Associate Jobs in Elgin, IL

The Sales Team at The RoomPlace is growing! Come join us!
We’re looking for a Sales Associate.
Our employees at The RoomPlace are our greatest resource and we are continually searching for motivated, energetic, customer focus individuals to join our successful team! The RoomPlace is commitment to providing unlimited career opportunities to all of its future employees. As our history illustrates the continued growth of a successful prominent furniture business, our goal is to attract their most valuable assets—talented people such as YOU!

About YOU!
This is the perfect role for a Sales driven individual who banks on their own ability to sell and make unlimited income. You are passionate about the work you do. You are a scrappy self-starter with outstanding leadership skills and the ability to influence. You have an instinct for breaking down complex problems into discrete addressable issues. You execute with urgency and excellence. You have amassed a body of work that provides you with a tool box of skills that you can apply to unique situations as they arise. You are a people-person, honest and genuine. You believe in the power of teams and you are equally comfortable leading or contributing. You are committed to earning the respect of your peers by providing value to the organization and demonstrating true partnership.


Our Sales Associates enjoy the following benefits:

• Our top Sales Associates typically make $100,000.00+ annually. Our Sales Associates average $40,000-$70,000.00 annually.
• 17 Weeks of Paid Training!
• Robust $5000+ Employee Referral Program
• Uncapped commission yearly!
• Bonuses for meeting sales goals.
• Full Benefits for Full Time Associates. Medical, Dental, Life Insurance, PTO, and Sick Days included.
• Great discounts on the best furniture in the industry!

Responsibilities

• Greet Customers as they enter our stores.
• Provides the Customer with the most comfortable, enjoyable experience in the industry.
• Goes above and Beyond to make sure the Customer receives world class service.
• Provides support to co-workers when time allows.
• Demonstrates functionality of furniture at an expert level to customers.
• Meets/Exceeds sales goals on a regular basis.


Minimum Requirements

• 1-2 years of experience as a Retail Sales Associate.
• Retail Furniture experience is a plus.
• Basic Math skills, self-motivated, self-starter, personable, extroverted personality, and persuasive.
• Basic ability to read, write, and understand the English language is required.
• Basic ability to operate a computer and use Outlook is required.
• Must be reliable and flexible in scheduling and assignment location.
• Bi-Lingual Candidates are preferred.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.


The RoomPlace Team Culture

• We think about every product and service we sell and every interaction with a customer as critical to our brand and our success. Customer satisfaction is our ultimate report card. We cannot tolerate any weak links anywhere in our end-to-end customer experience. Every one of us has urgent dissatisfaction with customer-facing friction and process inefficiency
• We are nimble. We are willing to do things differently. We are empowered to use good judgment
• Our customer focus determines our priorities, sets our agenda, and defines how we interact with one another, both external and internal customers
• We take care of one another!

The RoomPlace Story

For over a century The RoomPlace has made its mission helping Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin Residents design the home of their dreams. Our roots date back to 1912 when Sam Berman founded Harlem Furniture. This brought furniture directly to customers doors in Chicago. Now with over 27 locations in the Midwest, and 1 location in California, The RoomPlace serves a much wider base of furniture shoppers but with the same commitment to meeting personalized tastes, and providing the best customer experience in the industry. Over the past 100+ years TRP has remained family-owned and community oriented, delivering to our customers exquisite furniture at affordable prices.