Sales Associate

Carter's, Inc.; Algonquin (IL); On-site; USD 19,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discount program

Benefits package

Education assistance

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Carter's, Inc. in Algonquin, IL is looking for a Sales Associate to be the first face of the brand for families, greeting customers and helping them explore baby essentials and children's apparel.

You will work in a welcoming environment that values teamwork, growth, and flexible schedules, with discounts and opportunities to learn and advance.

Join Carter's to build connections with customers and families while delivering friendly service and supporting a smooth omnichannel shopping experience.

Qualifications

• Customer service and engagement skills required.
• Effective verbal and written communication.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a busy retail environment.

Responsibilities

• Welcome customers with a warm greeting and assist with product styles and benefits.
• Resolve customer issues confidently and balance multiple customers.
• Support omnichannel shopping to ensure a positive experience.
• Process sales transactions at the register.
• Restock floor and manage shipments as needed.
• Explain promotions and the loyalty program to customers.
• Maintain a safe, clean store and minimize losses.

Job description

Love what you do. Carter’s Careers. As a Sales Associate, you will be the first face of the brand for growing families. You’ll congratulate new parents and grandparents, introduce them to our new baby essentials, help them prep for their first day of school, and all the big and little moments of their parenting journey. You’ll join a welcoming and inclusive environment that values and optimizes skills and talents.

What we love about Carter’s

Carter’s Inc. is the largest North American apparel retailer exclusively for babies and young children, encompassing Carter’s, OshKosh B’gosh, Skip*Hop, and Little Planet brands. Carter’s is the #1 most-purchased children’s clothing brand.* We’ve become an industry leader by providing quality — from the first Original Bodysuit® to the lasting careers we offer our team. We’ve kept our close-knit culture since our founding, and we invest in our teams with training and development programs, so we all succeed together. A Carter’s career doesn’t feel like a job. It feels like connections, between customers, teams, and families. Caring, teamwork, flexibility, and growth are what make us different. What’s not to love?

Benefits we love

Schedules that fit your life. Our hours of operation allow you to balance work and personal activities - whether you have class, enjoy a morning workout, or manage carpool. Benefits and perks that make life better, mental health benefits, a 30% discount on our brands, referral bonuses, and much more! Advance You Program helps earn a GED or a bachelor’s degree tuition-free or learn English as a second language! The opportunity to learn and build skills and grow as an individual. We provide professional and personal development to help shape your career. Development programs to help you grow in your current role and beyond. Whether you’re looking to join us for a season or a long-term career, you can grow at Carter’s.

What You’ll Do

• Welcome customers with a warm greeting and provide assistance with our product styles, features, and benefits
• Confidently and proactively resolve issues for customers and balance a number of customers in a busy retail environment
• Meet customer needs by assisting with omnichannel as needed to ensure a positive shopping experience
• Execute and expedite point of sale/register transactions
• Complete floor replenishment and shipment as needed
• Articulate current promotional events and the brand loyalty program, including credit, to customers
• Minimize store loss by providing exceptional customer service and maintaining a safe, clean store

Qualities we’d love in a candidate

• A positive and solutions-oriented mindset
• Demonstrated customer service and engagement skills
• Effective and professional verbal and written communication skills
• The ability to manage multiple tasks at once

You can

• Lift 40 pounds as needed, with frequent bending, stooping, reaching, pushing, and pulling
• Stand or walk for extended periods of time; climb up and down a ladder
• Provide availability that may include days, nights, weekends, and holidays as scheduled

Carter’s for all

Carter's is an Equal Opportunity and Affinite Action employer. (Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran).

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Additional information

Applications will be accepted until at least 7 days after the posting date.

Carter's does not use AI to make any decision in our hiring process.

NOTE: This job description is not all-inclusive. The duties described may be changed or reassigned at the discretion of management, and the employee may be required to perform duty that are not listed in the job description. Carter’s may reasonably alter your duties, responsibilities, job title, and location. *Source: Circana/ Consumer Tracking service, U.S. dollar share, 12 months ending September 2023.

Compensation for this position ranges from $14.00 - $16.00 per hour based on experience and location.

Carters is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

We’ve become an industry leader by providing quality – from the clothing we sell to the careers we offer our team. Shared values have paved the way to our success. We nurture inclusive work environments for everyone. We invest in our teams with training and development programs to help them build their skills. We succeed together; everyone is welcome to grow in many ways. We’ve kept our close‑knit warmth since our founding. You’ll have the opportunity to work with colleagues who often become fast, lifelong friends while making new connections and sharing memorable experiences. Caring, teamwork, flexibility, and growth are what make us different. What’s not to love?