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How to Format a Furniture Sales Associate Resume
The three resume formats have pros and cons — you can learn more in our resume formats guide. We created two sample job seekers to demonstrate how you can format your furniture sales resume to showcase your experience and downplay potential red flags.
Candidate A has nine years of experience. We normally recommend the hybrid or combination resume to job seekers with less than 10 years of experience because it places a simple skills section over the work history section. This helps you highlight your technical knowledge, like product knowledge, customer service or upselling skills, while still dedicating a large portion of the page to a detailed work history, as seen below.
Candidate B has held only one sales job but has worked there for two years. A functional or skills-based resume lets them create multiple customizable sections to highlight sales achievements and responsibilities based on specific skill sets such as product knowledge, sales, or customer support. These skills sections also reduce the information provided on a work history to a simple job title, employer and years of employment.
Hybrid Resume
- 9 years of experience
- 3 years at this job
- HS High School Diploma
Work History
Furniture Sales Associate, Avery’s Home Furniture
September 2020 – present, Portland, ME
- Support and maintain store sales and service goals. Met 85% to 97% of my daily sales goals.
- Use comprehensive product knowledge to guide and advise customers looking to furnish an entire room or add an accent piece.
- Promote internal design services to our customers to elevate their shopping experience and increase sales margins.
Functional Resume
- 2 years of experience
- 2 years at this job
- AS Social Studies
Professional Skills
Sales
- Ensure all customers receive gracious, quick and efficient service to boost hourly sales by 23%.
- Focus on promoting sales by maintaining a strong, visible, positive presence on the sales floor.
- Refresh knowledge of internal store POS, company-wide inventory software and seasonal products.
Customer Service
- Great and build a rapport with customers while providing in-depth product knowledge.
- Upsell every one in five purchases by promoting higher quality performance fabrics on in-store design consultations.
- Guide and advise customers on furniture and accent pieces by considering measurements and space limitations.
Furniture Sales Associate Resume Samples
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0-5 years of experience
Inside sales associate, approached and assisted customers through the furniture buying process
- Recommended products based on customer needs and desires, answered questions regarding products
- Maintained a knowledge of sales, promotions, store policies, and security practices
- Prepared sales slips and contracts, arranged delivery and facilitated special requests and orders
- Sold ancillary products such as insurance and service contracts, arranged financing options for customers
- Provided knowledgeable, honest, and superior customer service.
0-5 years of experience
Provided customers with timely and accurate information as related to product specifics, pricing, delivery and order status.
- Consistently demonstrated professional customer service to external and internal showroom clients.
- Supported the branch achievement of target profit margins through innovative sales tactics.
- Identified and developed business strategies to improve sales, attract customers and support new and existing accounts
0-5 years of experience
Assisted customers with making the best buying decision for their buying needs.
- Would manage between 7-25 smaller budget clients a day.
- Recognized numerous times for Top Sales and customer service.
- Researched and presented information on features and benefits with current products.
- Worked diligently in a fast pace environment while taking care of multiple clients at a time.
- Coordinated furniture floor plans and accessories with color schemes.
- Always met company’s standards for monthly goals.
0-5 years of experience
Utilized the cash register to sell merchandise, search through the clientele list, find merchandise at other stores, and reviewed personal sales daily
- Kept and updated a clientele book with customer contact information
- Provided customer assistance involving selling, loading furniture, and measuring
- Calculated furniture prices according with different offers and discounts
- Assisted customers with choosing decorative home décor and furnishings
- Designed furniture displays
0-5 years of experience
Assists customers with product information, selection and purchase
- Organized sales-floor to maintain clean and well stocked showroom
- Assembled, cleaned, and loaded furniture into customers vehicles
- Ensured each customer received outstanding service by establishing a friendly environment through pleasant greetings and acknowledging furniture related concerns
- Exemplified outstanding customer service skills noted by patrons
- Demonstrated the ability to interact as a team member by communicating effectively with co-workers for customer satisfaction
0-5 years of experience
Sold baby furniture ranging from changing tables to cribs and assembled furniture for floor presentation
- Helped with the unloading and stocking of inventory before store opening
- Gave input on which furniture to purchase based on customer needs and concerns
- Developed and maintained good relationships with customers
0-5 years of experience
Gave suggestions to customers as requested
- Explained special financing plans, delivery procedures, and warranties to customers
- Coordinated delivery with customers and warehouse personnel
- Slip tagged in assigned areas
- Maintained assigned areas and assisted with keeping showroom attractive and neat
6-10 years of experience
Sold all levels of Home Furnishings to the general public
- Assisted customers by selling design, quality, service and value over price.
- Assisted customers with customer service issues by troubleshooting and problem solving.
- Top 5% producer – Presidents Club 2004/2005/2006
0-5 years of experience
Greeted customers with courtesy and kindness
- Explained to customers our product offering
- Processed transactions efficiently and effective
- Operated computers to itemize and total customer purchases
- Collected payments and make change for cash transactions
- Ensured drawer was balanced at the end of each shift
- Participated in safe lifting of merchandise of 100 to 150 pounds
0-5 years of experience
Coordinated placement of new merchandise on the showroom floor and conducted periodic physical inventories of furniture and accessories
- Developed, created, and implemented in-store displays and other store visuals
- Responsible for ordering accessories
- Responsible for the supervision and development of visual assistant, stockroom manager and stock staff
- Supervised and coordinated the activities of personnel engaged in the laying out and assembling of displays
- Consulted with advertising and sales officials to ascertain type of merchandise consistent with quality, quantity, specifications requirements and other factors
- Negotiated prices, discount terms and transportation
- Interviewed and worked closely with vendors to obtain desired products
- Coordinated with sales associates, management and merchandizing team to create artistic
0-5 years of experience
- Assisted customers in locating store merchandise and handled product returns
- Built product displays, rearranged products on the shelves, and made price changes on sales and promotional items
- Presented customers a variety of products and explained the features and benefits of each, to help the customer make an informed decision about a purchase on custom furniture
- Completed transactions from initial purchase to delivery and ensured a timely delivery
6-10 years of experience
Assisted customers with selection of furniture and appliance needs and closed sales
- Participated in daily staff meetings
- Followed up with customers and maintained orders
- Trained fellow employees
0-5 years of experience
Greeted customers and determined their needs and wants as well as recommended merchandise based on individual requirements, advised customers on utilization and care of merchandise, provided advice to clients regarding particular products or services, explained the use and advantage of merchandise to customers, answered customers’ queries and concerns.
- Responsible for, including but not limited to, unloading daily shipments from the truck deliveries, removed merchandise from original packaging for shelf placement on sales floor, assembled clothes and shoe racks for display items, operated handheld inventory scanners, and prepared store for annual inventory check.
- Can lift 100+ lbs.
- Can operate handheld inventory scanners as well as office equipment such as computer, fax, and Xerox machines.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Powerpoint.
- Can type 25-50 words per minute.
- Can assemble display units.
0-5 years of experience
- Built a strong relationship with clients and offered the best in decor solutions
- Provided excellent customer service to a high-level clientele in the Antique furniture area
- Dealt with enquiries via email, telephone and face to face, followed up quotes
- Organized the showroom display and maintained its appearance at the highest level
0-5 years of experience
- Provides solutions to meet customer requirements and priorities
- Made the warehouses organized in an inventory ready fashion
- Promoted new sales in furniture department – 2% on a monthly basis
- Unloaded trucks/assembled new furniture in a timely manner
0-5 years of experience
Provided excellent customer service.
- Increased a positive team environment in all departments.
- Supervised training course for new interns from the YAIP program.
- Stayed up to date with furniture training module
- Provided the total solution to by selling product and services.
6-10 years of experience
Provided friendly customer service on a daily basis
- Maintained my own customer purchase tracking records to address customer
- Properly executed all systems and POS procedures to ensure accurate and efficient
- Management trusted key holder to open and close gallery
- Skilled in working with a wide variety of people and situations
0-5 years of experience
Sell furniture and accessories to consumers in a busy, high-volume showroom
- Consistently exceed monthly sales quota
- First rookie salesperson to reach sales of over $1 million in first year.
- Provide exceptional service to secure a loyal customer base
10+ years of experience
- Provide excellent customer service and prompt follow-up.
- [company name] President Club Award for sales goals.
- Proven record of increasing company revenue through professional sales.
0-5 years of experience
Assembled furniture
- Stocked furniture
- Unloaded freight
- Organized and maintained stockroom
- Provided excellent customer service by assisting with furniture purchases and loading/unloading furniture into customer vehicles.
