Seasonal Associate - Famous Footwear

Famous Footwear

California (MO)

On-site

USD 18,923 - 26,951

Part time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

30% Associate Discount

Relaxed Dress Code

Daily Access to Pay

Ease of Transferring Locations

Job summary

Famous Footwear is seeking a Seasonal Associate to provide outstanding customer service and ensure smooth retail operations. As a key team player, you'll help create a welcoming shopping environment. This entry-level, temporary position offers flexible hours, with opportunities for development and a 30% employee discount on shoes. If you love shoes and enjoy working in retail, this could be the perfect fit for you!

Qualifications

Ability to build constructive relationships within the store.
Demonstrates a positive communication style with associates.
Independent judgment in partnership with management.

Responsibilities

Ensure daily store tasks stay organized and on track.
Deliver engaging customer experiences through attentive service.
Drive sales performance with accountability and communication.

Skills

Customer Engagement

Team Collaboration

Retail Operations

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

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Base pay range

$16.65/hr - $16.65/hr

If you're looking for that next step in your career, make it famous! To us, famous isn’t about standing out in the crowd. It’s about feeling good where you stand right now. Famous Footwear is your place for athletic, fashion and casual shoes for the whole family from hundreds of name brands.

As aFamous Footwear Seasonal Associate, you are passionate about providing the best shoe store experience for every customer. You do this by creating a welcoming environment and in-store culture where customers say, “I’ll take it” and areloyal to your store, our brands, and our company. You are a team player,celebrating individual and team successes. You are committed to staying informed about trends and sharing that knowledge with customers, ultimately building engaging customer experiences. Most importantly, you LOVE shoes and regardless of your style, you help every person who enters the store experience a little bit of that Famous Feeling.

What You’ll Be Doing

Ace Retail Operations: You’ll ensure daily store tasks (pricing, shipment processing, fulfillment and inventory) are dialed in, keeping the store running like a tightly laced sneaker. Utilizing our company standards as a framework for success, you’ll deliver on our goal of keeping the store clean, organized, and all our famous styles easily shoppable.
Be a Famous Culture Influencer:Champion our Famous culture with pride by embodying the behaviors that power our Customer Connection. You’ll provide stellar customer engagement, leaving customers wowed with consistently top-notch experiences powered by your attentiveness and determination to deliver them the styles and brands they crave.
Elevate to Your Goal-Crushing Era:You’ll bring your best to each day; take accountability for your effort and its impact on Famous Footwear’s overall performance. You’ll review store performance and drive sales with purpose and urgency to achieve goals. Every shoe sale counts! As a ‘goal-getter’, you deliver clear, concise and timely communications to the entire store team and employ active listening to ensure understanding among teammates.
Act with Integrity: Your high standards will keep you sticking to company policies and procedures. Always acting with integrity, you’ll be open to and seek feedback to improve your skillset and further your professional development!
Bring the Positive Vibes:Embrace diversity and inclusivity as our team superpower, upholding a work environment where every associate feels included and respected. Maintain a positive and proactive mindset, even in the face of challenges, you’re the type of person to uplift and support others. To help others be their best, you’ll help your teammates be their best selves by assisting with training and development when needed.
Be a Shoe-off:You are shoe-obsessed (no judgment.) When a customer enters the store, you’re a shoe sleuth on the hunt for the perfect styles to suit their needs. It brightens your day to make shoe recommendations and ensure our customers leave the store with the perfect fit…and that Famous Feeling.

Essential Functions: Other responsibilities may be performed as needed to ensure the needs of the business are met. Overtime hours may be required to meet business needs.

Perks You’ll Enjoy!

Our Shoe Discounts. No matter your style, we’ve got your perfect fit covered with a 30% Associate Discount across Caleres’s retail stores – Famous Footwear, Naturalizer, Sam Edelman, and Allen Edmonds.
Relaxed Dress Code & Small Team Environment.You will be a valued member in a supportive and hands-on setting. Our relaxed dress code policy lets you showcase your authentic self while you work.
Daily Access to Pay. Love an early pay day? Get paid as you earn (without the fees) with Dayforce Wallet.
Ease of Transferring Locations. We have over 850 store locations you can easily transfer within.

Preferred Qualifications & Education

High School Diploma/GED
Able to build constructive and effective relationships within store
Demonstrates an ability to communicate positively with store associates at all levels
Must exercise independent judgment and discretion partnering with Store Sales Manager and/or Assistant Managers, as needed
Working knowledge of general retail practices and procedures
Ability to work effectively within a team
Ability to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the business, including holidays, nights, weekends and extended hours

Physical Requirements And/or Environment

Ability to regularly lift up to 40 lbs. from floor level to above shoulder height utilizing appropriate equipment and safety techniques
Ability to meet demands of frequent walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, climbing, pushing, pulling, and repetitive lifting
Ability to be mobile on the sales floor for extended periods of time

Famous Footwear is part of Caleres Inc., a diverse portfolio of 15 global footwear brands including Sam Edelman, Naturalizer, Vionic, Dr. Scholl's, Allen Edmonds, and many more. Caleres' legacy includes more than 140-years of craftsmanship, a passion for fit and business savvy, with a mission to continue to inspire people to feel great…feet first.

Caleres is an Equal Opportunity Employer by choice. We believe our company should be as diverse as the consumers we serve. We seek and engage talented individuals from all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, lifestyles, and belief systems.

Caleres and Famous Footwear are invested in our Associates. We regularly review our pay matrices and update appropriately based on need. Starting pay is determined by several factors, including relevant skills, qualifications, and experience. The actual pay rate will equal or exceed the required minimum wage applicable to the job location. Please visit yourcaleres.com to review all associated benefits.

Fraudulent Recruiting Disclaimer: Please beware of fraudulent recruiting. Legitimate Caleres, contacts will use @caleres.com email address. We do not request money, checks, equipment orders, or sensitive personal data during the recruitment process. If you have been asked for any of the above, or believe you have been contacted by someone posing as a Caleres employee, please refer to our fraudulent recruiting statement found here: https://www.caleres.com/careers/be-aware-of-recruiting-fraud

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