Sales Associate

Vince; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 23,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare options

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

Clothing allowance & discounts

$400 annual gym reimbursement

Mental health support tools and tele健康

Job summary

Vince is seeking a dynamic Part-Time Sales Associate in Chicago to drive sales and build lasting customer relationships in our retail stores. You will engage customers, identify needs, and guide them to suitable products while maintaining store visuals and housekeeping standards. Proficient use of our POS system and email will support follow-up and clienteling.

We value reliability, high energy, and effective communication. Prior retail experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Prior retail sales experience is preferred.
• Sales-driven and personable with a positive, high-energy attitude.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Achieve and exceed personal sales and productivity goals with the store manager.
• Demonstrate knowledge of merchandise features and benefits to maximize sales.
• Identify customer needs, overcome objections, and close sales.
• Follow up with customers via phone, email, and written communication to develop client relationships.

Skills

Retail sales

Customer needs

Communication

Teamwork

Tools

POS system

Word

Excel

Email

Job description

The Position

Vince is seeking a dynamic, customer service driven Part-Time Sales Associate.

The Position

Vince is seeking a dynamic, customer service driven Part-Time Sales Associate. The Sales Associate is responsible for generating sales and building customer relationships in our retail stores. Associates who demonstrate high degrees of proficiency to interact with the customers and identify their needs will maximize their sales opportunities. The associate will be responsible for continuing the client contact beyond the initial sale. By capturing name, address, phone and email contact information, the associate will use multiple means to communicate and build relationships with the customers. The associate will also be responsible for maintaining the visual and housekeeping standards of the store. This will include the receiving of merchandise and presentation to the selling floor, processing of markdowns and removal from the floor for transfers. The associate must have an ability to successfully operate our point-of-sale (POS) register system and operate our email system.

Salary Range

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $17 to $18 hourly. Exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, and budget. Salary range may vary based on geographic location.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

• Achieve and exceed the personal sales and productivity goals agreed upon with your store manager
• Demonstrate complete knowledge of the merchandises’ features and benefits to maximize the sales opportunity
• Be a quick thinker who listens to the customer and can identify his/her needs and overcome objections if raised
• Responsible for client development beyond the initial transaction; utilizing phone, email & written follow-up contact
• Maintain the housekeeping and visual standards of the store
• Have computer skills to operate the POS register and email systems
• Safeguard the store’s inventory by adherence to the company’s loss prevention program
• Follow all store operational policies and procedures
• Client Book Management and Clienteling

What You’ll Bring

• Role Comprehension
• Reliability
• Adaptability
• Effective Communicator

Qualifications/Experience We’re Looking For

• Prior experience in retail sales is preferred
• A sales-driven, goal-oriented individual who is extremely personable
• Have a positive, high-energy, friendly, outgoing and engaging personality
• Must be willing to take the first step to initiate contact with the customers and identify their shopping needs.
• Demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills allowing for effective communication with your customers
• Possess computer skills to operate our retail POS system, Word, Excel & email
• Must be able to lift, carry or otherwise move objects weighing up to 35 pounds when merchandising the sales floor and use ladders or stairs

Benefits

Vince offers a competitive benefits package designed to meet the unique needs of our team members. Some benefits are provided automatically at no cost and others require an active election. Those benefits include:

• Robust healthcare options for medical, dental, vision, flexible spending, and health savings account with employer funding
• 401(k) with employer match
• Generous paid time off plans for vacation, sick, and personal, as well as company holidays
• Clothing allowance & merchandise discounts
• $400 annual gym reimbursement
• Mental health support tools and telehealth psychology and psychiatry
• Family and caregiving benefits including a competitive paid parental leave program as well as supplemental infertility coverage
• Life, accidental death & dismemberment, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance
• Supplemental hospital indemnity, specified disease, and accident coverage
• Pre-tax commuter benefits including transit and parking
• Discounted pet, home & auto, and legal insurance

V Opco, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant or employee because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or military or veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law. V Opco, LLC also provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable laws.