Ashley is the leader in the Home Furnishing retail industry with over 1000 retail locations worldwide! Our General Sales Managers are responsible for building a successful sales team and ensuring an exceptional in-store experience for every guest that results in increased store sales, profitability, and customer loyalty. The General Sales Manager is responsible for developing and leading a team of retail professionals in the implementation of the company’s sales approach, meeting and exceeding key performance indicators, and ensuring that company policies and operating procedures are being met.
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Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintains a store environment that reflects company brand and corporate operating procedures.
- Hires, trains, and retains the highest quality team members who exhibit energy and enthusiasm.
- Coaches using the company's selling skills model with the passion to drive real action.
- Uses metrics to coach the proper behaviors needed to be a world-class selling organization.
- Utilizes company resources to keep associates up to date on product knowledge, selling skills and operational efficiencies.
- Leads all store activities with the highest ethical standards and demands the same from their teams.
- Ensures associates are provided with the necessary tools to perform job responsibilities.
- Improves all store associates’ product-knowledge, effectiveness, and efficiency through weekly meetings with an emphasis on total customer satisfaction.
- Coaches and counsels team based on results.
- Analyzes and measures business trends; develops and implements plans to maximize sales and meet or exceed goals and objectives.
- Ensures appropriate merchandise displays and signage.
- Continually evaluates and reacts to performance issues and actively recruits management and sales associates.
- Complies with security and confidentiality regarding company policies.
- Complies with company safety standards.
Job Qualifications
- 5+ years General Sales Management, preferably in a commissioned sales or big box retail environment.
- A bachelor’s degree in business, marketing or related areas is preferable.
- Prior experience successfully managing a team of 25 or more associates is required.
- Proven track record of meeting financial objectives.
- Ability to execute plans and strategies.
- Ability to positively lead, mentor and drive a successful sales team.
- Experience in a commissioned sales environment preferred.
- Proven track record of customer service excellence.
- Goal oriented – energetically focuses efforts on meeting goals, mission, or objective.
- Excellent communication and listening skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Effectively works on multiple projects simultaneously.
Seniority Level
- Mid-Senior level
Employment Type
- Full-time
Job Function
- Sales and Business Development
- Retail
Location: Woodbridge, VA | Salary: $80,000.00 - $90,000.00
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