Keyholder

Lilly Pulitzer; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Retirement savings

Paid time off

Product discounts

Job summary

Lilly Pulitzer in Richmond, VA is seeking a part-time Retail Associate under Brand Strategy. You will greet customers, present merchandise in line with the Lilly Pulitzer lifestyle, and build a personal client book while learning the EREG POS system. The role requires a four-year degree preferred but not required; retail experience is required.

This position is non-exempt with overtime during peak periods. Pay ranges from $16.75/hour to $19.75/hour with benefits including healthcare, retirement

Qualifications

• Four-year degree preferred but not required.
• Retail sales experience is required.
• Knowledge of Lilly Pulitzer brand and merchandise is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Understand Lilly Pulitzer concept including lifestyle, customer, merchandise and heritage.
• Greet customers and provide sales assistance to sell merchandise.
• Know merchandise on the floor and suggest items to customers.
• Provide merchandising ideas to management to improve sales.
• Build a personal client book and maintain customer relationships.
• Use EREG POS system for routine transactions and inventory tasks.
• Open/close registers and safeguard store assets.
• Assist in cycle counts and year-end inventory.
• Operate store per company policies and contribute to growth ideas.

Skills

Brand understanding

Fashion credibility

Sales enthusiasm

Customer engagement

Education

Four-year degree preferred

Retail store experience required

Tools

EREG POS

Job description

Lilly Pulitzer Job Type: Regular Brand Strategy

Brand Strategy

Our Brand mission is to inspire confidence and optimism, inviting everyone to shine bright and stand out.

Our Brand vision statement is: “Create Your Sunshine, A Resort State of Mind”.

Our Brand Equities are: Casual Glamour, Sunny & Spirited, and Charmingly Disarming.

Job Description

• Understand the overall concept of Lilly Pulitzer, including the lifestyle, the customer, the merchandise and the heritage.
• Present and sell merchandise consistent with the brand.
• Greet each customer and provide the sales assistance appropriate to sell merchandise to the customer.
• Know the merchandise on the floor and suggest merchandise to customers as appropriate.
• Provide suggestions to management for merchandising which may improve sales.
• Build a personal client book.
• Use the EREG POS software system effectively.
• Learn the EREG point-of-sale software system, and be able to troubleshoot in the absence of the Store Manager and Assistant Store Manager.
• Use the system to perform the following tasks: routine register transactions, routine inventory receivings and transfers, and opening and closing of the registers and store.
• Safeguard the assets of the store.
• Maintain the integrity of the inventory.
• Prevent inventory shrink to the extent reasonable and appropriate.
• Assist in performing cycle counts, and a year‑end comprehensive physical inventory.
• Operate the store consistently with the prescribed company policies and procedures for the store.
• Provide ideas to grow and improve the business. This may include ideas for merchandising, staffing, floor displays, store fixturing, advertising, promotion, hours of operation or any other ideas which may improve and grow the business.

SKILLS REQUIRED TO PERFORM SUCCESSFULLY

• Understand Lilly Pulitzer and have a genuine enthusiasm and interest for the concept, the customer and the merchandise.
• Sufficient fashion credibility to sell merchandise to customers.
• The initiative and self‑assurance to be able to approach and sell customers comfortably.
• A high level of dedication, commitment and initiative to operate a store dependably and with minimal supervision or direction.
• The flexibility of schedule to accommodate the hours typical of retail store employee.
• The ability and comfort level to operate with an automated point of sale system.
• The detail orientation necessary to safeguard the assets of the store. This includes cash reconciliation and inventory management.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

A four year college degree is preferred, but not required for the position. Prior experience in a retail store is required.

MISCELLANEOUS

This position is classified as, part‑time hourly; it is non‑exempt and eligible for overtime. Given the seasonality of the business, this position may require flexible, additional working hours during peak periods. This position is reviewed annually.

Pay Range

Pay Range: $16.75/hour - $19.75/hour

Pay is based on multiple factors, such as qualifications/skills/experience, geography, and state and local wage laws.

Benefits

• bonus and/or commission
• healthcare
• retirement savings
• paid time off/vacation
• product discounts

Lilly Pulitzer is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against qualified applicants based on race, color, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religious creed, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, military and veteran status, marital status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, reproductive health decision‑making, lawful off‑duty use of marijuana, any other characteristic protected by law, or any combination of two or more of the characteristics listed here.

Lilly Pulitzer participates in E-Verify.

Details in English and Spanish.

Right to Work Statement in English and Spanish.

If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, please contact the Lilly Pulitzer Talent Development Department at 610-878-5550.

U.S. EEOC: Know Your Rights

Lilly Pulitzer’s mission is to inspire confidence and optimism, inviting everyone to shine bright and stand out. It all started more than 65 years ago with a simple shift dress in Palm Beach, Florida and one incredible woman with the courage to find her joy and create her future. Today, Lilly Pulitzer provides a collection of authentic American Resort Wear inspired by our Palm Beach roots. Lilly Pulitzer can be found online and in over 60 company‑operated retail stores, 70+ Signature Stores and major department stores nationwide.