Floor Broker jobs in Lincoln, NE

Retail Sales Associate/Consultant

Do you have a flair for design? A passion for people? Join the Team at Jacobi Carpet One Floor and Home and help bring your customer's Dream Homes to life!

Are you:

• Self-motivated?
• Detail-oriented?
• The type of person who wants compensation based upon results?
• Do you like to see projects through from beginning to end?

This is an inside sales position focused on window coverings including shades, blinds, shutters and draperies. Jacobi Carpet One is a Hunter Douglas Centurion dealer. As a member of the team on the showroom floor you will also have the opportunity to work with our vast selection of floor covering products The position requires interacting with customers and assisting them with product choices according to their individual needs. Whether that interaction occurs in our showroom or in their home or business, the objective is always to provide advice that will make the customers' buying decision easier.

Carpet One Floor & Home has long been regarded as the premier flooring retailer in the surrounding communities. Locally owned and operated for more than 50 years, we are known for our superior customer service and our professional staff. Because we belong to the largest floor covering cooperative in the world, our company offers the very best flooring products with only the most qualified installers. 

We believe in creating a family friendly work environment, where each person is an integral member of the team, yet responsible for his or her own results and earning potential. We are proud of our heritage and would like to find an individual who will excel and prosper in a fast paced retail environment becoming a valued member of our team.

Although not an all-inclusive list, the following are some of the duties and expectations that we have for this position:

• Greet customers on the sales floor, and determine their wants and needs
• Keep up-to-date on the wide select of products we have to offer along with the benefits and warranties provided by each
• Provide outstanding customer service
• Provide job estimates to customers and work towards closing the sale
• Help work through, and follow-up after, the completion of each job
• Build client relationships
• Network regularly, and work effectively, with other store employees
• Execute targeted sales strategies
• Receive payment, or obtain credit authorization
• Use computer database to research the availability of merchandise and to process orders
• Follow up in a timely and professional manner with all customers on requests and/or concerns
• Answer questions from customers about products
• Assist customers with product choices (explain features/benefits, etc.)
• Help customers with their choice through decorating and/or design advice
• Maintain showroom by keeping samples and displays neat, current, and clean
• Prospect for new business

The ideal candidate must be:

• Willing to divide his or her work time between the showroom floor and prospecting for new clients (out networking within the community).
• Willing to undergo our extensive product and sales training in order to become certified window covering, flooring and design expert.
• A self-starter.
• Personally well-organized.
• Willing to create new business.
• Able to provide outstanding customer service.
• Able to provide exceptional follow-up.

Some additional qualifications include:

• A passion for, or experience with, decorating or design
• Some college is preferred, but not necessary
• Must have access to reliable transportation in order to get to work, and to visit customers' home (as necessary)
• Open and flexible work availability, including weekends
• Strong knowledge of the Microsoft Office programs and a willingness to learn our operating systems
• Retail sales experience strong preferred

• Full time position, 40 hour work week, Weekdays, 8:00 am to 5:30 pm, Saturdays, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. NO Sundays, No nights.
• Paid Holidays, Vacation Pay, Sick Pay.
• Simple IRA
• AFLAC co-insurance
• Employee Product Discounts
• Company vehicles provided for outside sales.
• On-Line Training

How to Apply

Please provide the following:

1. An up-to-date resume and brief cover letter outlining your experience for the position
2. Salary history and/or requirements. Our salary listed represents a base wage and commission. Upper end of salary range is determined by your ability to sell profitably and could be higher than the $55,000 listed.

Candidates who meet our selection criteria will be contacted by e-mail or phone for the next step in our hiring process. 

Thank you for your interest in our position. We appreciate the time you have taken to apply with us.

Carpet One Floor & Home is an Equal Opportunity Employer