General Sales Manager – High Volume Retail Growth Opportunity
Confidential Search – Rapidly Growing Retail Operation
A fast-growing, high-volume retail company in the appliance, furniture, flooring, and home improvement industry is seeking an experienced General Sales Manager to lead and scale a multi-million-dollar sales operation.
This is not a corporate desk job.
We are looking for a hands-on sales leader who knows how to:
- Drive traffic
- Lead from the front
- Hold teams accountable
- Increase closing percentages
- Build urgency on the sales floor
- Train and motivate sales professionals
- Create a high-energy sales culture
- Increase average ticket and gross profit
- Operate in a fast-paced environment
The ideal candidate may come from:
- Automotive sales management
- Furniture sales management
- Appliance retail management
- RV or powersports sales
- Mattress or high-ticket retail sales
- Commission-based retail leadership
This opportunity is ideal for someone who thrives in a growth environment and wants to help build something substantially larger over the next several years.
About the Opportunity
Our company has experienced rapid growth and continues to expand operations, inventory volume, staffing, marketing, and warehouse capabilities. We are looking for a proven leader who can help organize, train, and scale our sales team while maintaining accountability and customer experience.
This position requires a strong work ethic, urgency, leadership presence, and the ability to manage multiple moving parts at once.
We are not looking for someone who simply manages schedules.
We are looking for someone who can:
- Increase revenue
- Build systems
- Improve sales processes
- Coach underperformers
- Recruit top talent
- Help lead company growth
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the retail sales team
- Conduct daily sales meetings and accountability sessions
- Train staff on closing techniques, rapport building, urgency, objection handling, and financing
- Monitor KPIs, conversion rates, average tickets, margins, and salesperson performance
- Ensure all sales staff maintain follow-up standards
- Help recruit, interview, and onboard new salespeople
- Work directly with ownership and operations leadership on growth initiatives
- Assist with promotional campaigns, in-store events, and traffic-driving strategies
- Oversee Facebook Marketplace and lead management processes
- Ensure showroom presentation and customer experience standards are maintained
- Create a competitive but positive sales culture focused on results and accountability
Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years of sales leadership experience
- Proven ability to lead commission-based sales teams
- Strong closing and negotiation skills
- Experience managing high-volume retail or automotive environments preferred
- Comfortable working weekends and retail hours
- Strong communication and leadership abilities
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
- Experience with financing, CRM systems, lead management, or digital marketing is a plus
Compensation
- Competitive base salary
- Performance bonuses
- Growth incentives
- Uncapped earning potential
- Advancement opportunities as company expands
Strong candidates should expect to be highly compensated based on performance and results.
Why This Opportunity?
- Fast-growing company with aggressive expansion plans
- High inventory volume and strong traffic potential
- Opportunity to help build systems and culture
- Leadership role with real impact
- Ability to grow with the company long-term
- No corporate bureaucracy
If you are currently leading a sales team and feel underutilized, capped, or ready for a larger opportunity, we would like to speak with you confidentially.
All inquiries will remain strictly confidential.
Pay: $100,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
