Sales Associate Paris

Hertz First Rent A Car; Paris; Sur place; EUR 26 000 - 34 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading lifestyle brand is looking for a Sales Associate to join their Paris flagship store. The role involves enhancing brand awareness, delivering excellent customer service, and maintaining store standards. The ideal candidate will have experience in retail sales, a passion for design and fashion, and strong communication skills in French. This full-time position requires flexibility with working hours, including evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Work experience in customer service and retail sales required.
• Proficiency in French is essential; English is a plus.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.

Responsabilités

• Execute store operations and ensure excellent customer service.
• Maintain store standards and execute visual merchandising.
• Promote community-building and brand awareness activities.

Connaissances

Customer service experience

Interest in art, architecture, design, and fashion

Strong verbal and written communication skills in French

Proficiency in English

Ability to multitask and work under pressure

Proactive attitude

Description du poste

Overview

Marimekko is a Finnish lifestyle design company renowned for its original prints and colors. The company’s product portfolio includes high-quality clothing, bags and accessories as well as home décor items ranging from textiles to tableware. When Marimekko was founded in 1951, its unparalleled printed fabrics gave it a strong and unique identity. In 2024, the company's net sales totaled EUR 183 million and comparable operating profit margin was 17.5 percent. Globally, there are roughly 170 Marimekko stores, and online store serves customers in 39 countries. The key markets are Northern Europe, the Asia-Pacific region and North America. The Group employs about 480 people. The company’s share is quoted on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. www.marimekko.com

Role

We are looking for a Sales Associate to join our French retail team to drive Marimekko’s brand awareness and positioning in our Paris Flagship store by engaging and inspiring our fashion focused target consumer. You will work closely with our Flagship Store Manager and other Sales Associates.

Job details

This is a full-time position, in which you will report to the Flagship Store Manager. The store is located in central Paris.

Responsibilities

• Execute store operations, including: Sales Fundamentals (e.g., strive for sales excellence and results, work with customers and model excellent customer service, cultivate and steward clients)
• Operational Excellence (e.g., acting as keyholder with opening and closing procedures, control and maintain all assets in accordance with the company handbook and ensure compliance with all policies and procedures)
• Store Standards and Visual Merchandising (e.g., execute floor moves, visual directives, and merchandising guidelines and ensure store is always clean, neat, organized, and well-maintained)

Brand and community building

• Help promote community-building and brand awareness efforts, including: Execute Marimekko’s retail store brand activities and execution according to the global and local plan
• Create and foster exceptional customer experience
• Execute brand activities and events together with our Flagship Store Manager
• Create awareness building opportunities through compelling outreach to customers to build a strong customer base
• Be a Marimekko Ambassador: establish, nurture, and grow local consumer community through new customer acquisition tactics to promote relationship building

Requirements

• Work experience in customer service and retail sales
• Interest in art, architecture, design, and fashion
• Ability to be a Marimekko Brand Ambassador in actions, attitude, and appearance
• Proactive and hands-on
• Have strong verbal and written communication skills in French. Proficiency in English is considered an asset
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure
• Able to work flexible work hours (including evenings, nights, and weekends sometimes)

About Marimekko values

Marimekko's culture and working environment are founded on equality, inclusion and cherishing diversity. Marimekko welcomes and encourages everyone regardless of their national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, religion or other personal characteristic to apply. Recruitment is always based on business need, and the candidates are evaluated on relevant knowledge, skills and experience as well as motivation.

Marimekko is ranked as the 3rd Most Attractive Employer in Finland amongst business professionals according to Universum’s ranking. Marimekko is also the 4th most attractive employer in Finland amongst business students. Read more about the Universum’s ranking on their website.

How to apply

If all this sparks your interest and you feel like you are the one we are looking for, please send your application including your CV and cover letter via our career site at http://company.marimekko.com/careers. We will start the interviews during the application period, so please apply as soon as possible but no later than 12.10.2025.

Additional information

URL to this page https://company.marimekko.com/careers/open-jobs/?rmpage=job&rmjob=813&rmlang=UK