Seasonal Retail Sales Associate - New Westminster

Gap Inc.; New Westminster; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Merchandise discount

Competitive Paid Time Off

Donations/volunteer matching

RRSP

Employee stock purchase plan

Health insurance

Virtual health care

Parental top up

Job summary

Gap Inc. in New Westminster, BC, is hiring for an in-store role focused on delivering excellent customer service and expert product knowledge. You will educate customers about current merchandise, store promotions and events while executing store operations efficiently.

The role emphasizes building brand loyalty, meeting personal goals, and thriving in a fast-paced retail environment with a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Customer-focused service provider on and off the sales floor.
• Thrive in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Problem solver with continuous improvement mindset.
• Flexible schedule including holidays, evenings, weekends.

Responsibilities

• Consistently treat customers and colleagues with respect.
• Promote loyalty by educating customers about loyalty programs.
• Engage with customers to drive sales using suggestive selling.
• Enhance customer experience using all omnichannel offerings.
• Be accountable to personal goals contributing to store results.
• Support sales floor, fitting room, cash wrap and back of house as needed.
• Maintain a neat, clean and organized work center.
• Handle customer interactions and returns courteously and professionally.
• Execute operational processes effectively.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Sales

Omnichannel

Teamwork

Flexibility

Physical ability

Job description

About Old Navy

Forget what you know about old-school industry rules. When you work at Old Navy, you’re choosing a different path. From day one, we’ve been on a mission to democratize fashion and make shopping fun again. Our teams make style accessible to everyone, creating high-quality, must-have fashion essentials for the whole family, with love, season after season.

We opened our first store in 1994 in San Francisco and have been on a roll ever since. We cultivate a community of playful personalities that thrive in a fast-paced environment where our employees can be their most authentic selves. Here, we’re family.

About The Role

In this role, you will engage and connect with our customers by providing excellent customer service. You will be an expert in product and use this expertise to educate, inform, inspire and outfit the customer. You will offer information to the customer on current merchandise assortment, store promotions and events, and execute operational processes effectively and efficiently. Your goal is to bring our brand to life for our customers while building brand loyalty and delivering with productivity.

What you’ll do

• Consistently treat all customers and employees with respect and contribute to a positive work environment
• Promote loyalty by educating customers about our loyalty programs
• Seek out and engage with customers to drive sales and service using suggestive selling
• Enhance customer experience using all omnichannel offerings
• Be accountable to personal goals which contribute to overall store goals and results
• Support sales floor, fitting room, cash wrap, back of house, as required
• Maintain a neat, clean and organized work center
• Handle all customer interactions and potential issueseturns courteously and professionally
• Execute operational processes effectively and efficiently

Who you are

• A good communicator with the ability to effectively interact with customers and your team to meet goals
• A customer-focused service provider both on and off the sales floor to help deliver an exceptional experience for our customers
• Passionate about retail and thrive in a fastpaced environment
• A problem solver with a focus on continuous improvement, who is always learning, open to feedback and takes action as required
• Agreeable to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the business, including holiday, evening, overnight and weekend shifts
• Able to utilize retail technology
• Able to maneuver around sales floor, stockroom and office and lift up to 30 lbs

Hourly Range: $18.25 - $18.50

Employee pay will vary based on factors such as qualifications, experience, skill level, competencies and work location. We will meet minimum wage or minimum of the pay range (whichever is higher) based on city, county and state requirements.

Benefits at Old Navy

• Merchandise discount for our brands: 50% off regular-priced merchandise at Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy and Athleta, 30% off at Outlet, and 10% off markdowns at Gap, Banana Republic and Outlet.
• Competitive Paid Time Off plans.*
• Company match for donations and volunteer time*
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan
• Employee stock purchase plan.*
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.*
• Virtual health care 24/7*
• Maternity/Parental Top Up.*
• See more of the benefits we offer.
• For eligible employees

Gap Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status. We have received numerous awards for our long-held commitment to equality and will continue to foster a diverse and inclusive environment of belonging. In 2022, we were recognized by Forbes as one of the World’s Best Employers and one of the Best Employers for Diversity.