Paint Sales

Herrington's

New York

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Advertising, Consulting, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Support/Service, Direct Sales, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, Interviewing Skills, Manual Dexterity, Mathematics, Needs Assessment, Order Picking/Packing, Order Processing, Organizational Skills, Painting (Facilities and Maintenance), Problem Solving Skills, Radio Frequency, Reporting Skills, Retail Management, Sales, Writing Skills
LOCATION
New York
POSTED
Today
Ed Herrington Inc. Hillsdale, NY location is currently seeking a full-time Paint Sales representative.  Schedule - Monday – Friday, 7a – 4p, and every other Saturday.
 
Ed Herrington Inc is a family-owned and operated building supply company with locations in New York (Hillsdale, Hudson, Chatham, and Millerton), Lakeville, CT and Sheffield, MA. Our ability to provide exceptional service has made it possible for us to develop a company built on customer satisfaction. Our positioning statement, “We share your passion”, is the expression of our core values of helping our customers and employees succeed. Our customers place complete trust in our integrity and rely on us as a consistent source of high-quality products. We strive to “Make It Easy for Our Customers to Do Business with Herrington’s.”

Benefits:
Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance/Short- & Long-Term Disability/401(k) Profit Sharing/Employee Discount/Tuition Assistance/Paid Vacation, Sick and Holiday time.
 
Provides customer service through direct sale of merchandise by performing the following duties.
  • The primary responsibilities of our paint sales associate positions are to provide customer service through direct sales of merchandise. Paint sales associates are tasked with additional and specialized duties that include giving color consults, paint product selection advice, maintaining equipment and overseeing the paint department.
  • Assist at paint and sales counters, as necessary.
  • Maintain the paint counter, aisles, and inventory daily.
  • Including cleaning, arranging merchandise, stocking shelves, and preparing for re-supply.
  • Offer color matching expertise, color consults and product selection advice.
  • Prepares paint orders to customer requirements. Including invoices, instore pickup, quotations, special orders and/or delivery orders.
  • Display and describe merchandise to suggest selections that meet customer needs.
  • Emphasize selling points of products such as quality and utility.
  • Ensure paint department performs to the expectations of the store manager.
  • Maintain awareness of all promotions and advertisements.
  • Establish relationships and work closely with customers.
  • Respond to customers’ questions and phone inquiries regarding products/procedures, including problem solving, order taking, product application and sale.
  • Package or bag merchandise according to customer requests and product requirements.
  • Participate in all required product trainings and/or applicable assignments.
  • Confer with customers, store manager and product specialist regularly to meet company needs and resolve concerns.
  • Maintain store equipment. Ensure proper colorant levels and regular maintenance on equipment.
  • All other duties assigned by manager.
 To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
 
 
 Able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions, & procedure manuals.  Able to write routine reports.  Ability to speak effectively before customers & other employees of organization.  Ability to interview customers and help determine product needs/wants.
 
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.  Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
 
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations.
 
While performing the duties of this job the employee will need to frequently communicate with others and must be able to exchange accurate information.  Manual dexterity as needed to operate a variety of machinery and equipment.  Frequently needs to lift and/or move items that weigh up to 50 pounds; occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.  
 
 
Proficient in POS system: sales, SKU lookup, creating orders, special orders, quotes, keeping minimum open orders
RF knowledgeable – location code changes, inventory functions
Product knowledge – hardware, tools, paint and building materials

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