Retail Sales Associate - Northwest Promenade

Old Navy; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 22,730 - 23,419; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

50% off regular-priced merchandise

Competitive Paid Time Off

401(k) plan with company matching

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance

Job summary

Old Navy in Bakersfield, California is hiring for a customer service role focused on engaging with customers and providing exceptional service. You will become an expert on products and inspire customers with your knowledge while fostering brand loyalty.

This position involves assisting customers, offering style suggestions, and ensuring operational efficiency. A positive attitude, effective communication, and problem-solving skills are essential for success, with a commitment to continuous learning.

Employees enjoy extensive benefits including discounts, paid time off, and comprehensive insurance options.

Qualifications

• Effective communicator, able to engage customers and team.
• Focus on continuous improvement and learning.
• Professional handling of customer issues and inquiries.

Responsibilities

• Engage customers by providing excellent customer service.
• Educate customers on merchandise and promotions.
• Support sales floor, fitting room, and checkout processes.

Skills

Good communication skills

Problem solving

Ability to handle customer interactions

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.
• Be courteous and responsive to internal/external requests.
• Exchange and verify 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.
• 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.

Hourly Range: $17.00 - $16.50 USD. Employee pay will vary based on factors such as qualifications, experience, skill level, competencies and work location. We will meet minimum wage or minimum of the pay range (whichever is higher) based on city, county and state requirements.

Benefits

• 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.

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.