Design & Sales Associate

Design & Sales Associate — Seeking Big Personality and Great Taste

We are looking for a Full Time Banana Manor Sales Team Member to work in our 10,000 ft² Rug Factory Outlet in Uptown New Orleans. Voted the #1 Rug Store in New Orleans.

We are NOT Your Typical Rug Store.

The set days that must be worked are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. If you cannot work these days, then please do not apply.

Ideal candidate will have good energy, be likable, have a sense of humor and love to laugh, enjoy talking to people and have an eye for design and love beautiful things. We laugh a lot at Banana Manor, and so do our customers. Non-laughter, straight face, no sense of humor people are not a fit for this role.

If I were to use the plot line from the movie Weird Science, this is what I would create as the perfect person for this role:

A socially bold, stylish, funny, very likable man. That has the ability to be really good at talking about color, to help our customers pick out the perfect color combination rug to complement their room. He will be a person that enjoys the "Rug CrossFit" component of the job. Meaning he is not afraid of physical hard work.

He will be a blast to have around and laugh with, both while working with customers and when interacting with our small, very happy, tight-knit crew.

A kicker would be if he was tech savvy so he could help us non-tech savvy Bananas.

We encourage those that feel "trapped" in the hospitality industry and are looking for a way to escape and start out at between 60-72k, with the potential to make much more. No sales or home furnishings experience required.

You need to possess the ability to kick butt working with Retail Customers & Interior Designers in our Rug Factory Outlet to find them the perfect In Stock or Made-to-Order Rug.

We are open 7 days a week, and our team is at work from 9:45-5ish. This is not a Corporate minded Position. This is a small, rapidly growing Operation that needs a dependable, strong work ethic, competent & capable, positive, hardworking person who understands that the job description is "get the job done, whatever that means on any given day or moment". A person that takes initiative and does not need to be told what to do, but instead comes up with great ideas for how to fill their time, to contribute to and grow the business and in turn, the amount of money we all make. We work as a TEAM and are very selective of who we choose to join the TEAM.

Someone with a background or interest in Interior Design is a HUGE plus.

This is a fun job that oftentimes involves beers & margaritas, but it is also a physical job that involves flipping of rugs to show customers their rug options and pulling rugs from the stacks when they select one. Which always seems to be the rug at the bottom of the stack;) This is done in a hot, cold, etc... open air warehouse, with fans everywhere.

I repeat...this is a very physical job. We joke with customers constantly as they comment that "we don't need to join a gym working here". We tell them it is Rug CrossFit;) You must be able to lift up to at least 55lbs. This is not a position where you have someone else to do the lifting. We ALL do the lifting.

If you are one of those people that isn't physically equipped to handle the heat or labor then this is not a job for you. We work hard. We sweat hard and we have a great time doing what we do.

$25 for the two week trial period. Then $30 per hour + Bonus Pool (after 30 days of employment). Which works out to around 60-72k per year. With the potential to make much more in Year 2 & beyond. We are growing. FAST. Be a core part of our small team and there is tremendous potential for you.

• Note 1: No "drop-ins" and no calls. We will reach out to you if we are interested.
• Note 2: No smokers. Vapers are A.O.K.
• Note 3: If you are addicted to your phone and feel the need to constantly look at it, this is not a good fit for you.
• Note 4: This position will be available November 21st.

Note: No "drop-ins" and no calls. We will reach out to you if we are interested.