Sales Associate Position Available In Washington, Rhode Island

Sales Associate Lakeside Trading 326 South Pier Road, Narragansett, RI 02882

About Lakeside Trading:

Lakeside Trading is a small, family-owned business in operation since 1999. Lakeside started out selling chimineas wholesale to nurseries around southern New England, but over the years has grown to offer dozens of products and services. We now erect beautiful sheds and outdoor structures every day. We move earth, rock, sand and stone – all to help our customers make their backyard dreams a reality – and every moment along the way, the focus has never wavered from offering quality products and great customer service. We are looking for a Sales Associate to help us continue being the best business we can be. About the

Job:

The Sales/Customer Service role at Lakeside Trading involves working with customers through the ideation, design, consultation, build and installation pipeline for our products. Check out our website – ShedsRI.com – to see the variety of merchandise and services we offer. High-level duties and opportunities to contribute to Lakeside include, but are not limited to: Responding to leads generated from website and following up Fielding in-person retail sale visitors to our showroom and display yard Merchandising furniture and creating showroom displays, both indoors and outdoors (requires being able to lift a minimum of 50lbs) Unloading shipments of new inventory Keeping inventory fully stocked, clean and accurately priced Loading merchandise in customer vehicles and onto company trucks for deliveries Keeping sales resources like pricelists, brochures and other pertinent documents stocked and up to date Digital Marketing/Web Development/Graphic Design – we can always work toward increasing our online presence and presentation through our website and social media Prospecting new areas and businesses to target for sheds, outdoor structures, high quality outdoor furniture (new housing developments, retirement centers, restaurants, etc.)

Qualities We’re Looking For:

Those in the Sales role at Lakeside must have great attention to detail in order to attain a deep understanding of all the products we offer. A number of our product lines are very customizable and it takes experience in working through the nuances to be able to help customers successfully customize these products to suit their desires. You must also be able to talk to customers to gather all the details that may be unique about their site where the structure or service is being carried out. Sales Associates must have initiative and willingness to learn; more specifically, willingness to see custom projects and customer orders through from start to finish. Desired Previous Experience (Not Required): Basic knowledge of carpentry and landscaping practices + terminology Prior experience in a sales or customer facing retail role Proficiency with computers —> Excel is a plus Additional requirements: You must be able to work in the cold. We have heated spaces but most of the day’s work is carried out outside. Ability to lift a minimum of 50lbs It’s worth re-emphasizing, you must have excellent attention to detail and be able to follow through on customer requests that transpire over days, sometimes weeks as we learn more information about their projects.

What We Offer:

This is not your typical 9 to 5! At Lakeside we try our best to discover people’s strengths and put them in positions where they can contribute the most, as that’s when we all are at our best. There’s no role here where you will be siloed to just one thing, in fact the expectation is you will be able to “wear multiple hats”. In this small business environment with two delivery crews running every day, moving sheds and working on custom projects, there is always action, always something to keep busy. While this may seem like a challenge, one thing that makes this work fun and easy is that we sell the highest quality products around. By far, 95% of the customers that shop at Lakeside are happy and pleasant to work with. In other words, as long as you can speak to the quality of the product, the products have a way of selling themselves; therefore our job as a Sales team is to simply be kind, informative, caring and keep the place looking good! We have an awesome team here to work and have fun with, and we’d love for you to join us in making backyard dreams come true! Thanks for your interest! Check out our website, facebook and instagram to learn more about what we do.

Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

$26.00 – $30.00 per hour

Benefits:

401(k) Dental insurance Employee discount Flexible schedule Health insurance Paid time off

Shift:

Day shift Application Question(s): Do you have previous sales experience? Ability to

Commute:

Narragansett, RI 02882 (Required) Ability to

Relocate:

Narragansett, RI 02882: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location:

In person