Burnaby - Store Sales Associate

Running Room; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Awesome employee discounts

Job summary

The Running Room in Burnaby is seeking a friendly Retail Sales Associate to help customers find the right running gear, share knowledge, and process sales at the register.

You will work weekends, enjoy awesome employee discounts, and join a positive team that values learning and providing a great shopping experience. We emphasize fitting products, merchandising, and friendly service over aggressive selling.

Qualifications

• Confident and comfortable engaging with customers to deliver a positive experience.
• Motivated by enthusiasm for running, walking, and fitness environment.
• Love of learning and ability to grasp new concepts quickly.
• Self-motivated to complete tasks with little supervision.
• Able to communicate clearly in verbal and written English.
• Available weekends.

Responsibilities

• Be a friendly and knowledgeable resource for every customer, answer questions, and make product recommendations.
• Connect with customers by asking open-ended questions to assess needs.
• Operate the cash register and use the computer for business tasks and product research.
• Keep the store clean, tidy, and attractive by following merchandising standards.

Skills

Customer engagement

Running/fitness enthusiasm

Quick learning

Self-motivation

Clear communication

Weekend availability

Job description

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Be a friendly and knowledgeable resource for every customer, answer customer questions, and make product recommendations
• Connect with every customer by asking open-ended questions to assess needs
• Operate the cash register and use the computer for business tasks and product research
• Keep the store clean, tidy, and attractive by following merchandising standards

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

• Confident and comfortable engaging with customers to deliver a positive experience
• Motivated to achieve great results because of one's enthusiasm for the running, walking, and fitness environment
• Love of learning and ability to grasp new concepts and product knowledge quickly
• Self-motivated to complete tasks or activities with little supervision
• Able to communicate clearly and effectively in verbal and written English
• Available weekends

WHAT WE'RE OFFERING:

• $18.25 per hour
• Awesome employee discounts (like, really awesome)
• A positive and supportive work environment and team
• Happy customers! (If you've worked retail before, you know how much of a difference this can make in your day)
• A consistent and predictable work schedule (we try to make sure you get the same shifts every week) with flexibility when you need it

WHAT WE DO:

The Running Room sells running shoes, apparel, accessories, nutrition, and electronics. More importantly, we help people start running and keep running. We offer and advice and encouragement to every single person who walks through the door, whether they've just started exercising or they're seasoned ultramarathoners. We're about helping people find the right fit or perfect product, not about aggressive selling. We take pride in what we do, keep learning so we can provide expert advice, and never take ourselves too seriously. (Oh, and we have awesome employee discounts!)