GC Retail Sales Associate Store 773

Guitar Center; Winter Park (FL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K with company match

Employee discount program

Tuition reimbursement options

Job summary

Guitar Center invites you to become a Sales Associate in our store, where you will greet customers, assess their needs, and match products to their interests. You will work to close sales while building lasting customer relationships, and participate in ongoing training to enhance product knowledge and selling techniques.

You will support store readiness, manage displays, and assist with service-related inquiries, with opportunities for career growth and employee discounts as part of our

Qualifications

• Customer service mindset and ability to engage customers
• Able to work nights, weekends, and holidays
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Intermediate knowledge of drums and other instruments

Responsibilities

• Reach sales targets on services
• Demonstrate product and service knowledge to customers
• Assist customers and guide them through the sales process
• Continual learning through onboarding and certification processes
• Assisting with execution of tasks to ensure store readiness
• Keep inventory levels in check and replenish displays
• Build relationships with customers for future service needs
• Additional duties as assigned

Skills

Customer service

Sales skills

Product knowledge

Job description

Why Guitar Center? Here’s just some of the rewards:

For our employees who are musicians we offer the unique opportunity of gig leave—take time off to share your music with the world and return to your job after your tour! Guitar Center offers robust benefits and perks, including Medical, Dental, Vision,401K plus company match, mental health support, paid sick/holiday/vacation time, employee discount program, and tuition reimbursement options.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Guitar Center embodies the world of creativity and music by encouraging staff to find their own individual sound. Our mission is to develop and nurture lifelong musicians and make a difference in the world by enabling musicians and non-musicians alike to experience the joy that comes from creating music. We believe in creating inclusive environments that put our customers first all the while fulfilling our mission.

As our Sales Associate, you will serve as the face of Guitar Center in the store, greeting customers, qualifying their needs, matching their need to the right product, and pitching and overcoming objections to close the sale.

A few special characteristics that make our Sales Associates successful:

• Customer Focus: Understands customer service principles, and able to provide an excellent customer experience. Able to connect with customers in a meaningful way. Is approachable, genuine, knowledgeable, encouraging, passionate, and committed to helping customers. Able to step in to handle customer service issues.
• Initiative: Able to identify opportunities & issues and follow through on work activities to capitalize or resolve them. Able to learn quickly and take positive action without being requested to do so. Able to develop knowledge and skills including product, store operations, sales, and leadership.
• Interpersonal Communication: Able to communicate through various means (written and verbal) with diverse, individuals, including internal and external stakeholders at all levels in a clear, concise, positive, and courteous manner. Able to demonstrate respect to others, surroundings, and self.
• Selling: Able to work through GC certification program to gain a base understanding of products and sales techniques.

As our Sales Associate, you will:

• Reach sales targets on services
• Demonstrate product and service knowledge to customers
• Assist customers and guide them through the sales process
• Continual learning through the onboarding, certification, and continuing education process
• Assisting with the execution of all tasks to ensure the store is ready to conduct business and service customers
• Keep an eye on inventory levels and replenish displays as needed
• Clienteling/build relationships with customers to fulfill future service needs
• Additional duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Intermediate knowledge of Drums and other Instruments sold within Guitar Center (Guitars, Tech, etc.)
• Willing to work nights, weekends, and holidays
• Strong orientation towards providing excellent customer service
• High attention to detail

Guitar Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides fair and equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status prohibited under Federal, State, or local laws. All employment decisions are based on valid job - related requirements.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our website, you may request a reasonable accommodation to express interest in a specific opening. You can request reasonable accommodation by calling 1-818-735-8800 ext. 2862 or by sending an email to [e-mail].