Part-Time Retail Sales Associate (Outside Projects Help Needed!)

Lakeshore Learning Materials, LLC; Florida; On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Lakeshore Learning Materials, LLC is hiring a Part-Time Retail Sales Associate to be the heartbeat of our store, delivering exceptional customer service in a fast-paced environment. You will greet customers, maintain product knowledge, and support merchandising and inventory tasks.

Flexible scheduling including nights and weekends is required, with potential early start times. This role offers competitive compensation and opportunities to contribute to brand loyalty initiatives while helping

Qualifications

• Must be able to work part-time with a flexible schedule including nights and weekends.
• Experience with cash registers/POS systems is a plus.
• Available to help with outside projects and start as early as 6am as needed.
• Greet and assist customers promptly and courteously to ensure a great shopping experience.
• Maintain product knowledge to assist customers effectively and upsell where appropriate.
• Resolve customer issues or escalate to supervisor when needed.
• Preferred experience with customer outreach and driving loyalty through brand awareness initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding customer service and greet customers promptly on the sales floor.
• Maintain store cleanliness and organize stockroom and selling floor.
• Assist with merchandising, store displays, and inventory replenishment.
• Process transactions accurately and efficiently at the register.
• Participate in training programs and support new team members.
• Contribute to achieving store and team sales targets while building customer loyalty.

Skills

Part-time schedule

Cash register/POS experience

Outside projects

Early start (as early as 6am)

Customer greeting

Product knowledge

Issue resolution

Customer loyalty initiatives

Job description

Part-Time Retail Sales Associate (Outside Projects Help 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
• Available to help with outside projects
• Have availability to start as early as 6am
• Greet and assist customers promptly and courteously
• Maintain product knowledge to assist customers effectively
• Resolve customer issues or elevate 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,familiesand children we serve.

We know wecouldn’tdo the extraordinary thingswe’redoing without the people on our team. Thanks to the passion and enthusiasm of this spectacular group, Lakeshore is more thana great placeto work—it’sa great experienceto be part of. Day in and day out, we give everythingwe’vegot to create products that instill a sense of wonder and foster a true love of learning. To helpmaintainthis high bar for success,we’reconstantly on the lookoutfor people to join us.Soifyou’rea down-to-earth professional who shares our desirefor makinga difference,we’dlove 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 thingsaren’tequal, we all lose.

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

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