District Mattress Trainer
Location: Remote
Preferred Based: Florida, Georgia, Alabama or Tennessee
Job Summary:
The District Mattress Trainer will be responsible for the execution and implementation of mattress department sales, merchandising, and training strategies. The position is REMOTE and will cover a variety of areas within the operational geography of Rooms to Go. This position will report to a Regional Mattress Trainer. Travel will be up to 50% of time as the business requires it and must be able to facilitate some weekend meetings.
Rooms To Go is committed to improving product knowledge for our store sales associates and managers. We strive to keep our associates up to speed on all the great products we sell, including mattresses. This is a great opportunity, because the right person for this role can truly have a positive impact on a large scale. Great training can lead our sales associates to significantly increase their earning potential and improve our customers' lives overall by helping them to improve their sleep.
Responsibilities:
- Executing training initiatives from the Mattress Team
- Implementing sales strategies
- Checking for store execution of floor plans, point-of-purchase materials, and floor placements
- Training new hires in mattress sales process
- Facilitating store visits as needed
- Accountable for specific key performance indicators determined by leadership team
- Presenting to classroom and large group formats
- Perform other duties as required.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or similar years of experience.
- At least 2+ years of experience within the mattress industry.
- Sales and/or management experience with a focus on sales training, or mattress salesperson with leadership skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, as well as solid presentation skills are required.
- This person must have the ability to inspire and influence others.
- They should be able to work independently with minimal supervision.
- The ability for 50% travel, work independently and some weekends is required.
What's in it for you?
- Career Mobility: We're a rapidly expanding company offering significant avenues for personal development and growth, with multiple career paths.
- Wellness & Fitness: At Rooms To Go, we believe promoting a healthy lifestyle is one of the keys to success at home and work. We're a fit friendly workplace with an award-winning wellness program.
- Diversity: With 8,500 employees and growing, diversity is a part of everyday life at Rooms To Go. Here you'll find an environment packed with different cultures, personalities and backgrounds because we know that an inclusive company culture is what makes us successful.
- Environmentally Friendly: We continually strive to improve our operations and minimize our impact on the environment. Among our top priorities are our reuse and recycling programs. We have made significant investments to efficiently use, reuse, or recycle materials company wide. Across the country, each distribution center operates a robust recycling program for all waste. We believe environmental leadership is an integral part of overall just business behavior.
- Philanthropic Opportunities: For the past 30 years, we have become known for our philanthropic work in the local communities in which we operate. As a company and as employees, we engage in a variety of initiatives such as sponsoring events & volunteering within our local communities, creating alliances with local and national charities and supporting military and veteran organizations.
About Us:
Founded in 1991, Rooms To Go set out to change the way people shop for furniture.More than 30 years later and now America's #1 independent furniture retailer, that mission remains the same: make it easy to create a beautiful home by offering stylish, designer-curated rooms of furniture at an exceptional value through a simplified and customer-friendly shopping experience.
With more than 250 stores across ten states, supported by eight state-of-the-art distribution centers and a growing e-commerce business, we offer a collaborative, supportive work environment with opportunities to learn, grow, and build a career with a stable and industry-leading company.Whether you're looking to launch your career or take the next step, it's a great time to join our team—there's always room for you to grow with us!
Rooms To Go Benefits:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Associate discounts including furniture
- Company paid life and disability insurance
- Paid time off
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wellness Programs
- And more!
Rooms To Go is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or employment against any individual on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, or any other factor protected by anti-discrimination laws.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.
District Mattress Trainer
Location: Remote
Preferred Based: Florida, Georgia, Alabama or Tennessee
Job Summary:
The District Mattress Trainer will be responsible for the execution and implementation of mattress department sales, merchandising, and training strategies. The position is REMOTE and will cover a variety of areas within the operational geography of Rooms to Go. This position will report to a Regional Mattress Trainer. Travel will be up to 50% of time as the business requires it and must be able to facilitate some weekend meetings.
Rooms To Go is committed to improving product knowledge for our store sales associates and managers. We strive to keep our associates up to speed on all the great products we sell, including mattresses. This is a great opportunity, because the right person for this role can truly have a positive impact on a large scale. Great training can lead our sales associates to significantly increase their earning potential and improve our customers' lives overall by helping them to improve their sleep.
Responsibilities:
- Executing training initiatives from the Mattress Team
- Implementing sales strategies
- Checking for store execution of floor plans, point-of-purchase materials, and floor placements
- Training new hires in mattress sales process
- Facilitating store visits as needed
- Accountable for specific key performance indicators determined by leadership team
- Presenting to classroom and large group formats
- Perform other duties as required.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or similar years of experience.
- At least 2+ years of experience within the mattress industry.
- Sales and/or management experience with a focus on sales training, or mattress salesperson with leadership skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, as well as solid presentation skills are required.
- This person must have the ability to inspire and influence others.
- They should be able to work independently with minimal supervision.
- The ability for 50% travel, work independently and some weekends is required.
What's in it for you?
- Career Mobility: We're a rapidly expanding company offering significant avenues for personal development and growth, with multiple career paths.
- Wellness & Fitness: At Rooms To Go, we believe promoting a healthy lifestyle is one of the keys to success at home and work. We're a fit friendly workplace with an award-winning wellness program.
- Diversity: With 8,500 employees and growing, diversity is a part of everyday life at Rooms To Go. Here you'll find an environment packed with different cultures, personalities and backgrounds because we know that an inclusive company culture is what makes us successful.
- Environmentally Friendly: We continually strive to improve our operations and minimize our impact on the environment. Among our top priorities are our reuse and recycling programs. We have made significant investments to efficiently use, reuse, or recycle materials company wide. Across the country, each distribution center operates a robust recycling program for all waste. We believe environmental leadership is an integral part of overall just business behavior.
- Philanthropic Opportunities: For the past 30 years, we have become known for our philanthropic work in the local communities in which we operate. As a company and as employees, we engage in a variety of initiatives such as sponsoring events & volunteering within our local communities, creating alliances with local and national charities and supporting military and veteran organizations.
About Us:
Founded in 1991, Rooms To Go set out to change the way people shop for furniture.More than 30 years later and now America's #1 independent furniture retailer, that mission remains the same: make it easy to create a beautiful home by offering stylish, designer-curated rooms of furniture at an exceptional value through a simplified and customer-friendly shopping experience.
With more than 250 stores across ten states, supported by eight state-of-the-art distribution centers and a growing e-commerce business, we offer a collaborative, supportive work environment with opportunities to learn, grow, and build a career with a stable and industry-leading company.Whether you're looking to launch your career or take the next step, it's a great time to join our team—there's always room for you to grow with us!
Rooms To Go Benefits:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Associate discounts including furniture
- Company paid life and disability insurance
- Paid time off
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wellness Programs
- And more!
Rooms To Go is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or employment against any individual on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, or any other factor protected by anti-discrimination laws.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.
