Seasonal Sales Support Associate, Naples

Socket.dev; Naples (FL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Hermès Naples Boutique is seeking a Seasonal Sales Support Associate to provide clerical and client service support in a fast-paced luxury environment. The role starts in November and runs through December 31st, with duties spanning front and back of house tasks and ensuring high standards of client experience.

Key responsibilities include greeting clients, assisting with selling processes, stocking and organizing merchandise, supporting concierge and greeter activities, and handling after-sales

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills.
• Customer service oriented.
• Detail oriented.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Computer skills: Microsoft Office.
• Ability to lift 0-25 lbs.
• Regular in-person work at a Company-designated work location is an essential function of this position.

Responsibilities

• Provide high levels of service to clients per Hermès standards: greet, assist, and help with wrapping and packaging at sale.
• Support the sales team with selling processes; hang merchandise, return to floor, retrieve stock, and prepare stock room.
• Organize workstation and selling floor to support sales, ensuring bags, boxes, ribbons, etc. are stocked.
• Support Client Service, Concierge, Doorperson, and Greeter/Host activities.
• Support After Sales: log repairs, contact clients, maintain records.
• Answer phones promptly with friendly customer service.

Skills

Communication

Customer service

Detail oriented

Organization

MS Office

Lifting 0-25 lbs

In-person work

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Team:

The Hermès Naples Boutique opened in 2023 and focuses on providing extraordinary service to clients as a part of the Southern Region. This position will report to a member of the store management team and will work collaboratively with the sales team and selling support teams to support the client experience in a fast-paced, luxury environment.

The Opportunity:

The temporary Seasonal Sales Support Associate provides clerical support for both front and back of house operations in the Hermèsboutique.

All other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

The temporary Seasonal Sales Support Associate position begins in November and will go through December 31st.

About the Role:

• Consistently provide high levels of service to our clients within the Hermès standard of service: prompt and friendly greeting, offer to assist and answer questions, and assistance with wrapping and packaging at point of sale.
• Support the sales team with selling process; hanging merchandise, returning merchandise to floor, retrieving stock, physical preparation of stock room.
• Organize and prioritize workstation and selling floor to support the sales effort ensure all items (bags, boxes, note cards, ribbons, stationery and the like) are stocked at all times, maintain selling floor merchandise standards, straightening, filling in, etc.
• Support Client Service, Concierge, Doorperson, and Greeter/Host activities.
• Support of After Sales areas as needed. Logging in repairs, contacting clients, maintain active records.
• Answering phones in a timely manner and exhibiting friendly and appropriate customer service.

Supervisory Responsibility:

• NO

Budget Responsibility:

• NO

Decision Making Responsibility:

• NO

About You:

• Strong communication skills.
• Customer Service oriented.
• Detail oriented.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Computer skills: Microsoft Office.
• Ability to handle difficult situations with grace, compassion and composure.
• Ability to lift between 0-25 lbs. without assistance.
• Regular in-person work at a Company-designated work location is an essential function of this position.

The range for this position is $20.00 - $23.00 per hour. Actual rates are determined based on job, location, and individual experience.

We are looking for a candidate that has a combination of the above attributes and can perform the key functions with or without reasonable accommodations.

Company Overview:

Since 1837, Hermès has remained faithful to its artisan business model and humanist values. We place people at the heart of what we do and aspire to make a positive impact on the world. The freedom to create, the constant search for beautiful materials, the transmission of a savoir-faire of excellence and the aesthetic of functionality define the singularity of Hermès, a house dedicated to making highly-crafted, beautiful objects made to stand the test of time.

An independent, family-owned company, Hermès is dedicated to keeping production in France through its 42 workshops, The Hermès organization is also a truly global community with a network of 310 stores in 49 countries. Hermès employs more than 15,000 people worldwide with over 6,000 of the workforce being Hermès craftspeople engaged in making artisanal products, nurturing a 180+ year tradition of creativity and innovation.

At Hermès, our actions for sustainable development and corporate social responsibility are founded in values passed down by generations of humble artisans who have shaped the story of our house and the integrity of ourobjects. The roots of Hermès’ success and longevity lie in a sense of responsibility; a quest for authenticity and respect for time and preservation of natural resources. All at Hermès wish to leave a positive footprint on the world, a mission that’s at the heart of our commitment to progress. This narrative can be experienced in a series of shorts films “Footsteps Across the World” available on our website. Link here.

A creator, artisan and seller of high-quality objects since 1837, Hermès is an independent, family-owned French house that employs nearly 25,185 people worldwide. Driven by its permanent entrepreneurial spirit and consistently high standards, Hermès cultivates the freedom and autonomy of each individual through responsible management. The company perpetuates the transmission of exceptional know-how through strong territorial anchoring that respects people and resources. Sixteen artisanal métiers feed the creativity of the house, whose collections are presented in over 300 stores around the world.

Hermès of Paris (HOP), the United States subsidiary, opened its first boutique in Beverly Hills in 1972. Today, the company operates 39 boutiques and an accessories pop-up shop, in addition to a Distribution & Service Center located in New Jersey. The Corporate Headquarters is situated in the heart of New York City, in close proximity to the Client Relations Center and Campus Hermès, the company’s training center. Hermès of Paris also maintains a regional Corporate Office in Beverly Hills. The organization employs more than 1,500 associates, and this number continues to grow. The subsidiary’s expansion is supported and guided by President & Chief Executive Officer Diane Mahady and the Senior Leadership Team.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. It is the policy of Hermès of Paris, Inc. that applicants for employment are recruited, selected and hired on the basis of individual merit and ability with respect to positions being filled and potential for promotion or transfer which may be expected to develop. Applicants are recruited, selected and hired without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, citizenship, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. In addition, personnel procedures and practices with regard to training, promotion, transfer, compensation, demotion, lay off or termination are to be administered with due regard to job performance, experience and qualifications, but without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, citizenship, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hermès of Paris, Inc. also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, in accordance with applicable laws.

We collect personal information (PI) from you in connection with your application for employment with Hermes, including the following categories of PI: identifiers, personal records, commercial information, professional or employment information, non-public education records, and inferences drawn from your PI. We collect your PI for our purposes, including performing services and operations related to your potential employment. For additional details or if you have questions, contact us at [e-mail]. Please do not submit resumes or applications to this email address.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. It is the policy of HOP, that applicants for employment are recruited, selected and hired on the basis of individual merit and ability with respect to positions being filled and potential for promotion or transfer which may be expected to develop. Applicants are recruited, selected and hired without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, citizenship, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. In addition, personnel procedures and practices with regard to training, promotion, transfer, compensation, demotion, lay off or termination are to be administered with due regard to job performance, experience and qualifications, but without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, citizenship, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. HOP also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, in accordance with applicable laws.