Sales Associate - Full Time

Belk, Inc. & Belk eCommerce LLC.; Lufkin (TX); On-site; USD 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Belk, Inc. & Belk eCommerce LLC. is seeking a Sales Associate in Lufkin, TX. The role delivers friendly, personalized service, assists customers with merchandise selections, and processes transactions to drive sales and customer satisfaction.

You will maintain attractive displays, stay informed about promotions and policies, and work with store teams to meet objectives. This hourly position requires flexibility, strong communication, and a positive store attitude.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service skills and a drive to meet store objectives.
• Ability to take ownership of tasks and contribute to store success.
• Clear communication with customers and teammates to deliver great service.
• Comfortable using smartphones, tablets, and Windows devices in a retail setting.
• Flexible availability including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Regular movement around all store areas and ability to lift at least 40 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Greet, engage, and assist customers to create a welcoming environment.
• Apply suggestive selling techniques and recommend products to drive sales.
• Process transactions accurately and efficiently.
• Maintain attractive selling areas and accurate signage.
• Support store operations with fulfillment, pricing, and product placement.
• Follow safety and asset-protection procedures to minimize risk.

Skills

Customer service

Ownership

Communication

Tech literacy

Flexible schedule

Mobility

Job description

The Sales Associate delivers a positive customer experience by providing excellent service through building relationships, assisting with merchandise selection, making product recommendations, and processing transactions. This role drives sales and store key metric performance, maintains merchandise presentations, and works closely with store operation teams to meet store objectives. The Sales Associate promotes a friendly store environment that builds customer loyalty and customer satisfaction. This is an hourly position.

What you will do

• Demonstrate ownership and initiative in achieving personal goals, store objectives, and daily priorities.
• Greet, engage, and assist customers warmly, creating a welcoming environment and providing personalized service to enhance customer shopping experience.
• Apply suggestive selling techniques and offer product recommendations to meet customer needs and drive sales.
• Build genuine relationships with customers to foster loyalty and repeat business.
• Process transactions accurately and efficiently.
• Handle customer inquiries, returns, and concerns with professionalism, promptness, and care.
• Maintain visually appealing selling areas, merchandise presentation standards, accurate signage, fitting rooms, and cleanliness through daily recovery and stock replenishment.
• Leverage training tools, use resources, and embrace feedback to continuously boost product knowledge, build selling skills, and strengthen performance.
• Stay informed of products, promotions, policies, and store events to deliver accurate information to customers and enhance service.
• Contribute to a positive store culture by building connections with teammates, sharing knowledge, and celebrating individual and team achievements.
• Support store operations by assisting with store fulfillment, pricing, promotional sets, product placement, and other tasks as assigned.
• Follow asset protection procedures, safety guidelines, and security protocols, supporting store shortage control, inventory accuracy, and minimizing risk in designated area.

Skills and Abilities

• Dedication to customer service and a drive to achieve store objectives.
• Skills and experience to perform in the role and a commitment to continuously learn.
• Ability to take ownership of assigned tasks and contribute to store success.
• Communicate with excellence.
• Comfortable with technology, including smart phones, tablet computers and Windows-based operating systems.
• Available to work a flexible schedule based on business needs, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Must regularly move around all store areas and be accessible to customers.
• Must bend, reach, stretch for product as well as lift, carry, and move at least 40 lbs.

The job posting highlights the most relevant / essential responsibilities and requirements of the role. It is not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties, responsibilities, and qualifications for this job.

We’d love to have your smiling face on our team but not until you’re 16! Since you’re here you might as well do a little shopping. www.belk.com

We set trends through our merchandise and, more importantly, through the way we work. At Belk you will find a positive, inclusive, vibrant and fast-paced environment where you have access to all the tools and resources necessary to be effective in your job. Furthermore, we know access to senior leadership is critical to making company-wide initiatives a reality and getting great ideas to the forefront of our business. Time and time again, our associates are grateful for the opportunities they have to meet with Belk´s senior most leaders. Diversity is about embracing our differences and realizing they are what makes us stronger. We believe in an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and welcomed to bring their whole selves to work or to shop. We are on a mission to break down inequality and leverage our influence to make a position impact against racism every day. Above all else, here you’ll find opportunities to make huge impact. It´s the result of dynamic initiatives, financial and structural support, and strong investments in the areas that are taking Belk to new heights.

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