Seasonal Retail Sales Associate - Empire Mall

Athleta; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Merchandise discount

Competitive PTO

Volunteer hours

401(k) matching

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Job summary

Athleta is seeking a Brand Associate to bring the brand to life for customers. You will educate, inform and wardrobe customers while delivering an omni-channel, best-in-class experience. Join a team that values inclusivity and a passion for active living.

Responsibilities include assisting customers, driving sales, maintaining a neat store, and supporting operations across sales floor and back-of-house areas.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication with customers and team, delivering an exceptional shopping experience.
• Retail experience in a fast-paced environment is preferred.
• Able to work flexible hours including holidays, evenings, weekends.
• Comfort with using retail technology and POS systems.
• Physical ability to lift up to 30 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service and educate customers on products.
• Engage with customers to drive sales using suggestive selling.
• Maintain a clean, organized sales floor and fitting rooms.
• Assist with inventory and stockroom as needed.
• Support omni-channel experiences across in-store and online channels.

Skills

Effective communicator

Customer service

Retail experience

Flexible schedule

Tech-savvy

Lift 30 lbs

Tools

POS system

Job description

About Athleta

For the past 25 years, we've committed ourselves and our brand to a single aim: to empower all women and girls. Inspiration. Collaboration. Connection. Inclusivity. It's what we do best, and we're on the hunt for people who share our passion for leading an active lifestyle, growing personally as well as professionally, and creating game-changing products and experiences.

About Athleta

For the past 25 years, we've committed ourselves and our brand to a single aim: to empower all women and girls. Inspiration. Collaboration. Connection. Inclusivity. It's what we do best, and we're on the hunt for people who share our passion for leading an active lifestyle, growing personally as well as professionally, and creating game-changing products and experiences.

We use business as a force for good by putting people and the planet right up there with profit, which is why Athleta is a certified B Corp. Ready to make a move? Join us. Because we know that alone we're strong, but together we're unstoppable.

About The Role

As a Brand Associate, you're an integral part of our team and bring our brand to life for our customers. You're responsible for engaging and connecting with our customers by providing excellent customer service resulting in brand loyalty. You're an expert in product and use your knowledge and experience to educate, inform, inspire and wardrobe the customer. Through collaboration with your leadership team, you'll deliver a best-in-class customer experience using an omni-channel approach.

What you'll do

• Consistently treat all customers and employees with respect and contribute to a positive work environment.


• Promote loyalty by educating customers about our loyalty programs.


• Seek out and engage with customers to drive sales and service using suggestive selling.


• Enhance customer experience using all omnichannel offerings.


• Be accountable to personal goals which contribute to overall store goals and results.


• Support sales floor, fitting room, cash wrap, back of house, as required.


• Maintain a neat, clean and organized work center.


• Handle all customer interactions and potential issueseturns courteously and professionally.


• Execute operational processes effectively and efficiently.

Who you are

• A good communicator with the ability to effectively interact with customers and your team to meet goals.


• A customer-focused service provider both on and off the sales floor to help deliver an exceptional experience for our customers.


• Passionate about retail and thrive in a fastpaced environment.


• A problem solver with a focus on continuous improvement, who is always learning, open to feedback and takes action as required.


• Agreeable to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the business, including holiday, evening, overnight and weekend shifts.


• Able to utilize retail technology.


• Able to maneuver around sales floor, stockroom and office and lift up to 30 lbs.

Benefits at Athleta

• Merchandise discount for our brands: 50% off regular-priced merchandise at Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta, and 30% off at Outlet for all employees.


• One of the most competitive Paid Time Off plans in the industry.*


• Employees can take up to five "on the clock" hours each month to volunteer at a charity of their choice.*


• Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching for contributions up to four percent of an employee's base pay.*


• Employee stock purchase plan.*


• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.*


• See more of the benefits we offer.

For eligible employees

Gap Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status. We have received numerous awards for our long-held commitment to equality and will continue to foster a diverse and inclusive environment of belonging. In 2022, we were recognized by Forbes as one of the World's Best Employers and one of the Best Employers for Diversity.