Retail Sales Associate (Full Time) - Grand Ole Opry

Ryman Hospitality Properties; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Ryman Hospitality Properties is seeking a Retail Sales Associate to join our team in Nashville. You will deliver excellent guest service, assist guests, process transactions, and maintain attractive merchandise displays across our venues.

Ideal candidates have 1+ years in guest service or cash handling and an outgoing, sales-driven personality. Must be able to work evenings, weekends, and holidays in a high-energy retail environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 1+ years' experience in guest service, sales, and/or cash handling preferred.
• Effective interpersonal and verbal communication skills required.
• Outgoing personality and an aptitude for sales.
• Basic mathematical aptitude for cash handling and transaction processing.
• Able to work during peak times, including evenings, weekends and holidays, to support business needs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver exceptional service to all guests and actively greet them as they enter the space.
• Provide confident, friendly guidance to guests about the venue and events.
• Support sales and service programs to increase average transaction value and units per transaction.
• Merchandise the sales floor to keep displays attractive and stock organized.
• Understand current product collections and upsell based on guest interests.
• Process sales transactions using the POS system and handle cash.
• Maintain cleanliness of sales floor and stockroom; report issues to management.
• Follow safety and security policies and report incidents as needed.
• Process daily shipments and receive stock per policy.
• Collaborate with tour guides to create and display souvenir photos for sale.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Sales aptitude

Customer service

Cash handling

Peak-time availability

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

As a Retail Sales Associate, you'll work as part of a team to deliver exceptional service, showcase our merchandise, and help guests appreciate our musical legacy. You'll assist guests, process transactions, and maintain store displays as a frontline representative of our entertainment venues. Our retail locations range from traditional gift shop environments to live performance venues where you'll enjoy working with energetic crowds and live music. As the ideal candidate you'll have fun sharing your passion for music heritage by creating engaging and memorable guest experiences!

• Deliver exceptional service to all guests. Actively greet and welcome all guests into our carefully curated retail space.
• Provide confident and friendly directional guidance to guests as they visit our retail space. Share your interest in upcoming events in our venues.
• Support sales and service programs as directed by retail leadership. Achieve goals to increase average transaction value, units per transaction, etc.
• Actively merchandise to ensure sales floor remains full and visually enticing to guests. Keep apparel folded and sized appropriately. Relay inventory concerns to leadership.
• Understand current product collections to improve our guests' shopping experience. Actively sell and upsell products based on guest interests.
• Process sales transactions using point-of-sale (POS) system and appropriate cash handling procedures. Follow defined check-in/check-out procedures.
• Maintain order and cleanliness of sales floor and stockroom areas. Dust displays, sweep floors, empty trash bins, clean windows, etc. as needed.
• Follow all company safety and security policies and procedures. Report equipment malfunction, accidents, injuries, and unsafe conditions to management immediately.
• Process daily shipments. Receive and unload boxes from truck to storeroom and sales floor according to defined policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with tour guides in our historic venues to create souvenir photos. Process photos for immediate display and sale.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent required

Experience

• 1+ years' experience in guest service, sales, and/or cash handling preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Effective interpersonal and verbal communication skills required
• Outgoing personality and an aptitude for sales
• Basic mathematical aptitude for cash handling and transaction processing
• Able to work during peak times, including evenings, weekends and holidays, to support business needs

Physical Requirements

Speak and hear to communicate with guests and use both near and distance vision for operating the POS system, reading SKUs, and completing merchandising tasks. Stand and walk for extended periods, including on uneven surfaces and while carrying items. Frequently climb stairs throughout the venue and use ladders to access storage areas. Regularly lift and carry up to 25 lbs., and occasionally sit, kneel, bend, and reach to stock merchandise. Manual dexterity for tasks such as using a computer and handling merchandise.

Working Conditions

High-traffic retail and entertainment environments with large crowds and elevated noise levels.