Retail Sales Associate (Seasonal)

New Balance; Cabazon (CA); On-site; USD 17,908 - 24,796; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual lifestyle reimbursement

4 weeks vacation

12 holidays

Associate discount

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

New Balance is seeking Retail Sale Associates to ensure our stores run smoothly and deliver exemplary customer service. You will use expert product knowledge to assist customers, educate on features and benefits, and close sales with effective selling techniques.

Key responsibilities include greeting customers, understanding needs, promoting promotions, maintaining a clean floor, and ensuring accurate labeling and security.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must be a people person.
• Past retail experience preferred, but not necessary.
• Strong customer service and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to flourish in a team environment.
• Familiarity with cash register functions.
• Ability to quickly perform basic math.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule that may include weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Provide customer service using proper selling techniques, product knowledge, and the GUEST service model.
• Greet and make customer contact; understand customer needs; educate on product features and benefits.
• Solve customer problems and answer questions; transact the sale through suggestive selling and closing.
• Correctly measure and fit customers with appropriate NB product.
• Inform customers about promotions; keep the floor neat, organized, and well stocked.

Skills

Customer service

Verbal communication

Team collaboration

Cash handling

Tools

Cash register

Job description

Who We Are

Since 1906, New Balance has empowered people through sport and craftsmanship to create positive change in communities around the world. We innovate fearlessly, guided by our core values and driven by the belief that conventions were meant to be challenged. We foster a culture in which every associate feels welcomed and respected, where leaders and creatives are inspired to shape the world of tomorrow by taking bold action today.

JOB MISSION

Retail Sale Associates ensure our retail stores operate smoothly and provide exemplary customer service. Educated with expert product knowledge, they utilize proper selling techniques to assist customers throughout every step of the transaction process, always positively representing the New Balance brand.

Major Accountabilities

• Provide customer service using proper selling techniques, product knowledge, and the GUEST service model:
  • Greet and make customer contact
  • Understand the customer's needs
  • Educate the customer on product features and benefits
  • Solve any customer problems/answer any questions
  • Transact the sale through suggestive selling, multiple selling, and effective closing
• Correctly measure and fit customers with appropriate NB product
• Inform customers about any promotions we have running
• Keep the floor always looking its best – neat, organized, and well stocked
• Make sure items are labeled and price marked properly
• Protect our products by greeting customers, attaching/detaching security tags, monitoring floor merchandise, reporting shrinkage and security violations, etc.
• Follow safety regulations, including proper lifting procedures and timely reporting of all accidents and near misses

Requirements For Success

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must be a people person.
• Past retail experience preferred, but not necessary.
• Strong customer service and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to flourish in a team environment.
• Familiarity with cash register functions.
• Ability to quickly perform basic math.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule that may include weekends and holidays.
• Must meet physical requirements: lift 4 lbs. frequently; lift maximum 8 lbs. occasionally; kneel or squat frequently; move boxes of product up to 50 lbs (with assistance if necessary); stand for extended periods of time; climb ladders occasionally; climb and descend stairs frequently (depending on location).

Regular Associate Benefits

New Balance offers a comprehensive traditional benefits package including three options for medical insurance as well as dental, vision, life insurance and 401K. We proudly offer non‑traditional perks such as online learning and development courses, tuition reimbursement, $100 monthly student loan support, and mentorship programs. All associates receive a yearly $1,000 lifestyle reimbursement, 4 weeks of vacations, 12 mandatory holidays, and generous parental leave. Temporary associates receive three options for medical insurance, dental and vision insurance, and an associate discount. Part‑time associates receive 401k, short‑term disability, a yearly $300 lifestyle reimbursement, and an associate discount.

New Balance provides equal opportunities for all current and prospective associates and takes affirmative action to ensure that employment, training, compensation, transfer, promotion and other terms, conditions and privileges of employment are provided without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, handicap, genetic information, and/or status as an Armed Forces service medal veteran, recently separated veteran, qualified disabled veteran or other protected veteran.