Sales Associate
11/4/2009
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Job Overview
Company:
Location:
Base Pay: $35,000 - $65,000 /Year
Employee Type: Full-Time
Industry: Retail
Sales - Marketing
Consumer Products
Manages Others: No
Job Type: Retail
Sales
Customer Service
Req'd Education: High School
Req'd Experience: Not Specified
Req'd Travel: Negligible
Relocation Covered: Not Specified
   
Contact: Oscar Rodriguez
Phone: Not Available
Fax: Not Available
 
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Company Overview
Sleep Train Enterprises is the parent company of Sleep Train Mattress Centers (California), Mattress Discounters (California) and Sleep Country USA (Washington and Oregon). Our enterprise is an established leader in the bedding industry, ranked 4th in the Top 25 Bedding Retailers in 2006. Our stores cover the West Coast from the southern border of California to the northern border of Washington. Each division continues to expand by committing to excellent customer service, implementation of great employee ideas, and through the hard work of a highly trained staff. The President of Sleep Train, Dale Carlsen, believes that one can become successful by surrounding themselves with talented people. For this reason we highly value our employees and strive to make working with us an enjoyable experience for all.
Job Description

When searching for your next career, what kind of company do you want to be a part of? Do you want to be a part of an organization that is committed to developing its members to be capable of doing more than they were on day one? If so, then Sleep Train, Inc is the organization for you! We want goal oriented individuals who embrace the challenges of mediocrity and push past it. With over 1,500 employees and $350 million in annual sales, Sleep Train, Inc. is looking for leadership minded employees to join our team!!!

Beginning with our Initial Training Program, all new hires are introduced to Sleep Train, Inc's interactive learning style. In a fun and professional teaching environment that is geared toward the way adults learn, we provide an industry leading sales training program that will prepare you for success regardless of your level of sales experience. Thereafter, we offer a wide variety of voluntary workshops that are centered on your personal and professional development. These courses include high impact topics that range from advanced sales techniques to management and leadership development. Sleep Train, Inc is not an organization that you simply "work for." Our dedication toward continual development will push your abilities and show you that there is no limit to what you can achieve.

Let's face it, as a child nobody said "I want to sell beds when I grow up" However, very few say they want to be in sales at all! Those of you that have made sales your profession understand that sales is the best career in the world! Selling a product everyone needs, with a company everyone respects, is the ultimate dream for anyone in sales. At Sleep Train, Inc. we provide you with just that opportunity. We are widely recognized as the finest mattress retailer throughout the west. We have been able to accomplish this by offering the best products, prices and service possible as well as demanding that our Sales Associates have a high degree of integrity in all sales relationships.

Opportunity for advancement is endless as we always promote from within! At Sleep train, Inc, YOU choose your career path. By participating in our training programs, positively influencing the people around you, and being solution oriented toward your own success, you will set yourself up to have a rewarding career that compliments your strengths. Store Managers, Trainers, Sales Managers, and even the owner have all been sales associates! Our management team is solely comprised from our highly talented and skilled employees.

At Sleep Train Inc., we believe in healthy sustainable growth and earning customers for life. Even with the recent turn of events in the economy where many companies are facing hardships, our company is in rapid and stable growth mode and is continually hiring for new members to join our team. We are seeking outgoing Sales Associates.


Fantastic benefits, Great Pay, and a Fun environment...now doesn't that sound better than what you're doing now? Sleep Train, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer who supports diversity in the workforce, and is a drug-free work environment.

 

The next training class will commence in December. We are very excited to hear from you!

 

Job Requirements
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Ability to work full-time (32-46 hours per week, weekends and some holidays)
- Self-motivated with a desire to move up to increasingly responsible positions
- Customer service or service-industry (restaurant, etc) experience is a definite +
- Some computer experience is desirable
- Highly enthusiastic with a desire and commitment to achieving both personal and professional goals
- Must be able to commute within 50 miles of the store nearest to your residence...
- Must be willing to drive to San Leandro for a 3 week Sales Training Course
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