Retail Sales Associate

Best Buy; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 20,664 - 26,174; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Employee discount

Retirement resources

Well-being support

Paid time off

Incentive pay

Job summary

Best Buy is seeking a Retail Sales Associate to be the face of our stores, helping customers find the right tech solutions and services. You’ll learn product details, answer questions and guide shoppers to make confident decisions.

Join a team that values friendly service, ongoing training and a great employee discount. You’ll work in a fast-paced environment, assisting with demos, cashier duties, and in-store or curbside pickup to satisfy every guest.

Qualifications

• 3 months of experience working in retail or another fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including holidays, nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Welcome and engage customers in a warm, friendly manner.
• Perform product demos, answer questions and make recommendations that meet customers’ needs across all departments.
• Complete cashier duties for purchases, returns and exchanges.
• Maintain knowledge and expertise through ongoing learning and development.
• Help keep the sales floor clean and well stocked.
• Assist with in-store pickup and curbside pickup orders.

Skills

Retail experience

Flexible schedule

Job description

As a Retail Sales Associate, you’ll be the face of Best Buy for customers who visit our stores. We’ll train you with the skills and knowledge you need to confidently recommend the right tech products and services to meet each person’s unique needs. If you have a passion for sales or just helping people, this role is great for you.

Responsibilities

• Welcome and engage customers in a warm, friendly manner.
• Perform product demos, answer questions and make recommendations that meet customers’ needs across all departments.
• Complete cashier duties for purchases, returns and exchanges.
• Maintain appropriate knowledge and expertise through ongoing learning and development.
• Help keep the sales floor clean and well stocked.
• Assist with in‑store pickup and curbside pickup orders.

Qualifications

• 3 months of experience working in retail or another fast‑paced, team‑oriented environment.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including holidays, nights and weekends.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Great employee discount.
• Financial savings and retirement resources.
• Support for physical and mental well‑being.
• Paid time off (vacation or PTO) for full‑time and part‑time employees based on work location, employment status, salary or hourly status (exempt/non‑exempt), and years of continued or bridged service.
• Incentive pay for eligible roles to drive performance and recognize achievement of financial and strategic results.

Best Buy provides different types of leaves of absence (LOA) and potential pay sources to employees based on eligibility. The length of your LOA depends on your situation, where you live, your full‑time or part‑time employment status, and federal and state regulations. Intermittent or reduced‑schedule leave is also available for certain medical or family care leaves.

For more information about benefits, LOA and paid time off, please refer to our Benefits Guide.

About us: As part of the Best Buy team, you’ll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life — in our stores, online and in customers’ homes. Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We’re committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities.

Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.

Application deadline: Minimum of 5 days from the posting date. You can find that date above the job title at the top of the page.

Location/Region: Bakersfield, CA (93312)