Part-Time Sales Lead - Famous Footwear

Famous Footwear; Rapid City (SD); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30% Associate Discount

Career Development Opportunities

Employee Assistance Programs

Relaxed Dress Code

Daily Access to Pay

Job summary

Famous Footwear in Rapid City is seeking a passionate Sales Lead to enhance customer experiences and lead store operations. The ideal candidate will inspire teammates, drive sales, and ensure a positive shopping atmosphere. You will mentor associates and maintain strong retail practices to achieve business goals while embodying the values of inclusivity and teamwork.

With a supportive environment, Famous Footwear offers opportunities for career development, employee discounts, and a relaxed dress code, making it a place where you can thrive and enjoy your passion for shoes.

Qualifications

• Ability to inspire and motivate team members.
• Experience in retail operations and customer interactions.
• Basic computer skills and flexibility in scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Inspire teammates and foster a positive store culture.
• Accountability for sales goals and operational tasks.
• Mentor and train associates on sales techniques.

Skills

Customer service

Sales drive

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

FAMOUS FOOTWEAR #63501 RUSHMORE MALL, 2200 N MAPLE AVENUE, RAPID CITY, South Dakota, United States of America

Job Description

If you’re looking for the next step in your career, make it famous! It’s not about standing out in the crowd—it’s about feeling good right now. Famous Footwear is your place for athletic, fashion, and casual shoes from hundreds of name brands.

As a Famous Footwear Sales Lead, you are passionate about providing the best shoe store experience for every customer. You create a welcoming environment and a strong in‑store culture so customers say “I’ll take it” and stay loyal to your store, our brands, and our company. You love taking on additional responsibilities, take pride in your execution, and are a team player. You stay informed about trends and share that knowledge with the store team and customers, building engaging customer experiences. Most importantly you LOVE shoes and help every person who enters the store feel a little bit of that Famous Feeling.

What You’ll be Doing

• Inspire that Famous Feeling: Walk into the store ready to inspire teammates with your integrity and drive, fostering a culture of caring and camaraderie. Raise coaching moments for the selling behaviors behind our Customer Connection.
• Elevate to Your Goal‑Crushing Era: Bring your best to each day, take accountability for your goals and their impact on Famous Footwear’s overall performance. Drive sales with purpose and determination to achieve goals. Every shoe sale counts!
• Ace Retail Operations: Know the ins‑and‑outs of your store like the back of your hand and enjoy putting in the work so it runs like a tightly laced sneaker—from pricing to inventory, nothing gets past your keen eye for detail. You’ve got opening and closing the store dialed, keeping it clean, organized, and all our famous styles easily shoppable.
• Connect the Dots: Stick to company policies and use your fellow partners and resources to accomplish tasks like a champ!
• Be a Famous Culture Influencer: Champion our Famous culture with pride by embodying the behaviors that power our Customer Connection, leaving customers wowed with consistently top‑notch experiences powered by attentiveness to customer service and determination to deliver them the styles and brands they crave.
• Bring the Positive Vibes: Embrace diversity and inclusivity as our team superpower, ensuring every associate feels valued and respected. Maintain a positive and proactive mindset, even in the face of challenges, uplifting and supporting others.
• Be a Shoe‑off: You are shoe‑obsessed (no judgment). When a customer enters the store, you’re a shoe sleuth on the hunt for the perfect styles to suit their needs. It brightens your day to make shoe recommendations and ensure our customers leave the store with the perfect fit…and that Famous Feeling.

Essential Functions: Other responsibilities may be performed as needed to ensure the needs of the business are met.

• Our Shoe Discounts: 30% Associate Discount across Caleres’s retail stores – Famous Footwear, Naturalizer, Sam Edelman, and Allen Edmonds.
• Relaxed Dress Code & Small Team Environment: Valued member in a supportive and hands‑on setting. Relaxed dress code lets you showcase your authentic self while you work.
• Daily Access to Pay: Get paid as you earn (without the fees) with Dayforce Wallet.
• Ease of Transferring Locations: Over 850 store locations you can easily transfer within.
• Career Development and Learning Opportunities: Education assistance up to $7,500 per year for full‑time associates and opportunities for associates who want to grow their careers at our corporate offices.
• Employee Assistance Programs: 24/7 access to a comprehensive suite of individual support options, including emotional support, work‑life solutions, legal guidance, financial resources and more, via online & phone.
• Benefit Offerings: PTO, Health, and Retirement for eligible full‑time associates. To learn more details about our Total Rewards program, visit www.yourcaleres.com.

Preferred Qualifications & Education

• High School Diploma/GED.
• Proficient working knowledge of general retail practices and procedures.
• Previous experience being on a team and motivating others to accomplish a goal.
• Manages multiple tasks and communicates direction set by the store manager.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and train Associates on selling and operational processes.
• Demonstrated ability to work a flexible schedule and meet availability requirements of the role. Includes holidays, nights, weekends, and extended hours.
• Basic computer skills.

Physical Requirements and/or Environment

• Lift up to 40 lbs. from floor level to above shoulder height using appropriate equipment and safety techniques.
• Walk, stand, stoop, kneel, climb, push, pull, and repetitively lift regularly.
• Be mobile on the sales floor for extended periods of time.
• Knowledgeable in general retail practices and procedures needed to keep things running smoothly.
• Team player, bringing the energy and enthusiasm needed to encourage fellow associates and achieve goals together.
• Manage multiple tasks with a positive attitude and communicate the game plan set by the store manager.
• Mentor and train associates on selling and operational processes.
• Work a flexible schedule, including holidays, nights, weekends, and extended hours.

Caleres is an Equal Opportunity Employer by choice. We believe our company should be as diverse as the consumers we serve. We seek and engage talented individuals from all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, lifestyles, and belief systems.

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