Full Time Sales Associate

Foot Locker; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount

Life insurance

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Development opportunities

Advancement opportunities

Job summary

Foot Locker in Mississauga, Canada, is seeking a store leader who loves sneakers and guest service to coach a team, drive sales, and maintain exceptional in-store experiences. You will lead by example, partner with store leadership, and help set standards for merchandising, operations, and customer care.

The role requires at least one year of leadership in a customer-facing retail setting, strong product knowledge, and a passion for athletic apparel.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of leadership experience in a customer-facing sales setting.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to motivate a team to achieve sales and service goals.
• Knowledge of athletic footwear and apparel is a plus.
• Flexible availability including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Coach and motivate the team to deliver exceptional customer service.
• Ensure high customer satisfaction through product knowledge.
• Achieve sales, merchandising, and operational goals.
• Collaborate with store leadership to drive store performance.
• Learn and share product knowledge and trends.
• Support a positive and inclusive work environment.

Skills

Leadership

Customer-facing

Sales

Job description

Overview

You get it. It is all about the in-store Customer experience. You love to talk about athletic sneakers and apparel as much as you love to collect them. It’s easy for you to start up natural, friendly conversations, adapt to different types of Customers, and resolve issues with a smile. You also like to teach others to do the same. Leading the team, you will be expected to drive sales to maximize profits following division standards. Your performance will be measured by your ability to achieve personal and productivity goals. You will assume leadership and managerial responsibilities when the Store Manager and Assistant Manager are absent.

Responsibilities

• Coaching, and motivating your team to drive sales that deliver exceptional customer service
• Ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction by being knowledgeable on all products offered, and teaming up with co-workers to provide excellent sales service
• Delivering sales, customer experience, merchandising, visual, and operational expectations
• Act as a partner between customers, sales associates and store leadership
• Ability to learn and share expertise of products and trends to fit customer’s needs
• Maintains an awareness of all product knowledge, and current or upcoming product / trends
• Contributes to a positive and inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership ability with at least 1 year of experience in a customer-facing sales setting
• Confident and comfortable engaging customers to deliver an elevated experience
• Motivated to achieve great results because of one's enthusiasm from interacting with customers and athletic products
• Is resourceful and versatile in responding to changing demands and opportunities in a rapidly changing omni-channel retail environment
• Initiates completion of tasks or activities without necessary supervision
• Strong cognitive and mathematical skills, including problem analysis, decision making and financial analysis
• High level of ethics, values, integrity, and trust
• Flexible availability - including nights, weekends, and holidays

Benefits

• Rate of Pay: $20.85 / hour
• 30-50% Employee Discount
• Life, Medical and Dental Coverage
• Development and Advancement Opportunities