Assistant Selling Manager in Training

Job Description

Job Description

Already lead people? Come build a team - and a career.

Start at $25/hour or commission/bonus while you learn. Build at $22/hour or commission/bonus. Graduate into the Assistant Selling Manager role with a $10,000 annual base salary on top of uncapped commission, individual bonuses, and store revenue bonuses.

A defined path to Sales Manager, General Sales Manager, and beyond.

Some people love the win. Others love watching someone else get there. If you have a genuine passion for people and team development - if you have led, coached, or mentored others and found real meaning in it - this is a place to keep building that. We are looking for candidates with leadership experience who want to grow into a career, not just a job. You do not need furniture experience. We will teach you the business.

Lead it. Build it. Own it.

HOW YOU'LL LEAD + GROW

You'll learn about our business from the floor up - because you cannot coach a sales process you haven't mastered yourself.

LEARN — Weeks 1–8

• Pay: $25/hour or Commission/Bonus
• Paid professional training in product knowledge, the FDE sales process, technology, guest experience, financing, and protection - plus early exposure to floor leadership and the FDE Leadership Toolkit.

LEAD — Weeks 9–16

• Pay: $22/hour or Commission/Bonus
• Build your own book of business while you begin coaching others - mentoring new team members, supporting the floor, and developing the leadership behaviors we certify against.

OWN — Week 17+

• Pay: Assistant Selling Manager: $10,000 base + uncapped commission + bonuses
• Step into the leadership seat. Earn on your own production plus individual and store revenue bonuses, with Premier and President recognition and a path toward Sales Manager and General Sales Manager.

We pay you to learn. We coach you while you lead. Then we hand you a team.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Assistant Selling Managers carry their own book of business and help everyone around them get better.

• Drive sales by facilitating, encouraging, and consulting with team members - not just selling yourself.
• Stay in Position to Impact on the showroom floor, supporting team members who need guidance and stepping in for guests.
• Coach, train, and develop the sales team alongside the General Sales Manager and Sales Manager.
• Serve as a role model during onboarding, mentoring new team members through their first weeks.
• Assist in the recruitment and selection of service-minded team members.
• Assume full managerial responsibilities when the General Sales Manager or Sales Manager is unavailable, including opening and closing procedures.
• Meet or exceed your own sales quotas while measuring and improving team performance.
• Build your own guest pipeline through prospecting, follow-up, referrals, and appointment setting.
• Complete the FDE Leadership Toolkit certification, Leadership Training, and Manager's Essentials.

Leadership here means getting results through others - while still writing your own business.

WHO THRIVES HERE

We can teach furniture. We're looking for proven people leadership:

• You have current or recent experience leading people - supervising, coaching, or developing a team.
• You get real satisfaction from someone else's win, not just your own.
• You can hold people accountable with warmth - clear expectations, honest feedback, no drama.
• You set goals, measure performance, and follow through consistently.
• You build relationships and teamwork across a whole store, not just your own corner of it.
• You are highly motivated, positive, and genuinely enjoy helping and serving people.
• You are coachable yourself - open to feedback and committed to your own development.

Strong candidates often come from retail management, restaurant and hospitality leadership, automotive sales management, wireless and specialty retail leadership, fitness and membership sales leadership, banking, and other team-based, people-driven environments.

YOUR CAREER PATH

Assistant Selling Manager in Training → Assistant Selling Manager → Sales Manager → General Sales Manager → Regional Leadership

Assistant Selling Managers are also eligible for Premier and President recognition, quarterly bonus opportunities, special events, travel opportunities, mentorship roles, and continued leadership development under applicable program rules.

TIME OFF, BENEFITS + RECOGNITION

We believe great leadership should be supported by meaningful benefits, time to recharge, and recognition for results. Eligible team members may receive:

• Paid vacation; paid personal and sick time; and a paid birthday benefit.
• Holiday Recovery Days - work an eligible recognized company holiday and earn a paid recovery day to use later, subject to program rules, approval requirements, and business needs.
• Paid volunteer opportunity through the Give-a-Day program.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits; team member purchase programs.
• Recognition and rewards for strong performance, plus structured coaching, development, and career advancement opportunities.

WHY ASHLEY / FACTORY DIRECT ENTERPRISES

Build your leadership career with one of the most recognized names in home furnishings. You'll be supported by paid professional training and a protected 16-week ramp, a structured leadership development program with certification milestones, mentorship from experienced store leaders, modern selling and coaching tools, uncapped earning opportunity, and a culture built on developing people - not just managing them.

Our Mission: We are committed to amazing our team members, guests, and the communities we serve through every personal interaction, and by doing so, we honor God.

All employees may further our Mission and Vision by demonstrating these Core Values, regardless of their religious beliefs. Factory Direct Enterprises LLC. d/b/a Ashley Northeast does not discriminate based on an individual's religious faith or lack thereof.

SCHEDULE + ROLE REQUIREMENTS

This is a full-time retail leadership role scheduled for a minimum of 40 hours per week, including Saturdays and Sundays, with two days off each week except during holidays or blackout periods. Hours increase during holidays, blackout periods, and for vacation coverage or other business needs. Consistent attendance at your assigned store, participation in training and coaching, use of company technology, prospecting activity, and progress toward sales and leadership expectations are essential to success.

Our Hiring Process

We've designed our process to get you from application to offer in 1-2 weeks — no lengthy waiting periods, no unnecessary stages.

Step 1 — AI Interview (within 48 hours of applying). Complete a short AI-powered interview, at a time that suits you. No scheduling required — you choose when you do it, and it can be completed within 48 hours of applying.

Step 2 — Recruiter Call. A member of the team will reach out to walk you through the role and the business in more detail, answer your questions, and make sure this is the right fit on both sides, then schedule your face to face interview.

Step 3 — Hiring Manager Interviews. You'll meet the team. A face to face interview in the store designed to give both parties a thorough and genuine sense of fit.

Step 4 — Offer. If it's a match, we move fast. Expect a clear, timely offer without the drawn-out back-and-forth.

FAST HIRING + TRAINING PROCESS

We know great leaders should not wait weeks to begin their next opportunity. Our streamlined hiring process is designed to move qualified candidates quickly from application to training start. Many successful candidates can begin paid training within approximately 14 days of applying.

Start learning. Start leading. Start building your team.

Lead people. Learn the business. Coach a team. Grow your career.

Apply today for our Assistant Selling Manager in Training opportunity with Ashley.

Factory Direct Enterprises, LLC d/b/a Ashley is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law.

Compensation, bonus, recognition, time-off, and benefit programs are subject to applicable plan documents, eligibility requirements, and company policies. Location-specific postings will include required compensation and pay-transparency disclosures.