Retail Sales Associate (Seasonal)

New Balance; Destin (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading sportswear company in Florida seeks a part-time Retail Sales Associate. Responsibilities include providing exceptional customer service, maintaining store standards, and supporting sales operations. Ideal candidates should have strong communication skills and an eagerness to assist customers. Retail experience is a bonus, but not required. This position offers flexible scheduling and a variety of associate benefits.

Benefits

Medical insurance options

Dental and vision insurance

401K contributions

Discounts for associates

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Past retail experience preferred but not necessary.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Provide customer service using proper selling techniques.
• Correctly measure and fit customers with appropriate products.
• Keep the floor neat, organized, and stocked.

Skills

Customer service skills

Verbal communication skills

Team collaboration

Ability to perform basic math

Job description

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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

Requirements For Success

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Should 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
• Ability to: 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

Regular Associate Benefits

New Balance offers a comprehensive traditional benefits package including medical insurance options as well as dental, vision, life insurance and 401K. We also offer online learning and development courses, tuition reimbursement, lifestyle reimbursements, mentorship programs, and a focus on work-life balance.

Temporary associates are provided medical, dental and vision insurance and an associate discount. Part-time associates are provided 401k, short term disability, lifestyle reimbursement and an associate discount.

Equal Opportunity Employer

New Balance provides equal opportunities for all current and prospective associates and takes affirmative action to ensure 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.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Part-time

Job function

• Sales and Business Development

Industries

• Sporting Goods Manufacturing