Fishing/Marine Associate part time

Bass Pro Shops • Tyler, TX

5d

About The Position

The Fishing/Marine Associate, described as a Sales Outfitter, performs sales and customer service activities by greeting and acknowledging customers promptly and courteously, handling merchandise with care, and providing customers with information, assistance, and direction. The role supports a pleasant and productive shopping experience and helps customers make buying decisions by identifying and evaluating their needs, recommending products, and promoting programs such as CLUB Membership, VOC, and In-Store Pick-up.

The associate demonstrates products, maintains product knowledge through ongoing training, keeps informed about advertised sales, and maintains pricing and signing. The role also includes replenishing and restocking merchandise, assisting with seasonal floor merchandise moves, and keeping the work area clean, neat, and stocked with supplies. The associate follows company policies and procedures and performs other assigned duties.

Work is performed under general supervision using established procedures and innovation. The associate chooses from limited alternatives to resolve problems, sometimes exercises independent judgment, and often makes recommendations about work procedures, policies, and practices. The posting identifies this as a part-time position and notes that applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Requirements

• High school education or equivalent experience.
• Ability to calculate figures such as discounts and make change for customers.
• Ability to communicate in a friendly and professional manner with customers and other associates.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with management, coworkers, and customers.
• Ability to operate a computerized Point of Sale register system.
• Ability to stand and/or walk constantly during the shift.
• Ability to occasionally ascend or descend ladders, stairs, ramps, or similar structures.
• Ability to constantly communicate with others to exchange information.
• Ability to occasionally perform repetitive motions involving the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Ability to occasionally operate machinery and/or power tools.
• Ability to occasionally operate motor vehicles or heavy equipment.
• Ability to move objects up to 20 pounds constantly and occasionally move or lift objects up to 100 pounds or more, using a team lift as needed.
• Ability to occasionally work in tight and confined spaces and noisy environments.

Responsibilities

• Greet and acknowledge customers promptly and in a friendly manner.
• Provide information, assistance, and direction to customers while handling merchandise with care.
• Support a pleasant and productive shopping experience for all customers.
• Demonstrate products to customers.
• Identify and evaluate customer needs and recommend products based on that analysis.
• Promote programs including CLUB Membership, VOC, and In-Store Pick-up.
• Maintain product expertise through ongoing product knowledge training.
• Stay knowledgeable about advertised sales and maintain pricing and signing.
• Replenish and restock merchandise as required by merchandising guidelines.
• Assist with seasonal floor merchandise moves.
• Keep the work area clean, neat, and well stocked with supplies.
• Follow all company policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Work under general supervision, resolve problems using established procedures and limited alternatives, and make recommendations about work procedures, policies, and practices.

Benefits

• Discounts on retail merchandise, restaurants, resorts, and conservation attractions
• Dental
• Vision
• Voluntary benefits
• 401k Retirement Savings
• Paid holidays
• Paid vacation
• Bass Pro Cares Fund

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED