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Full Time - Sales Specialist - Flooring - Day

Lowe's Companies, Inc. · Cranston, RI · 1 mo ago
$86/hrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must remove boilerplate, navigation, EEO, etc. Must preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Content: - Opening paragraph: "Your Impact at Lowe's As a Sales Specialist, you will be one of the first people our customers meet. Your sales expertise can help customers find the products they need and encourage them to transform a great project idea into reality. If you enjoy helping people and solving problems in a fast-paced environment, this is the perfect role for you." - "How We Support You Whether you need a part-time position or a place to plant yourself and grow, Lowe's is ready to support your goals. As a Lowe's associate, you'll gain access to a variety of benefits beyond competitive pay and flexible schedules. Earn more from your sales performance with additional bonus opportunities. Make your well-being a priority with multiple health insurance options. Explore educational opportunities with Lowe's tuition assistance program. Take charge of your financial future with a company-matching 401(k). Gain extra savings with a 10% Associate Discount. Learn new trade skills with our Track to the Trades program. For information about our benefit programs and eligibility, please visit https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/benefits." - "Your Day at Lowe's Sales Specialists at Lowe's are very active, moving throughout the store or garden center, answering phones, and talking to customers. As a Sales Specialist, you'll spend most of your time communicating with customers – discussing project needs, answering questions, and helping them accomplish their home improvement goals. You will become the product expert, informing customers of specifications, features, promotions, and financing options to close a sale. Your exceptional consulting services help ensure that customer needs are met before leaving the store. You will be working in one of the following departments, based on hiring needs and skillsets: Appliances, Cabinets, Flooring, Live Nursery, Millwork, Fashion Plumbing, Outlet, Tool Rental, Pro, or Windows & Walls." - "Key Responsibilities Provide SMART customer service by seeking out customers to understand their needs, answer questions, and communicate the advantages of Lowe's products and services Serve as a point of contact for customers and vendors within your department, providing project estimates, scheduling installer visits, processing and tracking customer orders/installations, and following up to ensure project completion. If in the Pro Department, focus on external accounts and outside sales and services Monitor inventory levels to support sales, working with vendors and other stores to find merchandise and order replacement stock Perform price reviews by pricing policies and ensure maintenance of pricing and documentation Support all checkout functions, call buttons, departmental pages, or requests for assistance Train associates in the department by conducting on-the-job training on the Sales floor and coaching around development needs Complete other duties as assigned" - "Minimum Qualifications High School Diploma or GED 1 year experience in customer-facing sales or 6 months of Lowe’s retail experience (Or 3 years of external experience in customer-facing sales or 18 months of Lowe’s retail experience if education requirement is not met) 1 year of experience in sales or customer service in a sales environment with required sales goals or metrics Able to Read, write, and perform basic arithmetic (addition and subtraction) Able to stand and sit for prolonged periods Minimally lift 25lbs unassisted or over 25lbs with or without an accommodation Obtain sales-related licensure or registration if required by law in your state (Lowe's will support and fund this requirement)" - "Preferred Qualifications 1 year of experience in completing customer sales orders 1 Year Experience promoting product related services and plans such as installation, delivery, credit financing, or extended protection plan 2 years of experience designing customized products for customers using 20/20 or Computer-Aided Design System Professional certification related to the department being considered Bi-lingual skills" - "Lowe's commitment to growth and teamwork extends to the community as well. To better equip our stores and serve our communities, we strongly encourage bilingual, military, and veteran talent to apply and join our team." - "Travel Requirements This role does not require regular travel; however, this role may need to travel occasionally to meetings, training, or to support neighboring stores." - "Working Conditions Environmental factors vary by location. You may be working in both inside and outside weather conditions. Exposure to varying climates, including extreme heat or cold, wet, damp, humid, windy, or drafty conditions, is possible. You may be exposed to constant or intermittent noises in addition to moving or shaking objects and equipment. Lifting methods vary based on role, weight, and volume. Associates must follow guidelines, limiting single lifts to 75 pounds. Team lifts are used minimally starting at 75 pounds or when needed. Powered equipment should be used as required, with proper training or assistance from a trained coworker." - "About Lowe's Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week in the United States. With total fiscal year 2023 sales of more than $86 billion, Lowe's operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts. For more information, visit Lowes.com" - Then duplicate "About Lowe’s" with updated stats (FORTUNE® 100, fiscal year 2025 sales > $86B, 530 branches, 130 distribution centers). This is basically same content but with updated numbers. We need to preserve all substantive info, not duplicate? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." So we need to include both? But they are essentially same content with slight variations. We could combine? But we must not invent or summarize away detail. If we combine, we might lose some specifics (like FY 2023 vs 2025, 530 branches, 130 distribution centers). We could include both paragraphs as separate

under About Lowe's section. That's okay. - Then EEO boilerplate: "Lowe’s is an equal opportunity employer..." Must remove. - Then "Starting rate of pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience." This is pay info but vague. The rule: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state pay may vary based on factors... That's not a specific number or range. It's vague. Should we include Pay section? The instruction: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does state something about pay (starting rate may vary). That's still stating something about pay, albeit vague. Should we include? The rule also says: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." And "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. 'commensurate with experience', 'not specified', 'N/A', 'varies', 'TBD')". The phrase "Starting rate of pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience." is essentially "varies". That's filler/placeholder. So we should NOT create a Pay section. - Benefits: The posting mentions benefits: "As a Lowe's associate, you'll gain access to a variety of benefits beyond competitive pay and flexible schedules. Earn more from your sales performance with additional bonus opportunities. Make your well-being a priority with multiple health insurance options. Explore educational opportunities with Lowe's tuition assistance program. Take charge of your financial future with a company-matching 401(k). Gain extra savings with a 10% Associate Discount. Learn new trade skills with our Track to the Trades program." Also earlier: "How We Support You ... benefits beyond competitive pay and flexible schedules." So we have specific benefits: bonus opportunities, health insurance options, tuition assistance, 401(k) matching, 10% associate discount, Track to the Trades program. Also flexible schedules mentioned. So we can create Benefits section with a list. - Schedule: The posting mentions flexible schedules as part of benefits. No explicit schedule details (like full-time/part-time). It says "Whether you need a part-time position or a place to plant yourself and grow". That indicates part-time possible. But not explicit schedule. The rule: never create Schedule section unless posting actually states them. It does mention flexible schedules and part-time possibility. That's somewhat specific? It's not a concrete schedule like "Monday-Friday 9-5". Might be considered vague. Safer to not create Schedule section. - About the role: We have opening paragraphs describing impact, how we support you, your day at Lowe's. Could be under About the role. - Responsibilities: Key Responsibilities list. - Requirements: Minimum Qualifications. - Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications. - Skills: Could be derived from qualifications? But we have no explicit Skills section separate. Could combine under Qualifications? The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to decide which sections to include based on content. We have content for About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (minimum qualifications), Qualifications (preferred), Benefits. Skills maybe not explicitly listed; we could omit. - Also we have Travel Requirements and Working Conditions. Those could be under Responsibilities? Or maybe under About the role? But they are separate topics. The instruction only lists those specific headings; we could put Travel Requirements and Working Conditions under Responsibilities? Not ideal. But we could create a section "Working Conditions" not in allowed list; we must only use those headings. So we need to fit content into allowed headings. Could we put Travel Requirements under Responsibilities? It's not a responsibility but a condition. Could we put under About the role? Might be okay as part of role description. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we could combine Travel and Working Conditions into About the role or Responsibilities. But we must preserve all substantive info; we can include them as paragraphs under About the role. - Also we have "Lowe's commitment to growth and teamwork extends to the community..." that's about encouraging bilingual, military, veteran talent. Could be under About the role or Benefits? It's more about company values. Could be under About the role. - Also duplicate About Lowe's paragraphs: we can include under About the role as company overview. Thus final HTML:

About the role

Your Impact at Lowe's As a Sales Specialist, you will be one of the first people our customers meet. Your sales expertise can help customers find the products they need and encourage them to transform a great project idea into reality. If you enjoy helping people and solving problems in a fast-paced environment, this is the perfect role for you.

How We Support You Whether you need a part-time position or a place to plant yourself and grow, Lowe's is ready to support your goals. As a Lowe's associate, you'll gain access to a variety of benefits beyond competitive pay and flexible schedules. Earn more from your sales performance with additional bonus opportunities. Make your well-being a priority with multiple health insurance options. Explore educational opportunities with Lowe's tuition assistance program. Take charge of your financial future with a company-matching 401(k). Gain extra savings with a 10% Associate Discount. Learn new trade skills with our Track to the Trades program. For information about our benefit programs and eligibility, please visit https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/benefits.

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