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adidas; Simpsonville (SC); On-site; USD 14,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

adidas in Simpsonville, SC seeks a dedicated Retail Associate to deliver exceptional customer service and maintain visual standards. You will support store operations to help meet sales KPIs and create an inviting shopping environment for customers.

Leverage product knowledge, coordinate replenishment, and participate in loss prevention while fostering a positive, collaborative team culture. Strong communication and reliability are essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Must be 18 years or older
• Minimum 12 months experience working in a retail environment.
• Advanced selling experience and comprehensive product, retail and industry understanding

Responsibilities

• Allocates resources and organizes processes within assigned area of responsibility to drive efficiency and productivity.
• Create an appealing, easy-to-shop environment for customers by coordinating the team to consistently execute visual merchandising and housekeeping standards in assigned area of responsibility.
• Ensures the product offer available to customers is maximized in assigned area of responsibility by coordinating product replenishment from the stockroom to the sales floor.
• Minimizes loss by implementing, monitoring, and tracking all loss prevention activities.
• Maintains a safe shopping and working environment by ensuring company policy and procedures are adhered to within assigned area of responsibility.
• Motivates and inspires individuals within area of responsibility to maximize and drive a performance culture.
• Provides in the moment feedback to team members to continue our culture of feedback.
• Raise all escalations to appropriate store manager.
• Is a role model for customer service and boosts sales and Brand experience by using advanced sales techniques and appropriate elements of the adidas customer service model.
• Acts as a resource to associates on product knowledge and complex customer service situations
• Uses strong category knowledge and enthusiasm for the Brand to drive sales and customer loyalty.
• Acts as a Brand Ambassador, consistently exhibiting the Brand Attitude and Values
• Adheres to all established policies and procedures

Skills

Interpersonal communication

English proficiency

Ability to work under pressure

Retail knowledge

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

MS Office

POS systems

Job description

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert:

Contributes to meeting or exceeding store sales and profit targets by:

Passionately inspiring consumer loyalty to the brand

Diligently executing store operations, with a special focus on selected functional areas to contribute to meeting or exceeding sales and KPIs (Sales, Operations, People, Visuals)

Key Accountabilities:

Allocates resources and organizes processes within assigned area of responsibility to drive efficiency and productivity in a variety of situations.

Create an appealing, easy-to-shop environment for customers by coordinating the team to consistently execute visual merchandising and housekeeping standards in assigned area of responsibility.

Ensures the product offer available to customers is maximized in assigned area of responsibility by coordinating product replenishment from the stockroom to the sales floor.

Minimizes loss by implementing, monitoring, and tracking all loss prevention activities.

Maintains a safe shopping and working environment by ensuring company policy and procedures are adhered to within assigned area of responsibility.

Motivates and inspires individuals within area of responsibility to maximize and drive a performance culture.

Provides in the moment feedback to team members to continue our culture of feedback.

Raise all escalations to appropriate store manager.

Is a role model for customer service and boosts sales and Brand experience by using advanced sales techniques and appropriate elements of the adidas customer service model.

Acts as a resource to associates on product knowledge and complex customer service situations

Uses strong category knowledge and enthusiasm for the Brand to drive sales and customer loyalty.

Acts as a Brand Ambassador, consistently exhibiting the Brand Attitude and Values

Adheres to all established policies and procedures

Knowledge, Capabilities and Experience:

Must possess and consistently exhibit the competencies relative to the position.

Skilled in operating personal computers, POS systems, and various software packages including MS office.

Ability to learn and adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to operate independently and with discretion and work effectively under pressure.

Demonstrates an inspirational attitude that contributes to a positive team environment.

Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with team members

Well-developed ability to speak, read, comprehend, and write English

Ability to maintain reliable and consistent attendance and punctuality.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee may occasionally be required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Qualifications:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

Must be 18 years or older

Minimum 12 months experience working in a retail environment.

Advanced selling experience and comprehensive product, retail and industry understanding

AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.

• COURAGE:Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..
• OWNERSHIP:Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.
• INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.
• TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.
• INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.
• RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.

At adidas, we strongly believe that embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into our culture and talent processes gives our employees a sense of belonging and our brand a real competitive advantage.- Culture Starts With People, It Starts With You -By recruiting talent and developing our people to reflect the rich diversity of our consumers and communities, we foster a culture of inclusion that engages our employees and authentically connects our brand with our consumers.