Retail Sales Lead (Seasonal)

Event Network, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a vibrant team at a premier cultural destination where you can help create unforgettable experiences for guests. As a Sales Lead at this exciting gift shop, you will play a key role in ensuring that every visitor enjoys a fantastic shopping experience. Your friendly demeanor and strong customer service skills will shine as you engage with guests and support the store management team. This part-time seasonal position offers a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic environment filled with wildlife and discovery. If you are passionate about retail and enjoy interacting with people, this role is perfect for you!

Qualifications

• Prior retail keyholder and supervisory experience required.
• Strong merchandising skills and customer service orientation.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional guest service and support store management.
• Engage with guests to create a fun and memorable shopping experience.

Skills

Customer Service

Retail Management

Merchandising

Cash Handling

Job description

YOUR FUTURE BEGINS AT THIS PREMIER DESTINATION

We believe The Experience matters. Imagine yourself helping our guests create memorable experiences…Now imagine yourself in a fun and rewarding Sales Lead role at our Lincoln Park Zoo Gift Shop!

Be a part of thisfascinating must-see cultural destination located in the heart of Chicago – where visitors experience fun and discovery in this incredible world of wildlife.

THE POSITION

Our friendly and enthusiastic team inspires fun and surprise as they interact with guests to deliver the ultimate shopping experience.

As SALES LEAD (Part-time Seasonal), you will:

• Provide exceptional guest service as you support the store management team in day-to-day operations.
• Ensure that our guests have the best shopping experience ever.
• Engage with guests and create an entertaining, fun, exciting and memorable experience.

Qualifications:

• Prior retail keyholder, retail supervisory, cash-handling, and customer service experience.
• Strong merchandising skills.
• Must be able to work irregular schedules on weekdays, weekends, early evenings, and holidays to support the needs of the business.
• Naturally enjoy interacting with people of all ages.
• Able to proactively intercept, engage, and demonstrate product to customers in a positive, welcoming, and outgoing manner, and able to effectively communicate product features.
• Be welcoming, positive, engaging, and friendly towards our guests, team members, and venue staff.

Physical Demands – The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the Sales Lead is frequently required to stand, walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The Sales Lead must frequently lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.

Lincoln Park Zoo requires that all team members working on the premises must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

BRING YOUR TALENT TO US

Apply today!

Event Network is an equal opportunity employer