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for sales, customer service, and maintaining our designated areas
- Coordinate colors, patterns and styles for customers including design window treatments for customers
- Set-up and maintained store fabric and accessories displays
- Created a pamphlet to market an idea with a team of implementing a customer reward discount program
- Consistently processed all sales contracts and parts orders without errors.
0-5 years of experience
- Greeted customers and did direct person to person sales demonstrating furniture features and benefits.
- Created and processed sale order contracts, processed payments, tracked inventory, and followed up with customers post sale and delivery.
- Assisted in merchandising, staging sales floor, updating sale tags, and promotional poster placement.
- Maintained personal customer log book and store visitor and phone log book.
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for receiving weekly shipments and stocking
- Responsible for furniture assembly
- Kept clean, efficient, and systematic employment area and helped in maintaining safety and security of the warehouse.
- Assisted with customer checkout
- Insured quality customer service to obtain customer satisfaction
0-5 years of experience
Assist customers in making purchases with regard to furniture and mattresses.
- Average customer service rating of 4.8/5 (4.3 is considered highest bracket).
- Currently ranked number two in the store for furniture sales volume.
- Consistently exceeded sales and profit goals.
0-5 years of experience
- Inquired about clients needs and fulfilled order placement of equipment for clients and the store in a timely manner
- Effectively completed assembly of large orders of furniture and office equipment products by budgeting time effectively using time management skills
- Strengthened interpersonal skills when creatively handling customer complaints and completing sales transactions
0-5 years of experience
Maintained a clean and organized stock room.
- Assisted customers in furniture sales.
- Maintained clean work space and display.
- Take all calls from customers to the Sales and Marketing Department and answer questions, process requests, or direct to the appropriate person.
- Assisting with floor layouts to eliminate areas where a salesperson’s view might be obstructed.
0-5 years of experience
Greeted customers as they came in.
- Assisted customers with purchases.
- Developed and maintained a strong relationship after the sale.
- Responsible for keeping product on floor stocked.
- Responsible for keeping area neat, cleaned and organized.
- Utilized problem solving skills when necessary.
0-5 years of experience
Work closely with Management to develop best practices for the sales team. Responsibilities include: primary customer service contact for furniture department, retail sales, clean and organizing entire furniture area.
- Worked on major sale dates such as weekends and various promotional sale dates.
- Face to face interactions with customers and consignors to provide them with the most positive and enjoyable experience possible.
- Developed strong interpersonal skills to include: Overcoming customer resistance and providing them with any information needed to make purchasing decisions.
0-5 years of experience
- Designed and updated showroom displays
- Placement of Furniture orders
- Assisted clients with design ideas and generated sales
6-10 years of experience
- Assist customers in home furnishing selections
- Achieved Top Seller Award in 2010
- Works with store designer to help improve visual merchandising of store
- Works to resolve any customer problems during order and delivery process
- Manages the closing of the store during the evening
0-5 years of experience
- Assist customers with the purchase of furniture and mattresses
- Team of three furniture sales associates able to sell furniture and mattresses within the department
- Assist customers throughout the store with retail purchases
- Consistently achieve monthly sales goal
- Personable and professional demeanor
0-5 years of experience
Cultivated relationship with clients and maximized business opportunities
- Working full commissioned sales
- Followed up on recommended adjustments to ensure customer satisfaction
- Collaborated with clients in selection of design
0-5 years of experience
- Identified customers needs and desires in furnishing their home and office
- Sold household and furniture, rugs, mattresses and décor accents
- Coordinated the financing for customer’s purchases
0-5 years of experience
Sells company products and services to walk-in customers
- Provided a high level of customer service support
- Achieve sales goals and service performance through new customer sales
- Inventory furniture that was in the back of the house
- Keep track of furniture that was in each bay
0-5 years of experience
Apply product and current initiative expertise to actively engage customers with product selections, and process customer transactions
- Maintain floor coverage, counters and displays, and the general maintenance as needed to support and maintain store sales and service goals & standards
- Demonstrate company standards in selling, customer service, and visual merchandising to boost sales, and customer satisfaction
- Maximize company sales growth and profitability through the use of creative selling skills, teamwork and customer service, in order to deliver an engaged experience to every customer, every time.
