Sales Associate

Primark Stores Limited; Village of Lake Grove (NY); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary base pay with raises

Guaranteed hours

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Development programs

401K Retirement Plan & Company Match

Back of house workspace

Well-being initiatives

Job summary

Primark Stores Limited in New York is hiring a Sales Associate to deliver friendly customer service, assist with sizes and purchases, and keep the shop floor well presented. You’ll handle till transactions, returns, and help unpack and price new deliveries.

We offer set schedules with guaranteed hours, employee discounts, development programs, and a 401K with company match, plus accommodations to support a positive, inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• You are passionate about people and creating great in-store experiences.
• You’re honest, a strong communicator who can listen and share ideas.
• You have good organizational skills and attention to detail.
• You’re a team player with motivation, a positive attitude and willingness to learn.
• You’re interested in fashion and the latest looks.
• Ideally, you have experience in a busy retail environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide customers with an amazing experience helping with sizes, styles, purchases or returns.
• Set up a visually appealing shop floor with tidy fitting rooms and stockroom.
• Deliver fast, friendly till experiences, process queries, voids and returns.
• Receive, unpack, check deliveries and price items to meet high standards.

Skills

Customer focus

Communication

Organization

Team player

Fashion interest

Retail experience

Job description

Because your opportunities are endless

Here at Primark, we love to do things our way. We help our customers keep up with high fashion at affordable prices. We do everything with passion, high standards and care around here. And if that sounds like you, join us as a Sales Associate.

Because you matter

People are at the heart of what we do, so it’s essential that we provide you with the right environment to perform at your very best. We offer benefits that put you first:

• Salary: we offer a competitive starting base pay with $0.50 increases at 6 months and 12 months of employment
• Balance: Plan your life outside of work with set schedules and guaranteed hours
• Paid time off: Earn paid time off for every hour you work, inclusive of part time roles
• Discounts: Use your in-store employee discount across our fabulous range
• Development: Grow your career with our development programs and career paths
• Retirement: Secure your future with our generous 401K Retirement Plan & Company Match
• Workspace: Enjoy our best in class back of house colleague workspace
• Support: Explore our well-being initiatives and employee assistance programs

What will I be doing?

As a Sales Associate, you’ll be making our customers day, every day. Here’s what this looks like in action:

• Providing customers with an amazing experience as you help them with things like sizes or styles, purchases, or returns
• Setting up a good-looking shop floor with full shelves, tidy fitting rooms and all the latest fashions, as well as keeping a tidy and well-organised stockroom
• Delivering a fast, friendly, efficient experience at till points, processing queries, voids, and returns.
• Receiving, unpacking and checking off new deliveries. Getting our products on to the shop floor and ensuring they’re all correctly priced - all while making sure everything meets our high standards

Who you are:

• We love to delight our customers with amazing in store experiences and that starts with you! Here’s what we need:
• You’re passionate about people and creating those amazing experiences
• You’re honest, a strong communicator who can also listen, share ideas and get involved where needed
• You’ve got good organizational skills and attention to detail
• You’re a team player with high levels of motivation, a positive attitude and willingness to learn
• You’re interested in fashion and the latest looks
• Ideally, you’ve got some experience working within a busy retail environment

Physical Job Requirements

To perform the essential functions of this position, colleagues must be able to satisfy the following physical requirements, with or without reasonable accommodation.

This position requires the ability to constantly stand and walk for extended periods, up to 8 hours per shift, on hard- surface floors. Colleagues must frequently bend, stoop, crouch, and reach at or above shoulder level. The role also requires frequently lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling merchandise and fixtures weighing up to 25 pounds and occasionally participating in team lifts for items weighing up to 50 pounds.

Colleagues must constantly perform tasks requiring manual dexterity, including handling and processing merchandise, operating cash registers or other point of sale systems, and using handheld devices. The position requires movement throughout the sales floor and stockroom, occasional use of stairs or ladders where applicable, and occasional work in varying temperatures, including in outdoor areas or storage spaces where applicable.

Depending on their assigned responsibilities, colleagues may receive training on the safe use of equipment such as balers, manual pallet jacks, and electric pallet jacks, and may be required to operate such equipment when properly trained and authorized. In no circumstances are colleagues under 18 permitted to use balers, manual pallet jacks, or electric pallet jacks.

Primark will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable law to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job. Applicants or colleagues who require an accommodation should contact People & Culture at [e-mail] to begin the interactive process.

Frequency Definitions: (Constantly: 67%–100% of the time, frequently: 34%–66% of the time, occasionally: 11%–33% of the time, rarely: 1%–10% of the time)

The starting base hourly rate for this role is: $17.00 hourly.

This role is eligible for a $0.50 increase at both 6 months and 1 year of continued employment at Primark.

The pay rate offered for this role is based on the candidate’s geographic region of work.

Our fashion isn’t one‑size‑fits‑all and neither is our culture. Primark promotes equal employment opportunity, we strive to create an inclusive workplace where people can be themselves, access opportunities and thrive together.

Primark is an equal opportunity employer. Primark does not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Primark is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please email [e-mail] with your request. This email is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.

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REQ ID: JR-14723