Sales Assistant
Listed on 2026-02-16
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Retail
Customer Service Rep, Retail Sales
Overview
Join the Ashley Furniture Team - Your Future Starts Here! Come join the Ashley Family, the #1 home store in North America, where you’ll help customers create beautiful homes. With our customer base continuously growing, we are expanding our reach by opening more store concepts to meet demand.
Who We Are: Bruegge and Co is a family-owned business with 154 years of furniture expertise, proudly serving Central Illinois with locations in Champaign, Bloomington, East Peoria, Mount Vernon, Peru, and a Distribution Center in Normal. Founded in 1876, we’ve continued our legacy of quality craftsmanship. In 2006, we took on the Ashley name to bring even more value to our customers.
Join our team and be part of our storied tradition.
- Do you have a friendly, customer-focused attitude and a passion for helping people?
- Can you work well with others in a collaborative environment?
- Do you have the ability to connect & build relationships with people?
- Are you a problem solver that knows how to find solutions?
As a Sales Assistant, you’ll play a key role in ensuring our customers receive the best possible service. Your role includes:
- Customer Focus – Listens, understands, and matches solutions to customer needs.
- Follow-Up – Engages in follow-up with customers as necessary to provide updates on orders and check on their satisfaction with recent purchases.
- Relationship Building – Builds trust and rapport, supports customers in making informed purchase decisions with confidence.
- Adaptability – Able to adjust to different customers, products and situations.
- Product Knowledge – Maintains and shares up-to-date knowledge of products, promotions, and store policies.
- Operational – Submitting precise orders, following established protocols adhering to money handling processes, supporting customers with credit applications and financing matters.
- Pay: $17/hr
- A supportive team culture - our employees say one of the best parts of working here is each other. We have fun!
- Build your career within the Ashley Family – whether you grow locally or move across the U.S., you’ll have the opportunities to continue your career with Ashley.
- Awesome Benefits:
- Paid Time Off (PTO) – Start accruing right away!
- Up to 3% SIMPLE IRA Match
- Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- $5k Continued Education Stipend per year!
- Employee Discounts!
Enjoy a balanced workweek with a 5-day schedule and 2 consecutive weekdays off. Retail where you DON’T have to work until 9 PM! Schedule includes weekends and some holidays.
Apply Today!
Work Location: 1651 38th St, Peru, IL 61354
PERU
90
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