PT Retail Sales Associate

Columbia Sportswear; Williamsburg (VA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Columbia Sportswear is looking for Retail Associates who will be essential in delivering memorable customer experiences. The role includes maintaining merchandising standards, processing transactions, and ensuring customers find products that match their needs. Join a global brand that connects active people with their passions through excellent service and teamwork.

Benefits

401k plan with company match

Employee discounts

EAP + confidential counseling services

Commuter benefits

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience or less in retail or customer service.
• Skill in operating retail software tools.
• Available for a flexible retail schedule.

Responsibilities

• Maintain store and visual merchandising standards.
• Perform cash register transactions efficiently.
• Respond to consumer inquiries about products.

Skills

Customer Service

Communication

Inventory Management

Point of Sales (POS) Systems

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

With over 430 retail stores worldwide, our associates are essential to our business. From ensuring product availability on the sales floor to creating eye-catching visual displays to addressing customer inquiries to running an efficient checkout process, our associates create memorable customer experiences while simultaneously assisting the Store Leadership team in supporting Columbia Sportswear Company’s mission of “Connecting Active People with Their Passions.”

As a Retail Associates, you will represent our Company, Brands, and products to our consumer. You will serve consumers and share product information to help consumers find products that match their needs. Retail Associates support the flow of products into the store and onto the sales floor to ensure product representation and accessibility to our consumers. You will contribute to store profitability through accurate and efficient process execution and assist the Store Leadership Team in supporting our company mission: "Connecting Active People with Their Passions."

HOW YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

• Maintain store and visual merchandising, cleanliness, and safety standards; retrieves merchandise from stock room and other inventory locations to restock the sales floor.
• Performs cash register transactions (e.g., sales, returns, and exchanges) efficiently and accurately; connects consumer to the company loyalty programs.
• Contributes to the profitability of the store by receiving and processing incoming and outgoing products accurately and efficiently.
• Serves consumers by responding to consumer questions regarding product features, benefits, and availability; asks questions to understand consumer’s needs related to merchandise and assists with buying decisions. Supports Columbia Sportswear Company values to enhance the consumer experience and teamwork with their fellow employees.
• Acquires necessary knowledge about products, policies, procedures, and programs to execute day to-day operations.

YOU HAVE

• No specific education required (High School Diploma or GED preferred)
• 2 (or less) years of experience in a position or specialization.
• Experience interacting with and serving consumers.
• Skill operating Inventory and Point of Sales (POS) systems, and various other retail software tools.
• 16 years of age or older

JOB CONDITIONS

• Frequently in a more active environment (i.e., requires the ability to constantly move about) that can be physical or strenuous (frequently adjusting/moving items weighing up to 40 lbs.), may frequently use specialized equipment, may have exposure to dust and noise.
• Occasionally requires the ability to work in a place.
• Ability to communicate clearly with others.
• Availability to work a flexible retail schedule, which may change seasonally and in response to location-specific business trends or forecasts. All local, state, and federal laws are adhered to when evaluating your availability.

This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.

Columbia Sportswear Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Columbia Sportswear is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf. If you need reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please notify your recruiter.At Columbia Sportswear Company, we’re proud to offer part-time employees benefits that include a variety of services and products to help make your life and work more rewarding. Benefits that can protect your family’s financial future and help you save money through our 401k plan plus a generous company match. Columbia offers EAP + which is free and confidential 24/7/365 counseling services. There are commuter benefits such as transit and parking reimbursement programs. We have wellness benefits and employee discounts available.If you need an accommodation/adjustment to successfully complete and submit your application, please reach out to [e-mail] with the Subject: Applicant Assistance Requested.

ABOUT THE POSITION

With over 430 retail stores worldwide, our associates are essential to our business. From ensuring product availability on the sales floor to creating eye-catching visual displays to addressing customer inquiries to running an efficient checkout process, our associates create memorable customer experiences while simultaneously assisting the Store Leadership team in supporting Columbia Sportswear Company’s mission of “Connecting Active People with Their Passions.”

As a Retail Associates, you will represent our Company, Brands, and products to our consumer. You will serve consumers and share product information to help consumers find products that match their needs. Retail Associates support the flow of products into the store and onto the sales floor to ensure product representation and accessibility to our consumers. You will contribute to store profitability through accurate and efficient process execution and assist the Store Leadership Team in supporting our company mission: "Connecting Active People with Their Passions."

HOW YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

• Maintain store and visual merchandising, cleanliness, and safety standards; retrieves merchandise from stock room and other inventory locations to restock the sales floor.
• Performs cash register transactions (e.g., sales, returns, and exchanges) efficiently and accurately; connects consumer to the company loyalty programs.
• Contributes to the profitability of the store by receiving and processing incoming and outgoing products accurately and efficiently.
• Serves consumers by responding to consumer questions regarding product features, benefits, and availability; asks questions to understand consumer’s needs related to merchandise and assists with buying decisions. Supports Columbia Sportswear Company values to enhance the consumer experience and teamwork with their fellow employees.
• Acquires necessary knowledge about products, policies, procedures, and programs to execute day to-day operations.

YOU HAVE

• No specific education required (High School Diploma or GED preferred)
• 2 (or less) years of experience in a position or specialization.
• Experience interacting with and serving consumers.
• Skill operating Inventory and Point of Sales (POS) systems, and various other retail software tools.
• 16 years of age or older

JOB CONDITIONS

• Frequently in a more active environment (i.e., requires the ability to constantly move about) that can be physical or strenuous (frequently adjusting/moving items weighing up to 40 lbs.), may frequently use specialized equipment, may have exposure to dust and noise.
• Occasionally requires the ability to work in a place.
• Ability to communicate clearly with others.
• Availability to work a flexible retail schedule, which may change seasonally and in response to location-specific business trends or forecasts. All local, state, and federal laws are adhered to when evaluating your availability.

This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.

Columbia Sportswear Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Columbia Sportswear is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf. If you need reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please notify your recruiter.At Columbia Sportswear Company, we’re proud to offer part-time employees benefits that include a variety of services and products to help make your life and work more rewarding. Benefits that can protect your family’s financial future and help you save money through our 401k plan plus a generous company match. Columbia offers EAP + which is free and confidential 24/7/365 counseling services. There are commuter benefits such as transit and parking reimbursement programs. We have wellness benefits and employee discounts available.If you need an accommodation/adjustment to successfully complete and submit your application, please reach out to [e-mail] with the Subject: Applicant Assistance Requested.

About the company

Columbia Sportswear Company is a global outdoor brand that crafts active lifestyle gear fortified with industry-leading technologies.

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