0-5 years of experience
Greeted customers at the front door
- Educated customers on their furniture needs and questions
- Processed customers orders
- Introduced customers to the financial team
0-5 years of experience
Aid customers in locating merchandise, process special orders
- Execute the daily operational, day -to-day goals and priorities assigned by the store manager
- Uphold merchandising and store cleanliness standards
- Assist in the training and development of peers
- Use proper handling techniques and equipment to ensure safe handling of merchandise
0-5 years of experience
Unload the weekly trucks
- Go through donations and separate the items to sale
- Showcase the furniture
- Price the furniture and set it up on the floor for the store
- Greet customers on the sales floor and assist them with questions regarding the furniture and or if they needed help loading the furniture onto their vehicle
6-10 years of experience
- Execute daily operations of promoting and selling of furniture
- Organize and update furniture inventory log for easy retrieval during a sale
- Submit periodic inventory reports, as well as maintain inventory tagging of all merchandise in warehouse
- Unload furniture shipments as well as general store merchandise
- Stock shelves, counters, and tables with merchandise
0-5 years of experience
Sell home furniture such as dinettes, bedroom and living room groups
- Suggestive selling
- Follow up with customer orders
- Meet established quotas and sales goals
- Gained a working knowledge of product and services
- Established delivery date based on company delivery schedules
0-5 years of experience
Greeting and qualifying customers to assist them in their furniture selection.
- Closing furniture sales and furniture protection plan sales.
- Develop training curricula and transfer knowledge.
- After sales follow up to assure customer satisfaction.
0-5 years of experience
Handle and exchange currency properly
- Stock shelves, organize product, loading and unloading trucks for product, building cases for weekly sales and make arrange the store to accommodate customers needs.
- Unloading, organizing, and shelving new product.
- Detail, categories, and distribute for customer satisfaction, aslo assist customers with heavy product.
- Assistance with selecting and locating product within [company name] inventory.
0-5 years of experience
Assist customers in purchasing furniture
- Assisting customers with loading furniture into vehicles
- Locate price hold products and log out furniture
- Lead on unloading merchandise delivery trucks
- Price merchandise and stock/recover sales floor
- Front desk cashier/furniture desk cashier
- Set up deliveries for customers
0-5 years of experience
- Provide excellent customer service through identifying and ensuring the customers find their desired product by showing all products that meet their criteria.
- Develop and nurture relationships with clients and designers.
- Follow up with customers after the date of purchase via thank you cards and telephone.
0-5 years of experience
Customer service (register and sales)
- Set up displays and assemble furniture when required
- Maintain a safe and clean furniture area
- Load and unload delivery trucks of merchandise
0-5 years of experience
- Processing furniture orders over the phone, online and in store for delivery and assembly.
- Maintain safe and clean workspace while restocking the sales floor prior to store opening each day.
- Serviced baby registry and delivery of orders while maintaining stock room counts and maintenance.
Furniture Sales Associate Resume FAQ.
How do you describe furniture sales on a resume?
Use the following writing tips to help you describe your furniture sales experience throughout your resume.
- Demonstrate your related sales experience: You want to prioritize your persuasive communication skills, attention to product knowledge and prior sales experience. This information doesn’t have to be limited to furniture sales. You can showcase retail, auto, or electronic sales experience if you focus on transferable experiences like meeting daily sales goals, scheduling deliveries or processing payment plans.
- Provide details about your sales achievements: Your resume will impress more hiring managers if you use numbers to back up your accomplishments. For example, a hiring manager can learn more about your sales skills if you write, “Met a personal daily sales goal of $5,300 in product sales, contributed to a quarterly sales growth of 8%,” is more informative than, “Met daily sales goals and helped contribute to a steady store sales growth.”
- Elaborate on specialized sales skills: Help hiring managers identify you as a strong candidate by prioritizing desirable skills such as the ability to learn product information quickly, know about performance fabrics or specialized wood treatments, knowledge of interior design mockup software or high success rate in signing new store credit card customers.
What is a good summary for a sales resume?
Most hiring managers skim a resume in seven seconds before they decide to pass on or consider the candidate. An effective resume summary sits at the top of your resume and persuades a hiring manager to consider your application seriously. You can improve your odds by sharing a skill or sales experience that aligns with the open job posting. Use numbers to help drive this point.
Good resume summary: Effective furniture salesperson with over 13 years of experience. Knowledgeable in Danish furniture, mid-century design and vintage furniture sales and restoration. Eager to apply product knowledge in a furniture and interior design store.
Poor resume summary: Skills furniture salesperson with 13 years of experience with a large international corporation. Looking for a new opportunity to flex my sales knowledge.