Part-Time Retail Sales Associate (Daytime Availability Needed!)

Lakeshore Learning Materials; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Lakeshore Learning Materials is seeking a Part-Time Retail Sales Associate to greet customers, answer questions, and ensure a positive in-store experience in Austin, TX. The role emphasizes strong product knowledge, cash handling, and driving customer loyalty in a fast-paced environment.

Ideal candidates demonstrate flexibility for daytime shifts, including weekends, and skilled communication to upsell and support merchandising initiatives while meeting store targets.

Qualifications

• Strong customer-service orientation and the ability to engage with teachers, parents and students.
• Experience handling sales transactions accurately and efficiently.
• Ability to communicate clearly and resolve customer questions.

Responsibilities

• Greet and assist customers promptly and courteously.
• Maintain product knowledge to help customers effectively.
• Resolve customer issues and escalate when needed.
• Support merchandising and store displays to drive sales and loyalty.
• Process transactions accurately and efficiently.

Skills

Customer service

Cash handling

Communication

Sales

Tools

POS systems

Job description

Part-Time Retail Sales Associate (Daytime Availability Needed!)

• Part-time

At Lakeshore, we create innovative learning materials and world-class guest experiences for teachers,parentsand children. Since 1954,we’vegrown into a global community—with a thriving e-commerce business, multiple catalogs, over 50 stores, a peerless national sales force, plus international offices that support our preeminent supply chain division. But todaywe’reworking better,smarterand faster than ever—and setting our sights even higher.We’rebuilding an infrastructure designed for scalability, embracing data-driven decision-makingand using technology to improve efficiency and ensure the best tools for the best work. Most importantly, we continue to invest in a diverse team of inquisitive top talent who fuel each other’s passions and curiosity, take risks, try newthingsand believe that every new day brings opportunities for growth.

A day in the store looks like this:

As part of our retail team, you get to be the heartbeat of the company and provide our customers with an unforgettable experience—all in a fast-paced, fast-changing environment that allows you to showcase your people skills and develop operational expertise.

Providing great customer service isn’t just a goal—it’s the essence of who we are. Each customer knows that walking through our doors means experiencing unbeatable service with an amazing depth of product knowledge every time they visit.

Got the skills and experience? Here’s what we’re looking for:

• Ability to work part-time, flexible schedule, including nights and weekends
• Knowledge of cash register/POS systems a plus
• Greet and assist customers promptly and courteously
• Maintain product knowledge to assist customers effectively
• Resolve customer issues or escape as needed
• Preferred experience with customer outreach and driving customer loyalty through brand awareness initiatives

Building Service Standards (Sales and Merchandising)

• Maintain overall store cleanliness, ensuring all areas, including the salesfloor, stockroom and common areas are tidy and presentable
• Replenish stock and manage inventory on the sales floor
• Support the meeting of store and team sales targets while also increasing customer loyalty
• Assist with merchandising and store displays
• Process transactions accurately and efficiently

Operational Excellence and Team Support

• Participate in training programs and staff meetings
• Assist in providing peer training and support to new team members
• Seek feedback and actively engage in personal development

Physical Requirements

• Ability to climb a ladder
• Lift and/or move up to approximately 50 pounds frequently
• Bending/stooping/kneeling required – frequently
• Climbing ladders – occasionally
• Routine standing for duration of shift (up to 8 hours)
• Ability to work varied hours and days including nights, weekends and holidays as needed

And here’s our end of the bargain!

• Competitive compensation based on skills and experience

At Lakeshore, we know our diversity makes us stronger, and when everyone feels included and valued, we all win. We strive to embrace our differences and create an intentionally diverse and inclusive community that is representative of the teachers, families and children we serve.

We know we couldn’t do the extraordinary things we’re doing without the people on our team. Thanks to the passion and enthusiasm of this spectacular group, Lakeshore is more than a great place to work—it’s a great experience to be part of. Day in and day out, we give everything we’ve got to create products that instill a sense of wonder and foster a true love of learning. To help maintain this high bar for success, we’re constantly on the lookout for people to join us. So if you’re a down-to-earth professional who shares our desire for making a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

People are selected to become members of the Lakeshore family based on skill, merit and mind-boggling talent—not based on race, color, creed, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, marital status, domestic partnership status, military status, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, alienage, AIDS or AIDS-related complex status, genetic information, predisposition or carrier status, status as a victim of domestic violence, physical or mental disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If things aren’t equal, we all lose.

Lakeshore is an E-Verify employer. We use E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.