Part Time Sales Associate & Fabulous Foodie

The Spice & Tea Exchange®; Portsmouth (NH); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at a specialty retail shop focused on spices and teas! As a Part Time Sales Associate, you'll engage with customers, provide product knowledge, and create a delightful shopping experience. This role offers a flexible schedule and a chance to work with flavorful products in a creative environment.

Benefits

Employee discounts

Flexible schedule

Free uniforms

Qualifications

• Ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Comfortable with computers and using the internet.

Responsibilities

• Welcome guests and provide store tours.
• Maintain product knowledge and assist guests.
• Replenish shelves and maintain store appearance.

Skills

Positive attitude

Teamwork

Customer engagement

Job description

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Benefits

• Employee discounts
• Flexible schedule
• Free uniforms
  
  

Are you a fabulous foodie or tea aficionado? Do you enjoy food and cooking? Do you appreciate fine teas, gourmet spice blends, sugars and salts? Are you creative in the kitchen?

At The Spice & Tea Exchange, we create an immersive, flavorful experience for guests. Our team helps people explore teas, spice blends, rubs, salts, sugars, and more — in a shop designed to ignite curiosity and creativity.

If you answered "YES!" to any or all of these questions, you need to come work in a fun, creative and supportive environment where it is all about spices and teas!

We are currently hiring part-time, long-term Sales Associates at The Spice & Tea Exchange in historic Downtown Portsmouth. The Spice & Tea Exchange is a specialty retail shop that sells spices, herbs, teas, spice blends, rubs and hot and iced tea-to-go. We are an energetic team committed to giving an AMAZING customer experience while creating and delivering the highest quality products to help you tantalize your taste buds.

Hourly Pay: $12–$15/hr based on experience and availability

Tips: Pooled

Shift Differential: Additional $2/hr on qualifying shifts:

• Friday shifts ending after 6 PM
• Saturday (all day)
• Sunday (all day)
  
  

Scheduling & Types of Work

At The Spice & Tea Exchange we have the retail environment you experience as a guest (and we hope you’ve enjoyed visiting us before). We schedule employees between the hours of 9am-9pm.

Currently we are looking to a few people who are able to work 1-3 shifts per week and are available for training and to begin work before mid-August.

Shifts are typically 5-8.5 hours, and include a 20 or 30 minute break.

Opportunities for expanded hours seasonally.

Responsibilities

A The Spice & Tea Exchange employee may be expected to:

Know The Spice & Tea Exchange brand

• Learn our brand story and be prepared to share with curious customers
• Maintain solid, accurate, and current product knowledge for all categories by completing product knowledge training and reading applicable publications as directed
  
  

Enjoy spending time with our guests

• Warmly welcome guests into our store, provide a brief store tour and invite them to explore the flavors by lifting lids and smelling the jars
• Stay engaged with guests throughout their time in the store, answering product questions and making suggestions for use
• Explain promotions and the benefits our loyalty program
• Efficiently use POS system to complete sales, process gift cards, returns, exchanges and phone orders
  
  

Take pride in our store

• Replenish shelves and displays as needed and note low stock levels as per standard operating procedure
• Strictly adhere to all Food Safety rules and regulations
• Package product for display as needed and directed by store manager
• Help maintain store appearance by contributing towards daily chores and cleaning
• Comply with operating standards and procedures pertaining to the daily operation of the store to help everything run smoothly from day to day
  
  

Is this you? If so, please apply.

• Willingness to go above and beyond because it makes you feel good
• Have a positive attitude and enjoy working as a team
• Feel a sense of accomplishment when you reach a goal
• Know your alphabet and a lover of all things organized
• Comfortable with computers, using the internet, and printing.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.
  
  

If you are hired, here's what you can expect from us!

• A dynamic and fun work place where you will build positive and collaborative relationships with colleagues and guests.
• Opportunities to develop, learn, try, test and share your experience with others as you experiment with our amazing products
• A generous Employee Discount
  
  

Other Considerations

• Through the downtown workforce parking program, park for only $3 a day parking in the Foundry Garage.
• Some weekends and holiday are required.
• Pay is based on experience and availability.
  
  

Compensation: $12.00 - $15.00 per hour

We create and share the experience every day! Life is better lived with a little spice.

"Creating & sharing the experience of a more flavorful life," is the mission and cornerstone of our business, in which we strive to provide guests with quality products and flavorful memories. We offer a high-quality, diverse assortment of products in a sensory shopping experience. One step into our shops will kick your senses into high-gear as you open the jars and smell, explore recipes, and speak with our knowledgeable staff about your culinary interests.

At The Spice & Tea Exchange we are committed to our mission. If you have a desire to inspire coworkers and customers, we may have a place for you at the table!

This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchisee. All inquiries about employment at this franchisee should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to The Spice & Tea Exchange Corporate.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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