Sales Associate-Retail

Roots Corp.; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company is looking for a Sales Associate to provide exceptional customer service and cultivate customer relationships. This role involves maintaining store standards, handling merchandise, and ensuring a visually appealing environment. The ideal candidate will have a positive attitude, retail experience, and a passion for fashion.

Qualifications

• Experience in retail, preferably apparel.
• Ability to develop relationships with customers.
• Self-starter with good judgment.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional customer service and build relationships.
• Perform POS transactions and merchandising tasks.
• Ensure the store is visually appealing according to company standards.

Skills

Retail experience

Customer relationship development

Cash handling

Presentation skills

Positive attitude

Job description

Job Description

Posted Sunday, May 18, 2025 at 4:00 AM

NATURE & SCOPE

Reporting to the Store Manager, the Sales Associate plays a vital role in promoting our core values. The main objective of this position is to provide exceptional service to customers and build relationships with them. The goal is to develop customers for life.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR?
To be successful, you’ll need to possess:

• Retail experience preferably in apparel.
• Demonstrated ability to develop relationships with customers.
• Experience with understanding retail operation concepts such as maintaining to store standards, cash handling, and merchandise presentation.
• Self-starter and uses good judgment in all situations.
• Excellent presentation skills in a retail environment.
• Upbeat, optimistic, passionate and friendly.
• Ability to understand the needs of the customer
• Ability to build buy-in to an idea, a decision, an action, a product, or a service.

THE IMPACT YOU'LL HAVE

This is an opportunity to shape our company’s future by:

• Display a “customer comes first” attitude. Ensuring that customer loyalty is built and maintained.
• Resolving customer issues effectively at store level in a timely and positive manner.
• Be a team player and contribute to the stores’ success.
• Perform POS (point of sales transactions) and merchandising tasks, such as receiving shipment, replenishment, price markdowns, fitting room upkeep.
• Keep current on our product and service updates.
• Ensure store is visually appealing contributing to company standards through product presentation, replenishment, store housekeeping, store maintenance and visual displays.
• Adhere to all Loss Prevention policies as per guidelines and policies.

WHY JOIN ROOTS? Roots is not only a brand, it’s a culture and lifestyle. We look for dynamic individuals who are not only interested in retail and fashion, but who enjoy challenges and share our vision for a safer, cleaner, healthier planet.

In addition to our customers, an intrinsic part of our success has always been the people who work here. Roots is a company in which you can grow and benefit from the great opportunities often available. All members of our team are encouraged to ‘spread their roots’

SOUND LIKE YOU? APPLY NOW!

We’d like to thank everyone who applies, but we can only contact applicants who are most qualified.

Our Sales Associate base pay ranges from $16.75- $19.53/hour depending on location and level of experience. The hourly rate is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity.