Retail Sales Associate - Alexandria Commons

Old Navy; Alexandria (LA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

50% off regular-priced merchandise

Competitive Paid Time Off plan

401(k) plan with company matching

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance

Job summary

A leading retail brand in Alexandria, Louisiana is looking for a customer-oriented Associate who excels at providing excellent service. You'll engage customers by educating them about products, assisting with purchases, and promoting loyalty programs. This role requires good communication skills and a professional demeanor to handle customer interactions. Employees enjoy benefits such as a 50% merchandise discount, competitive paid time off, and a comprehensive benefits package including insurance and 401(k) plans.

Qualifications

• Good communicator with the ability to utilize technology effectively.
• Problem solver with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Able to handle customer interactions courteously and professionally.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service and connect with customers.
• Educate and inform customers about current merchandise and promotions.
• Assist customers by locating merchandise and answering questions.

Job description

About Old Navy

Forget what you know about old‑school industry rules. When you work at Old Navy, you’re choosing a different path. From day one, we’ve been on a mission to democratize fashion and make shopping fun again. Our teams make style accessible to everyone, creating high‑quality, must‑have fashion essentials for the whole family, with love, season after season. We opened our first store in 1994 in San Francisco and have been on a roll ever since. We cultivate a community of playful personalities that thrive in a fast‑paced environment where our employees can be their most authentic selves. Here, we’re family.

About The Role

In this role, you will engage and connect with our customers by providing excellent customer service. You will be an expert in product and use this expertise to educate, inform, inspire and outfit the customer. You will offer information to the customer on current merchandise assortment, store promotions and events, and execute operational processes effectively and efficiently. Your goal is to bring our brand to life for our customers while building brand loyalty and delivering with productivity.

What You'll Do

• All associates are expected to become experts of the brand's selling behaviors, leveraging these behaviors with every customer who walks through our doors and allowing us to provide a premium customer experience.
• Acknowledge and assist customers; locate merchandise efficiently using various methods; answer questions quickly and accurately.
• Offer style and outfit suggestions to the customer, utilizing mannequins and displays for inspiration.
• Promote loyalty by educating customers about our loyalty programs.
• Leverage omni channel offerings to deliver a frictionless customer experience.
• Support sales floor, fitting room, check out, and back of house processes, as required.
• Courteous and responsive to internal/external request.
• Exchange and verifies job related information to provide support.

Who You Are

• Good communicator with the ability to utilize technology effectively and engage with customers and your team to meet goals.
• Problem solver with a focus on continuous improvement, who is always learning, open to feedback and takes action as required.li>
• Able to handle customer interactions and potential issues/concerns courteously and professionally.
• Use basic information‑gathering skills to solve problems.
• Ability to learn procedural knowledge acquired through on‑the‑job training.

Benefits at Old Navy

• Merchandise discount for our brands: 50% off regular‑priced merchandise at Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta, and 30% off at Outlet for all employees.
• One of the most competitive Paid Time Off plans in the industry.*
• Employees can take up to five “on the clock” hours each month to volunteer at a charity of their choice.*
• Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching for contributions up to four percent of an employee’s base pay.*
• Employee stock purchase plan.*
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.*
• See more of the benefits we offer.
• For eligible employees.

Gap Inc. is an equal‑opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status. We have received numerous awards for our long‑held commitment to equality and will continue to foster a diverse and inclusive environment of belonging. In 2022, we were recognized by Forbes as one of the World’s Best Employers and one of the Best Employers for Diversity.