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COMPANY OVERVIEW
Coast Supply Co. is a 75 year old supplier of quality building and architectural supplies based in Carpinteria, CA, with a mission to help builders and homeowners put the ‘dream’ into their “dream house”. We supply the highest quality materials for our clients at fair and honest prices. Our craftsmanship and attention to detail is second to none. We are a fast-paced, growth oriented company, with big dreams and plans to multiply throughout the state of California, and we are looking for amazing team members to join us on the adventure of a lifetime. To learn more about our what drives us, click for our core values (www.coastsupplyco.com/the-difference)
POSITION OVERVIEW
This is a flexible part-time to full-time role in our home division, reporting to our General Manager and our Home Buyer. For this role, you’ll need to live near to Carpinteria, CA and be willing to work in our showroom on Santa Claus Lane, 5 days a week, including Saturdays. Hours for this role are 9am-5pm, Tuesday-Saturday, and on occasion there is a need to work additional hours on evenings and weekends during a launch or other special events throughout the year.
MISSION
The mission of the Soft Goods Salesperson is to support Coast Supply and the Home division by assisting clients in selecting and purchasing sofas (custom and stock), area rugs, upholstery, as well as grab and go decor items, and some basic interior decorating. The Salesperson will keep the showroom well organized, very clean and presentable, and decorated per the instruction of the plan-o-gram and/or Buyer or Manager.
The mission of the Soft Goods Salesperson would be to anticipate the needs of the buyer, help with providing feedback on store needs and what is selling, and answer phones and other administrative tasks as needed.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Soft Goods Salesperson will have the following primary responsibilities:
Assist clients in the selection and purchasing of sofas, sectionals, custom couches, reupholstery, area rugs and smaller decor items as needed
Ring up walk-in customers for purchases
Keep showroom well organized and clean
Display products per the pre-set plan-o-gram or design set by the buyer
Set appointments and meet with clients to select fabrics and orientation of furniture and occasional in-home design appointments
Set appointments for the window covering salesperson, and other sales associates as needed, as well as cover the entire store if salespeople are not present.
Answer phones
Greet customers
PROFICIENCIES
Design/Color Proficiency: The SGS will have a high attention to detail and design, be current on style and direction of design and style trends, understand basic color trends as well as color interplay.
Soft good experience/understanding: The SGS must have experience in couch configuration, fabrics and textiles, structure and creation of sofas and the differentiation of quality materials and build. Must have an understanding of reupholstery, how custom reupholstery is accomplished and the process of design and couches.
Sales: The SGS must be able to flat out sell. This is a base plus commission position, so this position must be able to generate their own sales, make outbound calls to connect with designers and decorators as well as to farm and close leads.
REQUIREMENTS:
Education: Bachelor’s degree, preferred.
Experience: 2-5 years in a sales setting preferred, as well as design/decorating experience.
Physical: Ability to bend, reach, and lift boxes and move furniture and rugs, etc up to 30 lbs.
Job Type: Part/Full Time, Base plus commission
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
To apply, please submit the following:
1. Cover letter and PDF of your resume
2. Tell us how you heard about this position
3. StrengthsFinder Top–5 Strengths Report (optional)
4. DISC test (optional)
