Retail Sales Associate - Ashley Home Store

Fairbanks, AK

Salary: $2,080 Biweekly

As an Ashley Sales Associate, you will assist customers to purchase perfect furniture for their homes.

Do you enjoy working with people one on one? Are you willing to learn about our products and services? If so, please contact us. No past furniture or sales experience needed. If you have a great personality and a winning attitude, our in-house training will provide the essential knowledge for success.

Company Overview:

Ashley Furniture is the number one furniture brand with over 1000 stores. Ashley designs, manufactures, and sells their furniture to insure the highest value to our customers.

The Alaska Ashley stores are locally owned. We are part of the Furniture Enterprises family of stores. Our store brands include Sadler’s, Sadler's Outlet, Ashley, Williams and Kay, Mattress Firm, Ultimate Mattress, and La Z Boy. Furniture Enterprises of Alaska currently operates 14 stores with more locations opening soon. We have been awarded “BEST PLACES TO WORK” both locally and nationally.

We provide excellent training and advancement opportunities.

You’ll earn $2,080 per pay period guaranteed during your initial 120-day training period. After that you can choose to stay on the guaranteed $2,080 per pay period or earn commissions on your sales.

Key Responsibilities:

• Welcome each customer in a sincere and friendly manner.
• Listen carefully to the customer’s needs.
• Help customers find the best solutions utilizing our showroom and special-order options.
• Learn about our products through informative meetings with manufacturer representatives.
• Be able to inform customers of the products we sell.
• Help create and present design plans utilizing our in-house Interior Designer

Qualifications:

• Ability to listen and understand the customer’s needs.
• Succeed in a team environment, yet able to work independently.
• Ability to learn POS system and general computer programs (email, word processing).
• Able to be mobile on the showroom floor, frequently walking, bending, sitting, and kneeling.
• Able to work retail hours including weekends and holidays such as Memorial Day and Labor Day.
• Pass pre-employment drug & alcohol testing and background check.

Our Benefits:

• PTO (136 Hours)
• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance.
• 401K Plan with generous employer match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Associate discounts

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate.