About the job
Toronto Vanity offers you an inspiring, design-driven environment with opportunities to learn and grow. From our incredible partnerships with iconic brands, to our commitments to corporate social responsibility, you will be inspired every day.
A job at Toronto Vanity offers a competitive total compensation, a generous employee discount, pension, and health & dental benefits, and continuous learning and development.
Sales Associate, Contemporary
The Sales Associate develops deep, long lasting relationships with customers that lead to an increase in sales, service, and loyalty. Sales Associate dedication, punctuality and team work will not go unnoticed and appreciated with multiple salary increases per year, well above base rates, and is directly tied to sales volume results as well.
Specific responsibilities include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Consistently deliver extraordinary service to all customers
- Exceed all sales and service goals and targets
- Build a loyal personal client base by constantly acquiring new customers, developing existing clients, and retaining loyal clients
- Perform floor recovery, visual merchandising, price change, and related sales support tasks
- Communicate regularly with personal clients through phone, mail, and electronic methods regarding in-store events, merchandise requests, sales follow-up, birthdays, etc
- Resolve all customer service issues and partner with selling management on any issues outside of guidelines
- Comply with all Health & Safety policies and requirements
- Perform other duties, as assigned
The ideal candidate:
- Minimum of 1+ years experience in a sales environment
- Consistent sales performance with demonstrated results in achieving and exceeding sales quota required
- Highly collaborative; working with and through others in a team-oriented environment
- Leverages social media platforms to promote themselves as a home design influencer and build personal brand
- Skilled at using multiple channels of technology to strengthen existing relationships, drive new client acquisition & stay connected
- Proactively reaches out to clients to share a curated view of new receipts that are aligned with their clients preferences
- Has a strong understanding of current and emerging trends in the design industry
- Possesses broad range of product knowledge across all merchandise categories in the store
- Takes initiative to stay informed on new merchandise deliveries across all commodities to maximize selling potential
The measures of success:
- Contribution to financial objectives
- Individual objectives linked to the achievement of department goals
- Feedback from internal and external clients
Toronto Vanity is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. Our future success depends on the perspectives and contributions of all our employees -- their diverse backgrounds, abilities and experiences make our business stronger. If you are contacted for a job opportunity and require accommodation, please let us know so we can ensure you have an accessible candidate experience throughout the recruitment
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From $19.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental care
- On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:
- York, ON M6N 2J1: reliably commute or be willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (required)
Education:
- Secondary School (preferred)
Experience:
- sales: 1 year (preferred)
- Customer service: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Serving It Right (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Expected start date: 2025-09-04