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Jewelry Sales Professional
Full Time | Onsite | Owensboro, Kentucky
$15.00 to $20.00 per hour based on experience, plus additional performance-based earning opportunity
Position Summary
Our client, an established fine jewelry retailer in Owensboro, Kentucky, is seeking a relationship-driven Jewelry Sales Professional to join its showroom team.
This is a sales career opportunity for someone who enjoys understanding what matters to a customer, guiding meaningful purchases, and building relationships that generate repeat and referral business.
The successful candidate will take an active role in developing business through clienteling, personalized follow-up, appointment setting, and consistent attention to individual sales goals. Fine jewelry experience is preferred but not required. Candidates with measurable success in consultative sales, luxury retail, or other relationship-based sales environments are encouraged to apply.
What You Will Do
- Build trust with customers through thoughtful discovery, active listening, product storytelling, and consultative selling.
- Guide customers through engagement rings, bridal jewelry, fine jewelry, watches, gifts, and other meaningful purchases.
- Develop and maintain a personal client base through proactive outreach, appointment setting, and personalized follow-up.
- Generate repeat and referral business by maintaining relationships beyond the initial transaction.
- Work toward individual sales goals and clearly defined performance expectations.
- Use customer information, preferences, and milestones appropriately to create relevant future sales opportunities.
- Respond to customer questions and objections with sound judgment, professionalism, and respect for the relationship.
- Participate in store events, trunk shows, promotions, and community outreach activities.
- Support merchandising, inventory handling, showroom presentation, and daily store operations.
- Collaborate with leadership and team members to contribute to overall store performance.
What We Are Looking For
- At least 1 to 3 years of customer-facing, consultative, or relationship-based sales experience.
- Demonstrated ability to work toward sales goals, performance measures, or other results-based expectations.
- Examples of building customer relationships, earning repeat business, or generating referrals.
- A proactive sales mindset and willingness to create opportunities rather than wait for customer traffic.
- Professional communication, presentation, reliability, and accountability.
- Strong listening skills and the ability to connect products with a customer's preferences, needs, and story.
- Coachability, curiosity, and the ability to learn and retain detailed product information.
- Ability to work onsite in a structured retail environment, including every Saturday.
Transferable Experience
Jewelry experience is preferred but not required. Strong candidates may come from:
- Fine jewelry, bridal, luxury retail, watches, or prestige beauty
- Furniture, automotive, wireless, optical, or other consultative retail sales
- Banking, financial services, real estate, mortgage, or insurance
- Business development, account management, hospitality, concierge, or event services
- Schedule and Work Environment
- Onsite in Owensboro, Kentucky
- Tuesday through Friday: 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM
- Saturday: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Closed Sunday and Monday
- Saturday availability is required as part of the regular schedule
- No travel required
Compensation and Benefits
- Hourly base of $15.00 to $20.00, depending on relevant experience
- Opportunity for additional performance-based earnings tied to sales results
- Health insurance available beginning Day 1, with an employer contribution
- Optional dental and vision plans available at employee cost
- Paid time off and vacation accrual beginning at the start date, with eligibility after six months
- Holiday pay eligibility after 90 days
- SIMPLE IRA retirement plan available after two years of employment
- Ongoing training and jewelry product education
- Consistent schedule with two consecutive days off
About the Employer
Our client is an established fine jewelry retailer serving the Owensboro community. The business specializes in bridal and fine jewelry, diamonds, watches, custom jewelry, and repair services, with an emphasis on personalized service and long-term customer relationships.
Apply
If you have a record of building customer relationships, working toward sales goals, and creating a thoughtful customer experience, we encourage you to apply. Please be prepared to discuss your individual responsibilities, measurable results, and examples of repeat or referral business.
This position requires authorization to work in the United States. Employment visa sponsorship is not available.
Our client is committed to an inclusive and equitable hiring process. Qualified applicants will be considered based on their experience, capabilities, and alignment with the position requirements.
