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Help people create homes they love. Join the Urban Barn team as a Sales Associate at our Crossroads location in Winnipeg, Manitoba. With over 50 retail stores across the country, Urban Barn is a national retail chain offering high-quality furniture and home décor. We’re passionate about making our customers and our employees feel right at home. Here, you will enrich the customer experience while growing your experience with a well-known Canadian retailer. Accompany and guide customers to find inspiring furniture and home décor during their visit to our store. As a Sales Associate, you will represent Urban Barn by offering friendly service and product knowledge to help our customers create a space they love to call home. In collaborating with the store team and managers, you will provide our customers with the best shopping experience possible. Our stores are open 7 days a week, so we’re looking for candidates who can work a variety of shifts (i.e. weekdays, weeknights and weekends). If you love beautiful home décor and helping people, come put your passion to work at Urban Barn! What You Will Do: * Guide customers in their décor choices, suggesting the best products for their needs * Provide a warm greeting to every customer * Establish connections with customers to build customer loyalty * Carry out transactions (purchases, exchanges, and returns) * Maintain the visual standards and cleanliness of the store What you Bring: * At least 2 years of Retail Sales experience * A passion for interior décor and merchandising * Ease of using technology such as a Point-of-Sale system and iPad * Flexible schedule to work a minimum of 3 days (12-20 hours) per week - including at least 1 weekend and 1 weekday daytime shift * The ability to lift and move loads up to 50 lbs / 23 kg Why Join Urban Barn: * We don't just sell home décor, we help furnish life's biggest moments * Competitive wage, commissions, and bonuses * A 40% discount on Urban Barn products * Opportunities for professional development and advancement * We offer a fun work environment with a collaborative team that loves to talk design Urban Barn offers a welcoming environment where inclusion, diversity, and equity are paramount. We are committed to creating and strengthening a culture of respect and openness in all our stores, warehouses, and offices.

What you’ll do

The Sales Associate will guide customers in selecting furniture and home décor while providing a welcoming shopping experience. They are also responsible for processing transactions and maintaining the store's visual and cleanliness standards.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 2 years of retail sales experience and a passion for interior design. The role requires the ability to work a flexible schedule including weekends and the physical capacity to lift up to 50 lbs.

Benefits

• Competitive wage • Commissions • Bonuses • 40% discount on Urban Barn products • Professional development • Advancement opportunities

Listed skills

• Point-of-sale systems · Preferred
• Customer service · Preferred
• Product Knowledge · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Retail sales
• Customer service
• Interior décor
• Merchandising
• Point-of-sale systems
• IPad proficiency
• Communication
• Visual merchandising
• Transaction processing
• Product knowledge
• Product Knowledge
• Merchandise Returns
• Lifting Ability
• Merchandise Exchanges
• Cleanliness
• Customer Service
• Loyalty Programs
• Sales
• Warehousing
• Point Of Sale
• Retail Sales

Job areas

• Retail
• Sales
• Customer Service & Support
• Sales Associate
• Retail Sales Associate (General)
• Shop Sales Assistants
• Retail Salespersons