Associate Selling - Part Time

Saks Fifth Avenue•Palm Beach, FL

17h•Onsite

About The Position

Saks OFF 5TH is a leading destination for luxury off-price fashion, offering a compelling assortment of high-end designers and everyday favorites at the best prices in stores across the U.S. and online. The company prioritizes a digital-first operating model focused on delivering a superior customer experience, leading with the customer, empowering its team, and driving accountability. They welcome creativity and embrace individuality, viewing fashion as the ultimate form of self-expression. Saks OFF 5TH is part of Saks Global’s portfolio of top luxury retail brands and real estate assets. The ideal candidate is a customer champion who provides a personalized shopping experience, a driven sales professional who meets and exceeds performance targets and upholds service standards, a passionate and enthusiastic fashion expert with an outstanding work ethic, a natural problem-solver who contributes to a collaborative work environment, and an expert communicator capable of building strong internal and external relationships. This role involves recommending merchandise, processing sales transactions, resolving customer issues, and maintaining the selling floor.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
Experience in a retail, customer service, or sales environment
Proven sales track record and results driven mindset
Competitive drive and entrepreneurial confidence to succeed
Demonstrated ability to deliver a high standard of customer service and build exceptional customer relationships
Thorough knowledge of the fashion industry and a passion for sharing your expertise
Ability to act promptly in routine situations and see a clear plan of action to a positive result in the customer’s eyes
Ability to operate equipment such as radios, POS register, ticket scanners, and sensor removers
Flexibility to work evenings, weekends and public holidays

Responsibilities

Recommend, select, and help locate or obtain merchandise based on customer needs and desires
Be familiar with store inventory to provide customers with best product knowledge
Consistently greet customers and educate them on current promotions
Foster repeat business by building relationships with customers and promoting Saks credit card
Efficiently and accurately process sales transactions using the POS register system and adhere to checkout standards
Resolve customer issues through aligning to the core values of trust, integrity and respect
Achieve individual and store goals for sales, customer acquisition and loyalty program participation
Participate in the ongoing maintenance of the selling floor and fitting rooms, including re-sizing of fixtures, putting go-backs away, executing markdowns, and signing fixtures and windows where needed
Complete the markdown process with urgency and accuracy in accordance to company standards
Participate in store programs and selling events
Maintain the proper display of merchandise in the store, ensuring they comply with brand standards
Adhere to Asset Protection control and compliance procedures
Support the store’s shortage and theft awareness program through reporting methods provided by the company
Efficiently complete tasks or special projects assigned by store leadership

Benefits

Exposure to rewarding career advancement opportunities across different functions within our corporate offices, retail stores, photo studios, and distribution centers
A culture that promotes a flexible work environment
Benefits package for all eligible full-time employees (including medical, dental and vision)
An amazing employee discount and other exciting perks
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k) retirement plan
Basic life insurance
Supplemental life insurance
Disability insurance
A variety of additional voluntary benefits (such as critical illness, hospital and accident insurance)