Screening, Background and Driving Check

Benefits:

• Showroom hours are Monday-Friday 8:00am - 5:30pm
• Hubbard observes 9 paid holidays each year
• Sales Incentive opportunity and Christmas bonus
• Advancement opportunities
• After an employee is eligible, they will be automatically enrolled in the Hubbard profit share program